scottr1966

Actually I posted the wrong link for the Dead show with the Hard to Handle. The version I'm talking about is from another show. Will find and post.

Ok so I've been on Hydrocodone for two weeks for my herniated disc. I no longer need to take it now that the pain is much less. The dose is 7.5mg and i was taking 4 per day. I have never had the opportunity to taper off....always went cold turkey and the withdrawals were hell. I would like to try and minimize the wd. I've heard that tapering will do this. Like I should take 3 per day for 5 days, 2 per day for 5 days, and so on until I run out. I'm down to 5 pills so I would have to get a script for just enough to do the taper down. Anyone have experience with this? Does it really diminish the wd? Thanks! Scott

Cool stuff. I gotta explore some on this guy. Right now I am binging on the Dead and the Furthur band (Bob Weir and Phil Lesh 's new project). If you're into live Dead, check out archive.org. Shows are uploaded in the Live Music Archive. Soundboards are streaming only but you can download the audience recordings. I recently came across this one. Check out this version of "Hard To Handle". Jerry just rips this one and you cannot sit still. Such jammin' guitar on this version. And the crowd is estatic. Put on the headphones and crank it! http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=r8YLDb2hiLU If you wanna check out what the boys are up to currently, check out this gem from MSG spring tour 2011 (and no, that is NOT Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, it's John Kadlecik) Furthur band bio: http://www.furthur.net/band MSG show: http://www.archive.org/details/furthur2010-11-21.sbd.official.113088.flac16

It sure opened the pathway for communication with the Gian mind ;D

I once ate 5 dried grams..just chewed them up. Tripped like a bandit and had gastro difficulties trying to digest the material. As intense as the trip was, the last thing I needed was a serious rumbly in my tummy! Seems at higher doses, nausea it almost inevitable but the tea method greatly minimizes it IMO.

Here is my method: Grind the measured dose of shrooms in a coffee grinder or chop them as fine as possible if you don't have a grinder. If using a grinder, make sure it is completely dry before use. Bring one cup water to a rolling boil. Remove pot from burner and toss in the shrooms (which should now be powder) and one of those flavored vitamin C packets. Stir it a little and let it steep for at least 20 minutes. Pour through a strainer into a cup, discard the sludge (won't be much since it's a powder) and toss the cup into the fridge to chill. Drink when ready. This really cuts down on the nausea. And remember to toss in the shrooms AFTER boiling. Heating the shrooms on the stove will boil the alkaloids out. Works every time for me and you lose no effect by discarding the sludgy shrooms. The vitamin C packet gives it a very nice flavor. Scott

I new I recognized the voice. I have seen the Aquarium Rescue Unit!

Ok I'm really digging Hampton Grease.

Total sonic madness which contorts the body. I give you The Mars Volta http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=r8YLDb2hiLU Hope the link works

That is weird. Anyway, it's early to mid 70's I guess. He was in the religious phase wearing a rag on his head. And I checked out the Bamba Shack. Outta sight.

CHFather, you click on the link and the Dylan video does not come up? It does when I click on it. Or am I misunderstanding you? Bamba Shack? Still not real sure.

I am not the most experienced one here, but some would advise that you give it 5-7 days, see how you are, then dose again. Then maybe again in another 5-7 days. A chronic case can be hard to bust so you may have to get aggressive on the beast. Then again, some have success after one dose or two. Everyone responds differently. Some are of the opinion that you should stretch it out between doses until e HA really starts cranking. On the other hand, why suffer with pian if you have the dosing materials handy? It's an experiment that you will have to figure out what works for you. I am sure others will chime in here. For those headphones, I would highly recommend The Grateful Dead's "Anthem Of The Sun" for your next bust ;D Good luck! Scott

Hang in there fireface. I'm curious what the size of your dose was. Hopefully you have 02 to deal with the post dose hits. Keep us posted on your progress. Scott

I think I can answer that fireface. Tabs = LSD Scott

Wishing y'all the best. Bust em if you got em 8-)

Thanks all. I will post over there and see what I can find. Scott

Alleyoop. Sorry to hear that your back in high cycle but very glad to know you got relief from your recent bust. Does this prove, once again, that we cannot rely on prescribed meds to do the trick? Seems it was "working" for you for some time but, as with most, it became ineffective. On the vitamin regimen, I had started the D3, Fish Oil, Magnesium/Calcium a couple of weeks ago. I don't know if many one else has had this side effect but my tongue and throat became kind of raw so I stopped the whole regimen and it cleared up. I wonder which of these supplements caused that or was it the combo of them all? I may just re-start with the D3 and see what happens. Then begging to incorporate the others, any thoughts on this? Thanks Scott

Means everywheres boy! Please stay here Richard!

Right on Ting. And thank you for the invaluable support and advice you have given me. Scott

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=XI5frPV58tY

Oops let me correct myself. The general rule is to bust every 5 days then stretch it out. Keep reading this board. Scott

Welcome Barbara. You've gotten great advice here. Best of luck to you. Please bust Asap and report back. We will help you thru the process. And never get discouraged. I may take a little time and may get worse before better....usually a sign that it's working. Scott

Good. You will fit right in. I was diagnosed with cluster back in December 2009 and I have had a daily HA (headache) ever since. I do not have as severe a case as many here but I would consider my condition chronic. I tried busting with shrooms around May of last year. My dose ranged from 1g to 2.5g and I busted around 6 times over about an 8 week period. The general rule of thumb is to dose every 7 days if you can. How many doses depends on your response. Everyone is different and there are no set rules. For me, the shrooms did about the same job as any prescribed med that may work for an individual. They kept the HA from becoming unbearable. I still maintained daily shadows but I was dealing with it ok. Just to add to what I've said, and as you know, traditional meds may work for a bit, then they stop or the side effects become intolerable. Due to personal circumstances, back in Oct last year, I dropped off tis board for a while. My daughter became ill and had to spend some time in the hospital. I was off all meds at the time and had to resort to narcotics to get me thru that period. Fast forward to late March this year, I had been on inderal...worked then stopped, indomethicine...gave me the runs. Then they wanted to put me on tricyclic antidepressant. I said no thanks. I stayed on the anti-inflammatory as long as I could bare it, all the while I was looking for LSD. I had come to the conclusion that I no longer liked the shroom high. That just me. I had used acid recreationally in the past and found it more effable. Plus I had read that it may be more effective. I finally found some and you can read my post under "Share you busting stories" entitled "Busting 16 month cycle with LSD". This latest busting session has convinced me that it does work. I am still in the process of figuring out what success really means to me and how often I may need to bust. Some folks kill the beast with a minimal number of busts. Others have to bust very often and find their optimum dose. The word is chronics are harder to bust. I wish you the best of luck kind sir. There are folks here with a lot more knowledge and experience than me so tap in to it. And while you're at it, enjoy the bust. Dust off that old Airplane record and give a spin ;D Scott

Well sung

One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small. It's just like riding a bike, man 8-)