[Eri's mom]

LSD is stupid. I was at a party while in college and STUPIDLY, when I went to use the bathroom, I left my beer behind. I came back, finished it and a little while later I was craving vodka and feeling a bit weird. People were just laughing, the ones who knew and they asked how I felt. I felt all weird., like I was melting and my brain was frying...and then they told me. By that time, I went from mixed drinks to just drinking the entire bottle of vodka by myself...I remember going into the bathroom(after passing out once while standing up), looking into the mirror, passing out and breaking my nose on the sink. I woke up w/ blood and vomit all in my hair b/c my head fell into the stopped up sink. Thank God someone pulled my head up, but then I passed out by the toilet w/ vomit all over and then I was in the bathtub w/ my friend throwing breadballs at me to try to absorb the alcohol.
It was completely not worth it. I would have never done it willingly...and just having someone drop it in my beer was completely wrong.
And yes, there are flashbacks b/c when I do look into mirrors at times I remember looking at myself all covered in blood and puke with my face looking like it was melting. (and believe me, just me looking in the mirror is scary, so add all that...horrid).
It was NOT fun at all and very embarrassing being on that end of the joke of the night.

[SmurfPiel]

Originally Posted by xMenace

Am I the only one who finds this funny?

Anyway, I've never tried it, but I know many that have. Most are probably still alive.

I'll give you the same answer I give for most unknowns: try it and test. Test at the 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 6, & 8 hr marks. Don't rely on one set of tests. It should be repeatable. If you get varied results, look for other variables. Check some of your tests by repeating on a different hand, if you can find it. If you still get varied results, be very very careful out there.

Originally Posted by caswellhb

I agree but have a babysitter with you at all times. It is clear you are going to try it, so your own judgement will be impaired. You will need to have someone sober and clean with you throughout.

Heather.

I'd like to say thank you to both of these people for not completely shutting me down and actually answering my question with understanding. Yes, of course I will have someone taking care of me! I would never do it alone (and for those of you who think I have already done it, well, I haven't!...That's why i'm doing research first!). I also know that I shouldn't do it near a train, or on top of a building or near a window; I would do it in a safe environment with people making sure I don't kill myself.

Note:

-I understand LSD can change your perception very much, but that is the reason I am so interested in it; I am looking for a profound spiritual experience, i don't want to take it to just get high.

-Oh and LSD is NOT physically addictive, for those ignorant people out there.

[Jan B]

I did it when I was only 15 (3 yrs before becoming diabetic). I was away at summer school. One day after getting back home, I was just sitting on my parents stairs when I realized, I WAS CHANGED & SOMETHING WAS MISSING. It was over a year before I really felt ok again - like my brain was all back together. And yes, I did it a few times, not just once.

The very last time I did it, it was not enjoyable at all. Just a frenectic unhappiness with where I was. Not happy to be doing anything & couldn't find a satisfying way to be. My friend and I never did it again.

Then with my cocaine curiousity . . . my heart about scared me to death, so I never did that again either.

In some ways, having diabetes has saved my life. I can't drink as much alcohol, and I have to take enough drugs to take care of my health, there is no way in ____ I am going to risk my life like I used to.

Smurf - you are young and tough NOW . . . I wish I could change your mind. Sending you the best . . .

[xMenace]

Originally Posted by SmurfPiel

I am looking for a profound spiritual experience, i don't want to take it to just get high.

Might I suggest you don't look too hard for them. They have a tendency to find you

[Carwy]

Originally Posted by SmurfPiel

-Oh and LSD is NOT physically addictive, for those ignorant people out there.

Your right it is not addictive. However most companies require a drug test before hiring a person on and they do look for it in the test. All I'm saying is please think long and hard before you do it. Is it what you want to do? Also the natives use payodie in their spiritual journeys.

It's also a hallucinogen and it is supervised by the medican men of the tribe. So the person is in a well controlled environment.

[mortis505]

You are obviously going to do this no matter what anyone says here, but please, and I cant stress this enough, please, make sure that the people with you are going to stay "sober" and that they know exactly what to do as far as testing you BG, administering insulin, providing food, talking you down, etc. In the event of a low, Avoid OJ!!!!!

I'm not going to provide horror stories or try to dissuade you. Thats for your own conscience.

[shiftzor]

Well you know what they say you dig your own grave. I hope you make an informed choice, its not like you can plead ignorance all the information sits in front of you. Its the same with all these drugs, you dont know how it will effect you until its too late.

[EasyType2]

You're planning on taking a very dangerous drug and you're concerned about BG!!??

That's a mite like a suicide concerned about catching a cold while freezing to death.

[Dewey]

Originally Posted by SmurfPiel

-Oh and LSD is NOT physically addictive, for those ignorant people out there.

Not sure who you were referring to here, but I never said LSD was addictive. Also, not sure if you read the notes I quoted on LSD, but it too, said that it isn't addictive. What it did say, however, is that your body can grow accustomed to small amounts (if you use more than once) and thus, will start requiring more & more each time it's used.

I can't speak for how it will affect BGs, as each person is different & one cannot go solely on what happens to another person.

When this subject was first posted, I felt very uneasy about it (hence what I said in my first post). I felt uneasy, because I don't feel a young person should be using something that can cause serious mood swings, like LSD. I also feel that young folks have enough issues dealing with fluctuations of hormones, so some drug use can definitely pose more of a serious problem. Call me "cruel," "drill sergeant" like, or "mother hen-ish," but I care about you (even though I don't know you) and care about what may happen to you or to others as a result of usage. If you were to suffer a violent mood swing, or if you became violent, who's to say you might not cause serious harm to yourself or even to the person watching over you?

I'm just saying to think long & seriously about this before doing it. Is peyote as strong? If not, why not consider that?

[Schlep]

Originally Posted by EasyType2

You're planning on taking a very dangerous drug and you're concerned about BG!!??

That's a mite like a suicide concerned about catching a cold while freezing to death.

Kind of like getting an alcohol swab before getting a fatal injection on death row.

[Carwy]

Originally Posted by Schlep

Kind of like getting an alcohol swab before getting a fatal injection on death row.

Kind of like get doused with gas and then lighting a cigarette?
or
Like jumping into a pit of rattlers?

[bucketmouth]

yes....it will make your bs rise extremely high and you could end up jumping off a building! do not take lsd....as if being a diabetic didnt suck enough lets eat acid!

[SmurfPiel]

Originally Posted by Dewey

Not sure who you were referring to here, but I never said LSD was addictive. Also, not sure if you read the notes I quoted on LSD, but it too, said that it isn't addictive. What it did say, however, is that your body can grow accustomed to small amounts (if you use more than once) and thus, will start requiring more & more each time it's used.

I can't speak for how it will affect BGs, as each person is different & one cannot go solely on what happens to another person.

When this subject was first posted, I felt very uneasy about it (hence what I said in my first post). I felt uneasy, because I don't feel a young person should be using something that can cause serious mood swings, like LSD. I also feel that young folks have enough issues dealing with fluctuations of hormones, so some drug use can definitely pose more of a serious problem. Call me "cruel," "drill sergeant" like, or "mother hen-ish," but I care about you (even though I don't know you) and care about what may happen to you or to others as a result of usage. If you were to suffer a violent mood swing, or if you became violent, who's to say you might not cause serious harm to yourself or even to the person watching over you?

I'm just saying to think long & seriously about this before doing it. Is peyote as strong? If not, why not consider that?

Hahaha, yeah, peyote is about twice as strong and can last about a day or two! It's only legal if your part of the Native American Church.

Anyways, I apreciate your concern for me, and I will think long and seriously about this before doing it.

[SmurfPiel]

Originally Posted by bucketmouth

yes....it will make your bs rise extremely high and you could end up jumping off a building! do not take lsd....as if being a diabetic didnt suck enough lets eat acid!

Where's your source?

[SmurfPiel]

EDIT: Actually, I was wrong, peyote does not last that long and lasts about the same length as LSD (10-12 hours)