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Posted by lostforwards on December 1, 2004, at 8:35:45
I did mushrooms when I was 17. At the time I was developing a mental illness, I had some delusional thoughts and pysical symptoms of what would be diagnosed as bipolar. After coming down from them I had a really weird change in my personality. I felt really warm and I had completely forgotten about the delusion. It had just fallen apart. I was not very resistant, rebellious, or anything. Almost as if I was cured. This lasted for about a day or two, then I went back to where I was before.
What happened? How do mushrooms work anyway?
I've had a similar weird experience, but it occured in the process of coming off a dose of AP that was way too high for me.
I had signs of akinesia. I have reason to believe the dopamine levels were very low, that I had become used to the AP, and that this created some sort of artifical stress.
I could tell from tunnel vision I had that was relieved somewhat when I drank a huge cup of chamomile tea. Plus I was never hungry, and when I was coming down off the dose my stomach started churning like mad. That's a parasympathetic response.
I think it had something to do with the change from stressed to calmed down.
I don't know if I can give any more details and I don't know if the explanations I have are on the righ track. I'd like to know what happened. If anyone has any ideas I'm interested in hearing them.
Posted by medhed on January 26, 2005, at 0:35:23
In reply to magic mushrooms, posted by lostforwards on December 1, 2004, at 8:35:45
you should of seen me when i took 63 hits of acid!
Posted by HoldenYosarian on February 13, 2005, at 1:00:55
In reply to magic mushrooms, posted by lostforwards on December 1, 2004, at 8:35:45
> I did mushrooms when I was 17. At the time I was developing a mental illness, I had some delusional thoughts and pysical symptoms of what would be diagnosed as bipolar. After coming down from them I had a really weird change in my personality. I felt really warm and I had completely forgotten about the delusion. It had just fallen apart. I was not very resistant, rebellious, or anything. Almost as if I was cured. This lasted for about a day or two, then I went back to where I was before.
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> What happened? How do mushrooms work anyway?
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> I've had a similar weird experience, but it occured in the process of coming off a dose of AP that was way too high for me.
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> I had signs of akinesia. I have reason to believe the dopamine levels were very low, that I had become used to the AP, and that this created some sort of artifical stress.
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> I could tell from tunnel vision I had that was relieved somewhat when I drank a huge cup of chamomile tea. Plus I was never hungry, and when I was coming down off the dose my stomach started churning like mad. That's a parasympathetic response.
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> I think it had something to do with the change from stressed to calmed down.
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> I don't know if I can give any more details and I don't know if the explanations I have are on the righ track. I'd like to know what happened. If anyone has any ideas I'm interested in hearing them.
>I'd like to help, and am interested in your story--especially as I'm bipolar as well (2) and had similar experiences with mushrooms in my teens and early twenties. But being quite a bit older now, and not part of "The Scene", I don't know what "AP" is. I'm a biochem/neuroscience buff, so maybe if you could give me a little more detail (it sounds like you know what you're talking about to some extent...parasympathetic...akinesia...we could discuss it)
Hope to hear from you
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