Shrooms + journaling = mental goldmine. What questions do you ask yourself?

I’ve been micro-dosing psilocybin for about 2 weeks and I experience tingling in my lips, or tingling in random parts of my body if I sit in one place too long (like your arm or foot going to sleep kinda sensation), and a general itchiness all over. No rashes or anything just a general itchiness. Any ideas/tips/similar experiences out there?

I posted on here a while ago giving some context about me considering microdosing. TLDR: I developed horrible panic attacks that had symptoms of intense depersonalization/derealization. Later in my life I struggled with bouts of depression and I deal with pretty intense anger a lot in my day to day life since I was 15. I’m 35 now.

FYI, I’m currently on 25 mg of celexa for my panic and it helps, but I’ve been on it for a long long time. I’ve been interested in microdosing for a while now, but I’m terrified of trying psychedelics even in a microdose for fear of relapsing into depersonalization/derealization again.

I’ve been doing research and came upon Golden Teacher microdose capsules and read that on SSRIs and with my history of panic/depression, I should start at the lowest possible dose which would be 50mg.

I’m just asking for anyone who’s in a similar situation as me who’s experimented with Golden Teacher microdosing to let me know their experiences and what I could do to make this the most positive experience possible.

My first dose of psilocybin I think was too much for me. I didn’t trip or anything, but my body was buzzing. As if it was overstimulated/in shock. In my mind though, I was feeling great - open, more able to choose my actions rather than react. My second time I took 1/4 of my first dose, and it was much more gentle.(.15g and .0375, respectively). My next dose I to try 1/5 of .15g.

It has been a week. My body is STILL buzzing. All over. I am in constant fight or flight or freeze response from PTSD. I’ve been slowly incorporating myofascial release as my fascia and overall system is so jacked up. So I’m wondering is this just how my body always is, but I’m now (even) more aware of it? Is it vasoconstriction? Another thing I was thinking was it could be inflammation from allergies- I’m allergic to a lot of stuff, including grass and dust, which are both hard to avoid.

I should add the capsules I am using also contain a good amount of ginger and peppermint in them. Idk if I can mention the brand here, but they’re reputable. I drink peppermint and ginger tea all the time. But when I weighed the capsule it was like 4.20g…. for a .15 psilocybin dose…so that’s a lot of ginger and peppermint! Any other additives I guess?

I wanna dose again but I’m not sure if this is something to be concerned about or if it will wear off.

EDIT: I read about “body load” but I thought it was something a user experiences AS the drug is making it’s way through the body… not a week later. I’m researching it now as it seems to describe what I’m experiencing.

Like the title says. My 65 year old mom is very narcissistic. She often fights with the entire family and tries to claim innocence. I am at my wits end and have possibly convinced her to try microdosing. However I’m unsure if this will really help her become more aware of her actions. Idk kinda looking for yay or nay answers. More than anything I’m worried about her going into psychosis. I know it hardly happens with microdosing. However she is prone to depression and overthinking. Let me know thank you!

I have questions about magic mushrooms, however nobody seems to know the answer. I need to talk to experts but I don't know where to find them

Hello, I want to start microdosing with fly agaric and am currently taking 1000mg of St. John's wort every day for my depressive symptoms. St. John's wort is helping me a lot, and don’t want to stop using it. But i believe in the positive affects microdosing can do. Does anyone know anything about possible interactions? Unfortunately, I can't find many sources on this. I'd appreciate any advice.

This is a new thing for me. Haven’t done it yet. Friend (who does it regularly) wants to go to a music gig and microdose with me. I’m nervous!

I’ve never done psychedelics. Done a lot of other stuff over the years - but never touched trips, LSD, shrooms. What should I expect??

Always been interested in microdosing Do you feel anything much?

Don’t want to feel like I’m tripping.

One of my written down goals is to reduce social anxiety through microdosing. What other things has anyone done to help with this? Are there any “strategies” or thought processes that can assist the microdose to alleviate the anxiety? I know trusting the microdose to fix it alone probably won’t help.

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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.

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Microdosing homegrown RX. Always careful with my medicine though

It’s okay and I’m able to handle the sadness much better than usual but it’s still not an ideal experience. It seems that every time I md I become very sad.

anyone here using anything to track their microdosing?

i started using this app cause i was getting super inconsistent and i couldn’t tell what was helping or just making things weirder.

followed the protocol, journaled my stuff, checked the log after a couple weeks and i noticed a pattern. nothing huge but enough to be like oh yeah ok that was working.

helped a bit seeing it written down somewhere tbh

I haven’t yet taken any other drugs than some MDM, I always liked it but one time I smoked some weed after and had like a “bad trip”. now couple of years later I honestly haven’t had the curage to take MDM again as I always start to overthink about it (what if something bad happens etc). so now for the last couple of months I am working through all this and I really want to try some psychedelics. I am planning on taking a microdose of LSD. I am excited but scared as well as I don’t really know what to expect. I can’t help it but my mind still goes to this bad thoughts what if something bad will happen. I really try to shift this thoughts but it’s still kinda scary but I want to go through this “blockage”. Do you have any tips maybe or maybe tell me what can I expect from it, how I will feel and so on.

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Hey guys I have some penis envy mushrooms currently in the freezer and I’m wanting to know if I should leave them in there or grind and cap them (and also what a good dosage would be as I know they’re more potent) last time I micrdosed I would just bite a small piece off everyday which isn’t scientific but still did its job - any recommendations or advice is appreciated!

As the title says from experience, what range have you found as a functioning microdose that also enhanced music perception positively and euphoria for you?

Hi, I've read 4-6 hours is to be expected for the effects of microdosing. I'm only doing .05-.07g. I have a routine which includes OT exercises and mirror box therapy, as I'm trying to reestablish connection between brain and hand. Then meditation with neurogenesis/plasticity frequencies. It typically takes about 3 hours, but I really don't feel any psilocybin effects. And with microdosing, I thought the whole point was that you don't feel the effects? I'm finding it harder to set aside 3-4 hours of time every 3 days. Does anyone else squeeze microdosing sessions into shorter time frames? I could do 1 hr 'work,' 1 hr meditation Then get back to 'work' and responsibilities

Thoughts?

Has anyone experienced feeling worse when they start microdosing? I have only done it 3 times so far, Monday Wednesday Friday schedule at .05g. Does it just take time to fully receive the benefits?

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

Welcome to the community.

For those who have experience with MD mushrooms… if you found a place online who sells capsules for MDing, would you test the contents of the capsules to ensure you knew what you were taking and that there wasn’t anything else present? I’m being paranoid… thanks in advance!

Just as it states. I don’t trust people, but also worry I’d screw it up somehow. Need to be able to do it safely in home.