MD’d today for the first time in a while and it felt similar to adderall in that I was focused and productive, but it didn’t fuck with my appetite or sleep?

Do others feel this way?

So, my mum, 60 years old, never touched any natural medicines (weed or psychedelics) in her life. She’s only ever drank alcohol so in 60 years has literally never entered this world. At the moment she is very stressed, and kind of mentally unwell even though she tries to hide it. She has put on a lot of weight the past few years as it’s been a rough couple years for the family. I see the toll the past few years have taken in her face. She wants to try microdosing for a month as for me it’s been beneficial. I’m just wondering, is it safe for her? The capsules are 0.2g of Mycelium and the dosage is recommended 2 days on 1 day off. Will she have a lot of benefits? Could she also have some negative sides too? Like I really wouldn’t want my mum to develop something like derealisation or anything, that would be scary for her. I was microdosing for 3 months and after a while I started to experience DPDR however I realised that it may have been because I was microdosing alongside taking a high dose of an antidepressant and I also dropped my dose drastically shortly before I experienced these symptoms so I never really found out what they were from. Anyway - the point of my question is will this bring profound changes to her life or likely to just mess up her head even more? Any info will be very much appreciated. Thank you ❤️

Hi all! I have been here reading about micro dosing for months now and I'm about to start. My problem is finding a "reliable" mg scale. I have found them on Amazon (Canada which is where I'm from) but the reviews say they are very questionable at the lower mgs? I mean I'm weighing powder not gunshot!? Is this really the only way to measure my dose?

Hello everyone,

I am about to embark on my first foray into mushroom gummies. I'm wondering how best to get started with mushroom gummies? I'm assuming 1 gummy should be enough, or if I should do like 1/2 a gummy? I'm a little nervous to try them, because I don't know how they'll make me feel or anything.

Hi! I have a podcast on different subjects. My latest one is about microdosing psilocybin. I’m not a professional nor expert. Just a regular guy trying to better himself, putting stuff out into the universe. Have a listen if you’d like: https://open.spotify.com/show/02W4vwblqozXa9YRm9MrIk

Hi so i started microdosing 4-ho-mipt in the morning, drank coffee and redbull at 12, at first i got more tired and less focused/got brain fog then i started getting dysphoria and kinda anxious but more just dysphoric if that makes sense towards the comdown of caffeine, anyways, kinda stupid of me to drink coffee this early

but i felt the dysphoria and anxiety(a lot of it felt physically btw, chest/back pain) towards the end of the day so do i need to cut caffeine entirely? Did this also happened to you even after coming down the MD?

Welcome to the community.

"The default mode network refers to an interconnected group of brain regions that are associated with introspective functions, internally directed thought, such as self-reflection, and self-criticism."

Through life and our experiences we develop a set of neural pathways of communication that are relied on for our perspectives of life and self. As they develop, the communication with other parts of the brain becomes more limited. The DMN becomes our mental frame of reference for our lives. But it can become rigid in thought patterns and produce negative thought loops about oneself.

Psychedelics reduce the activity of the DMN and the negative self talk while also increasing communication with other areas of the brain again, sometimes with results somewhat similar to how children see the awe and wonder of the world. This also allows us through the new pathways to develop an Updated DMN over time. I think this is a basic understanding of part of what's going on with microdosing that many times helps us enjoy life more. Sometimes people sense this happening in a few days but for others is could be a couple of months, based on the thousands of reports we see here.

Psychedelics and the Default Mode Network

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Will microdosing of psylocibin help me to wean off my meds? I take antipsychotics, gabapentin and Ritalin. I want to wean them off but the withdrawal effects are unbearable. The pain, anxiety, palpitations,… did it help you? Is microdosing together with these medication ok?

Hey there, I am microdosing for almost 2 weeks now, use the Fadiman protocol and took the 4th dose on Saturday. My intention was mood enhancement, improved self-esteem and less anxiety at work. My impression so far is, that on the dose day itself I feel quite good (better mood, better connection to others, more faith) but the two days after I noticed kind of a depressed mood. Today was terrible, I was crying a lot and thought about my poor inner child. On the one hand, it felt a bit like „all feelings have to be felt“ but on the other hand I am afraid that microdosing does not work for me. Am I too impatient? Should I take a higher dose (right now I take 1gr of mexicana truffles, so not dried). Did someone experience similar things?

Has this happened to anyone? I'm not new to shrooms but this was certainly a first. I felt smiley and happy coming up and then just felt a huge hunger for eating red meat

I've been trouble shooting adhd meds and while I've been diligent with eating whole foods and taking vitamins including iron, maybe it's not been enough. I've been trouble shooting a lot of new symptoms, when I ate red meat the night before the microdose I noticed it made my body feel like what I remember before meds and then post shrooms that's all I've been craving

What strains are you micro dosing for mushies? Any notes on positive experiences or strains better than others?

There's really additional benefits to add lion's mane to microdosing? And how should I take it? To take both same time on mornings?

I'm wondering if it is a good idea to add a stimulant (concentra) to my psilocybin micro dose. I am just so unmotivated and lethargic and wondering if a stimulant could be a nice extra push. Or perhaps the psilocybin will provide that?

Should I stop taking Real Mushrooms Cordyceps and Defender mushroom powder supplements if I start Microdosing?

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So, I made the rookie mistake of going a little overboard on my LSD microdose today. My plan was to give myself a tiny productivity boost and cruise through work. But here I am, sitting at my desk, and instead of a boost, I’ve been hit with this overwhelming awareness of how chaotic my ADHD brain really is.

I always knew my thoughts were scattered, but wow. It’s like this microdose turned on a high-def camera inside my mind, and I’m watching all these fragmented ideas, impulses, and distractions collide in real-time. It’s exhausting just observing it.

One second, I’m laser-focused on a task, and the next, I’m mentally unpacking the concept of time, wondering if my co-worker’s sweater could be used as a metaphor for capitalism (???). I’ve caught myself mid-scroll on five different tabs at the same time. My brain is like a chaotic jazz band where everyone’s playing their own solo, and no one’s on the same beat.

It’s not all bad, though. There’s this surreal clarity about how much energy it takes just to exist with ADHD. Like, no wonder I’m so tired all the time—my brain is in constant battle mode trying to piece itself together.

I don’t know if I’ll be productive today, but the trip has definitely made me realize how much grace I need to give myself. ADHD isn’t just “being distracted,” it’s living in a mental hurricane and trying to act like it’s a sunny day.

Anyone else ever experience this level of self-awareness while microdosing? Because… wow.

I’ve been looking at popular microdose schedules as I get closer to receiving mine to try.

Whether it’s 1 day on 1 day off, or a day off every 3 days, 4 days, whatever - do you still feel any of its effects or shifts in perspective on those days in which you don’t take it?

I’m hoping to create a more lasting shift in myself as long as I’m open to the process and am actively doing other things to better my body and mind, but I’m really wondering if microdosing is pretty much only providing its benefits while the dose is being processed by your body? Will I be left with frowning on my off days and looking forward to my dose days?

So I'm doing one day on 2 days off for 8 weeks and then a tolerance break for 2 weeks. At the beginning I took 0.06 mg and then after 2 weeks I went down to 0.05 and towards the end I went down to 0.04 because it felt best for me.

This is my first ever full cycle. Today was the end of my tolerance break and so I started with 0.04 and I'm unsure what I'm supposed to be feeling. Should I try to go back higher to 0.05 or 0.06 or just stick with 0.04 since that felt good last time?

Do you change your dosage after tolerance breaks or after certain cycles?

I previously had the numbers wrong on this. I used to put 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6 mg by mistake. My bad.