Hello,

Please forgive me if my writing style is hard to follow. I am dyslexic and struggle expressing myself through written communication.

I am pretty new to this website. I signed up a few weeks ago after watching a video on youtube called How to DMT (safe use guide) by PsychedSubstance

I started to complete the promotion questionnaire and quickly realized my knowledge on psychedelics was very limited. I rushed in and I'm not sure if full members can see my first answers but please disregard them. I never read the guide at the top of the questionnaire and assumed that googling the answers would be cheating. I have now read that guide and see that researching the answers on google is seen a good thing... duh.

The reason for this post is not for promotion. I am just seeking advice (which I may or may not follow.) Good advice is only good advice if you take it.

I was introduced to DMT by listening to the Joe Rogan Podcast. Joe's guest was Graham Hancock and he was discussing his experiences with Ayahuasca. I instantly became fascinated about the subject and have been researching it ever since. I made up my mind pretty much straight away that I wanted to try DMT.

I have zero experience with any psychedelics. I have taken other drugs in my life such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, speed & ketamine. I smoke cannabis frequently and find it very beneficial. I currently do not take any other drugs & have no interest in doing so.

I don't want to break any rules by stating personal information so I'll just say that I'm approaching 30 years old. I consider myself to be a happy, confident & a stable individual. I know I can be headstrong and stubborn at times, but you probably already figured that from my promotional paragraph. I don't mean to come across as arrogant, immature or a person with a closed mind. I'm just trying to be honest about the way that I think.

I understand I may be making a huge mistake choosing DMT as my first psychedelic experience. I should probably learn to walk before I try to run. But my stubbornness wants to sprint.

I hope this paragraph doesn't break the rules but I have 1g of DMT and a few hits of LSD. To say I'm not interested in the LSD would be a lie but my main interest is experiencing DMT. If I like that experience I may decide to try the the LSD.

I never extracted my own DMT. I know that self extraction is valued here. But I intend to use the DMT that I already have. If I like the experience I will then learn an extraction TEK and produce my own. Hope this makes sense so far!

Why do I want to try DMT?

My first reaction to DMT was this sounds too good to be true. I like that it only lasts 10 to 15 minutes. I don't have a trip sitter and I'm concerned I could potentially do something harmful by taking something like mushrooms or LSD which from what I've read lasts much longer. I like that I will be unconscious & unable to do serious physical damage to myself or others. I have just read a post on this forum about someone smoking a breakthrough dose of DMT and thrashing about. I understand those risks but at least I'll be unable to climb out of my window and try to fly as I'll hopefully be unconscious. I can't say I understand the mental risks as I've never tried this substance. I do however have somewhat of a grasp of the potential mental side effects and I'm prepared to accept that risk.

What am I hoping to get out of it?

Answers! I've read a few posts saying that I'll be left with more questions than answers. Hopefully my experiences leading those to questions will be enjoyable and positive. I have also read articles where people's behavior is drastically changed after trying psychedelics. I have smoked cigarettes for the last 15 years of my life. I have tried to give up many times but I enjoy smoking. Its slowly killing me though. I'm hoping that my DMT experience will help me give up any negative habits that I have.

I have some questions that I'm sure have already been answered on this forum I just haven't looked hard enough yet. That said, I would appreciate anyone who takes the time to respond.

My Questions.

Should I rethink trying DMT as my first psychedelic? If so where do you think I should start?

If I go ahead with DMT as my first psychedelic I am planning on going from 0 to 100mph with a breakthrough dose for my first attempt. Should I maybe take a smaller dose and build up or go right for breakthrough? I'm hoping as I have zero experience I will get more out of it... Not sure that makes sense.

I don't have a scale to measure exact doses. I'm going to break my DMT up into 10 equal portions. (or as equal as I can make them) As if I was preparing lines of cocaine for snorting. Is this a good idea or should I rethink this as well? Maybe try 20 portions?

I'm going to do some more research on smoking methods. I'm probably going to go with a pipe. I know there are posts regarding smoking techniques but any advice would be appreciated. (back to my cannabis smoking - I am a joint smoker. I don't have much experience with pipes, bongs or one hitters)

Please feel free to pick apart this entire essay or if you prefer respond to individual statements or my questions.

Thank you for taking the time to read my essay. I look forward to any responses.


All the best,

welcome to the nexus friend
A good counter argument to exploring DMT is here - https://www.dmt-nexus.me...aspx?g=posts&t=30533
This was the first thread I binged all the way through when I signed up and it has been extremely helpful at breaking down that initial curiosity I got when I first heard about it into a deep respect. It stopped me from rushing headlong into traffic with a blindfold on (so to speak).
take care man

Welcome to the nexus friend.

It's always a good idea to take the baby steps if you're unfamiliar with the effects. It's a strange feeling to say the least. Being that you have no way of accurately measuring doses you could always resort to making enhanced leaf with your dmt. If you just throw it in a pipe and try to smoke it, it will burn it and tastes horrible and you will waste the vast majority of it. The goal is to vaporize it, or smoking in enhanced leaf and changa. Since you are a smoker then enhanced leaf would probably be a good starting point and will allow you to control a little better how much you take in. Plus you can smoke in joints or a pipe plus you didn't mention anything about trying aya/pharma.

I'm an ex smoker myself, I did quit after taking on dmt. I also drink very little, maybe twice a year. Used to be everyday weed smoker, last year I consumed less than 8g of weed. I was informed I was using it for the wrong reasons during a breakthrough. I like mushrooms too. Just most the time I don't have the time to dedicate to the trip duration, but every now and then I make the time. Clean Lsd is just too hard to come by in my parts so I choose to stay away from it.

There's no rush to get to a breakthrough, test the waters first to see if it's going to be for you. Look into making changa if you like smoking, I personally smoke more changa than freebase dmt. The added harmalas slow the onset a tad and prolong it some too and adds it's own flavor to the experience.

There's tons of information on here to look through, continue doing that before embarking on your journey to find what methods going to work best for you. Main thing is research and then do some more. This is a good community to be a part of with lots of knowledgeable people that are here to help if you need it. No need to apologize for your writing style, I'll be the first to say that it was absolutely fine and was a nice enjoyable essay and thanks for sharing a bit about yourself.

Always safe and happy journeys and welcome to the community.

Peace

I`d stick with low doses of LSD & gain some experience with that at least until you have seen a breakthrough with that before DMT. Especially considering you do not own a scale. & yes, you can break through with mushrooms, LSD, etc. But it is a bit different in charecter for each molecule.

Also, be aware that you could potentially end up with an nbome or DOX on blotter. Not a good thing if you are expecting LSD.
A reagent kit & TLC plates are a good investment if you want to safely use psychedellics of any kind.

Once you have done plenty of research & had some experience with other psychedellics, you can come back to DMT & try. Even with years of experience a DMT breakthrough is a bit beyond going 0 to 100. More like 0 to the speed of light.

In my group of friends, I tend to have the connections for psychedelics. I have given many people their first doses of lsd, mushrooms, and dmt. One friend in particular chose dmt as his first ever psychedelic and I obliged. The only downside that I have seen from him using dmt before any of the others is that the other psychedelics seem to be less intense for him. This may be a good thing though because he has no fear when it comes to higher doses of mushrooms and lsd, because it isn't as intense as dmt.

When you first start using dmt, be prepared to "waste" quite a bit of it while perfecting your chosen smoking technique. And don't plan on going too far out the first few times you smoke, it is rare that someone has a full blast off within the first few times smoking. Keep at it, take your time, be patient, and try not to have any expectations.

I personally recommend a bong as the smoking device but make sure its one that can be dedicated to just dmt because the taste and smell are impossible to get rid of once you have smoked dmt through it.