Psilocybin
Aliases: 4-po-dmt, magic mushrooms, psilocybin mushrooms, shrooms, mushroom, psylocybin, mushrooms
Categories
Summary
Fungi containing psilocybin, a prototypical psychedelic with similar effects to LSD, but with a shorter duration; also considered as being more confusing, introspective and entheogenic. Usually refers to psilocybe mushrooms rather than Amanitas, which have different effects. Are considered physically safe if properly identified, which should always be done by an expert.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral BA ~50% | 0.5-1.5g | 1.5-3.5g | 3.5g | 3.5g+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | After Effects | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 60 min | 4.0-6.0 hrs | 1.0-24.0 hrs | 240-0 min |
Tolerance
Build-up
develops rapidly after a single use
Reset
7–14 days for baseline
Cross-tolerance
Effects
Positive
- Stimulation
- Mental/physical stimulation
Negative
- Nausea
- Pupil dilation
- Increased heart rate
- Insomnia
- Restlessness
- Dilated pupils
- Decreased appetite
- Sedation
Positive
- Introspection
- Euphoria
- Wakefulness
- Empathy
- Analysis enhancement
- Insight
Negative
- Anxiety
- Confusion
- Time distortion
- Ego softening
Positive
- Color enhancement
- Increased music appreciation
- Tracers
- Tactile enhancement
- Enhanced tactile sensation
- Pattern recognition enhancement
Negative
- Appetite suppression
- Visual distortions
- Drifting
- Auditory distortion