A typical magic mushroom trip will last between 4-6 hours, with a variety of impacts on users. Anyone taking shrooms may feel excited, giggly, confused and/or anxious.
How Do Shroom Trips Make You Feel?
Magic mushroom strength greatly depends on their freshness, the season and where they are grown. Needless to say, it can be quite difficult to predict the strength of each individual mushroom. For most people, the world can appear distorted after taking mushrooms. Sounds, colors and even objects may all seem different during a shroom trip.
Some individuals can end up with mild hallucinations, referred to as ‘visuals’. Ingesting magic mushrooms can result in the following feelings:
- Euphoric.
- Giggly.
- Energized.
- Excited.
- In awe of surrounding people/objects.
In some cases, shrooms trips can make you feel:
- Anxious.
- Panicked.
- Paranoid.
- Queasy.
- Overwhelmed.
How you feel during the trip will ultimately be affected by how much you take. Your comfort, mood and visions can all differ depending on dosage. If you are already in a bad mood or feeling anxious, it’s likely that shrooms will only make these feelings worse.
How Do Shroom Trips Make You Behave?
This, again, depends on the dosage the individual takes. If the individual takes a very small dose of mushrooms, it’s possible nobody will even notice you are on a trip. Meanwhile, other people who take a large dose could act unpredictably. They can laugh a lot, get paranoid or emotional.
Ways To Take Shrooms
Consuming shrooms should not be a nauseating experience for users. Check out a list of the five best ways to consume magic mushrooms below.
Chew And Swallow
The most common way of ingesting magic mushrooms is by simply eating them. If you choose this method of consumption, it is crucial to chew the mushrooms thoroughly. This will allow all the juices to come out. The psychoactive compound released from the mushroom courtesy of your saliva will then mix with your blood, eventually reaching every cell in your body.
It’s likely to take at least 45 minutes for the shrooms to start working, depending on stomach content. The less you eat ahead of time, the faster the mushroom will work. The experts advise avoiding food for a few hours.
Mix With Tea
If you aren’t a fan of the bitter taste of mushrooms, you could think about making this magic brew. Taking your magic mushrooms in tea will cause the undesirable taste to disappear. You can mix the mushrooms with tea by boiling water, crushing the mushroom into small pieces and tossing it in the drink.
Slowly heat the pan while keeping it close to simmering, but refrain from bringing it to boil. Boiling the water could potentially destroy the active compound. Let the drink rest for 10-15 minutes before consuming.
Psilocybin Edibles
When you add magic mushrooms to food you can unlock a new world of experiences. Incorporating these mushrooms into food can assist both the taste and queasiness often associated with taking psychedelics. Magic mushrooms can be added to nearly any kind of food, so feel free to use whatever you prefer.
It’s recommended to add mushrooms to a sauce or topping. Try not to cook the mushrooms on a pizza, for example. Cooking the mushrooms can break down the psilocybin under excessive heat.
Capsules
Capsules offer the unique opportunity for users to microdose the magic mushrooms or truffles. Utilizing little more than a grinder, capsule machine and empty capsule, you will be able to create your own magic mushroom capsules.
The capsules can be discreetly taken throughout the day, removing the unwanted bitter taste that can come with microdosing. Do not take capsules that you did not personally make.
Lemon Tek
Not only is this mix quick to make, but users also believe the acidic nature of the lemon breaks the psilocybin down, intensifying the trip. With that in mind, it’s recommended to start this mix with half the amount of shrooms you would normally take.
Ground the shrooms and mix it with lemon juice in a short glass. Leave it to sit, add water and consume it in one go. Lime juice can also have a similar effect. Lemon tek is undoubtedly a fast and effective method for consumption.
How Long Do The Effects Of Shrooms Last?
A typical magic mushroom trip will last between 4-6 hours. However, several factors can play a role in how long a shroom trip lasts.
While most trips last 5 hours on average, users may choose to microdose. Taking a smaller amount of shrooms (around 1 gram) will lead to a shorter trip than what would occur after taking a larger amount of shrooms, such as 3.5 grams. It can be difficult to accurately predict how long a trip will last based on the potency of mushrooms, amount taken and your body’s chemistry and metabolism.
Taking a larger amount of shrooms, such as 5 grams, can lead to an even more intense and longer trip. The dosage will undoubtedly affect the overall intensity of the trip. A microdose might not cause users to have hallucinations as a large amount may, but it can still offer some medicinal benefits. These benefits include reducing depression and anxiety.
How Long Do Shrooms Take To Kick In?
On average, it takes shrooms about 30-60 minutes to kick in. Conditions will peak 1-2 hours after the shrooms are consumed. Magic mushrooms are usually eaten, either whole or in the form of chocolate or a gummy.
Some users choose to mix it in tea, as well. Consuming mushrooms in these ways means they will be processed in the stomach and liver for the body to efficiently absorb them. As is the case with cannabis edibles, it takes your body some time to absorb mushrooms and feel the desired effects.
For some, shrooms can take longer to kick in than expected. Users may wait over an hour, becoming restless. We recommend slowly taking small amounts of mushrooms if you haven’t felt anything for more than a hour. After consuming another small amount, it’s recommended to wait at least 30-60 minutes for them to kick in. It’s widely believed that adding citrus to shrooms reduces the time it takes for them to kick in.
How Long Do Shrooms Stay In Your System?
After consuming hallucinogenic mushrooms, the body will break them down into their active components, such as psilocybin and its active form known as psilocin. This process is relatively quick, though, as it includes the following steps:
- Altered emotion, perception and consciousness can begin in as little as 20 minutes after ingestion. Changes can last for several hours, depending on a number of factors.
- At this same time, the body starts quickly processing the compounds. The kidneys will excrete the compounds, which exit the body in urine.
- The half-life of a drug refers to how long it takes the body to break down or excrete half the total amount that an individual ingests. For example, the half-life of psilocin is 50 minutes.
- Around 66% of the compounds will be excreted from the body within 3 hours.
- The compounds are no longer detectable in the urine after 24 hours time.
How Long Are Shrooms Detectable By A Drug Test?
Routine drug tests do not usually check for shrooms, but specialized tests do exist. The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association notes that hallucinogen tests can screen for the following:
- LSD.
- Mescaline.
- Mushrooms.
- Peyote.
Urine Drug Tests
Some specific drug tests are designed to detect the amount of psilocin in urine, with the ability to do so 1-3 days after shrooms have been consumed. Psilocin isn’t usually detectable after 3 days, but it can linger in the body for a longer period of time.
Factors that can determine how quickly a body will process and get rid of psilocin include age, weight, metabolism and overall health. At this time it is unclear if psilocin or other compounds in magic mushrooms can be detected in blood or hair follicle tests.
The Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) note that urine tests are commonly used to screen for these five categories of drugs:
- Amphetamines.
- Cannabis.
- Cocaine.
- Opiates.
- PCP.
While individuals usually refer to this as the five-panel test, other screenings can include more panels. These tests could screen for the following categories:
- Alcohol.
- Barbituates.
- Benzodiazepines.
- MDMA.
- Methadone.
- Methaqualone.
- Propoxyphene.
Hair Follicle Drug Tests
Some hair follicle tests can check for compounds, including hallucinogens, over an extended period of time. For instance, hair follicle testing can detect these compounds for up to 90 days after consumption. However, these screens come with a higher testing cost and are not as common as urine tests.
The Risk Of Shroom Trips
The biggest risk of a shroom trip is accidentally ingesting a poisonous mushroom. If you eat a poisonous mushroom by mistake, you will know quickly and you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
Magic mushrooms can make you:
- Sick.
- Dizzy.
- Have diarrhea.
- Have stomach pain.
Beyond physical risks, there are some mental issues you may deal with on shrooms, including:
- A bad trip can become frightening.
- Unsettling flashbacks can occur.
- Loss of control.
*Please note in 47 out of 50 states, psychedelic mushrooms are perfectly legal. Users can buy, sell and own psilocybin mushroom spores for research purposes only. However, it is illegal in nearly all jurisdictions to cultivate magic mushrooms.
Psilocybin spores are never to be cultivated. The only exception is in New Mexico, where it remains legal to grow mushrooms as long as no steps are taken to preserve the mushrooms. Make sure to familiarize yourself with your local psychedelic spore laws before placing an order. Psilocybin mushroom spores are currently illegal in California, Georgia and Idaho.
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