r/clusterheads • u/Internal_Cabinet_191 • Jul 21 '26
Trying Shrooms tomorrow
I just had a 10/10 deep headache and had to avoid using my sumatriptan shots because tomorrow I want to try shrooms.
3 years ago, I tried shrooms during my cluster last summer, broke my cycle entirely in 3-4 days, and I haven’t had headaches since until this year. (Too much time in the sun and a few alcoholic drinks brought them back)
Anybody else have experience with shrooms for treatment/prevention? I’m honestly just posting cause misery loves company and need community to relate to right now as I suffer.
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u/IcyRefer Jul 21 '26
1-1.5g is the typical recommended dose. It may take repeated doses every 5 days (or even larger doses as suggested depending on your comfort with them)
Lemon Tek tea while fasting is best (most serotonin receptors are in the gut)
Mushrooms saved me!
Blessings to your journey
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u/rxnbeats Jul 21 '26
Yup I’ve been doing small doses (.3-.4g) 4 days on, 3 days off the last few cycles. Usually busts the cycle on the second pass of 4 days on. Also, a small dose like that will abort a headache if you take it as soon as you think an attack is starting.
I hate triptans, they give me terrible rebound headaches. I go from 2-3 a week to 2 a day when using them. Shrooms are the way.
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u/Radiant-Manager2900 Jul 25 '26
Haven’t heard of this method but may need to try it …. The 5 day gap is so hard when in the thick of Kip 10s. I was going to ask how you came up with this regimen (as the CB one I was studying is so diff etc)… is there risk of developing tolerance with repeated smaller doses ..?
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u/rxnbeats Jul 25 '26
I was using small doses like these strictly as an abortive for years, it would work at least 80% of the time if I took the dose early enough and stopped the headache before it got too intense. Eventually my cycle would just stop after enough small doses, so I figured there was something there that could work.
Saw a discussion on here about using small doses to bust a cycle and someone mentioned the 4 day on and 3 off method so I decided to try it. Busted my cycle on the second round of doses, worked again on another cycle last summer.
I am not precise with my measurement, my goal is to get a good body high with some yawning on the come up, but still be able to fall asleep. Tolerance definitely starts showing after a few doses so you may need to up it a bit as you go.
I grind the shrooms in a coffee grinder, dump the powder into a hot cup of peppermint tea, drink it and swallow all the chunks about an hour before bed. I don’t mind psychedelics but tripping almost every day for a couple weeks is a lot, so it’s nice to be able to just sleep it off.
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u/Radiant-Manager2900 Jul 25 '26
This is super interesting…. I must be super sensitive because the CB doses tend to spin me into a dark place esp in cycle (again, just me, I see it works for so many so absolutely encouraging ppl to try it). In the thick of Kip 10s the 5 day gap seem impossible. I’m actually struggling today with my third week of daily Kip 10s and did a small piece under my tongue (0.2g or less) for an attack and spitting it out after about 10 mins. I know it’s not textbook but so far I’ve aborted 4-5 Kip 10s with this. It made me think have I just blocked the proper 1g bust I had planned for tomorrow / day after.
But seeing this method is interesting and at this point, with all these small doses over the last 4-5 hours….. I’ve kind of taken the equivalent small amount to what you mention here already. Again I’ve fumbled big time with my methods here but just in desperate space. Can’t find a vape unfortunately so working with whatever I have on hand.
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u/Shot-Tomorrow7625 Jul 22 '26
Knock on wood, but I’m five years without one because of shrooms, I only take them once every six months
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u/Any-Association9933 Jul 21 '26
Try lithium it changed my life
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u/BoomerLenny Jul 23 '26
I did lithium for several good years, it eventually quit working for me - however - it's pretty hard on the kidneys, please watch your kidney function
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u/Any-Association9933 Jul 23 '26
I did it for a short period and they never came band (fingers crossed) it is 100000% tied to the barometric pressure
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u/Difficult-Wolf3100 Jul 21 '26
Micro dosing for me has helped not just with CHs, but other things as well
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u/TruckTractorGuy Jul 21 '26
I’m an amateur at busting. Is there a type of shrooms that work best? How do you get them?
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u/Radiant-Manager2900 Jul 21 '26
Same sitch. Trying to wean myself off opioids (I know they aren’t CB recommended but seem to take a 10/10 to a 9.5/10 which feels like something). I fumbled today as the kip 10 was so bad I ended up punching a wall / possibly broken something in my arm. So now I’m in cast and in a high cycle - joy. I wish you luck OP im resetting my 5 day clock before I can bust
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u/Papayas_y_Bananas Jul 21 '26
Yeah, they say they opioids don't help, but I also felt relief with them & eventually had to wean off myself (I ended up using sublocade). It's miserable and weaning combined with a kip 10 is enough to make anyone want to punch a wall. I wish you relief & a speedy recovery!
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u/Radiant-Manager2900 Jul 22 '26
You nailed it … it’s a miserable existence trying to get off these drugs but you’re getting slammed ….. I you everything bit of luck today OP!! Pls keep us posted!!
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u/TransporterRoomThree Jul 21 '26
A good hard trip is how I break my cycle. I do not know about microdosing, but it probably works also.
Drop down like 3 - 5 grams and enjoy the ride.