psychsafetyalliance OP t1_itscot7 wrote
Reply to comment by barbarian818 in We are Dax Jackson and Ally Lee of Psychedelic Safety Alliance. We are here to provide scientific, no-BS adult harm reduction education around psychedelics. by psychsafetyalliance
We've seen some of the reports you mention, and to our understanding, the research is still too new and ongoing to be conclusive.
Microdosing exploded in popularity during COVID lockdown and there are more people doing it than ever before, so we're very curious to see if this could ultimately lead to larger sample sizes for microdosing research and/or more people who'd be willing to take place in microdosing studies, should the funding and interest become available to do more investigation.
barbarian818 t1_itsf96u wrote
Thank you.
FWIW; I think I'm seeing a small improvement in certain specific symptoms of depression, but no effect on the anhedonia.
psychsafetyalliance OP t1_itsfrq0 wrote
Hey, if it works for you, suppose that's better than nothing. While we cannot speak to your individual biology, your anhedonia might respond better to different microdosing protocols, which are easy to find online
barbarian818 t1_itshfr0 wrote
I know. Right now I am doing 200 mg every other day. I plan on staying at that level for at least 6 months before making changes.
My big concern right now is on potency and varying chemistries. I know cannabis can have very different effects depending on the exact strain. I assume that shrooms are similar to that.
Plus, it's my understanding that there is a lot of variation in potency within a strain or even with the same batch
Where I am, I can't consistently get the same strain and there's no chance of having an assay done to gauge potency.
psychsafetyalliance OP t1_itshxnb wrote
These are all real issues. Damn you, prohibition! You make sensible science so difficult sometimes!
psychsafetyalliance OP t1_itsiaoo wrote
Though honestly, if you're at the 200mg level, variations in potency are unlikely to make a microdose *too strong*, so if you get a bunch of one batch at one time, grind them all up in a coffee grinder to minimize any variability in potency between stems and caps, and store the powder in a sealed mason jar in the fridge, you should be able to get consistent potency for awhile.
psychsafetyalliance OP t1_itsija6 wrote
And while there does seem to be some variation in effects between different mushroom strains, we've not seen anything indicating the difference is so major that it's going to make your microdoses markedly differently.
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