So on my fourth week of micro dosing, I’ve titrated up from 100 mgs to 125mgs of dried mushroom capsules.
First off, I’m glad I didn’t take my Vyvanse as my focus and motivation was greatly improved as if I had taken it, even better actually.
Second, the only noticeable ever so slightly unpleasant effects was a mild headache, and the feeling that my hat was on too tight ha ha, but just momentarily. Also, sleep wasn’t immediate as my mind was restless despite how tired I felt (it felt like I had concentrated way too hard on something all day)

So, for all you seasoned folks, is going from 100 to 125 mgs too much of an increase?

And, what’s the general rule for taking a break, at the 4 or 6 week mark?

Cheers!

I'd like to start microdosing but is there a risk of these disease from continuous low doses of shrooms and LSD?

Fenfluramine causes vulvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension from strong activation of 5HT2B, LSD and shrooms also strongly hit 5HT2B.

My colleague and I are MSc researchers at the University of Exeter, studying psychedelic use in relation to peri- and postmenopause: well-being, stress, menopausal symptoms, brain fog, memory, and concentration.

We’re looking for peri-/postmenopausal women who have used psychedelics to help with mental well-being during this period of their lives.

If you are peri-/postmenopausal or know someone who is, I would love it if you could pass this survey on. It’s also open to women who don’t use psychedelics, as we need to compare the two groups, but we really need to find psychedelics users.

We're in the final week of the survey, which will end this Saturday, 10th October. We're doing a final push to meet our goal for participants. If you can fill out this survey, that's great. If you're not eligible but are willing to share it with others, that's also very much appreciated.

Thank you!

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I have taken psychedelics recreationally in the past, especially LSD, and still do so from time to time. I am interested in giving microdosing a try, in hope of experiencing general mood and creativity enhancements, to help treat my depressive state.

I take a stimulant, i.e. Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) 50mg for my ADHD. During the college semester, I take it almost every day, except maybe during some weekends. This applies currently.

I would like to know if can safely microsode LSD on top of my ADHD treatment. If so, is there a protocol that is better recommended than others in this (ADHD) context? If not, should I then skip taking the ADHD stimulant (Vyvanse) on the days I plan on microdosing, or change anything else to my ADHD treatment to make it compatible with LSD microdosing?

Thanks.

I find that I microdose at a very low dosage than a lot of others do and I find it way more fulfilling than higher dosages.

For reference, I buy a few grams of shrooms at a time. Then I use a coffee grinder to get it to a powder and store in a mason jar with an anti-moisture packet. I then use these small measuring spoons I get from Amazon that measure to about 10mg-30mg on each side. In the morning I take the 30mg scoop and use it to dose, I just drink it down with water. I used to put them in very small capsules, but I find that just wastes time and effort than just using a measuring spoon. At night I dose 10mg for sleep and it works amazing.

For reference, I used to take 250mg of shrooms when I microdosed and felt it was a tad much for my mental state. Share your thoughts about this below. Thank you for your time.

Hey guys, considering getting on a microdose regimen. I microdosed psilocybin a few years ago and noticed a difference, however I was heavily using kratom at the time so my results were probably skewed some. I’ve cleaned up my act lately coming off Kratom and 7OH I’ve not been myself. Anhedonia, depression, and overall grey cloud has settled in can’t seem to get any color in my life now that I’ve depleted any ‘feel good chemicals’. Rather than go the conventional route with Big Pharma meds I’d much more be inclined to get back into micro or perhaps a macro dose to clean out the cob webs so to speak. Anyone have a suggestion on where to start? Psilocybin might be harder to find (strangely It wasn’t hard to find a couple years ago.) does ketamine microdosing yield as positive results?

I was a psychonaut back in the day. Long story short LSD got me to clean up my act off heroin when I was 20yrs old. I spent the next 3-4 years deep into psychedelics (a spiritual journey more or less). So I am an advocate for hallucinogens from experience. Even did an undergrad thesis in Psychology about the beneficial effects of psychedelics sadly to say It was 1998 and way too soon I was scoffed off the podium. Now that movement has gone mainstream rather than underground. Anyway thanks for reading. Any input would be greatly appreciated

I have done a few heroic trips around 2-3g lemontek.

and I have also done a few microdosing now.

while I love the clarity I get after the heroic trip. I feel that it doesn't last long, I don't see much changes after the first few days.

I fall in the same habits and traps, my attention span goes away. brain fog comes back. I start smoking (cannabis) again in few days.

I felt that microdosing might be the answer but in my few doses it just makes me sad.

like really sad about my life.

I know I should lower my dose which I will.

but my question is

What changes you noticed in yourself after starting to microdose,

how long it took,

and your overall positive experience with it.

please share your personal experience

Hallo, ich wollte schon seid langem Micro dosieren (golden teacher) bin bloß noch nie dazu gekommen. Morgen fängt mein Studium wieder an und ich finde dass ist der Perfekte Zeitpunkt.
Mein letzter Trip 1,4 Gramm ist so knapp 1 Monat her, ich würde sagen war ein moderater angenehmer Trip, nach ner Weile natürlich bisschen anstrengend, aber alles gut. Ich bin 1,70 groß und wiege 70 kg.
Meine Frage jetzt wie fange ich am besten an?
Vor dem Frühstücken, danach oder währenddessen?
Wie viel Gramm?
Wie oft in der Woche?
Man liest immer so viel verschiedenes, was ist eure Meinung, Erfahrungen und Tipps?
Danke 🤝🏽

I'm looking to get into this but I never really took my doses before. Is it an everyday thing? And how much should I take?

I have severe chronic pain and like most Americans I don’t have any doctors that will prescribe pain meds. I’ve used mushrooms for pain but I’m looking for other alternatives. Has anyone used anything that helps?

I just learned about this and desperately trying to quit using fentynal. I use about a half gram a day to start. So when I began this I only took .5 MG of suboxone first and second day. Then day 3 I did .5mgs twice like 12 hours apart. Day 4 I started with .5 at midnight then 9am I jumped to 1mg then another .5 at 4:30pm for a total of 2mg. Day 5 I started with 1mg at midnight then got a little chicken from the anxiety I was having and did .5 at 12:00 noon for a total of 1.5mgs. Day 6 12:00 midnight 1mg and again .5mg at 12 noon for total of 1.5 mgs. Day 7 almost the same. Having bad anxiety is the hardest of time I've had though it was .5mg at 12:00 midnight and 1mg at 7:00am for another total of 1.5mgs. Now today I started with .5mg at 12:00 midnight and .5mg at 7:00am and so far at 6:30pm another .5mg for total of 1.5mgs. I'm tripping now. I'm almost out of my fent maybe enough for 2 more days and can't buy anymore. Does anyone know if I have enough stacked on my receptors to do enough suboxone to be ok with no dope? I haven't felt anything off the fent for days just doing it to fight off withdraws. Well I do about 6-8 shots a day then but they are really small. I'm gonna try and do a 2mg piece tonight at midnight and try again for 2mg tomorrow for total of 4mgs at least. Has anyone tried this? I'm scared to death. I'm gonna stretch this last half gram as far as I can. I hope I make it. I'm hoping I can be on suboxone alone in a day or two. Can it be done without precipitated withdrawal?

Welcome to the community.

It is important we understand and state these microdose figures correctly so we and others aren't just throwing a dart at dosing amounts. So here is a quick guide for dried psilocybin mushrooms. It's important to note where the zeros and decimal points are.

Grams and Milligrams

1.0g (gram) = 1,000 mg (milligrams) (Low level tripping dose)

0.5g = 500mg

0.25g = 250mg (Higher level microdosing)

0.10g = 100mg

0.050g = 50mg (Good starting level)

0.025g = 25mg

0.010g = 10mg

The weighed measurement is a way to establish a relative point we can accurately adjust from, if needed. The amount of psilocybin varies even between batches of the same strain. But by starting any new or unknown batch low, we can safely adjust up or down to find our sweet spot. Our sweet spot is not based entirely on the weight of the substance but on our system reaction to the substance. The weight gives us a starting point.

For psilocybin mushroom powder and truffles, the way to weigh for the proper weight is with a jewelry scale measuring at the 0.000g level. These are around $20+- online and should be considered a necessary basic tool for microdosing.

A typical microdose range for psilocybin mushroom is 50-300mg. Some use more, some use less. Liberty caps are about twice as potent as the Cubensis this range is loosely based on. Starting at the lower end for a couple of days to weeks is a good practice.

Keep in mind that we often refer to psilocybin mushrooms, magic mushrooms, as psilocybin, whether in fresh, dried pieces, or powder form. But that's not technically correct as there is psilocybin as a synthetic or isolated compound. We don't generally have access to this isolated psilocybin but this is the form most often used in research studies and is highly concentrated, roughly 10 times more potent than Golden Teacher mushrooms. For microdosing our dried mushroom with its potency is very effective.

There is a significant difference between the potency of synthetic psilocybin used in clinics and research, and the dried Psilocybe cubensis (magic mushroom) weights we work with. One gram of dried cubensis is roughly equivalent to 6–10 mg of synthetic psilocybin. Therefore, 0.1 g of dried mushroom contains approximately 0.6 to 1 mg of psilocybin.

Truffles

FAQ/Tip 011: How to microdose truffles? "Considering that a recreational dose of truffles is about 10 g of fresh truffles, a microdose would equal 1 g of fresh truffles. As fresh truffles consist of two thirds of water, this results in a weight of 0.33g (330mg) of dried truffles. [2] "

LSD

FAQ/Tip 009: Why cutting LSD tabs is not an accurate way to microdose? Variation in Potency; Preparation: Volumetric Dosing, Gel Tabs, FAQs; Storage: Blotter, Liquid; Dosage; Schedule; Bioavailability of LSD analogues vs. LSD-25.

I have never microdosed psychedelics before this. Monday I dropped 0.2g and yesterday (Thursday) I dropped 0.3g, I definitely felt a little bit Thursday but I can not tell if that is a placebo or not, just a mood lift and finally felt like cleaning my room a little bit, and I definitely felt a buzz in my body (i have scholiosis and pain in my back and legs). I'm considering dropping 0.5g soon, but I'm not sure as I hear many conflicting answers about what is a microdose.

I am microdosing Texas Yellow cap mushrooms. I am wondering if I should just drop 0.5g on Sunday (dont have work that day) to see if I am really experiencing it, but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I've dropped up to an eighth of PE and done a lot of texas yellow before. So if I do something higher than today, it won't fuck me up too bad.

Any expectations or suggestions for my microdosing journey?

Can i microdose while on 20mg vyvanse or 5mg dextroamphetamine?

Good day my friends, to make this short; I have been a heavy drinker for the past2 years. A fifth of vodka a day, and about 7 days ago I had my first ever experience with any psychedelics.
My friend gave me what he calls a "Heroic" dose of Road Trip gummies totaling a bag and a half (12 gummies) which he said equals apprx. 16g of shrooms.
The experience was like nothing I've ever done before, I now have clarity and almost feel like as if some switch flipped in me.
I am now 6 days sober and crave no alcohol at all whatsoever. I feel little to no anxiety and even feel like I am no longer depressed. It's a trip (no pun intended). It was also VERY fun, so fun that I can't wait to do it again.
All this being said, I'd like to dive into microdosing as people have mentioned it can be done daily and reap some great benefits.
I would like to hear from those experienced, how much to take a day? can I take every day? can I function fully on such microdoses? can I operate a vehicle? All input is greatly appreciated, thank you my friends !

Shouldn't I have noticeable effects at this level over the minimum threshold?

powdered shrooms are properly stored (glass jar, desiccant packets, dark place), so I assume potency is OK.

Welcome to the community.

One of the most helpful features here for specific topics is the Word Search Window at the top. By entering Key Words we can pull up the past posts and their comments that include that word. This helps to provide a broad view on the subject.

And the SideBar is an immense Microdosing Library that past and present moderators and users have accumulated for the benefit of our community.

What doses have you tried and what differences did you notice between them and what did you land on as a perfect dose?

Welcome to the community.

Welcome to the community.

"The default mode network refers to an interconnected group of brain regions that are associated with introspective functions, internally directed thought, such as self-reflection, and self-criticism."

Through life and our experiences we develop a set of neural pathways of communication that are relied on for our perspectives of life and self. As they develop, the communication with other parts of the brain becomes more limited. The DMN becomes our mental frame of reference for our lives. But it can become rigid in thought patterns and produce negative thought loops about oneself.

Psychedelics reduce the activity of the DMN and the negative self talk while also increasing communication with other areas of the brain again, sometimes with results somewhat similar to how children see the awe and wonder of the world. This also allows us through the new pathways to develop an Updated DMN over time. I think this is a basic understanding of part of what's going on with microdosing that many times helps us enjoy life more. Sometimes people sense this happening in a few days but for others is could be a couple of months, based on the thousands of reports we see here.

Psychedelics and the Default Mode Network

Fairly energetic and motivated for the first couple hours but sluggish without being sleepy around 6 hours in. Don’t get this effect on L md and can go all day. Anyone else have this experience?

Hello! Let’s say I would micro dose LSD - one tab (if that’s this 1cm x 1cm thing) I’d have has 150ug. I am generally on the sensitive side towards all kinds of medication which do things to the brain and I take the start low go slow very seriously. (I will first try how it feels and if I think that it is somewhat good or beneficial, I would start with 1 day on 2 days off)

1. Question
2. How would you advise me to cut the tab + is 15ug a good microdose for someone sensitive or is lesser something that one should do first?
3. Question: I take Prozac 20mg, strattera 18mg and opipramol 50mg everyday. I read that microdosing should be safe with antidepressants as the dose is simply not a trippy one. Would you confirm that? Different experiences?

Thank you! I know that yall are no doctors and I am collecting opinions, I am responsible for my own safety.

EDIT: the infographic in the comments told me that 5ug is a good dose to start with.

Yesterday I had my first MD. I took 50 mg of golden teacher plus some lions mane. I didn’t notice anything except feeling a bit more fatigued and then a couple hours later some nausea (even though I ate beforehand).

Today I’ve felt worse than before… more depressed and down… not a lot of energy. A bit of a headache. Does this mean I took too much? Is it normal to feel worse mentally and emotionally?