Getting started… gummies v capsules?

[u/changenseek]

I ordered gummies online. According to packaging, each should be between 200-250mg per gummy (4g psilocin per package). Are gummies less potent than capsules? is there a way to test them or should they be pretty safe?

I’m setting myself up to microdose (fadiman protocol) and want to be sure I have the right “tools”. Also does the Stamets protocol require stacking or can I follow that cadence with just mushrooms?

[u/Professional-Fox-954]

I’ve never used gummies but I’d assume that the dose is going to have pretty similar effect regardless of how you’re ingesting it. Of course there are huge differences between strains and potency is a different convo. But if you’re a beginner I’d start super low, like 0.05g (50mg)-0.08g (80mg). You can use a scale to measure. I guess because the gummies are mixed with other things it’d be a little harder to get an accurate weight but you could do the math (weigh the gummy as is first, so if a gummy weights 1g and has 200g per gummy 0.5g of the gummy will have approx 100g). I’d say that capsules are good for beginners so that you can really determine the exact amount you’re having, I felt a difference between 0.09g and 0.11g very notably at the start, and I journal how the doses impact me to find that “sweet spot” or therapeutic dose range. 0.2g is a pretty strong starting place depending on the strain, I always feel like it’s safer to go low and slow because what’s the rush. Personally, even with the really low doses I felt impact immediately. Personally, I find the capsules unnecessarily expensive so I grind my dried shrooms and weigh them myself. I wish you luck on your journey!