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What does LSD really do to your brain? Is it safe?

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by Gonzo on January 28th, 2007
Well, depending on the dosage..
With a high dosage, it can bring down the 'filters' in the brain, enabling you to 'hear' colour and 'taste' sound and so on...
It enhances sound and makes colours seem more rich, vibrant and bright.
It causes hallucinations- usually of moving patterns.

It doesnt harm you're organs or body. It is a resonable safe drug, concidering you use it in the right location. An overdose is imossible, it is not toxic to the human body and it is impossible to become addicted aand It's ni-untracable!
One drawback.. flashbacks. These can occur anytime after the original trip has worn off. They are basically memories of your LSD trip. Sort of, a part of the trip occuring again.
This only happens with a few people but is untreatable.
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- This is the most help I've had yet. THANX!!!
  
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  by misunderstood on January 28th, 2007
- Thats no problem!
  
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  by Gonzo on January 29th, 2007
- hearing colors and tasting sound is called synesthesia. Just thought I'd drop that in there- also, a flashback can happen due to any experience, it's a psychological response to a traumatic event. Just that drugs can be pretty traumatic.
  
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  by lulzhai on January 6th, 2008
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by staffie on January 28th, 2007
The effects of LSD are unpredictable. They depend on the amount taken; the user's personality, mood, and expectations; and the surroundings in which the drug is used.

Usually, the user feels the first effects of the drug 30 to 90 minutes after taking it.

The physical effects include dilated pupils, higher body temperature, increased heart rate and blood pressure, sweating, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, dry mouth, and tremors

Sensations and feelings change much more dramatically than the physical signs. The user may feel several different emotions at once or swing rapidly from one emotion to another. If taken in a large enough dose, the drug produces delusions and visual hallucinations. The user's sense of time and self changes. Sensations may seem to "cross over," giving the user the feeling of hearing colors and seeing sounds. These changes can be frightening and can cause panic.
Some LSD users experience severe, terrifying thoughts and feelings, fear of losing control, fear of insanity and death, and despair while using LSD. Some fatal accidents have occurred during states of LSD intoxication.

Many LSD users experience flashbacks, recurrence of certain aspects of a person's experience, without the user having taken the drug again. A flashback occurs suddenly, often without warning, and may occur within a few days or more than a year after LSD use. Flashbacks usually occur in people who use hallucinogens chronically or have an underlying personality problem; however, otherwise healthy people who use LSD occasionally may also have flashbacks. Bad trips and flashbacks are only part of the risks of LSD use. LSD users may manifest relatively long-lasting psychoses, such as schizophrenia or severe depression. It is difficult to determine the extent and mechanism of the LSD involvement in these illnesses.

http://www.psychoactive.org.uk/LSD/effects.htm

its all on this website here. take a look and if you are thinking about having LSD it should put you off
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  by misunderstood on January 28th, 2007
- This is a really biased answer...
  
  http://erowid.org/chemicals/lsd/lsd.shtml
  this is a better site if you want to actually learn something.
  
  1) fatal accidents occur with every substance. LSD is not neurotoxic and does no nerve or organ damage, therefore fatal accidents are due to irresponsibility with the drug (not the fault of the drug).
  
  2) a bad trip is actually a completely healthy psychological process similar to grieving. You are forced to deal with your problems and work through them.
  
  3) LSD can instigate dormant psychological problems, which is why it's important for the user to determine whether or not LSD is for them. This is true of any and all psychedelics.
  
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  by lulzhai on January 6th, 2008
- yes but misunderstood was asking about LSD so i just answered the question
  
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  by staffie on January 6th, 2008
- it sounded like you were trying to scare him
  
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  by lulzhai on January 7th, 2008
- yes and i hope i did because from what ive read its just not worth it
  
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  by staffie on January 8th, 2008
- well, the fact is, it's not dangerous and completely worth it if you're interested in it and prepared for it. So you have answered his question incorrectly and in a very biased manner. Way to be helpful.
  
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  by lulzhai on January 12th, 2008
- listen if misunderstood was going to take lsd then do you really think he/she would bother about my answer? and why was my answer wrong?
  
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  by staffie on January 13th, 2008
- "The effects of LSD are unpredictable. They depend on the amount taken; the user's personality, mood, and expectations; and the surroundings in which the drug is used.
  
  Usually, the user feels the first effects of the drug 30 to 90 minutes after taking it. "
  
  This is the only non-biased part about your answer.
  
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  by lulzhai on January 18th, 2008
- lul too true. Sta, "you have been reading the wrong propaganda" last line novel "Black Easter" James Blish.
  in 25 years I have never had or seen or been told by any user about a real flash back, and I have known very many.
  most people not predisposed to worry about bad trips by bad propaganda never have one unless and until something from the outside bums them out.
  you both missed two very very important variables in the nature of a LSD trip purity and dose. for the first 2 or 3 trips dose should be between 80 u-grams and 125 u-grams, once you have some familiarity with the muse then you can ratchet up the dose. fresh and well stored doses are important in as much as LSD if VERY unstable and prone to degradation.
  In the last 5 years the science people have found the "di-Ethel-Amine" receptors in the brain and most mammals have them.
  
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  by MadMike on September 4th, 2009
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by desoliteone on October 10th, 2010
LSD was absoulutly life changing for me, although the trips i had were not so much hallucinations, although i had a few experiences where things got a little..trippy. i dont know much about the drug,but alli can say is if you have an artistic mind, and you like to talk to yourelf, then id say take like 10 fuckin hits man! and see if that dont change your mother fuckin life! all bullshitting aside, lets just say befor LSD i couldnt play the guitar fr shit, and now it just comes easy to me, almost as if the tones and my fingures have connected in a state of mind. also i recomend not stayin up too late on it or your back and neck will hurt like shit, and as for your neice, she was probably on some other drug caues every flashback iv ever had was weak as fuck, all it does is make certain things look sorta trippy for like a split second, which is typically just a slight offset in your brain receptors, caues the typical LSD user or tourist as i like to call those "one timers" usualy has done a shit ton of drugs, and after you take this shit, your brain has fryed and opened up, so what can ya say haha im fuckin nuts but better than all of you, my names joseph david minear and someday all of you will see my name on the big screen caues im going to be famous, thats what LSD has made me realise, i aways knew i had potential but this shit right here, has made me take it all to a level unreachable. why do you think all of the best music cam e from the flower power years,...duh those niggas were straight trippin on LSD. so if your artistic i HIGHLY recomend takin this shit unless you wanna be like pop culture society and take fuckin adderol like a "bad ass mofucker" and play like fuckin justin timberleak (cocksuckerrrr) all im sayin is im gonna go trip on this shit many more times, and for you bible banging god suckers., pray for me : ) PEACE!!!
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by psychemist on July 12th, 2010
LSD is not neurotoxic. The mechanism of it's action is barely understood, but it is completely nonreactive to anything in the body aside from the liver and a short list of hormone receptors, mainly serotonin.

This is not to say it is risk free. LSD-related deaths are from either bad acid (which isn't really LSD, but one of many synthetic forms of mescaline) or from tripping-related accidents. The lethal overdose amount of LSD is over 1000 hits. Yes, 1000.

However, psychological trauma is the highest risk factor. Underlying mental problems like anxiety or depression can surface and become stronger than ever. High doses can rewire the brain past what would be desirable. About 50 micrograms is one hit, and psychological trauma is common above about 40 hits, or 2 milligrams. Strong doses remove the tripper's ability to direct and control his trip.

Yes, LSD will change you. If you want an example, compare The Beatles albums pre- and post-1967, when they all tripped together. The difference in styles before and after is huge, but the post-acid sound is what the Beatles are most known for. All psychedelic trips rewire the thinking and perceiving part of the brain to some small degree, just like studying or learning some physical activity rewires the learning part of the brain. Small doses change little, like some deep understanding, higher thinking issues. Medium doses or many small doses over time can change personality. Timothy Leary, the Harvard professor champion of LSD in the 60s, took entirely too much acid (weekly small trips for years of his life, along with the occasional super strong trip), and his personality was seriously altered from before. Nonetheless, he died an old, happy, revered, and wise man.

LSD works mainly by imitating serotonin and sending slightly different signals than serotonin does. This creates an "amplifier" effect, where everything around you and inside you is hyper real. Many people claim acid trips touch the very inner part of their being, pull it out, and show it to them. Many claim it makes them feel the childhood sense of wonder they rarely enjoy anymore. Some, but very few, claim they can't trip. Every tripper will tell you, though, that you learn complete control over the drug and its effects, much like it's an awakened lucid dream.

The highest risk with taking LSD is a bad trip. To avoid it, trip with friends and at least one sober sitter. Have lots of good music, good food and drinks, and objects that appeal to the senses (lights, colors, texture). Pick a place where there is no risk of anything bad happening, like your friend's lake or ranch house. Try to limit the number of non-tripping people around you; taking acid alone at a frat party is a recipe for disaster. Above all, understand that acid (and pretty much every other psychedelic) will pull out the deepest and most complete real YOU. If there's any of that that scares you, never take any serotonergic drug (acid, mushrooms, exstacy, peyote/mescaline) and work on your life more.

I do not recommend taking more than 10 hits, and do not recommend taking any unless an experienced tripper (besides the salesman) confirms its good acid.

BUT, If you're generally happy, stable, free of any underlying emotional baggage, surrounded by loving friends and in a safe environment, then dose up! Nothing bad will happen to you if you keep the dosage low and your friends close. If ever you feel negativity, tell your sitter and they'll do something to let you remember that it makes no sense to be unhappy.

These drugs won't make you crazy, but they'll show you how crazy everyone else is. Be ready for a very eye-opening experience.
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by annarak on January 14th, 2010
i ate alot of mushrooms once was shpangled....few hours later was fed some speed which opend up my mind....in a way unimaginable unless youve been there....it was magnificent...overwhelming and i started to feel alot of fear id get lost in here and never come out. the fear built up and i ended up in just a broken loop....id broken it!
the reason i say this is because ive never had a flashback but the fear is still in my mind, if i dig, i can feel it....and its quite powerful. so flashbacks may be emotional....but 1 thing to remember...
you are in control!!!! it is you who takes it in the direction you go in....you trippin!!! relaaxxx
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by berzerker on December 8th, 2009
Your brain dosent bleed onto your spine causing you to trip thats douesnt even make sense. LSD fries your brain causing it to struggle to catch up with itself. This is where the tracers and patterns come from, your brain repeats everything that you see in a spiral formation(which is quite beautiful i must say). LSD does cut down on the filters your brain sets up for reality, but those filters that are there for a good reason, when you take in the whole universe at once, its quite overwhelming. dont get me wrong i love acid, its just not for everyone. When you drop acid be prepared to see yourself for who you really are, cause you might not like what you find. obviously, most of you came up with your answers based off what youve read on the internet. you dont really "hear" colors or none of that. and flashbacks are very uncommon and very mild, your a fool to even worry about that. every now and then you might see something look kinda trippy if you stare at it in the right way but yeah, your not gonna understand tripping until youve actually done it.. its really not what youd expect it would be
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- thank you finally sumone whos tells the truth i thought i was the only one telling ppl this your right dude ur perspective on it will change once you do it
  
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  by Jose_B1007 on January 20th, 2011
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by Cooperscooper on July 29th, 2009
nicole - i could not disagree more with your answer. LSD is an eye-opening, mind expanding, amazing drug that in my opinion everyone should try. I have dropped tabs probably 40 or 50 times and not once have I ever felt sick from it. If you think that the body high you get from it is a "sick" feeling than it's not for you but most people who use the drug enjoy the feeling you get from it. And as far as the trip goes generally speaking, if you go into it with a good mind-set and you are excited for the trip to start, you will have an awesome trip. It sounds to me like if you feel confused, worried, or insane that is because deep down you just don't trust the drug and think that it will make you the aforementioned things - although it won't. It also sounds like you don't like drugs very much - that being the case you just shouldn't do them. They are used for a reason, because people enjoy them. Anywho - LSD is not neurotoxic and has no after-effects. "Flashbacks" are a rumor in my opinion because I have used the drug a lot and never experienced one.
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- I agree. The first time I took acid was probably the most joyous nights of my life. My doctor tells me I'm Bi-Polar, since I took acid my symptoms have slowly decreased, even more so since I took it again recently. Far from causing depression, acid cured mine. It showed me the beauty in things that I had failed to notice before. I feel sorry for anyone who never experiences that kind of raw happiness.
  
  However I wouldn't call Flashbacks a rumor.
  I get mild ones every once in a while.
  Usually when I'm driving at night and there are a lot of stars.
  I had this particularly intense moment, my friend was driving me somewhere while I was tripping, She had the sun roof rolled back and had Eluvium's "Indoor Swimming at the Space Station" playing, there were SO many stars out that night, and the wind going over the sunroof gave the sky a wavy kind of effect. It was wild. Now I have a REALLY hard time driving at night.
  
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  by intenttodement on July 30th, 2009
- LSD can kickstart the Bi-Polar out of depression, and they can have too much of a good time when manic with it. as treatment it is a lot more fun that lithium as long as it works. Supply of it when needed, can be a bitch.
  
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by Daneca on February 17th, 2008
This is your brain
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This is your brain on LSD
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by cheerio on October 17th, 2009
I lost track of how many times I've tripped on LSD, X, mushrooms, etc. By summer of '94 I had taken about 250 hits, I was dealing acid then...

I have had bad trips, always caused by outside influences, or I took it when I wasn't in a good mood. It amplifies emotions. Be with friends, be careful, have fun. Best, and cheapest drug there is out there.
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by 12345 on December 8th, 2009
dont drop LSD stay all natural Q===~ and smoke up:)
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by Thinker on October 17th, 2009
My neice took a lot of LSD when she was a flower child and was at Woodstock when that occured. Several years later she was killed in a car accident. The two people riding with her said they believed she had an LSD flash-back lost control of the car going under the tandom wheels of an 18wheeler. She died instantly.

LSD can be and is very dangerous. I would not trust ever doing any drugs but never LSD. I have never done drugs and never plan on doing so.
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  by hbrigham on February 7th, 2011
- No, hbrigham I don't think I am a pussy. first, my plumbing is all wrong to be a pussy. Second, I have lived many years longer than you I am sure. I live where I could get about any drugs I wanted. I have no desire to use any drugs including alcohol. I consider this great intelligence therefore maybe you are the woose that has to rely on drugs to get through the times....boo hoo
  
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  by Thinker on February 7th, 2011
- you obviously dont trust yourself enough to ever do lsd. you dont understand how lsd works so you're afraid. lsd is the most mind opening effect ever and you wouldnt understand unless you have tried it.
  
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  by yupper on April 6th, 2011
- I have lived over 70 years and never did any of that trash...I know what it did to my niece in the fact it killed her. so you can say what ever yo want about LSD and I will tell you you are as crazy as a bed bug and I want nothing eles from you
  
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  by Thinker on April 6th, 2011
- Lsd would turn that 'thinker' nickname into 'understander'
  
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  by Robin_S8186 on May 29th, 2011
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by OnewithNature on March 1st, 2011
I have Dropped in a couple of times now, and let me just tell you that it is a real life changing experiance. THe way I look at the world is completrly different, it's more real. I wake up everyday now and just thank God for the world around us! If you decide to try it, go outside (keep someone with you for safety) and just really look at the world and the outside! It's fasinating. That might not make the most sense but, it's not something you can just explain! Like people have said, if you are nervous, or scared, or are in a bad mood don't do it. You should be in a 100% good mood, because it's something that will make your mood even better. Glow-sticks are a lot of fun to play with! (just a suggestion) Another suggestion is , if you have done it a couple of times and are comfortable around people, and love DUB STEP, I would soo go to a concert! I went to the Bassnectar concert in Ashville and OH MY GOD is all I can say! BLEW MY MIND WIDE OPEN!
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by OneEyed on April 27th, 2010
San Pedro/Peruvian Torch/Peyote cactus, cannabis and nitrous oxide are pretty good ways to spend a full day of mind opening. It's not too difficult to become everything in the universe when encouraged with the nitrous oxide... incredible stuff. Its not too different to acid just feels a little more natural I suppose.

My mate saw God. I've been on an elevator going up towards penguins and doves and another time found myself "way out-there" like, past Pluto; the expanse of the Universe wasn't so overwhelming (still beautiful though) any more because I understood it and could comprehend it.
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by March8577 on February 2nd, 2010
The only way to know how something will make you feel is to do it. I have never heard of anyone being addicted to LSD. I have tried it many times but for some reason I have never been able to trip. Don't know what that's about. Anyhow, my bf and friends do it on special occasions and they are always happy and even more pleasant to be around. None of them have ever acted crazy or done anything stupid. As far as the safety goes, it is not supposed to have many bad effects and it's not like being an out of controll drunken idiot. You should try DMT. DMT is naturally found in your brain (which is why a drug test cannot detect usage). It causes you to trip big time. I tried it and though I have never been able to trip (on anything) it was still the best high I can never describe how wonderful it is. The DMT trip usually only lasts 5-10 minutes but it feels much longer and is waaaayy more intense than LSD. WAAAAYYY more! So either have a light trip on LSD that lasts hours or an intense trip on DMT that last minutes. If I were you though I might try LSD first since it's effects are much much milder.
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by Mitch_V on September 28th, 2010
It literally makes your brain fire in different directions all at once, one hit of acid is a good start I would say, I dosed with my band basically one looked after the other two of us tripped (which is always a good idea.) it was most likely the most meaningful experience of my life, and it got scary from time to time, it literally does cause your mind to think in very raw unfiltered ways, and it's just a very splendid experience. I hit a few uncomfortable places, but I just embraced them, for what they were, I think anyone who has a very personal connection with themselves should try it at least one time. I had quite a few body pulses( twitching spells) that were not terrible but awkward. Buy 2 packs of cigerettes when you decide to do this.
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by Slohcin_N on October 16th, 2010
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by moogalani on October 19th, 2010
LSD alters the signaling cascade in the neurons it binds to.

http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v26/n5/full/1395848a.html
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by MonkGizmo on October 16th, 2009
I have really been intrested in LSD lately I have been researching and asking around on how it feels what its like if its safe ect aznd so forth what I found was promising for my sake (: LSD from what my dealer has told me burns your brain a little which causes blood to trickle down your spine which causes you to trip thats why you hear people saying if you crack your back youll start to trip again or have flashbacks also the only way to be tested for it is to do a spinal tap which is illegal in many countries because it can kill you from what ive read its non toxic and relativly safe there has been no record of anyone ever dieing from the drug itself although there has been a case with an elaphant that OD ed on an extreme amount (Elaphants on Acid awesome book read it!) Also my friends have suggested that you be with someone for your own safety in case you have a bad trip or just try to do something stupid so essentialy the only thing you need to worry about is yourself I also read that you should not take it if you are on depressants because the main ingredient causes you to have a bad trip and possibly other dangerous side effects
I hope this helped be safe and have fun XD
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