After a "trip"!

One certain thing is that LSD produces hallucinations, some pleasant, some not, and you cannot anticipate the effect before using the drug. A “high” can last up to few  hours and the drug also makes the pupils dilate, increases blood pressure and heart rate and causes dryness in the mouth. Other common effects of LSD use are insomnia and tremors.

The LSD effect is more commonly described as a “trip” because the effect is long, about 8-12 hours, and the intensity of the experience is powerful, it takes you beyond normal perception and then back again. Some users feel paranoid or anxious while under the influence. LSD profoundly alters and expands consciousness by loosening or, at higher doses, completely erasing the normal filters and screens between your conscious mind and the outside world. You get help for LSD addiction and get to an LSD detox.

With these filters down you sense more, think more, feel more, you become aware of things normally filtered out by your mind, visual, auditory, sensory, emotional, the intricate details on surfaces, the richness of sound, the brightness of colors, and the complexity of your own mental processes. At higher doses, the rush of information becomes a flood and your senses actually begin to merge and overlap (syntheasia) until you can see sounds or smell colors.

The effects begin to be felt between 20 minutes to two hours after ingestion. The first signs are a sense of euphoria and expectation, along with a tingling body feeling. Once started, the effects usually take between 30-45 minutes to reach their peak. It is common to feel some nausea during this stage. It can be reduced by having an empty stomach.

The peak effect lasts from two to five hours. A clear symptom is rich visual hallucinations. Colors seem more vibrant. Surfaces may ripple and shimmer. You may notice tiny details on objects. Music sounds richer and louder. At the same time, you may feel blissful, have flashes of insight into yourself or the world, experience severe time-distortion, or feel yourself dissolving or see objects merging into one another.

The trip wears off gradually after 8 to 12 hours, although you may continue to feel tender and altered until you get a full night’s sleep. Physically you will feel tired and drained of energy right into the next day. Psychologically, any insights or feelings you had during your trip will stay with you. A positive experience can give you a glow lasting hours, days, or even weeks afterward. A negative experience, or ‘bad trip’, can leave you traumatized for the same length of time.

We strongly recommend to everyone reading this article to stay out of LSD abuse, however, if you or someone close to you have problems with LSD addiction, we suggest you to visit Drug Rehabilitation centres in Canada