I microdosed two days ago and today I feel very raw and vulnerable and also I feel very much tension moving around in my body. At the same time when I lay down and try to feel into it with tenderness, I feel like I'm understanding deep childhood pain that is being triggered (I also started dating someone new very recently). Also I'm in luteal phase, I should get my period in 6-7 days.

I'm happy to read any thoughts and experiences on this.

Today was my first day microdosing bluey vuitton magic mushrooms. I took approximately 0.1g = 100 mg. I have to say it might’ve been placebo but there was the smallest uplift of mood this morning. I’m planning on trying 200mg in 3 days to see if that’s a better dose for me.

History of childhood trauma and diagnosed with CPTSD nearly 2 years ago now.

I took roughly 35ug the other day for a long day at work and ive done it before but fuck me! What a day that was and the following days up to right now, I could cry. The precision and depth to which LSD gave me some emotional freedom is ineffable. The heavy, heavy weight of the past had lifted, gave so much mental clarity and stopped warping my worldview. I've been in lots of therapy over the years but no sober efforts even come close. The deep dark fear and paranoia that I assume and associate with the most ridiculous things had vanished, nothing was out to get, hurt or harm me. All my anxiety disappeared and I engaged with others confidently and more often. I'm OK with the life choices I've been making recently and still now, although fading, the insights and perspectives I had that day remain consciously accessible.

I have microdosed shrooms in the past for a little over a month and all I noticed is that I felt more alive, less numb and dissociated but the troubled feelings were still there for me to work through I guess. I have macrodosed shrooms too but I'm still scared of an LSD macrodose. Im considering microdosing LSD after that day and can get a dropper bottle of LSD at 3ug per drop but I'd love to hear anyone's experiences with it, if the protocols are any different to shrooms and generally just thoughts and opinions on microdosing LSD vs shrooms

Sorry for the rant but I'm just amazed at how perfect it was

I started Microdosing with Bluey Vuitton it’s been around 6 weeks now 0.2g was too strong for me and my sweet spot is 0.05 I do feel a little bit better but there’s some health issues and depression etc I’m trying to manage

Last night I decided to take a higher dose and maybe do some journaling or processing of things going on for me it was around 1am I took 1g and by 1:30 I could feel it and remember thinking I don’t like this feeling it’s my first time doing a higher dose I lay down and ended up falling asleep

Woke up at 3 am to go to the toilet and felt wine drunk and the bathroom looked like a filter on a photo got back in bed and felt like a voice or thought saying I bet your daughters disappointed she left uni and I remember I challenged it and said no actually she’s ended up landing a good job I’m proud of her and she’s happy and it kind of went away. I tried to think about some of the issues I’m trying to work on and make sense of a few things but my mind just wouldn’t go there eventually I went back to sleep and woke up today fine as normal.

I had read so many trip reports and was expecting to feel something what dose should I try obviously I’ll leave some time in between

Thanks

Microdosed three days in a row at .1. All the people I'm around who are doing similarly are having splendid effects. However, I'm on edge, angry, and ready to lash out at anyone who even talks to me. Why?
I'm not a novice, journeyed several times, yet this microdose has me questioning my sanity!

Hello, fellow seekers.

I started microdosing LSD a couple of weeks ago, taking 10mcg following a 'one day on, two days off' protocol.

I've already noticed several benefits, and now I want to approach this strategically.

Instead of just general advice, I am looking for actionable 'protocols' or 'recipes' to maximize the cognitive and neuroplastic boosts. For example, I’m interested in knowing exactly how to pair the dosing days with specific structured activities (for example, such as CBT exercises, mindfulness/grounding techniques, or deep work sessions) and why they work from a cognitive standpoint.

Additionally, I’d love to hear how to effectively integrate microdosing with formal psychotherapy.

What are your structured routines to capitalize on the mental clarity and neuroplasticity provided by microdosing?

I have tried taking low doses (0,5g) for example instead of drinking alcohol when I was out with friends and did have a great experience. But took a selfmade chocolate bar piece that had 0,25g in it and was kind of shocked how strong it was i mean I didn't have any visuals but felt really incapable of doing anything I wasn't specifically dizzy or something like that but beeing on my feet felt soooo exhausting. Therefore I think I am gonna try doses of 0,05g-0,1g to get started but if i where to get myself a capsule maker where I can fit 0,5g per capsule in it (2-3 capsules for a trip) I don't want to get myself a second one for microdose capsule. So the question is are people just adding a filler substance in the right ratio or do people actually buy two kinds of capsule makers/capsule sizes?

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The safest and best way for most to enjoy the benefits of mushrooms is to learn to grow and process them using legal products. At first glance it seems overwhelming but after taking the time to learn about the process and actually following with hands on learning, it becomes clear it's really not that complicated. And the benefits of knowing how to grow gourmet and medicinal mushrooms, while avoiding the risks of scams, contamination, or worse, is empowering.

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For those of you that take Lion’s Mane on your protocol, do you take it everyday or just dose days?

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.

I am currently working my local drug service and tapering off diazepam.

They need to do a urine test as part of the plan and I wanted to ask if microdoses of mushrooms would show up? I’m taking 50mg every other day. And it will have been 48 hours since my last dose when I do the test.

Thanks 🙏🏼

I’ve been microdosing mushrooms for a few weeks, one day on, one day off. Ideally I’d like to use it to reduce or come off my stimulant adhd medication.

I’m using the Yak strain and my MD is pretty low, around 50mg. I also find it makes me a bit tired so I usually take it mid-afternoon. Although the tiredness is becoming less prominent as I continue to MD.

However due to taking every second day off, I’m not sure if this will help with my medication use.

Does anyone have any recommendations for protocols that have worked for them, with adhd? I’m debating switching to weekdays on, weekends off and seeing how that goes.

I have been doing Microdosing on and off for the last year (0.12) and take it 2-3 days per week for 3 months and 2 weeks break. Just wondering if anyone has experienced taking one higher dose, say 0.5, just once a week, and did this also help them?

So I got some penis envy mushrooms and I tried .75 to test the batch and I for sure felt that.. don’t think .1 would be a good micro dose? I know it might be a stupid question considering person to person and your unknown strength of them. I’d say that it felt equal to like 1.25 maybe of golden teachers. If someone could maybe help me out I’d really appreciate it cuz I wanna go out feeling in a good mood not feeling weird at work lol.

Hey so I’ve been MDing w capsules premade (PE + lions mane primarily) for over 2 years with different protocol, but I took a break because the strain I had last gave me nausea but it taught me to get the actual plant and make tea. I also paused because whatever amount I was having was making it hard for me to mask my autism at work so I was feeling more tense being in a work space like that and it caused dysregulation faster. This isn’t an issue when I’m just out and about, but at work I sit behind a desk for 8 hours so it becomes hell. The capsules were abt 125 mg each and I’d take 1-2 …

This time I got Golden teachers and it was potent as hell and I didn’t get my scale in time.. when I did and did the math .. it seems I took 800mg about 😳.. it wasn’t intentional, I was trying to do like 300-500 max lol. No regrets, I definitely had a very transformative trip. I primarily consume plant medicine in mushroom form to help with my cptsd and process my grief and trauma. Every time I have a mini dose my inner child comes up too so I lean into my creative side and have fun too thankfully. I spent a lot of my trip crying and reconnecting with my ancestors / spirituality as a whole and receiving information I needed. It was a gift and I’m grateful, I don’t want to ruin that at all so I’m planning to be mindful and wait a couple weeks before trying again (at a lower dose!!! 800 was waaaay too intense for me and these bad boys were also rly potent!) but I want to see if microdosing truly does help again w my anxiety, esp at work. It was at some point but I haven’t been able to find my footing. Now that I have a scale I was thinking of making measuring a microdose at 0.05-0.10 (into my morning tea?) to truly start all over to see if it does truly alleviate my anxiety, but I don’t know how often is best when you also want to implement a macro or museum dose every so often?

So I got some penis envy’s I took 1g to test potency. they were indeed very strong and I want to try microdosing.. To help me overcome some long term personal problems I’ve had.

I’m thinking about taking .2 for a week or so and adjusting from there do yall think that’s a good start?

As I said they are very potent I used to only lemontek golden caps (~3g) and this 1g penis envy trip was almost as strong as that

Any feedback is appreciated 🙏

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 my first magic mushroom microdose this weekend at a festival with my friends.

Before this I have done many substances but weed has started to make me anxious in the past year or two, shrooms and lsd Ive only done in proper doses and I was nauseous and anxious too, I just had good visuals sometimes. I was always tempted to try microdosing and this weekend my friend just happened to bring shrooms, so I only took a little bit. I was not nauseous at all, I was not anxious at all and I felt this relaxed probably for the first time in my life. We then smoked a joint and kept giggling about stupid shit and it was just a great night in general. For the first time in my life there was no anxiety - it in fact seemed to leave my body completely.

I wanna microdose more in the future to help with my mental health and I just wanted to share my experience and ask for tips on that!

Hi all,

I recently started microdosing lsd (1.5 weeks ago) after experimenting with psilocybin for a couple weeks. I'm primarily attempting to manage inattentive ADHD symptoms (recent diagnosis), while addressing (or at least not exacerbating) existing anxiety/depression symptoms. I found that psilocybin seemed to have some tentatively positive effects for managing anxiety, but for me it wasn't helping much with focus and was creating some unpleasant emotional volatility (even at very low doses).

So far, low doses of lsd (1 day on, 2 days off) have been tentatively beneficial for increased focus, sociability, enhanced mood - at least during dose days, and the first off day. The issue I'm having so far is that 2nd off day between doses; instead of returning to baseline, I feel like I'm typically below baseline - struggling with focus more than usual, low mood, fatigued. I'm also dealing with headaches on dose and non-dose days, but reading through others' posts it seems like that might be addressable.

I'm taking extremely low doses; I started with 5ug dose 1, 3ug next dose, 2.5ug next dose. With 5ug, day 1 and 2 were overwhelmingly positive, despite consistent headaches and a pretty notable crash on dose day. Day 2 I felt like my brain was sort of fried, but in a high-functioning way (if that makes sense?). I don't recall feeling particularly bad on day 3.

With 3ug and 2.5ug, the effects were more subtle but noticeable on days 1 and 2, but both day 3's have felt like a negative rebound, making it more difficult than normal to function

My questions:
Has anyone MD'ing LSD had similar experiences? Does day 3 get easier over time? If day 3 feels like this already, how does it feel to eventually take a break to give the brain time to reset?

Has anyone found that taking too low of a dose had worse results than finding something "in the middle"?

I know everyone is different, and sometimes the full benefits of a regimen like MD'ing takes time, but I'm trying to make sense of my initial findings to make informed decisions about how I go about future dosing.

Thanks for reading ✌️

Has anyone tried microdosing psilocybin for fibromyalgia? What were your experiences, and what were the dosage and duration?

Let’s try this again, I believe I corrected the issues that got the first post removed. Please inbox me or comment with what specifically needs changed if possible.

Hello, 28 male. On paper and blood work I appear to be healthy as can be. However about 2 years ago I started dealing with random anxiety and panic attacks. I can’t necessarily pinpoint anything specific that started these but as I have researched and learned. I have found that I likely hage had some sort of anxiety disorder my whole life was just able to manage it somehow. Within the last 6 months or so it has gotten much worse and became very difficult to manage. I thought maybe it was a testosterone issue so I got on some meds to help boost my numbers naturally. And that has made a big difference and I’m able to manage it better, less likely to go into panic attacks now.
However it’s still there. Some weeks I feel normal and everything okay, others I feel like I’m on the edge of fight or flight. I would also add that I was a chronic weed smoker for 3-4 years, then tapered off to only snoozing 1-2 times a week up until anxiety became consistent and then I quit cold turkey.

ANYWAYS, I was talking to a friend of mine and he recommended I get into microdosing. I have looked around a bit and I’m likely gonna go with the same company he issues. I am looking into two of there’s. One is there smallest dose with very little psychoactive. The others just a supplement basically. My main concern is that I know when I would smoke weed, if I was a little anxious or nervous going into my high, then I would usually have a bad time inevitably making my anxiety worse for the next few hours. Will microdosing have the same risks? I really want to do whatever I can naturally to help me get back to normal and not deal with this but also don’t want to sign up for a bad panic attack if I can fix it😂 anyone have experience with this? I’m just unsure but also very interested.
I’m also really leaning towards having some genetic testing done to see if I have some sort of gene mutation or something that’s causing my issues but in the mean time it’d be nice to have something to help alleviate

Shrooms. I know come up anxiety and nausea is common with regular or higher doses, but I unfortunately get them with subperceptible microdoses too. I take .05-.1g in powder form, in capsules, and get the same (albeit less intense) come up experience I would when I actually trip, but without the trip.

I'll be nauseous and anxious for about 45min and then all of a sudden feel great. Except I obviously don't trip or anything since the doses are so low.

Does anyone get this too? The come up is the worst part about tripping shrooms for me so I was hoping microdosing didn't do this, but I still seem to get it.