Be SmartEssay Preview: Be SmartReport this essayErowid LSD Vault : Info #4 on the Effects of LSDErowid is able to operate through the donations of visitors. Pleaseconsider joining.A Commentary on LSDAlice DeeLSD (D-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, or Acid for short) can be a wonderfulpsychotropic ally, and is probably the most versatile psychedelic known tohumanity. Its effects vary from simple stimulation, like a cup of coffee, thatcan facilitate intense focus for 8ish hours at the 25mcg dose range (excellentfor programming, writing, driving or listening to lectures) to a social,stimulating psychedelic in the 50-200 mcg range (great for dancing, concerts andwalks in nature) to a frankly amazing, mystic entheogen in the 300-700mcg range(much more heroic than social, but great for communing with God/dess). Somepeople find that the intensity of the LSD experience tends to plateau at dosagesover 500-700mcg, although its duration may continue to extend.When readily available, LSD is also one of the best value-for-money psychedelicsaround, usually going for $2.00 per 100 mcg hit or dose in the SF Bay Area(often considered an epicenter for LSD production), although have heard ofpeople paying up to $5.00 per 100mcg elsewhere. These 100mcg dosages are fairlystandard in the US these days, but are signifcantly less that the powerful 300mcg per hit dosages that were reportedly common here in the Sixties. The lowerdoses per hit usually available to US psychonauts these days have probablysignificantly reduced the frequency of uncomfortably strong LSD trips.Today, LSD is commonly found soaked into colorful blotter paper (an artform initself), although sometimes it is available dissolved in liquid (usuallycalibrated to 100mcg per drop) or dissolved in colorful, hardened gel when it isknown as windowpane. It appears that the LSD-containing tablets of variousdescriptions that were around in the Sixties seem to be much less common thesedays.Regarding storage, it is very helpful to keep LSD in a dark, cool place forlong-term storage as it is not one of the more stable psychedelic molecules.Purity is also important, and can significantly affect the quality of theexperience (especially at high doses) so it is often a good idea to bioassay anew batch at lower doses to test the purity. Quad pure LSD (implying that theproduct is washed four times, as was said to be the practice of legendary LSDmaker Owsley, aka Bear) is usually the best around, but three washes arecommonly considered adequate, especially since yield is reduced with each wash.LSD synthesis is quite complex and generally requires a pretty professional laband chemist to synthesize quality product.With moderate doses of blotter LSD, effects start to become noticeable withinaround half an hour after ingestion, and tend to rise to a peak around 2-5 hoursinto the experience. After the peak, the trip gradually declines in intensityuntil one is pretty much back to baseline in around 8-12 hours. The afterglowtends to last most of the following day and is usually described as quitepleasant.LSD can be quite safely mixed with many other psychoactives for a wide varietyof fascinating experiences. The combos with XTC or 2CB (aka candyflipping) areespecially enjoyable for social situations, and LSD also combines verysynergistically with N2O and DXM for more intense, although relativelynon-social, experiences. Many people also reportpotentiation of LSD afterpretreatment with Harmala or Melatonin. Mixed reactions have been observed whencombining LSD with MJ, so it is probably best to have a relatively straightsitter and a safe place to retreat to in case things get strange on thiscombo.The long-lasting duration of the LSD experience is also an excellent opportunityto get some deep metaprogramming work done, so it has some very interestingpsychotherapeutic applications (see Stan Grofs fascinating research summarizedin LSD Psychotherapy). Many people deal with the extended length of theexperience by taking LSD just after sunset so that they are in the tail end ofthe experience as the sun is rising, which nicely completes the trip.A fairly well-established psychological phenomenon sometimes noticed by LSDusers is known as imprinting. This is a psychological process whereby beingexposed to an event, thought or other experience makes an impression on onespsyche. When the egos strength is diminished, as often happens during an LSDtrip,
I have often wonderedif I still had a link to the Sixties. The very early LSD trip involved the ingestion of four bottles of LSD, which