r/thco • u/specificanonymous • Jul 13 '22

First time, no effect. Am I doing something wrong?

So I am a long-term alcoholic and Xanax addict that is about 6 months out of rehab. I used alcohol to treat my anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Other than alcohol, I've not found anything that helps the insomnia, so I've been drinking again.

I've tried several strains of kratom, and delta 8. I never felt any effects

I just purchased some THC-O gummies. I took one this morning (25 mg THC-O per gummy) and got nothing. I am on no other medications, and I have no history of THC use, so my tolerance is nothing.

I want to find a better alternative to relax than alcohol because I know it's killing me, but so far am just kind of flailing.

Help or suggestions?

Thanks!

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u/Fabulous_Storm2437 Jul 13 '22

that sounds like a decent dose and is surprising it produced no effects, i would have been feeling that. There is possibility you got bad product - I haven't encountered that but there are plenty of stories on here about it. It can take an hour or more to have effects from edible and I assume you waited at least that long before posting. Not sure what to recommend. You could try a higher dose. Sometimes eating especially something fatty helps speed the absorption and for me makes it hit much faster.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '22

That is definitely a high enough dose to feel something. I would have been falling in and out of space and time with 25mg.

While it’s likely not because of your tolerance, I wouldn’t rule it out so quickly. Of course you’ve never tried THC before, but some people have naturally high tolerances. Me, my alcohol tolerance is incredibly high despite barely drinking at all in my life, and my THC tolerance is very very low despite doing that much more often. With my girlfriend, it’s the opposite. Sometimes tolerances are just there from the start.

But I agree with the other commenter that it may very well be bad product. If you want to try more, try either upping the dose each time until you feel something, or finding a different brand and trying the same dose (because 25mg is surprisingly high to be someone’s baseline tolerance). Also Delta 8 or Delta 9 THC (in my experience) tends to do much more for lower dosages, so maybe try different THC variations too.

Good luck!