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wave78

Looking for answers or advice from any of you who have used San Pedro or Mescaline to help with depression. Thank you for taking time to give me some advice as I'm trying to learn as much as I can.

How has you experience with it been? What has been your preferred schedule? If you used fresh San Pedro or dried powder how much works best for you and how do you take it? Are there lasting benefits the following days ? And lastly is there much of an increase in BP microdosing it? Mine is slightly elevated and I know larger amounts of mescaline can raise it so I was curious if there was much of an increase microdosing with it. Again thank you for any help this is a serious issue in my life and has been for a very long time. I'm 41 and previously used alcohol as a band aid for more serious anxiety issues and depression. I drank for almost 18 years. While it seemed to be a miracle at first it wasn't good for my body or my mind long term. I don't drink anymore but still deal with the same issues as before and I just want to enjoy life and be happy. I'm hoping after reading so many positive stories this just might work.

Posted May 30, 2019, 8:45 PM UTC

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psilocindream•

I’ve worked with San Pedro and found it to be my favorite thing for microdosing. I took 2 00-sized gel capsules with cactus powder, which is about a gram. Sometimes I get some light effects like an electric sort of body high, but it’s really gentle. I find it helps with focus and writing the best, and has stimulating effects. You should take it early in the morning because it takes a while to kick in and lasts for a while.

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wave78OP•

Thank you and that's good you find it stimulating because part of my issue is not having much motivation or creativity. Good to know it worked with only a gram. Seems to vary a lot so I'll start there just to be safe. Do you find it having a lasting effect or any benefit the following days? I have seen how people get benefits the day after microdosing with lsd or mushrooms but didn't know if that happened with San Pedro.

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psilocindream•

The main benefits are only the days I take it. I’ve never gotten any positive effects they days after microdosing anything, although I always feel amazing for a few days after tripping.

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servedconserved•

I have some experience with San Pedro, not to treat anything in particular. I've had several light to medium trips and did microdose it for 4 weeks recently to see how it would be. All of my experience has been with liquid extractions I did myself. I microdosed in the morning and then waited two days to take again. I liked it allot in microdose's, it's energetic, was easy to get into a flow state and lose track of time, very easy to handle.

On the day after the microdose I could feel some very mild effects, two days after and I was back to baseline and looking forward to the following morning. I took it with Lions Mane mushroom that I take daily, I highly recommend you try it. You could just take the Lions Mane now and see how it feels. I find it energetic as well, I feel more content and clear headed with it, I only take half the recommended dose a day, it feels better.

The thing I don't like is the taste of the cactus liquid. It's very bitter from the alkaloids, powder in capsules should be a better way to go. San Pedro has different strains, I've had the regular San Pedro, and I had one called bridgessi. The bridgessi is smaller, darker green, it had a higher mescaline content. You would end up taking about half as much powder with it.

Here's some good info on microdosing San Pedro https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics/san-pedro/

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