u/ScranglinTanglin

I'm just looking for input on my experiences so far. I'm a newby working my up on dose for treatment of depression and anxiety.

I use Ochras that I grew myself and make tea. I tried .5g and was fine, then 1g a month later and was also okay overall but had some dizziness and headache. Then I did 1.25g another month later and was quite uncomfortable. I felt very tired/sleepy and somehow restless at the same time. I also felt very scatterbrained and had racing thoughts. It was very difficult to concentrate on anything and I was just kind of miserable because I didn't know what to do with myself. It was just a really bizarre headspace. I had very light closed eye visuals and slight open eye ones as well.

Someone on here said maybe I was just in a weird in-between spot where I wasn't really fully tripping and that those issues may go away if I went higher. They suggested I go to 2g next time. That was 3 weeks ago and I'm considering doing it tonight or tomorrow night and am just nervous. I just don't want to end up even more uncomfortable and anxious.

Any input welcome.

I'm just looking for input on my experiences so far. I'm a newby working my up on dose for treatment of depression and anxiety.

I use Ochras that I grew myself and make tea. I tried .5g and was fine, then 1g a month later and was also okay overall but had some dizziness and headache. Then I did 1.25g another month later and was quite uncomfortable. I felt very tired/sleepy and somehow restless at the same time. I also felt very scatterbrained and had racing thoughts. It was very difficult to concentrate on anything and I was just kind of miserable because I didn't know what to do with myself. It was just a really bizarre headspace. I had very light closed eye visuals and slight open eye ones as well.

Someone on here said maybe I was just in a weird in-between spot where I wasn't really fully tripping and that those issues may go away if I went higher. They suggested I go to 2g next time. That was 3 weeks ago and I'm considering doing it tonight or tomorrow night and am just nervous. I just don't want to end up even more uncomfortable and anxious.

Any input welcome.

I'm a beginner and made a plan to go up from .5g in half gram increments. I'm using Ochras that I grew. My understanding is that they are at least somewhat more potent than Cubes. I used cubes once about 3 yrs ago, but I was on SSRIs then and the effect seemed quite blunted, so I don't really have anything to compare this to. I wondered if going from 1 to 1.5g may be a bit of a jump given how I felt comparing the .5 to 1g, so I decided I'd just go from 1 to 1.25g this time.

I felt a lot of what I think is considered body load. Like a weight/pressure on my body. Very sluggish and no energy and yet an odd restlessness. Also slightly dizzy/lightheaded. I also felt very tired and even sleepy for the majority of it. That was very distracting for me and I just didn't know what to do with myself during it. I was worried I'd fall asleep if I laid down and closed my eyes. I had light open and closed eye visuals.

I kind of just laid there and tried to think about my intention, but I just ended up with scattered thoughts about my life and difficulties in general. The only real theme was feeling very disconnected to other people and how alone and isolated I feel. I was recently diagnosed with Autism and have always had issues connecting with other and making friends. Issues with a couple of my family members have also resulted in my feeling isolated and removed from my family.

I don't know if I was kind of in a weird in between spot as far as level of tripping and that's why I was so uncomfortable. Six weeks ago when I did 1g of the Ochras, I felt more dizzy and that was the distraction on that occasion. That was better this time, but the overall restlessness and fighting the sleepiness was worse and I found myself really wrestling with that a lot. That and the racing/scattered thoughts was also really hard for me to deal with.

Any advice or input would be very welcome.