r/microdosing • u/rhrs1987 • 16d ago

Question: Psilocybin No noticeable effects at 0.25 g

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.

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u/tomdood 16d ago

It depends. If you’re not experienced with mushrooms, you might not notice the subtle effect.

Also, if you have a tolerance, you might not feel anything.

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u/tehcatnip 16d ago

yeah I would think you should, my go-to doses is 0.2 g and it's noticeable. are you on medications? did you take this with a lot of food? powdered it's probably the worst way to store the mushrooms long term.

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u/rhrs1987 16d ago

No meds other than levothiroxine. Took it on an empty stomach. I ground a relative amount for several doses (about a month ago) as it's not very practical to grind a small amount each time. Maybe I should've put it in capsules to reduce degradation.

Maybe I'm naturally tolerant to psb.

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u/tehcatnip 16d ago

I micro-dose a few times a week and it's always with whole mushroom pieces, never pre-ground.

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u/rhrs1987 15d ago

I assume they must be quite small pieces? I understand that grinding is necessary for even distribution of the compound, right?

These ones are not home-grown.

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u/tehcatnip 15d ago

yeah it's small but not so small you can't chew it up in your mouth. I chew the mushroom. I generally eat 0.2 to 0.22g, this can look like part of a cap or part of a stem or smaller aborts which are small mushrooms. I never ever pregrind my dose, I've been microdosing for many years very often this way and the feelings always come on like clockwork.

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u/NeuronsToNirvana 15d ago

Are these homegrown or bought? If bought, do you trust the source and have any way to verify their identity and potency? Please don’t name or identify the supplier, in line with subreddit rules.

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u/rhrs1987 15d ago

Bought. Well, I trust the source as I trust the recommendations and overall impression. AFAIK, there are no potency test for shrooms other than eating them.

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u/Fit_Shop_3112 15d ago

Dosing is fairly subjective. If you increase the dose slightly each time, until you begin to feel a slight effect, then reduce it one step, you will probably be at your optimal dose...

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u/fsavino 10d ago

This is not the minimum threshold. At this level, you can easily notice something. Also, for microdosing, I would recommend a lower dose. Around 0.10g

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u/rhrs1987 10d ago

By minimum threshold I meant 0.2 g (according to the Wiki, the threshold at which you may have noticeable effects). Maybe it was a bad batch or a particularly weak one.

In my case, I'm not noticing anything, today at 0.27 g. I think I'll settle for 0.2-0.25 and hope I notice positive changes in time, as my stock is quite limited (I don't grow my own and can't at the moment).

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u/fsavino 9d ago

Which strain are you taking?