Drug info: Good mixes, bad mixes

I felt the need to make a post about drug mixing out of concern for my reader's safety. Drug mixing can be a very interesting way to find new facets to one's favorite substances, enhance their initial good sides or soften their less desirable effects. That said, while some substances interact well together, some mixes can be a lot more unpleasant and difficult to handle. Here is some basic information to help you make wise choices and reduce the risks of having a bad experience.

First, keep in mind that 2 drugs of the same family (ex: stimulant + stimulant, downer + downer, etc.), consumed and acting in synergy within the body, will multiply both their good and bad effects. It is better to seek complementary substances (ex: stimulant + hallucinogen, downer + stimulant, etc.) that will produce a more pleasant and manageable high.

Second, pay attention to the dosage. When consuming 2 or more drugs together, doses much lighter than usual are needed to get the same level of intensity. Once again, drugs acting in synergy multiply their effects, so play it safe when measuring your dose! Remember you can always take more, but you can't take less.

Finally, here is a list of enjoyable and recommended combos, tried and true by me and some people that I find credible and whom I trust. As you'll be able to see, opinions may vary a lot on some combinaisons and I decided to include them all, as they can all offer valuable information. I have to say in those combinaisons I didn't bother to mention cannabis, since it goes well with everything. As a warning, I also included a list of bad combos with comments and feedbacks. Enjoy!

Good/interesting mixes

-LSD + MDMA.
-Hawaiian Baby Woodrose + MDMA.
-Mescaline + MDMA.
-Hawaiian Baby Woodrose + kratom.
-Peruvian torch + MDMA + a tad of ketamine.
-MDMA + ketamine.
-Speed + 2C-B.
-MDMA + half a speed + LSD + a tad of ketamine.
-Mushrooms + MDMA.
-MDMA + 2C-B.
-LSD + mushrooms
-Ketamine + LSD.
-Ketamine + 2C-B.
-2C-E + MDMA.
-BZP + LSD.
-BZP + MDMA + a bit of ketamine.
-Speed + 2C-I.
-AMT + DMT.
-LSD + 2C-I.
-Mescaline + LSD + mushrooms.
-MDMA + salvia.
-MDMA + methylone.
-4-Aco-DMT + MDMA.

Bad/uncomfortable mixes

-Speed + 2C-B, both at high doses. Mentally it was great, but physically I felt like I was a fuse about to blow up! This combinaison must be great at lower dosage though.
-LSD + ketamine. The OOBE's (out-of-body experiences) I got from this mix were pretty disturbing.
-Salvia + a high dose of MDMA. Too spaced-out, REALLY too much.
-LSD + a high dose of mushrooms. Emotional rollercoaster, painful for both user and surrounding.
-Yohimbe + Amphetamines. A trip to the hospital in the makings!

Ketamine trip report: Your eyes are open

Date: Sept. 30, 2012

Place: Montreal, Canada.

Setting: home alone at my apartment, small, calm and comfortable, with dubstep and drum'n'bass playing.

I woke up on this sunday around noon, feeling pretty grumpy and moody thinking of the events of the last days. I spent the week-end with my brother François at his place but it was quite unpleasant. The list of unfortunate events includes him fighting numerous times with his roommate Robert, then fighting with me for no reason out of frustration, dragging me to a bad party and getting punched in the face at said party.

On the good note, we also had quite our share of good laughs and ketamine. Before I left his place I bought some more, and it was now resting inside the crystal pyramid where I usually store my "unmentionables". I had a bit more than half a vial of the best stuff I came across in a long time. At first I decided to take half of what I had left, but out of the blue I told myself: "fuck it, let's do it all and see what a massive dose feels like", so I emptied the vial on the mirror and separated the whole thing in 3 big lines.

I snorted on them promptly, 1-2-3, then proceeded to get the drug pass my nostrils and go down my throat. I was sitting while snorting and, despites the support of the chair I was sitting on, keeping my balance became quite a challenge. When I decided to stand up, though, it was more than a challenge. I nearly fell off on my ass.

I bursted out laughing as I was doing rotative motions with my arms and hips to try to keep my balance . At first I was overwhelmed with the intensity of the onset so it was quite a difficult task, but I soon realized it was much easier to do when I focused on my movements. I then started to do yoga-like and trippy dance moves on the music that was playing, appreciating the feel of my muscles stretching under my skin and the sensual and relaxing feeling I had going through my whole body.

It soon became to intense for me to dance, so I decided to just sit on the floor. I was rolling over myself and stretching on the floor with my eyes closed, but weirdly I always knew where I was in the apartment, what I was facing, etc., and was correct every time after verification. I felt very grounded in some way, knowing where I was located on this planet, to the point where I had an intuitive knowledge of the geographical latitudes and longitudes of my exact location. It felt strange but also quite comforting.

I managed to get to the bed to let go and appreciate the trippiness of both the music and the drug, rolling over and stretching again while giggling and sighing loudly. After a while, I stopped moving and rested on my stomach while hugging a pillow. I had the strangest feeling, after being still for a moment, that I was "seeing through my eyelids"! I debated if it was possible for a bit, then decided to memorize what I thought I was seeing as much as I could before opening my eyes. Believe it or not, it was real. I was absolutely stunned to realize the only difference between eyes open and eyes closed, was that colors were more vivid and edges of objets were better defined with my eyes open.

I rolled a bit and danced some more, but the trip was almost over then so I took it easy. I had a long, hot shower that seemed to clean both my body and soul, before dressing up in a sexy black nightgown and chinese-style silk bathrobe and ordering some tasty sushis (I felt worn out at that point so I didn't feel like cooking at all.). My man came back home a bit later that night so I spent the rest of my evening relaxing with him, giving each other backrubs and sharing memories.

It was a very enjoyable trip, a good way to end a bad week-end. Even though having such a wooping dose at once can be pretty overwhelming, it was pleasant and I definetely won't hold back anybody who wants to do the same.

Substance Info: DOB

DOB is a phenethylamine going by the chemical name 2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine. It has a character similar to 2C-B (also described sometimes as similar to LSD) and is best known for its very low doses and long duration. It is fairly uncommon, most of the time found in blotter, liquid, or powder form, and generally injested orally. Effects usually reported include pronounced and very vivid visuals, mental clarity and reduction of emotions.

Dosage

Doses may vary a lot from person to person, as this compound is fairly dosage-sensitive. Light doses are reported to vary between 0.2-0.75 mg, medium doses between 0.75-1.75 mg, strong doses between 1.75-2.5 mg and heavy doses between 2.5-3.5 mg. It is not recommended to take more than 3.5 mg, as overdoses have been reported with dosages higher than this.

Effects

As the effects of DOB first come on, the user feels a rush of energy which can be exhilerating or uncomfortable, depending on the person and the dose. A small majority of people report slightly less stomach discomfort than with 2C-B, although, as with all substances, each person reacts differently and there are also reports of higher discomfort than with 2C-B. Some people also report a greater ability to both eat and sleep with DOB than with LSD.

As DOB settles in, it has a long plateau (3-10 hours, depending on person and dose). Higher doses extend the length in addition to increasing the effects. .Some people boost their DOB experience with a small supplement between T+3 and T+6 hours. The booster usually kicks in a bit faster than the original dose (45 minutes).

Light doses of DOB last from 6-12 hours, medium doses of DOB last from 8-16 hours, while heavy doses of DOB can last more than 24 hours. As with many other entheogens, its often best to avoid eating for at least 2 hours (4 is better) beforehand and don't eat until after the peak.


Light Effects: (plateau between 3 and 6 hours)

An increase in energy, feeling of mental clarity, opening of mental space, less confusing than low doses of LSD, very light visual activity, visual patterns superimposed on vision, enhanced texture perception, shift in colors. Some people find it possible to sleep on low doses of DOB, though probably not at the peak.

Body load usually manageable. Nervousness, edginess, some body discomfort, stomach tension, yawning.

Medium Effects: (plateau between 4 and 8 hours)

Increased duration, energizing, pronounced visual effects, marked clarity and reduction of emotions. Some people suggest this might be a good therapeutic tool in cases where excessive emotion might be a problem.

Fairly high body load. Muscle and jaw tension, tension headache, eye discomfort, achy back spasms, nausea, general body discomfort.

Strong Effects: (plateau between 6 and 12 hours)

Long duration, visual brightening, able to connect with ideas, heart-opening happiness.

Overdose: (3.5 + mg)

Reports of moderate overdoses appear to often be the result of individuals deciding an hour after their original dose that because they aren't feeling anything they didnt take enough. Be Careful! DOB can take up to 3 hours to onset for some individuals.

The overdose experience seems to be one of memory loss, irrational and sometimes violent behavior, and the possibility of causing harm to oneself (not noticing pain?).

Risks

DOB can be quite harmful at high doses. Significant overdoses can cause serious vasso-constriction of the extremeties...possibly resulting in nerve damange and/or gangrene. There are unconfirmed reports of two people who accidentally ingested 75 mg (over 30x the regular dosage) and needed to have their legs amputated because their circulation had shut off and caused gangrene in their legs.


The use of DOB can be a problem for those with circulatory problems, heart ailments, glaucoma, hypertension, hepatic or renal disease, aneurism, or stroke history.

DOB can be dangerous if mixed improperly with other drugs especially MAOI's or other liver-enzyme affecting chemicals. Mixing with stimulants is not recommended.

Substance info: Methylone

Methylone, also known as "M1", 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone, bk-MDMA, and in the UK as Arlone, is an entactogen and stimulant of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone classes. It was originally patented by Peyton Jacob and Alexander Shulgin in 1996 as an antidepressant.The more intuitive abbreviation MDMC unfortunately can not be used for this chemical, since it had already been given to another earlier Shulgin creation, 3,4-ethylenedioxymethamphetamine. Methylone is a close structural analogue of MDMA, differing by the addition of a β-ketone group.

Dose

Methylone dosages are not well documented, as this molecule is relatively uncommon and has only a short history of human use. Dosages vary considerably between individuals, with some users reporting that they "never" exceed 100 mg, while others report "barely reaching" threshold at 200 mg.

A dose between 60-150mg is commonly considered as light, but some respondents say that increasing dose with methylone beyond 100-180 mg causes heavily increased physical effects.

Insufflated dosages appear to be slightly lower than oral dosages.

Effects

Methylone effects are similar to, but not identical, to those of MDMA.  Restlessness, increased sensitivity to music and sounds, euphoria, empathy and an increase in sociability are commonly reported.

Onset

The effects start to be noticeable in about 20-60 minutes after intake, plus another 30-45 minutes for the coming up.

Duration

The total duration may vary from 3 to 5 hours, including a plateau phase of about 60-90 minutes and a comedown phase lasting 1 to 2 hours. After effects may last from 1-6 hours after consumption.

Positive

-Extreme mood lift
-Feeling of well-being
-Feelings of love and empathy
-Ego softening
-Forgiveness
-Feeling of closeness to others
-Increased willingness to communicate
-Increased appreciation of music
-Increases awareness of senses (eating, drinking, smell, touching things)
-Urge to hug and kiss people
-Sensation that one's current activities are, in the moment, perfect

Neutral

-General change in consciousness (as with most psychoactives)
-Pupil dilation
-Difficulty focusing, restlessness
-Change in perception of time
-Slight increase in body temperature
-Slight increase in heart rate

Negative

(Please note that negative side effects increase with higher doses.)

-Muscle tension and aching
-Jaw tension
-Increased perspiration
-Gastrointestinal discomfort, nausea and vomiting
-Dizziness, confusion
-Over-awareness & over-sensitization to music and noise
-Paranoia, fear
-Unwanted life-changing spiritual experiences
-Possible difficulty integrating experiences
-Heart racing, heart palpitations

Risks

Some have reported worrying heart rate and blood pressure increases at doses over 180-200 mg. While some people report stimulation, there are also reports of seemingly paradoxical sedation effects.A few methylone users have reported chest pains and heart palpitations during and after use, especially with repeated or high doses.

Methylone is marked as a research chemical and should be considered experimental. Although some people are willing to ingest it for its effects, it is not reasonable to assume that methylone is in any way 'safe' to use recreationally. Although all psychoactive use involves risk, this class of chemicals has undergone virtually no human or animal toxicity studies and there is little to no data on possible long term problems, addiction potential, allergic reactions, or acute overdoses.

It is important to remember that reactions to psychoactives vary dramatically from person to person. Extrapolating anything from any single person's experience with a chemical is inappropriate and may result in dangerous and possibly fatal adverse reactions. Some reports of use may include extremely glowing "wow"-type experiences. Reports of this nature should not be misunderstood to suggest that they are common or typical of those who ingest the substance, or that the effects will be pleasant or desirable.

Additionally, the reliability of many sources of these products can be questionable. Mislabeling, misidentification, issues of purity, adulteration, and misrepresentation (substitution) are unfortunately a common problem with research chemicals. Consider carefully before choosing to use these substances.

Magic mushroom trip report: Darkness and Decay

Date: June 26, 2011

Setting: a huge 6-room apartment, which I was about to leave, fully empty except a double bed, a Buddha statue and a few candles in the living room and a computer blasting music in the satanic temple.

It was about 5:00 PM when I made a tea with the mushrooms (dosage between 5 and 6 grams), to which I added lemon and honey. At 6:00, I filtered and ate the pulp rolled in a pita bread with cheese while drinking the tea, mumbling "thanks" in between bites and sips. In about 30 minutes I could feel the effects unfold, rushing over me. I smoked a bud and felt the need to go into the temple, so I did and started to dance to the dubstep that was playing.

With closed eyes, I could see "tsunami wave" patterns and they were trying to get over me, I could feel they were cocky and agressive. With all the confidence in the world I told them "this is my place, this is my temple, I set the rules, the limit is here and you're not going any further". I could feel the patterns were getting mad at me, their wrath and agressivity were going skyrocket but I wasn't impressed and told them the same thing, over and over, until they left. Waves turned into fire pentagrams, runic and planet symbols, dancing behind my eyelids over a background of absolute black emptiness.

The dubstep started to feel off so I switched for some industrial instead. Nine Inch Nail's Downward Spiral sounded like an awesome choice, so I put it in queue and pressed play. It felt great, exactly what I needed to hear. I was dancing and singing to it, making reverences and "devil" signs with both hands. I was uber at ease with my body, feeling flexible, balanced, sexy, with this "feline" feeling hard to describe. I had flashbacks of my last trip (see "You are what you eat") and felt back in tune with my divine self, but then I realized my divine self was closer to a Demon than an Angel.

There was a party at the apartment downstairs and could hear people talk and laugh, and I was creeped out by them. "Ugh, humans!", I thought, in total disgust. I felt rushed with all kinds of sensations, tickling, pressure all over, heat and waves of sensual pleasure rushing into each fiber of my being. I could see insect-faced Demons with my eyes closed, sometimes switching to monsters with eyes all over their bodies. I was fascinated by them and looked at them for a moment.

Then the doorbell rang.

I became kinda nervous but decided to open anyways, because I've been quite noisy so far and wanted to face the situation to avoid any problem (and cops being sent to my place). It turned out it was the upstairs neighbor, who needed some garbage bags. He's pretty chill so we chatted a bit, until I saw him melt and bursted out laughing. At first he was like "wtf?" but I explained I was on shrooms so it was all good.

I gave him some garbage bags promptly and came back to the temple. It was getting dark and the atmosphere got really interesting in there. My body was becoming hard to control and keep on balance, so I decided to sit on the floor and meditate while holding a meteorite. It felt out of this world, my whole being seemed to vibrate as I focused on that tiny bit of rock. I could feel the darkness was filled with "fellow" Demons and I was fully at ease with them, as if I found back some long lost friends. They were part of me, just as much as I was part of them, like a symbiosis of some kind. I was at peace in this darkness with my shadow companions.

I summoned my Demon-guide and we chatted a bit about life, death and after-life. At a moment I suddently felt heavy and tried to scratch my face, when I realized I was not able to move anymore. That's when I knew my body was "dead", even though I could still see through my eyes. I was sitting on the floor with my back against a wall, my legs crossed in front of me and my arms resting on my lap, completely paralysed. I could see my skin turn from pink to gray and the veins of my arms and legs becoming black, nails becoming purple-blueish and falling off, skin tearing up this and there to let a white-yellow liquid go out. I was fascinated more than horrified, until I saw a fly land on my right leg. I saw a few other flies coming over and the first thing I knew is I'm covered with worms who feed off my rotting flesh. I let the experience go as long as I could, but at a moment I couldn't take it anymore and bursted into tears.

My guide came over to calm me down, petting my head and back while whispering "it's ok" in my ear with the softest voice ever. I cried a bit more before leaving the temple for the living room and sit in front of the Buddha. I smoked another bud, vision still blury from the tears, while looking at the statue. I felt so at peace with myself, other people and the world in general, such a contrast with the panic I just went through. I did a short prayer before lying on the bed and fall asleep. My trip was done and I felt like a newborn when I woke up the next morning.

Amanitas Muscaria trip report: Mad Science

Date: Oct.10, 2010

Place: Montreal, Canada

Setting: alone at my small and cozy place, back after a night of hard partying.

I came back home that morning at around 8:00-8:30 AM, and soon after stepping in I filtered the Amanitas tea that standed all night while I was out. I had 30g of shrooms in 3 cups of water, then added lemon juice and honey and started to drink the tea while relaxing and listening to some dubstep, body beaten up and calm deep down inside.

I smoked a joint and soon after I could recognize the signs of the mushrooms kicking in, cold shivers, dizziness, drowsiness, etc., so I quickly undressed and went to bed. The effects were stronger than last time, I felt as if I had a raging cold and was so tired and sore. I felt super heavy and my body sank in the mattress I was lying on, falling into black emptiness for what seemed to be eternity. I emerged into one of those plasma balls and there were a few mad scientists, all looking a bit like Dr Quantum, doing some experiments with physical principles allowing our universe and life to exist, heat, eletricity, pressure, gravity, etc. They seemed to have so much fun! I looked at them for a bit in silence, then out of wonder I said out loud:

"Wow, what's going on here is truly awesome!"

They turned around to look at me and walked in my direction, smiling, looking and feeling friendly. One of them chatted with me for a bit then he asked me to lean my arms forward and join my hands, which I did. He took my hands in his for a short moment then asked me to spread my hands apart, which I did too, and had the surprise to see a foot-large atom spinning in between my hands, floating in the air and spinning in motion with my hands. I had fun with it for a bit, observing its reactions to my movements in deep fascination then looked back at the mad scientist, intrigued. Without me saying a word, he got me and said:

"You have all the power of the Universe in your hands. Use it wisely."

I nodded in agreement then kept playing with my atom before going into this comatose transe typical to amanitas, where there's no dreams, no sound and no color. All there is to be found is black emptiness, eternal darkness, everything stands still forever. One stays in this dimension until the mushrooms lose their grasp and they allow the eater to emerge back from the black void, which I did after about 8 hours after having the tea.

This experience was rewarding and enlighting, making me aware of my own power and the influence I have on my environment and people I deal with on a daily basis. Once again the body buzz was pretty unpleasant, feeling somewhat intoxicated, but it was totally worth it.

Magic mushrooms trip report: You are what you eat

Date: Dec. 19, 2010

Place: Montreal, Canada

Setting: alone in my small and cozy studio, painted all white with a Rising Sun flag on a wall, and everything I might need nearby: a computer with tons of music and movies on it, a comfy futon, fridge filled with fresh healthy food and drinks, library full of books, cushions, pillows and comforters.

I felt like challenging myself that night, so I made a tea with 7g of pretty potent shrooms in about 750 ml of hot water. I let the infusion stand for an hour before filtering the pulp and adding lemon juice and honey to the brew. I ate the pulp in a rolled pizza slice and drank the whole tea, repeating to myself "thank you, thank you..." while sipping on the sweet, flavored liquid. I started having effects in no time, I could feel something powerful was unfolding about 15 minutes after being done with the tea. At first I was in bliss then quickly got smashed by a rush of visions and powerful sensations. I felt like I got swept away by the psychedelic wave and didn't know yet if I was surfing it or not. I told myself "oh shit, it's stronger than I thought" and felt my legs go weak, so I promptly sit down on the computer chair, my head spinning like mad.

I was surrounded by fractals and could see a shape being more and more define in the upper left corner of my field of vision. Then I told to myself: "hey it's Kali, isn't it?", to which the shape replied "yes". I could feel some kind of cocky and haughty feeling coming from her. I said "hi" anyways, and she said "hi" too. I told her I was glad to see her and she said "that's good. Aren't you afraid of me?", which got me wondering what the heck she was really looking for. I looked at her straight in the eyes and said: "no I'm not, because I know who I am."

At this moment I could feel a shift in the energy flow between us, it stopped going from me to her but got the other way around and I then was absorbing HER energy. I got so angry then that I attacked with no mercy, feeding on her as much as I could out of rage and revenge. I was litterally absorbing her, making her weak and desperate to a point I couldn't even imagine was possible. At a moment I just couldn't stand it anymore, reaching a point where I was saturated so I let her go and could hear her scream and cry as she ran away. I felt an increasing powerful vibration in all my chakras, feeling dissolved with each pulsation until I didn't feel my body at all anymore. I was pure Energy, Love and Light. And I was pure Chaos, Hate and Darkness too.

I was feeling reprogrammed, transformed, transmutated into something delightful and sublime, but boy it was painful! I don't know when and how, but I managed to lie on my back on the futon, shaking and panting for air, my body extremly tense with rushes of energy giving it spasms all over. I then heard a voice telling me to calm down, that everything would be alright, and that was enough to make me feel safe so I could surrender and relax. This voice was mumbling something repeatedly, at first it was mere whispers but it got louder slowly but surely. "You are what you eat, you are what you eat...", that sentence kept spinning in circles in my mind until the voice said loudly:

"You are what you eat and you ate Kali!"

At this moment I opened my eyes wide, sit on the bed suddently and said out loud, holding my head with both hands: OMG WHAT HAVE I DONE!? I was more worried about going too fast for my own well-being than for Kali, because I think she really got what she deserved. I kept asking myself disturbing questions about what I'm gonna do, what will I become, etc., for a bit, then told myself that if I was to become a God, so be it. Weirdly, at that point it was about 2 hours after drinking the tea and felt almost sober, super lucid and no more visuals or almost, some mandalas and fractals on the walls, floor and ceiling when I was looking at them but nothing as overwhelming as the beginning of my trip.

For the next 4-5 hours I listened to some music, read a bit, meditated and did some yoga, feeling über good in my own skin. I indulged in some brie cheese, belgian bread and raisins as a snack, took a shower and went to bed. The trip was over and a new Goddess was born.