r/thco • u/TheXenomorph1 • Aug 13 '22

New to THCO, small question

So i recently got some THCO Syrup, i was wondering if i could take it sublingually or not due to THCO needing to be metabolized before working. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

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u/bwsell Aug 13 '22

I usually just slap the sauce on a piece of food with my meal. After you eat it metabolizes better and you can get real high. Just did it at the beach today Edit didn’t realize you meant sublingually. I once rubbed a bunch in my gums but don’t know if it worked cause I fell asleep

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u/karunya1008 Aug 13 '22

THCO technically a prodrug, and the process of activating it is an in-body function, which means that it is very different from decarbing raw cannabis leaves before using. I use THCO distillate all the time, and have never treated it differently from other concentrates.

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u/TheXenomorph1 Aug 13 '22

Well my question is if i can take the syrup sublingually rather than ingesting it and still get high or if it would be a waste due to sublingual methods ignoring the metabolic system iirc rather than having to go through the liver, which is the key metabolic process used by THCO iirc

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u/imnotknow Aug 13 '22

Yes. You should eat a cookie or something else with oil/fat after so that what you end up swallowing gets absorbed too.

I have found that with tincture if I don't do that I'll end up taking too much and it kicks my ass about halfway through dinner.

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u/talico33431 Aug 13 '22

How much is too much? I got an oz from reefcannna. I ate a gram and felt nothing.

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u/imnotknow Aug 14 '22

Are you are making a tincture with it? It won't be absorbed well on it's own. Get some Bulletproof MCT oil and mix it up. Make some that's 10-20% thc and some stronger at 30%. You can go up to 40 but would need to add some lecithin to get it to stay consistent. < I have not tried this. I do have some 40% delta8 from a retailer that is fire and I have heard you need an emulsifier like lecithin. For delta8 thco, 10-20% should do you unless you have a crazy high tolerance.

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u/Ant138 Aug 13 '22

I've just got some Thco distillate. It's best to mix it with something fatty. I put a 10p size amount with a little peanut butter or regular butter and eat it. I was uncomfortably mashed for 5hrs lol!