Trying two dozen different psychedelics
11 days ago
- #psychedelics
- #mindstate-design
- #research-chemicals
- The author recounts their experience trying two dozen different psychedelics during a three-year window when such substances were legal in Russia.
- Psychedelics were ordered as 'Research Chemicals' from sketchy websites, labeled 'Not For Human Consumption' to provide legal deniability.
- The brain is likened to a nanomechanical mechanism where drugs act as 'gears,' with molecular structure determining their effects.
- Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin, a chemist, discovered over 200 psychedelics and documented them in books like 'PiHKAL' and 'TiHKAL.'
- The author describes various psychedelics they tried, including 2C-I, 2C-E, 5-MeO-DMT, DiPT, and Proscaline, each with unique effects.
- Psychedelic experiences ranged from visual synesthesia to profound disconnection from reality, with some substances enhancing sensory perception.
- The author reflects on their younger self's exploration of psychedelics, which lacked deeper scientific understanding but contributed to harm reduction forums.
- Mindstate Design, a psychedelic medicine company, aims to engineer mental states for healing mental health issues using data from trip reports and receptor interactions.
- The author's past trip reports may have indirectly contributed to psychedelic research, fulfilling the 'Research Chemicals' euphemism's original intent.