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Tripping Acid
Fri, 08/22/2008 - 18:49Comments
Re: Tripping Acid
Submitted by memorymaze on Mon, 2008-09-08 - 03:00
Hello.
I have a question that follows me lately.I'm 19 years old and I didn't try psychedelic drugs(I took only marijuana,ketamine and amphetamines-but only few times).The problem is that when I was little (7-8 years old) I was inspected by a doctor because my parents were concerned about me waking up in the middle of the night and walking through the room,and then forgetting(in the morning I could'nt remember that I woke up last night).The doctor said that I have a minor form of epilepsy and he decided to treat me in more years,with a tiny amount of meds,because he wanted not to damage my brain and my memory.I took piramidal(or smth like this I barely remember the exact name)l and vitamins for 5-6 years(no alcohol,no chocolate,no exposure to the sun).I have never had a seizure,because I was treated at time.When I was 13-14years old I stopped the treatment because the doctor said I was ok,healthy.
My question is:can I take drugs?lsd,ecstasy,ketamine,marijuana,amphetamines?or I could have e seizure,and the minor form of epilepsy that I've had in my childhood can return,although my doctor said that now my encefalograms are normal now and i'm healthy?
Idon't want to be a junkie.I just want to try different experiences(as psychedelic trips of acid,the energy and empathy of an ecstasy,the chillness of the marijuana)from time to time.
But I'm very scared of the probability of become an epileptic,and have seisurez(although I have never had before)
So,can you help me please with an advice?I really want to know how much do I risk doing drungs.
Thank you very much,
Dana.
Hello.
I have a question that follows me lately.I'm 19 years old and I didn't try psychedelic drugs(I took only marijuana,ketamine and amphetamines-but only few times).The problem is that when I was little (7-8 years old) I was inspected by a doctor because my parents were concerned about me waking up in the middle of the night and walking through the room,and then forgetting(in the morning I could'nt remember that I woke up last night).The doctor said that I have a minor form of epilepsy and he decided to treat me in more years,with a tiny amount of meds,because he wanted not to damage my brain and my memory.I took piramidal(or smth like this I barely remember the exact name)l and vitamins for 5-6 years(no alcohol,no chocolate,no exposure to the sun).I have never had a seizure,because I was treated at time.When I was 13-14years old I stopped the treatment because the doctor said I was ok,healthy.
My question is:can I take drugs?lsd,ecstasy,ketamine,marijuana,amphetamines?or I could have e seizure,and the minor form of epilepsy that I've had in my childhood can return,although my doctor said that now my encefalograms are normal now and i'm healthy?
Idon't want to be a junkie.I just want to try different experiences(as psychedelic trips of acid,the energy and empathy of an ecstasy,the chillness of the marijuana)from time to time.
But I'm very scared of the probability of become an epileptic,and have seisurez(although I have never had before)
So,can you help me please with an advice?I really want to know how much do I risk doing drungs.
Thank you very much,
Dana.
Re: Tripping Acid
Submitted by YungGenius on Wed, 2010-05-12 - 16:17
Hello,
I recently (4/19/10) had a grand mal seizure on 3 hits of acid and woke up in the hospital still tripping. Let me tell you, it was very very scary right when the seizure started, but then (as always) I lost consciousness. When I woke up in the ER, there were doctors everywhere hovering over me. They informed me that my kidneys were malfunctioning and kept asking me my name. My brain felt like it was on fire. Jesus it hurt and man did I let them know that. So at that point, they injected me with Fentynal (and I already had around 7 shots of Ativan). Never at any point did I let them know I was tripping, which could or could not have been a bad thing. After the 7 shots of Ativan and 1 shot of Fentynal, I felt pretty good again. I have to emphasize again that my brain hurt really bad and I'm not so sure that I haven't permantly damaged it. But no signs at this time of tramatic damage. Anyway, while tripping still, they put me through tons of tests including a cat-scan and a MRI. In the end, I stayed 5 days in the hospital puking everything I ate, so not so much a fun experiance for me, but a learning one. HISTORY - I'm currently diagnosed with Complex-Partial, but alot of my seizures have been grand mals so I disagree somewhat with my doctor (and not all were induced by drugs like this one). Drugs-wise, I've done everything in the book except heroin (and I mean everything). My epilepsy started when I was younger with no apparent signs or symptoms until 17 years old when I was under heavy stress when having severe back pain (and formally diagnosed). I'm currently on Dilantin and Klonopin. Although these 2 alone don't seem to take the edge off and I'm still having problems with my "severe anxiety disorder". Any suggestions on medicines that might help? Thanks in advance!
Point of the story - Take acid at your own risk, but I'm never going to trip again (even shrooms) and I'm definitely not advocating taking it.
Hello,
I recently (4/19/10) had a grand mal seizure on 3 hits of acid and woke up in the hospital still tripping. Let me tell you, it was very very scary right when the seizure started, but then (as always) I lost consciousness. When I woke up in the ER, there were doctors everywhere hovering over me. They informed me that my kidneys were malfunctioning and kept asking me my name. My brain felt like it was on fire. Jesus it hurt and man did I let them know that. So at that point, they injected me with Fentynal (and I already had around 7 shots of Ativan). Never at any point did I let them know I was tripping, which could or could not have been a bad thing. After the 7 shots of Ativan and 1 shot of Fentynal, I felt pretty good again. I have to emphasize again that my brain hurt really bad and I'm not so sure that I haven't permantly damaged it. But no signs at this time of tramatic damage. Anyway, while tripping still, they put me through tons of tests including a cat-scan and a MRI. In the end, I stayed 5 days in the hospital puking everything I ate, so not so much a fun experiance for me, but a learning one. HISTORY - I'm currently diagnosed with Complex-Partial, but alot of my seizures have been grand mals so I disagree somewhat with my doctor (and not all were induced by drugs like this one). Drugs-wise, I've done everything in the book except heroin (and I mean everything). My epilepsy started when I was younger with no apparent signs or symptoms until 17 years old when I was under heavy stress when having severe back pain (and formally diagnosed). I'm currently on Dilantin and Klonopin. Although these 2 alone don't seem to take the edge off and I'm still having problems with my "severe anxiety disorder". Any suggestions on medicines that might help? Thanks in advance!
Point of the story - Take acid at your own risk, but I'm never going to trip again (even shrooms) and I'm definitely not advocating taking it.