Microdosing Psychedelics Quotes

“Ergoloid mesylates (Hydergine) Developed by Albert Hofmann and marketed without FDA approval as a neuroprotective “smart drug,” ergoloid mesylates is reportedly comparable at standard doses to microdoses of LSD. It’s only available on prescription in most Western countries, but you may be able to buy it online elsewhere. 2C-B-FLY Active even at sub-milligram doses, the effects of 2C-B-FLY have been likened to mescaline and MDA (MDMA’s more potent, more psychedelic predecessor). Microdoses of less than 100 μg (0.1 mg) may enhance motivation, empathy, creativity, and philosophical or abstract thinking. 2C-B-FLY is unscheduled in the U.S. but may be considered an illegal analog of 2C-B. In Canada, it’s a Schedule III substance. In any case, it’s widely available online.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“The basic concept of microdosing is nothing new. Albert Hofmann, who first synthesized LSD in 1938, considered it one of the drug’s most promising, and least researched, applications. He was among the first to realize its antidepressant and cognition-enhancing potential,[vi] famously taking between 10 and 20 μg himself, twice a week, for the last few decades of his life.[vii]”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“It’s also a good idea to practice microdosing outside of the context in which you make important decisions. Take time over the weekend or away from work to experience the effects of microdosing on your body and mind. It will help you develop the self-awareness necessary to sidestep these potential pitfalls so you can facilitate a more beneficial experience for yourself.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“Ergine (LSA) Ergine, or lysergic acid amide (LSA), is structurally similar to LSD with vaguely comparable effects. Users tend to find it more sedating, often nauseating, and generally less potent than LSD. However, at microdoses, it can boost mental clarity and focus while relieving anxiety and depression. It’s also naturally occurring and, while the compound itself is widely illegal, ergine-containing seeds are not. Morning glories and Hawaiian baby woodrose are among the best known plant sources, and both are legal to grow in the U.S. (except Arizona), the UK., and mainland Europe (except Italy). Common microdoses fall in the range of 5-15 morning glory seeds or 0.33-3 Hawaiian baby woodrose seeds. Usually, they’re chewed for about 20 minutes and held under the tongue to absorb the ergine sublingually. Mescaline Cacti are well known as some of the easiest plants to grow, practically taking care of themselves given the right conditions. And mescaline-containing cacti, such as peyote and San Pedro, are legal in most countries. Although peyote cultivation is restricted in the U.S. to members of the Native American Church (or Peyote Religion), San Pedro can freely be grown for ornamental purposes.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“Amanita muscaria Amanita muscaria – also known as the fly agaric mushroom – is completely legal in most countries. Notable exceptions include Australia, the Netherlands, and the UK. Amanitas contain muscimol and ibotenic acid (not psilocybin and psilocin), so their effects differ from traditional psilocybin mushrooms – at least at macrodoses. Microdoses of 0.1-0.5 g have been found to relieve anxiety, enhance mood, increase energy, and generally impart a sense of “magic” to the world through insights and synchronicities.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“Other LSD analogs Numerous other “research chemical” analogs of LSD offer comparable dosage and effect profiles. They include AL-LAD, ALD-52, ETH-LAD, PRO-LAD, and LSZ. Anecdotal reports list alertness, clarity, mood enhancement, and cognitive elasticity among their effects when microdosed. Some users even prefer these analogs to LSD. In some countries, however, their legal status can be iffy. As with 1P-LSD, possession in the U.S. may or may not be prosecuted under the Federal Analogue Act; the law itself is ambiguously worded and case law is limited.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“1P-LSD 1P-LSD (1-propionyl-lysergic acid diethylamide) is a semi-synthetic analog of LSD. In other words, it’s closely related both structurally and chemically to lysergic acid diethylamide. According to some, it may only differ in absorption rate, duration, metabolism, and excretion. In fact, it may even be a “prodrug,” converted to LSD by the body. Little is known for certain, but the effects by dosage of 1P-LSD are remarkably close to its relative.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“hallucinations to consider the other benefits offered by substances such as LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, and ayahuasca.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“Some people have trouble sleeping at night, even if they microdose in the morning. This is especially common with LSD due to its longer duration. If you find this to be a problem, it may be worth switching to psilocybin.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“Ultimately, we just don’t know much about the long-term cardiac effects of microdosing. For this reason, it’s best to limit your microdosing cycles to no more than 90 days at a time, with at least two rest days between each dose and perhaps a month or so between each cycle.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“One, mentioned in a 2017 Economist article, felt “sharper, more aware of what [the] body needs” on 1P-LSD,”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“At 0.15-0.2 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, (Fadiman’s suggested microdose) she experienced mild improvements to her mood and anxiety levels (rated 3.25 and 2.13, respectively) but not to her productivity (which idled at 2.75). The next dosage level was 0.2-0.4 g, which she had the opportunity to test between two different work environments—one less orderly and more social, and the other more organized and mostly independent. In the former environment, she found she was extremely productive (4.71) but also highly anxious (3.43). In the latter, she was somewhat less anxious (3.17) but also less focused (2.61). Her mood was exaggerated in general, characterized by higher highs and lower lows. Finally, at 0.5 g, which is typically described as a “minidose” or “creative dose,” Janet was surprised to find her anxiety levels almost negligible at 1.41 and her mood and productivity levels significantly improved at 4.50 and 4.07, respectively.[xxxii] Sub”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“Microdosing involves consuming sub-perceptual doses of psychedelics – most commonly LSD and psilocybin – in a fixed protocol, like two times per week. Unlike “macro-dosing,” microdosing is intended to integrate your psychedelic consumption into your daily routine to boost creativity, improve energy, increase mental focus, and enjoy better interpersonal relations.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“Within the wider context of mainstream medical marijuana and the FDA’s designation of MDMA and ketamine as “breakthrough therapies,” it was an idea whose time had come.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“The January 2017 publication of Ayelet Waldman’s, A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life further”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“In 2014, the r/microdosing subreddit was set up as a place for microdosers to share their experiences. Since then, it has become an extremely active forum with tens of thousands of subscribers and a steady stream of new members.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“These models will recognize the inter-connectedness of all things, turning away from the mindless materialism and consumerism that has destroyed the ecological capital on which we rely.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“Humans are irrational creatures. Many of our decisions are not based on a logical thought process. Our “Reptilian Brain” has an abundance of cognitive biases that prevent us from making choices based on pure logic. Society’s perception of the utility of psychedelics is a case in point. Considering the documented history, the scientific findings, and the anecdotal reports, it’s obvious that we as a society are not thinking logically about their use.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life

“that Western culture has turned away from legitimizing non-dual experiences, and placed the majority of our confidence in the scientific method. While such advancements in science and technology have brought tremendous abundance to 21st century life, they have also come with an unfortunate backlash: a sweeping, dramatic disconnection from our essence – an alienation from the Oneness described by philosophers and mystics. Some call it our true nature; others know it as the Godhead. Whatever we name it, the consequences of this disconnection are clear: rising rates of anxiety and depression, the destruction of ecological capital, and a poisonous attachment to money, status, and ego.”
― Paul Austin, Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life