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Amanita Muscaria a friend or a foe?
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I have been micro-dosing for almost a week now.
I take about 0.3h of dry caps every morning on an empty stomach.
Overall, the experience is very positive so far.
I have noticed marked increase in focus and mood. Also my energy levels and strength have significantly increased, I can see this with the weights I am now able to lift effortlessly when training.
Being very tall and due to my work it was always a struggle to maintain proper posture, and my back was always achy to some extent at the end of the work day. Now I stand tall effortlessly all day and sit straight, body feels great, no aches or pains. 'Reset to factory settings' comes to mind again.
The effect on the mind is also remarkable, it is the feeling best described as consistent quiet happiness. The mind chatter is gone, negative thoughts or introjects are gone. My meditations have become much deeper, being in the present moment has entirely different quality now.
Dealing with difficult clients has become easy, there is this newly found capacity to empathize with people I didn't have any rapport before. I am judging less and observing and listening more.
Amanita seems to help with procrastination too, since I started I sorted out the pile of papers I was avoiding for months, I cleaned my dog's teeth - and I have been avoiding this for the last couple of years. I seem to accomplish a lot these days and I end days with satisfying feeing of good, productive day,
In short, I keep thinking: "This is how life should be, this is how we should be feeling all the time".
Haven't noticed any change in sleep yet. My sleep wasn't too bad to begin with, during the summer I had a problem going to bed early and during the last week I was quite disciplined and would be in bed before 10 PM.
There were few bumps in this road though, and I should mention it as a cautionary tale.
One day I tried to take second micro-dose in the evening. This was a big mistake.
I made a tea from 0.6 grams caps, simmered it for 49 minutes with added lemon juice. In theory this should have facilitated decarboxylation and achieve more muscimol which has relaxing effect and facilitates deeper sleep. However just opposite happened. The effect was incredible, considering that I took such a small dose, and not pleasant at all. Could not fall asleep for hours, and i kept getting strange images in front of my eyes. I interpreted these images as representations of all little I-s my false personality has.
Finally I managed to fall asleep, but was waking up every now and then. Following day I could still feel the efects, my nervous system seemed highly strung but I was still focused and able to function. Considering I hardly slept previous night I had loads of energy, however the feeling was just wierd. I skipped the dose that morning and at the end of the day I went to my usual yoga lesson, this is when the switch happend and my body and mind become relaxed. That night I went to bed at 9 and slept like a rock for 9 hours,woke up feeling completely restored, refreshed and strong. This feeling remained throughout the day.
I think it is very important to heed to Baba Masha's warning that The Less is More. If you going to try Amanita keep this in mind at all times! You might be feeling good and comfortable to increase the dose - but this is completely unnecesary.
It looks like I am extremely sensitive to Amanita and I discovered this harder way.
Also it seems that her recommendation about when to take it in the day is spot on. If you take it in the morning, and you feel energised and not sleepy then stick to this time. If it makes you sleepy then take it in the evening.
One dose is enough and you should never exceed 0.5 grams. Everyone seems to be unique in terms of response and that is why it is extremely important to thread softly, pay attention to your body and adjust accordingly.
My intuitive feeling is that messing with it by making tea (which seems to be very popular) and trying decarboxylation shortchanges full potential of this herb, I think when dry pieces are ingested in natural state your body processes them in most optimal way to reap the full benefit.
On Sunday I resumed the usual morning dose and was feeling great all day. However, in the evening I experinced something strange. All of the sudden I had subtle feeling of increased pressure in my head and I realised that my right ear hearing is impaired. The feeling is best described as if the volume in my right ear was turned down by about 40 percent. Luckily this did not last very long and after couple of hours everyhting went back to normal. There is a chance this was just due to water in my ear since I was in the pool that day but it felt different. Like some sort of reset of nerve sensitivity. In any case I thought it was worth mentioning it.
I take about 0.3h of dry caps every morning on an empty stomach.
Overall, the experience is very positive so far.
I have noticed marked increase in focus and mood. Also my energy levels and strength have significantly increased, I can see this with the weights I am now able to lift effortlessly when training.
Being very tall and due to my work it was always a struggle to maintain proper posture, and my back was always achy to some extent at the end of the work day. Now I stand tall effortlessly all day and sit straight, body feels great, no aches or pains. 'Reset to factory settings' comes to mind again.
The effect on the mind is also remarkable, it is the feeling best described as consistent quiet happiness. The mind chatter is gone, negative thoughts or introjects are gone. My meditations have become much deeper, being in the present moment has entirely different quality now.
Dealing with difficult clients has become easy, there is this newly found capacity to empathize with people I didn't have any rapport before. I am judging less and observing and listening more.
Amanita seems to help with procrastination too, since I started I sorted out the pile of papers I was avoiding for months, I cleaned my dog's teeth - and I have been avoiding this for the last couple of years. I seem to accomplish a lot these days and I end days with satisfying feeing of good, productive day,
In short, I keep thinking: "This is how life should be, this is how we should be feeling all the time".
Haven't noticed any change in sleep yet. My sleep wasn't too bad to begin with, during the summer I had a problem going to bed early and during the last week I was quite disciplined and would be in bed before 10 PM.
There were few bumps in this road though, and I should mention it as a cautionary tale.
One day I tried to take second micro-dose in the evening. This was a big mistake.
I made a tea from 0.6 grams caps, simmered it for 49 minutes with added lemon juice. In theory this should have facilitated decarboxylation and achieve more muscimol which has relaxing effect and facilitates deeper sleep. However just opposite happened. The effect was incredible, considering that I took such a small dose, and not pleasant at all. Could not fall asleep for hours, and i kept getting strange images in front of my eyes. I interpreted these images as representations of all little I-s my false personality has.
Finally I managed to fall asleep, but was waking up every now and then. Following day I could still feel the efects, my nervous system seemed highly strung but I was still focused and able to function. Considering I hardly slept previous night I had loads of energy, however the feeling was just wierd. I skipped the dose that morning and at the end of the day I went to my usual yoga lesson, this is when the switch happend and my body and mind become relaxed. That night I went to bed at 9 and slept like a rock for 9 hours,woke up feeling completely restored, refreshed and strong. This feeling remained throughout the day.
I think it is very important to heed to Baba Masha's warning that The Less is More. If you going to try Amanita keep this in mind at all times! You might be feeling good and comfortable to increase the dose - but this is completely unnecesary.
It looks like I am extremely sensitive to Amanita and I discovered this harder way.
Also it seems that her recommendation about when to take it in the day is spot on. If you take it in the morning, and you feel energised and not sleepy then stick to this time. If it makes you sleepy then take it in the evening.
One dose is enough and you should never exceed 0.5 grams. Everyone seems to be unique in terms of response and that is why it is extremely important to thread softly, pay attention to your body and adjust accordingly.
My intuitive feeling is that messing with it by making tea (which seems to be very popular) and trying decarboxylation shortchanges full potential of this herb, I think when dry pieces are ingested in natural state your body processes them in most optimal way to reap the full benefit.
On Sunday I resumed the usual morning dose and was feeling great all day. However, in the evening I experinced something strange. All of the sudden I had subtle feeling of increased pressure in my head and I realised that my right ear hearing is impaired. The feeling is best described as if the volume in my right ear was turned down by about 40 percent. Luckily this did not last very long and after couple of hours everyhting went back to normal. There is a chance this was just due to water in my ear since I was in the pool that day but it felt different. Like some sort of reset of nerve sensitivity. In any case I thought it was worth mentioning it.
This is a typo - should be 0.3 grams
I purchased a bottle of tincture, I believe it's 2000 mg, 1 ounce (30ml) but I can't equate that into a mathematical formula of how many drops to take. 
Possibly a questionable vendor because I ordered it before I saw the list of approved ones.. The directions on the box say it's not to be ingested at all, I think because of FDA regulations. The dosage is one dropper but there are no markings on the dropper.
Being cautious, I just took two drops under my tongue before bed on Monday, but no chande in sleep. Last night I took three drops under my tongue and still no change. What I'm looking for, is help with sleep so I'm hesitant to take it in the morning, because I'm sensitive to things and I don't want to be all wired out all day, I already have high morning cortisol and anxiety. Then again, I just may be one of the people that it doesn't work on. I will keep experimenting slowly and perhaps try ordering something different from one of the approved vendors.
Possibly a questionable vendor because I ordered it before I saw the list of approved ones.. The directions on the box say it's not to be ingested at all, I think because of FDA regulations. The dosage is one dropper but there are no markings on the dropper.Being cautious, I just took two drops under my tongue before bed on Monday, but no chande in sleep. Last night I took three drops under my tongue and still no change. What I'm looking for, is help with sleep so I'm hesitant to take it in the morning, because I'm sensitive to things and I don't want to be all wired out all day, I already have high morning cortisol and anxiety. Then again, I just may be one of the people that it doesn't work on. I will keep experimenting slowly and perhaps try ordering something different from one of the approved vendors.
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