Re:Michael Pollan on Psilocybe Azurescens
by OhHeyItsE on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @01:55PM
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Urban legend. Not true at all. Nothing can kill a trip except time. Not even Xanax - it will just help you relax and kill the panic and anxiety.
The caffeine part is particularly bad advice, as a stimulant is the last thing you want to ingest when you are already highly agitated.
Re:Michael Pollan on Psilocybe Azurescens
by convolvatron on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @03:20PM
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enough lorazepam and you're done
Re:Michael Pollan on Psilocybe Azurescens
by QualityReboot on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @01:30PM
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YMMV, and there's not a ton of research on this stuff, but I personally wouldn't go near any stimulant while being on any psychedelic.
This is pretty awful advice...
Re:Michael Pollan on Psilocybe Azurescens
by Synaesthesia on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @01:41PM
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Xanax will be good for LSD, but really unnecessary for mushrooms.
I agree that LSD is more prone to producing 'freak outs' or acute psychedelic emergencies than mushrooms are, but disagree that having a benzo on hand is 'unnecessary' for mushroom trips - I have seen a couple mushroom experiences spiral out of control which could have been aborted by Xanax.
Re:Michael Pollan on Psilocybe Azurescens
by Synaesthesia on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @05:25PM
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Ive had a freak out on shrooms myself. I just am very careful about Xanax/Benzos because they’re highly addictive. Xanax is kinda like alcohol, it's a gaba-ergic drug - it will help, but the primary way to stop freaking out is to calm down and breathe properly, and be assured that things are ok. But I’m sure in an emergency it can be useful.
You can kill a mushroom high quickly with lots of caffeine and sugar - say one red bull.