Safer use:
►You’ll start getting high on psychadelic mushrooms around 20 to 40 minutes after you ingest them. Although their effects are similar to LSD, there are some differences. The trip will likely be less pronounced and easier to handle, meaning it is possible to get high in a more relaxed way.
►A trip will usually last about six hours – this is significantly shorter than with LSD.
►Psychadelic mushrooms can enable an emotionally deep exploration of one’s inner dimensions. Physical perceptions may change and intensify and thoughts and visions will not necessarily be linear. Your feelings may intensify and deintensify during the trip.
►Never use mushrooms when alone. Only use them around people who you know and trust in a quiet and safe environment. If you feel anxious during your trip just try to keep calm.
►Don’t take mushrooms on a full stomach and make sure you are in a good mood before taking them.
►Avoid using mushrooms if you are suffering from schizophrenic disorders, psychoses, epilepsy, bipolar disorders or borderline personality disorder.
►Have you been using mushrooms too often? A drug counselor can help you.
Safer sex:
►Mushrooms can alter your reality, loosing how you act and prompting you to live out sexual fantasies. You may have unsafe sex, which increases the possibility of infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
►Sex and mushrooms only mix if partners trust each other. Be sure to clarify in advance how far you are willing to go. Remember that there is always a danger of a bad trip.
►Use low doses so you can stay aware of what’s going on and can recognize your partner’s defense mechanisms.
►Before getting down to business, make sure you have enough lube, gloves and condoms ready.
►Pay attention to your body. If you notice something wrong, then visit a doctor immediately. Get tested for sexually transmitted infections every six months if you’ve often been changing partners. And get vaccinated against hepatitis A and B.
►If you are living with HIV and are taking mushrooms, consult with a doctor. Though it is generally not acutely dangerous to use mushrooms and HIV medication at the same time, using both at once can lead to an intensifcation of your trip.
Acute drug emergencies:
Tel: 01805 313031
24-hours service
Additional information is available here:
Drogen-Info-Berlin e.V.
Information and self-help
www.drogen-info-berlin.de
Anette Hoffmann
Counselling and therapy
www.thefirststep-berlin.de
Alice-Projekt Frankfurt
www.alice-project.de
eclipse e.V. Berlin
Psychedelic drugs crisis intervention
www.eclipse-online.de
Schwulenberatung Berlin
Substance abuse counselling and therapy
www.schuwlenberatungberlin.de
- Just Say Know! Zürich
Information, education, pill testing
www.know-drugs.ch
This flyer is a joint project of manCheckBerlin, Drogen-Info-Berlin and the-first-step Berlin.
You can find additional information about drug use, harm reduction advice and more at the above addresses.
