I have some DMT but don't feel ready - advice for a 1st timer?

Discussion in 'DMT' started by El_Marto, Sep 20, 2012.

  1. El_Marto

    El_Marto Guest

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    I'm 24 now and I first heard about this stuff when I was about 18 or 19. During that time I've taken a range of psychedelics, some repeatedly, but I wouldn't say extensively. I'm not a hardcore tripper in the grand scheme of things, although these days I have been tripping a bit more often than I used to. My psychedelic career is as follows:

    Smoked weed hundreds if not thousands of times, ketamine dozens of times, acid 4 or 5 times, 2C-B 3 or 4 times, baby woodrose 3 or 4 times, salvia once... erm... seems like I'm forgetting something, but whatever.

    So, not exactly inexperienced but not a professional either. Anyway, I now find myself in possession of 6-8 hits of DMT powder and I've heard all the talk of aliens and machine elves and how it's the most extreme thing that a human being can experience besides possibly death... so I feel a bit apprehensive. I want the experience but I don't want to hurt myself.

    My question is, what should I do to get myself ready for this?

    How can I get myself in the right state of mind for this?

    What should I read?

    What should/shouldn't I eat prior to taking it?

    I'd prefer to take it alone if possible, is this advisable?

    What sort of dose should I go for?

    Will I be capable of moving around at all during the trip? I don't want to return to sober reality to find that I've knocked all my teeth out after diving around the room in my insanity.

    Anything else I've overlooked?
     
  2. guerillabedlam

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    There's nothing really that can prepare you for it, having had some psychedelic experiences and going into the trip with an open mind and respect is about the best preparation.

    Go into the trip with a calm, comfortable headspace and be prepared to surrender to the trip.

    There is nothing really critical to read before taking the trip as long as you have a basic idea of the trip. If you don't know much about DMT at all you may want to check the DMT basics section on erowid.

    For further reading/viewing you can check out some Terrence Mckenna, who has some books and youtube clips, he has a lot of interesting musings on DMT and DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Rick Strassman is an interesting book but neither of these are necessary to explore prior to the trip.

    I assume you're smoking it, diet is not that much of a concern but it can cause some nausea so you may not want to eat too heavily prior to taking it.


    There is the possibility of dropping your pipe as the onset comes on very quickly but other than that as long as you are in a safe enviornment you should be fine. I usually trip DMT alone.

    It's really a personal choice, if you want to try to experience machine entities, elves, aliens and otherworldy dimensions you probably want to go for around 50 mgs.

    If you want to ease yourself in, Lower doses ~25-30 mgs can be interesting as well, are easier to handle but don't take you nearly as far.

    It is possible to move on DMT at lower doses, higher doses it becomes extremely difficult. Motor coordination is impaired to a degree but DMT doesn't seem to cause as much of a wandering reaction like say Salvia. It's easier to remain in place on DMT and people I've trip sat for DMT basically look like they are sleeping.

    Smoking it requires certain technique out of a weed pipe/bong, look into 'sandwich method' or you need to use a vaporizer pipe (meth pipe)
     
  3. Black_Lotus

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    I've still yet to try it myself. But here is what I can tell you out of my friends experience, and I wish to try it:

    GB answered everything in a fair way, so I don't need to repeat anything, I'll just add on.

    Q. What should I read?
    A. IMO, especially if you would like to be alone when you try it, you should understand the basic goings of the experience. Realize that it is suppose to hit instantly, since you've had experience with salvia, maybe prepare yourself to know you will be gone almost immediately. Here is what I hear from the experience:

    You take your first hit from the pipe, before you even have the chance to exhale you start to feel a little funny. Suddenly you hear this pitch, this screech. And it becomes louder and louder, it's as if the universe around you is ripping apart. You know for sure that you are experiencing the effects now. With a high enough dose, you are now taken into a completely different dimension, what you see here is very hard to describe, but is the stage where you here about space aliens, elves, and that strange stuff.

    One of my favorite interests in this area is Terrance McKenna saying, "what arrests my attention is the fact that this space is inhabited" Interesting isn't it? You experience a new dimension, but you see life?

    From this point on, you should slowly come back to reality. My friend described this part as very strange, you start to recognize your surroundings, but you still have crazy hallucinations over them, he saw a green and red road spiral around an actual field of grass. I don't completely understand this, but the point is. You have the rapid onset, the peak of a new dimension, and a come-down of slow recognition. You should feel a complete wonder of awe for a while after. You just experienced one of the most mind-blowing things ever.


    Q. I'd prefer to take it alone if possible, is this advisable?
    A. From what I understand, if you are in a safe area, like just a couch. You should basically be heavily sedated and just be sitting back in the couch for the whole experience. But that being said, since you are alone, take the extra precaution to make sure you can't wham your head into anything nearby. You may drop the pipe, try to make sure your angled enough to drop the pipe on the couch or somewhere it won't break if you need to drop it.

    What I plan to do, is open an area in a living room space, take out the table, and just place pillows all over the ground, sit on the pillow and have my back against a couch. This way the most dangerous thing I'd whack my self on is a cushion. Ouch :p

    Q.What sort of dose should I go for?
    A. I planned on about 50 mgs, or a little less. If you have enough, go ahead and try 20-30mgs. And later that day or the next up the dose as you feel necessary.
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    Other than that, I think if you took the precautions necessary, you should be able to do this safely by yourself. It's not a bad move to get a trusted sitter, but I realize that's not always possible in the world of psychedelics, as some people are not open to the idea. Have fun, and don't worry so much about the worst possible scenario. I've known people to do it by themselves all the time. And you do have some experience.
     

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