Amanita Muscaria isn't working for me, and I'm desperate to know why
Hi everyone, this is probably going to be a bit of a long post so here's the TLDR :
I've started experimenting with amanita around the 14th of may. Tried both some tea and dried caps. Each time I've taken a dose, I've felt next to nothing even though I ended up taking more and more with each try. I went from 0.5 grams the first time to 6 grams yesterday and pretty didn't feel anything. I really don't understand what's going on and it's hard to believe I end up super sober on a dose that makes some people trippin balls...
As for the full story :
I live in Europe. I've bought from a trusted source 50 grams of dried caps of amanita muscaria with the hope of having regular microdoses to help with anxiety and perhaps give some energy for work with the consumption of IBO rich doses.
Around the 13th of may, I've made a 7 grams batch of tea to make 0.5g doses in the form of ice cubes. I followed the instructions I've found very carefully, boiling water, letting it cool down just a bit, to then simmer the caps for around 25 mins (I didn't do any decarb steps). The night after, I took a 0.5g dose mixed in some warm tea to make the taste more bearable. I felt very little effects, so I took another 0.5g an hour after. In about 3 hours total, I felt midly relaxed but didn't feel like this was anything out of the ordinary at all.
When I went to work on the 15th, I wanted to try the dried caps to see how I reacted with more IBO. Took 0.75g in the morning, then 1.75g around noon. Long story short : the effects were extremely mild. I started to suspect placebo a lot at that point for any of the slightly positive effects I experienced during the afternoon.
The night of the 16th, I felt kind of frustrated and wanted to go with a high dose to really feel something. I took 2.5 grams of tea at first, and felt very little for about an hour. In the span of two hours, I then ingested 1.5g, and then 2g more. Still nothing. I couldn't believe I had 6 grams of muscidol in me without feeling shit, when I originally got told that 1 gram could make you super drowsy...
And here I am, not knowing what the hell is up with me and my body. I feel like I should say that I drink alcohol here and there, and a single glass of beer can make me tipsy in less than 30mins. I really didn't think I would be able to handle a single gram of AM before I tried it (fyi I'm 1.78m/5.8ft tall and weigh 63kg/138lb)
Does anyone here also experience insane tolerance with AM ? If anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it... Also feel free to ask me anything if extra information is needed.
Thank you all