Worrying effect from cubensis.

[Phidell]

Just thought i would share this experience with you guys and see if anyone has had the same thing happen to them. This was my 4th or 5th time with mushrooms, 3rd time alone.

Last night at about 10:25 i took my last 1.3g of dried cubensis. Everything was going great, my body felt fantastic, waves of pleasure went through me, i was happy and relaxed. By 12pm surfaces were stretching and twisting with patterns, as they normally do ( I had also been vaping some green shortly before) Colours were enhanced and the music (mostly shpongle and boards of canada) sounded fantastic, much better than usual. I felt like i was having a very personal experience at times, analysing myself and my life, but i could not describe how i was feeling at all. This all sounds fairly normal.

Heres the part that freaked me out. At about 1am - 1:30am i decided to check my pupils in the mirror. When i looked, they were very dilated and definately different sizes, and one was definately off center, higher in my iris than it should be. This is the first time i have ever had this and it freaked me out a bit. I began obsessed with the thought that i might be having a stroke or something similar, feeling faint. At times i felt like i might pass out.

My pupils stayed different sizes for a while, and actually changed which one was bigger than the other. The hallucinations persisted. When i looked in the mirror i remember seeing my face morph into my grandads, my ageing rapidly, very cool.

I tried to get to sleep at times and felt as though i was going to pass out and get some kind of brain damage in my sleep, maybe not wake up. This was probably irrational but its what was going through my head.

I eventually got to sleep, and now i feel absolutely fine. My pupils are back to normal.

Has anyone else had this pupil thing? Ive read about different sizes but never heard of one being off center.

[prism1234]

Hee Hee!!

Sounds like a good trip off that small amount of cubies. About the eye issues, I have had similar issues with other peeps eyes. Like one of their eyes is looking straight ahead and the other is looking at the side of their nose. Kinda freaky, but that is the nature of Sylo. I would just chalk it up as a hallucination and call it a day.

[oibchip]

1.3 grams..nice. I am confident that you were 100% physically safe with that dose.

[Phidell]

Thanks for responses. I was quite shocked to get effects that strong from such a low dose myself.

[dial8]

If your seeing your face turn into your grandad's the pupil thing was all probably in your head too. The visuals could have very easily caused you to think your pupils were wierd when they actually were not.

[golly]

Stay away from mirrors, they're just too freaky while tripping...

[kungpow]

Originally Posted by golly

Stay away from mirrors, they're just too freaky while tripping...

I would agree with this. Mirrors really freak me out. The whole feeling of passing out was probably just in your head. ONce you seen your pupils you started freaking and this can easily lead to bad feelings when you are tripping.

[Ras Asad]

Originally Posted by dial8

If your seeing your face turn into your grandad's the pupil thing was all probably in your head too. The visuals could have very easily caused you to think your pupils were wierd when they actually were not.

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by dial8

If your seeing your face turn into your grandad's the pupil thing was all probably in your head too. The visuals could have very easily caused you to think your pupils were wierd when they actually were not.

yep,
visual distortion common.

[waylitjim]

Originally Posted by golly

Stay away from mirrors, they're just too freaky while tripping...

good advice

[Fresh Brewed]

Originally Posted by golly

Stay away from mirrors, they're just too freaky while tripping...

I enjoy mirrors when I'm tripping, especially a small hand held one...

[Phidell]

Thanks for the responses. I actually enjoy looking into the mirror when tripping, seeing parts of my face stretch and breathe, but yeah i can see why staying away isn't a bad idea, sometimes it makes my skin look worse in quality, like i can see every part in higher detail than usual. The thing is i checked my pupils multiple times in a space of about 40 minutes and they hadn't really changed, except after about 30 minutes they changed in which one was bigger and which was smaller. Could have been a hallucination because i was thinking about it so much, maybe my brain made me see it, but it seemed very real at the time and i was sure it wasn't a distortion.

[Lazlo]

"I actually enjoy looking into the mirror when tripping"

I bet you won't say that after you've seen half of your face is missing. That's really weird.

[skunk]

I've had bad trips on both acid and shrooms. I look in the mirror occaisionally, but that doesn't bother me. My bad trips are always anxiety related. I get panic attacks quite often. I'm on meds for it. When you trip, try to keep some benzodiazepines handy, i.e. lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, etc. I usually take one before I even consume any psychedelics. I've never experienced the pupil thing, mine just look like there's no iris. Another thing: I prefer to trip alone, that way you don't have to worry about anybody else in case you start to freak out. I also spend most of my trip with my eyes closed. Sorry for rambling on. ~Skunk

[Ras Asad]

Originally Posted by Phidell

The thing is i checked my pupils multiple times in a space of about 40 minutes and they hadn't really changed, except after about 30 minutes they changed in which one was bigger and which was smaller.

Just a Q I had a coupe times to myself while reading....

why the need to keep going in and checking your pupils time n again??

Could have been a hallucination because i was thinking about it so much, maybe my brain made me see it, but it seemed very real at the time and i was sure it wasn't a distortion

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LOL, Indeed, Many times I was positive that it was not the mushrooms causing certain things........ but alas...
It was....lol

[Godflesh]

Originally Posted by golly

Stay away from mirrors, they're just too freaky while tripping...

Excellent advice!
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[Phidell]

Originally Posted by skunk

My bad trips are always anxiety related. I get panic attacks quite often. I'm on meds for it. When you trip, try to keep some benzodiazepines handy, i.e. lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, etc. I usually take one before I even consume any psychedelics.

I also get panic attacks, and have had social anxiety all my life. Most of my bad experiences come from anxiety (more so on weed than psychedelics for some reason). I wish i could get benzo's, never seen them around here.

And i was checking my pupils because i was thinking that there might be something medically wrong with me and was hoping that they would go back to normal. Probably a bad idea.

[skunk]

I know what you mean about panic attacks on weed. I usually got them after smoking weed and then a cigarette. I don't do either, anymore. Even though panic attacks suck on weed, they're alot worse on a psychedelic. For 1: psyche attacks are stronger and 2: they last longer. I feel your pain. ~Skunk

[Phidell]

Yeah I can imagine why a panic attack would be bad on a psychedelic. I've had 2 bad trips before, but no panic attacks from mushrooms.

One thing that did help with the anxiety was kava kava, but its hard to get it in england.