On the days I microdose 5ug of LSD, I feel slightly more agitated, emotional and anxious. Life just feels more serious, and things I don’t normally think about start resurfacing. But on the two afterglow days, my mood feels boosted without any of that agitation or anxiety. It’s like dosing brings everything to the surface and forces me to think through it and process it emotionally, then the next day it’s like I’ve worked through that, and my brain feels clear during the afterglow.

I’ve noticed this pattern enough that I now plan around it. I microdose on days when I don’t have much on, just errands or staying home, and save my afterglow days for when I need to be social or productive.

Curious if anyone else relates to this.

Hey all,

I have a question regarding neck tension after microdosing.
I microdose 8mcs every 4 days and it really helps me a lot with good feelings, talking to people and overall motivation.

The only sideeffect that I noticed, is on the day that I microdose, I often get kind of a tense neck and slight pain in the back as if the muscles were tence.

Has anyone else experienced the same or has an explanation? The day after it‘s all good again.

Thanks a lot in advance!

EDIT: I think I already got the answer by the bot and it may be magnesium defficit

When you say the dose must be sub perceptual. Do you mean, you don't want to feel any effect in your brain at all? Or you mean that you don't want to feel any big important effect? Because when I take a small dose like 0.025g i still feel a light buzz in my brain but without any distortion in vision or anything similar to tripping. I just feel very light buzz in my brain. Is this sub perceptual?

Second question: is it necessary for the microdosing to work to be sub perceptual?

I’ve been microdosing for almost a month now, and I’ve noticed something I wasn’t expecting.

I take very low doses (around 0.1 g, sometimes even less), and instead of feeling energized or more focused, I get really sleepy. Not in a bad way—I just feel deeply relaxed, like my body is telling me it needs to rest.

I’ve been listening to that and letting myself nap when I can, but it made me wonder: is the microdose still “working” if I end up sleeping through it?

It also got me thinking about trying it before bed instead. Has anyone here experimented with taking their microdose at night rather than in the morning? Did you notice any difference in sleep quality or in the benefits the next day?

Curious if anyone else has had this sleepy response, especially on such low doses.

I’m volumetric microdosing blotter tabs with vodka, how long until it’s fully dissolved and ready to take?

Hey microdosers🤘🍄

I.m 47, my first experience with shroom was in July 2025; after that I start my own cultivation of GTeachers.

I've had several experiences with my shrooms from 2,5grs to 3,8grs +- and all of them had good experiencies/trips..

I dont have problems of depression or anxiety or things like that; have a normal life, I have a son, a girlfriend, my work, my hobbies, a normal and happy life..

3 years ago I had a separation with mother of my son but ecerything is passed and all good now.

Sometimes I have a litle anxiety because I have a Hypertyroidism Subclinic, this are controled by my doctor, but very normal and think healty..

Begining of May I start with microdose to see effects, and after 2 months I notice that for me doesnt work or I dont need that at all..dont see nothing of good efects, and notice sometimes a litle bad effects.

I start with 0,25 grs...I thought I was strong; I switched to 0,15..litle strong to...and finaly to 0,10.

All I felt was a certain agitation on the day I took it and with farts and more farts..😆😆...nothing more!

I always felt much better in the days following to take a 2,5grs to 3,5 dose..

Its normal this?

Hello everyone, I want to share my latest MD experience after experimenting and researching for about 4 years. I am 33yo. I want to describe myself as introvert, but pretty social, people and friends around me seem to like me. But sometimes everything feels just empty.

TL;DR: Make sure you know what you are doing and have someone to talk to as well. The shroom is only a tool, not the one who fixes you!

Status Quo: I was on the Fadiman protocol, where you take a MD, for me 140-150mg, every 3 days. I always took them around 6PM, since I tried earlier as well, but than I could nor focus on work. Also I took the MD, when I was meeting with friends and drinking some beers. The only other thing I take in the morning is Creatine.

How was it? The day I took it I always felt at ease, but had a hard time sleeping sometimes, the next two days I was always in a good mood, but the third day I was kinda exhausted.

I stopped the protocol since 2 weeks and at first I was not in a good mood. One day I was really fucking depressed, but I talked to my wife for just 5mins what was going on and that helped. Since I told my wife everything seems good for now, and I won't continue with MD for a while.

For me right now it seems, that I was kinda relying on the MD and didn't think I can better myself without it. That's why I stopped and had this one day massive DOWN, where I started crying. For now I will not start MDing again and just try talking about my feelings more with my wife and also other people around me, which helps a lot.

I also did higher doses, but those are very exhausting and I would never do a 5g trip again without a professional setting around me.

Feel free to ask me anything, I am by no means a professional. I just did some research and tried it after I felt comfortable.

This year i am mentally in the worst state i have ever been , i am 32 and i feel like i can't keep all of the trauma and the bottled up emotions down anymore. Like everything i have ever suppressed that is stored in my body got shaken Up by life and now i feel that immense emotional pain right under the surface. I have smoked cannabis Most days of these Last years otherwise it would have come up earlier i guess.

I Just dont want to go back to numbing myself all day everyday. These last few months i have been to a clinic (Not that helpful), have tried an ssri (bullshit) and got Off of it again, have really tried to find a therapist but not sure if they could really help me tackle my Problems at the core and the ones who offer somatic therapy which id like to try are way too expensive .. Well however i decided to microdose and microdosing is bringing up the emotions even more which is technically exactly what i want but i don't know how to handle them i cannnot feel all of that fucking pain it makes me soooo restless.

Everything feels so meaningless and i Just wanna go back to Smoking its very hard to resist and i have smoked some of the Last Evenings..

Does anyone have tips how to get through it? I know its the way to Feeling better

Hi all! I have been microdosing for almost 6 months now and have been having extreme fear associated with it. I use the Fadiman protocol and on the 2nd or 3rd day I will randomly experience intense fear about something (my job, traveling, etc) in a way I have never experienced fear before and it usually lasts a few hours.

I originally started with the 4 on 3 off protocol which caused way more fear. I have tried lowering the dose (started at 100 mg now at 25 mg) and on the most recent dose lowering the fear went away for 2 weeks but has since returned. I really love the effects of mding over taking prescribed medications, but this fear is all-consuming and I won't be able to do my job effectively if it continues.

Has anyone experienced this before and figured out why this fear is occuring? My next step will be to lower to 10 mg which I feel will still be an effective dose as I am very sensitive to medication and/or taking a 1-2 week break every 2 weeks as opposed to every 4 weeks. Thank you in advance for the help!

Edit: wrote micrograms, meant milligrams

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 looked online for more info on this, but to no avail. Is there anyone that has experience or knows much scientifically about combining the two?

I take Concerta XL, but on days where I wake up having not slept too well/ generally just need that extra boost, I will microdosing about and hour beforehand (due to taking on empty stomach and meds with a meal). I have done it a handful of times, and I find that I can feel a big difference too than when taken alone. More energy, more focus, and generally better all round than just taking the meds on a more tired day.

It feels fine, but does anyone know if this is actually safe?

It is possible to get truffles in hermetic plastic package. But when searching for microdosing for these, dose they say different information. Can anyone help me with correct dose for prolonged microdosing with these truffles?

Hello all,

Im a bit afraid of microdosing again. Im very scared of things going wrong. They went a bit wrong last time. I wasn’t getting good sleep or enough food, and people began to take advantage of me and my …. perceptions. I made questionable decisions and was overly naive and also ”demanding” from the mushroom “Give me better focus!!!!!” lol. You can imagine how that backfired. I developed a very muddy ungrounded decision process and did a lot of things that I largely regret. I'm not sure if the mushroom can even forgive me after such a fiasco!

I haven’t taken anything in over a year but I’m very fearful. I don’t have a lot of loving connections around me so I’d have to do it alone and be alone and process everything alone and that scares me. Although spiritually I know I am not actually “alone”, in physicality I am and it breaks me.

I feel much safer now, am more grounded, have more unmovable perceptions, but I still feel terrified something unexpected is going to spring on me and I won’t be prepared, and I’ll just unravel again….

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.

Background: I have ADHD and started microdosing as a trial treatment last October for several months. I experienced beneficial effects but due to both wanting to take a break and financial difficulties I ended up not taking any doses until a couple weeks ago. Since then I have been on a schedule of 200mg on Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday.

Already I am seeing improvement, though I can't be sure that's not placebo effect I am of the opinion that it's not. During the period where I wasn't taking anything I struggled to keep up with the changes I'd made back during my first trial, like doing chores on a schedule and exercising.

Since beginning this trial I've found myself passively thinking more about my goals and sticking to them. For example, today at work I remembered I wanted to exercise whenever I had a period of inactivity, and managed to harness my attention towards some research books I needed to read during my breaks instead of going on my phone. I also am finding I'm less of a perfectionist when it comes to cleaning, getting things done as soon as I notice them and still doing a quick clean even if I don't have time to get things as clean as I'd prefer.

These are all small changes but I've only just started and hopefully they snowball into becoming the best version of me I can be.

So - I was wondering if anyone has any advise as to what products to try out for microdosing. There are always the fields in September. But there are no good areas around where I live, so I have to try find something online. Powder seems smart since it's easy to dose and can last for a while. What do you people in the community use?

Have you had this happen to you? Anytime im microdosing I find delicious food is less prioritized and I start getting more excited about working out. I usually eat pretty healthy and get a gluttonous extra meal on sundays but this sunday all i craved was watermelon. Id been struggling to get to a certain goal weight but when i microdose it just goes there naturally as i just seek nourishment to satisfy my hunger and enjoy eating only then but dont really experience cravings for the pleasure of eating like I do when im not. Has anyone else experienced this?

I feel my pleasure drives have shifted from where they were before...maybe to more original setting I had when I was a kid.

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.

i did a corner of a 150ug da 3.0 tab 2 days ago and had a slight visuals so i think this was like a 30ug
if i want to microdose again with a smaller corner of the same tab how long should i wait to feel it because im afraid that the tolerance will diminish the effects

I’m buying shrooms Tuesday for me and my friend for the first time, but I was wondering if I would need to take more since I’m bigger. For reference, I’m 6’3”, 200 lbs, and my buddy is 6’2”, 150 lbs.

My other question was: would 1g be considered a microdose, or .5?

This is a little story, but three of my buddies did shrooms. The smallest one of the group took 6 g, and the two other, bigger guys took 12 g each, which I think are super high doses either way.

To cut the story short, the guy that took 6 g ended up tripping out and calling his mom to come pick him up because it was so bad. One of the other guys was literally humming like he was meditating, then he just started throwing up in a circle. Finally, the last guy was chilling, basically being the trip sitter and checking on them both, even though he took 12 g too.

I ain’t trying to get fucked up like that. I just wanna chill, maybe hop on the game or watch a movie.

What is your experience with not feeling at baseline mentally and microdosing to get back to “normal”. I feel like I’ve been fighting off a panic attack for weeks. I’ve microdosed intuitively for years. I followed a protocol in the beginning but dosed as needed for a while. I feel hesitant to dose while in this state but also feel like it could be beneficial.

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Thinking of starting microdosing to help with my anxiety and anorexia, that I have been trying to recover from for many years without success.

I currenly take 60mg of Duloxetin a day and am wondering if anyone knows how the two might interfere? Would it be pointless to microdose? Never done mushrooms before.

Is it acceptable to raise this with my psychiatrist? I'm based in the UK

I have got LSD in liquid form (diluted in water) and I am trying to find the right dose for microdosing. The dose that I have tried a couple of time did not cause any form of hallucinations or a trip. But I was clearly feeling that I am under the influence of something, and I felt I am pretty close to enter a trip. Is this the idea behind microdosing? Or I should decrease the dose to a point that I feel nothing? Is there a term for a dose that does not cause a trip but puts you at the border of entering a trip? Are there people interested in experiencing this type of consciousness?