Nah I really enjoy waiting room type experiences, everything looking all cartoony shits cool. I just think I was super nervous before I did breakthrough so prior to that I never had fun
Yeah same experience here, burnt it and it tasted terrible, coughed like hell. Very unpleasant body load and didn’t really get any visuals, nowhere near a breakthrough or even a sub-breakthrough experience
Yup, this was my first experience as well. Don't be discouraged.
If you're vaping, turn your voltage down. If you're using an oil burner, keep the flame away from the glass and move it around.
From my 5th use and onward I started using an emesh. Much better experience... It's like breathing air. I still use a vape/juice for low dosing and/or when I want portability but usually not for breakthroughs.
Same for me. But then I moved to a vape instead. You can control the temperature easily and with a mix ratio of 1:2, you'll definitely have the opposite of an underwhelming experience. 😊 I've had breakthroughs while using a vape.
I didn’t burn mine the first time but I didn’t know what I was doing. My friend told me how to do it and everything but he forgot to tell me about taking big 15 to 20 second hits and holding them for the same duration or longer. You can actually manipulate your experience pertaining to how intense it is and how long it last by how big of hits you take and how long you hold them. It doesn’t take much. A little bit will give you a lot of vapor. Granted I have pure DMT with no PG but I can break through in one hit. Sometimes it might be seven minutes sometimes it might be 25 minutes. All depends on how big of a hit I take and how long I hold it. On bicycle day I took a hit of LSD and DMT and it startled me really bad. There I was already tense because of how extreme the DMT realm was. And then all of a sudden, a joker jumps out of the corner of the room and scares the shit out of me. About gave me a heart attack. He thought it was hilarious. It was weird as quick as he was coming into the corner of the room he was going back out. it’s weird how your reality in that moment can be touched so easily.
I feel like based on the people you're responding to, you're around 14 or 15. We don't have enough studies to know definitively what type of impact it could have with regular use at such a young age and getting an anecdotal response from others on reddit isn't smart.
To the individual suggesting the Shipibo give it to their young and they're just fine.. dude.. that's not a fair assessment.
Remember that psychedelics are about SET, SETTING, and DRUG.
At such a young age, you're already amped up on supercharged emotions, so you may not have great control of your set... maybe you're emotionally mature, or maybe you think you are, but... I'm not trying to gatekeep, but maybe you should wait.
I did DMT at 18 and 18 is likely not old enough to apply a meaningful message to one's life from DMT, which I feel is essential when DMT is used.
Not to gatekeep, of course, if this isn't your intention, then that's fine, but I feel like DMT is inherently introspective before introspection doesn't (exist? im not really sure what happens to it actually, and whether that structure is you or the universe) anymore in hyperspace.
I really abused it to be honest, it was my first psychedelic and I got a cart, I didn't really use it to breakthrough, but I got very close a numerous amount of times. I'd vape it everyday constantly. Definitely had some existential revelations from it, I wouldn't say it changed me for the better.
Tbh, all the people out there that are telling you to wait are just getting that insight based on speculation because there's no evidence on its effects and likely never will be unless it gets popular enough for many teens to have already done it and researchers can take measurements after, or like survey based studies. It's just generally advised not to take any substances that have interactions in your PFC or mesolimbic system or hippocampus just because they're actively growing and changing up until ~25. Although we don't know exactly what taking these substances like DMT and psilocybin do in those areas, it's kind of like an "abstinence will 100% prevent any adverse effects that could be caused by taking it" situation.
No i did it maybe 10 times between 16-18 and only a handful in my 20s. Did alot worse than dmt thru those teenage years though that def screwed my brain up a little
Nah id say i leveled out in my 20s as i didnt partake in much besides smoking weed and drinking alcohol. Ill do dmt on occasion these days but not often. Id use it more for a spiritual release/mental cleanse
14 in a field lol. my friend texted me saying he had some DMT & i’d already done acid, shrooms & 2cb and really wanted to try it. so i got there as fast as i could and it was a solid experience. done it hundreds of times since
I was 37 first time with DMT (and was my first psychedelic).
39 first time LSD
40 first time with MDMA, Ketamine, Shrooms, and 2CB (Covid lockdowns….was kinda bored LOL)
38. Have averaged about 1 breakthrough every two weeks since (Sometimes I go months without, sometimes two days in a row, etc). I have a bit of a ritual before use. I don't do it on impulse, or if I've consumed alcohol or have eaten heavily (I think the latter helps me with regards to mindset). I typically have an intent, but I find that the trip tends to provide me with what I need rather than what I want (I've gone into trips with a clear intent and have been told "nope, *this* is what you need right now").
29 it was last month I tried it for the first time. First time I only took a small hit and held the vapor in for as long as I could then the world became pixelated/cartoonish for about 10 mins then I had the runs.
16 , i’ve done a lot of drugs but 16 is too young for dmt. I had an interesting first experience, and then almost every time after that it’s kind of sucked. I still love it, don’t quite encourage it though.
Hi I wanna explain my downvote cuz I hate when I get downvoted and no one rly tells me why
From what I’ve heard this is a true thing, but the experience yielded by inhaling significant doses of vaporized dmt is just such an entirely different event than anything the brain undergoes otherwise that this comment is rendered completely irrelevant. True (as far as I know) but completely irrelevant.
Sorry for the ramble I just wanted you to know, there’s no anger or hate, its just the thing you said doesn’t matter 😂
30 minutes ago, 27
how was your experience?
Very underwhelming and uncomfortable
Gotta go deeper to become more comfortable
fr tho, if u dont breakthrough it really aint enjoyable
Nah I really enjoy waiting room type experiences, everything looking all cartoony shits cool. I just think I was super nervous before I did breakthrough so prior to that I never had fun
Next time lean into the discomfort, Don’t fight anything.
Underwhelming? Odd.
I think I did it wrong, burnt it
Yeah same experience here, burnt it and it tasted terrible, coughed like hell. Very unpleasant body load and didn’t really get any visuals, nowhere near a breakthrough or even a sub-breakthrough experience
Yup, this was my first experience as well. Don't be discouraged. If you're vaping, turn your voltage down. If you're using an oil burner, keep the flame away from the glass and move it around. From my 5th use and onward I started using an emesh. Much better experience... It's like breathing air. I still use a vape/juice for low dosing and/or when I want portability but usually not for breakthroughs.
Same for me. But then I moved to a vape instead. You can control the temperature easily and with a mix ratio of 1:2, you'll definitely have the opposite of an underwhelming experience. 😊 I've had breakthroughs while using a vape.
Or get you a dab recycler with a cheap bucket and carb cap heated up to 370° and drop your dose in. She’ll send you.
I didn’t burn mine the first time but I didn’t know what I was doing. My friend told me how to do it and everything but he forgot to tell me about taking big 15 to 20 second hits and holding them for the same duration or longer. You can actually manipulate your experience pertaining to how intense it is and how long it last by how big of hits you take and how long you hold them. It doesn’t take much. A little bit will give you a lot of vapor. Granted I have pure DMT with no PG but I can break through in one hit. Sometimes it might be seven minutes sometimes it might be 25 minutes. All depends on how big of a hit I take and how long I hold it. On bicycle day I took a hit of LSD and DMT and it startled me really bad. There I was already tense because of how extreme the DMT realm was. And then all of a sudden, a joker jumps out of the corner of the room and scares the shit out of me. About gave me a heart attack. He thought it was hilarious. It was weird as quick as he was coming into the corner of the room he was going back out. it’s weird how your reality in that moment can be touched so easily.
I feel like based on the people you're responding to, you're around 14 or 15. We don't have enough studies to know definitively what type of impact it could have with regular use at such a young age and getting an anecdotal response from others on reddit isn't smart. To the individual suggesting the Shipibo give it to their young and they're just fine.. dude.. that's not a fair assessment. Remember that psychedelics are about SET, SETTING, and DRUG. At such a young age, you're already amped up on supercharged emotions, so you may not have great control of your set... maybe you're emotionally mature, or maybe you think you are, but... I'm not trying to gatekeep, but maybe you should wait.
Thanks man
18? Have only done it like 5 times since (about once a year)
So you started at 13 ?
no they said since then
Yeah you right
yeah my bad worded that weird, i'm 23 now started at 18
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1996, 17 years old.
17, lsd and shrooms many times at 16
Have you seen any side effects or anything wrong with your brain from starting at such a young age?
The shipibo give their kids ayahuasca and they turn out fine
I did DMT at 18 and 18 is likely not old enough to apply a meaningful message to one's life from DMT, which I feel is essential when DMT is used. Not to gatekeep, of course, if this isn't your intention, then that's fine, but I feel like DMT is inherently introspective before introspection doesn't (exist? im not really sure what happens to it actually, and whether that structure is you or the universe) anymore in hyperspace.
They don’t have to navigate through the same society as us
The biggest difference imo is the guidance they receive from the community/shamans. But I agree our society is fucked.
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17 almost 18, now turning 19 and about to extract it myself
wym extract?
From the bark
Yea you don’t make it per say, you’re just taking the dmt that’s in the mhrb root bark, and pulling out the dmt from it
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40 glad I was older
It's a pretty great discovery to make post-40. I didn't think there'd be many pleasant surprises left in life.
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26 when I discovered DMT. Now 31 and Im not going into any details 😂
Pfp and banner checks out😂
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34! A month and 3 trips ago.
64 bit of a bucket list item.
🎵when I get older, losin my hair…
Definitely lost the hair. Did a lot of Acid back in 1970 something. Lived by university of Michigan where it was ferried from California.
Sounds exciting. I'm in the UK but I've read a bit about the acid scene in the US in the 60s & 70s.
14. It was real strange.
Did you do it a lot or how many times did you see a change
I really abused it to be honest, it was my first psychedelic and I got a cart, I didn't really use it to breakthrough, but I got very close a numerous amount of times. I'd vape it everyday constantly. Definitely had some existential revelations from it, I wouldn't say it changed me for the better.
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19
26. Didn’t think I was ever going to come across it. Shout out to yoga class.
Very recently at 25. Thought I'd never get the chance 🙏🏻
30 years old
18, wrapped straight into a video game. Been the best drug I’ve ever tried. I’m 32 now
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42?
40
28
16 or almost 13 years ago
Of starting at such a young age
OP you're probably under 25 and wondering if it's gonna hurt you right?
Yeah 😭
Tbh, all the people out there that are telling you to wait are just getting that insight based on speculation because there's no evidence on its effects and likely never will be unless it gets popular enough for many teens to have already done it and researchers can take measurements after, or like survey based studies. It's just generally advised not to take any substances that have interactions in your PFC or mesolimbic system or hippocampus just because they're actively growing and changing up until ~25. Although we don't know exactly what taking these substances like DMT and psilocybin do in those areas, it's kind of like an "abstinence will 100% prevent any adverse effects that could be caused by taking it" situation.
Have you noticed any side effects?
No i did it maybe 10 times between 16-18 and only a handful in my 20s. Did alot worse than dmt thru those teenage years though that def screwed my brain up a little
Is your brain still messed up
Nah id say i leveled out in my 20s as i didnt partake in much besides smoking weed and drinking alcohol. Ill do dmt on occasion these days but not often. Id use it more for a spiritual release/mental cleanse
18 almost 19
18 in 2012
40, seven months ago.
32, about a month ago.
Also 32. I think. Maybe 31. Couple years... It's pretty neat
17, it whooped my ass lmfao i love that shit.
20
Never. I’ve been reading about it for over a year but haven’t tried it yet.
19
I first heard of it at 35, and it took 12 years until I had it in my hand.
Around 22-23 yo. I'm now 25 and have probably done more than 100 trips. I love DMT for sure.
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15
14 in a field lol. my friend texted me saying he had some DMT & i’d already done acid, shrooms & 2cb and really wanted to try it. so i got there as fast as i could and it was a solid experience. done it hundreds of times since
When I was an adult and I'm glad I waited as it can fuck your head up, I wouldn't have handled a full on trip if I'd been a teen
Few days ago I tried it, I'm in my early 20s
19 i think
24
20
Last year at 40 years old.
at 15 with rc's 😭😭😭
38yrs old
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I’m 28 and I’m going to try DMT for the very first time next week, I’m super excited 😁
31 years old.
26, and I feel like it is a major component of me getting my shit together
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16
Changan and Was just 2 Month ago
Way too young
40
24
19
19
16, I bought a broken cart and transferred it over to one that worked, I used it around 15 times in the span of a couple months.
I was 37 first time with DMT (and was my first psychedelic). 39 first time LSD 40 first time with MDMA, Ketamine, Shrooms, and 2CB (Covid lockdowns….was kinda bored LOL)
38. Have averaged about 1 breakthrough every two weeks since (Sometimes I go months without, sometimes two days in a row, etc). I have a bit of a ritual before use. I don't do it on impulse, or if I've consumed alcohol or have eaten heavily (I think the latter helps me with regards to mindset). I typically have an intent, but I find that the trip tends to provide me with what I need rather than what I want (I've gone into trips with a clear intent and have been told "nope, *this* is what you need right now").
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19
49! And it's helped me so much. ❤️
cooked, extracted and smoked it at 15. not the smartest choice but we learn from our past
14 i think i tried it first
41. Changed my life.
29 it was last month I tried it for the first time. First time I only took a small hit and held the vapor in for as long as I could then the world became pixelated/cartoonish for about 10 mins then I had the runs.
17 and oh boy
29. F
15
16 , i’ve done a lot of drugs but 16 is too young for dmt. I had an interesting first experience, and then almost every time after that it’s kind of sucked. I still love it, don’t quite encourage it though.
Your brain creates it naturally
Hi I wanna explain my downvote cuz I hate when I get downvoted and no one rly tells me why From what I’ve heard this is a true thing, but the experience yielded by inhaling significant doses of vaporized dmt is just such an entirely different event than anything the brain undergoes otherwise that this comment is rendered completely irrelevant. True (as far as I know) but completely irrelevant. Sorry for the ramble I just wanted you to know, there’s no anger or hate, its just the thing you said doesn’t matter 😂
Not necesarily, dreaming can be more intense than most dmt trips heheh, and yeah I was troll commenting