Green Rust
Rising Star
After extracting mescaline from bridgesii cactus using KASH's Tek, I was eager to give it a try. I do a lot of traveling for my job and was going to be away for a few days staying in a hotel. I purposely scheduled the first day's appointments first thing in the morning so I would have the rest of the day to trip. I scheduled my next day's appointments in the afternoon so I would be able to sleep in. I chose 500mg because I wanted to be sure I experienced full effects.
12:00pm:
I mixed the 500mg into a bottle of juice and drank about a quarter when I began my drive to the hotel (approx 50 minutes away). It was my intention to slowly sip until I arrived at the hotel. I was under the impression that it takes a good two hours for effects to kick in. However, after about 20 minutes I started to feel different and knew I was getting high. Music was sounding very good. There were very mild visual effects (blotches of light afterglow, similar to when you stare at a light bulb and then look elsewhere). So I decided to discontinue drinking until in my room.
1:00pm:
I arrive at my hotel and find it to be one that accommodates many conferences. There are about 3 going on. I get to my room, finish up some paperwork and then down another quarter of the bottle. I am starting to feel more effects, but still mild visuals. In another half hour I consume another quarter of the bottle. I find myself staring at patterns in an attempt to test the drug's effectiveness. Visuals however, remain mild (slight morphing of wood grain patterns on door).
2:30pm:
I down the remainder of my drink and decide to go for a walk. Effects are slightly stronger at this point, but no real change in intensity or visuals. I decide to get something to drink and perhaps some headphones as I forgot mine. I end up walking a mile or two trying to find a store with headphones. I end up at a large all purpose budget store. I find a pair of very cheap headphones and buy a bottle of vitamin water.
3:30pm:
No change in visuals, but effects slowly getting more intense. There is a deli next door, so I order a chicken wrap. This is where I start to realize how high I am. I am able to order and communicate without issue, but it's definitely different. I decide to eat outside and begin to slip deeper into the high. Visuals are getting rapidly more intense. I notice quick changes in patterns on the picnic table. Store signs are starting to pulse. I eat maybe a quarter of my chicken wrap and toss the rest. Effects continue to become stronger. I begin to worry that I may not be able to function in public soon. I calm myself down and decide to walk back to my hotel. I notice a cab in the parking lot and ask the driver for a ride. He makes some sarcastic remark that his fare inside the store may be upset if he leaves. He offers to call me a cab and I graciously accept. I am not sure if he can tell how messed up I am, but he is definitely guiding me through the call, telling me my location and where I should wait. I sit on a window ledge waiting for the cab and notice the clouds in the sky expanding, the blue sky is a nice color. Visuals are getting more intense, a lot of image retention effects. Cab arrives, I get in, give my destination and hope I get back soon. There is traffic, cab driver is offering apologies, I could care less. I walk straight to my room and am so thankful to be back.
4:30pm:
Drug is in full force. Very intense visuals, almost like there is a film of soapy water covering my entire visual range, but without the suds. I am experiencing slight panic as I have never taken mescaline and I am aware that 500mg is a heavy dose. Not sure how much more intense this will get. I opt to go to the bathroom and induce vomiting. This is absolutely pointless, it only serves to dehydrate me. I try my best to compose myself. I have had many experiences taking heavy doses of mushrooms and tell myself I have been here before. I find a bottle of water and concentrate on keeping myself hydrated. At this point I check my phone. The intense light of the screen is creating some fantastic visual effects, depths and patterns are rapidly changing. I find my friends asking me how my trip is going from our forum on "whatsapp". I am clear headed and able to converse with them without issue. The autocorrect feature on my iphone is working wonders. Talking to my friends brings me to a very pleasant place and I begin to enjoy my trip. I no longer am thinking about the negative effects my body may be experiencing and begin to relax.
5-7PM:
I listen to some very peaceful music and melt into my bed. My eyes are closed and I am constructing wonderful colorful patterns in my head. I continuously see Native tribal patterns. I note that this is very interesting as I typically have no association with these patterns in my day to day life. I find that I am able to control my thought process with ease. I find this very different from a heavy mushroom experience where your thoughts can so easily take you places you do not wish to go. There is absolutely no paranoia at this point. I decide to take a walk through the hotel to see how I function in public. The conferences have transitioned into a mini cocktail party in the large lobby which overlooks the pool. I walk through the crowd without worry. I find my way back to my room and continue to listen to music. Waving my hands in front of my face has fantastic effects of tracers. The soapy film continues to envelop my visual range causing mild rainbow patterns at the edges of objects. When I press the letters on my phone screen there is a rainbow ripple in water effect. I am peaceful and continue to relax. The only thing I am mindful of is the need to stay hydrated.
7:00pm:
Effects are still full force. I decide to take a shower. My shower is equipped with a sit down bench. I stay maybe a half hour with hot water pouring down my head while listening to music. It is very peaceful and calming.
8:00pm:
Effects are still strong, I lay in bed thinking about my life and how I should treat people better, especially friends and loved ones.
9:00pm - 12:00am:
I check my heart rate which is slightly elevated at 86 beats/minute. I am starting to come down, visuals are losing intensity. I am grateful for the decline. My body is very tired. I feel drained. I lay on the bed listening to music. I am hungry, but have no energy to go anywhere.
12:00am - 4:00am:
I lay in bed hoping for sleep, it does not come. I call the front desk and request a late check out which is granted.
4:00am - 12:30pm:
I finally get sleep, but wake up every hour. My sleep consists of dreams. I am cold throughout the night. I turn the temperature up and sleep with a bathrobe on.
The following day I am groggy and feel hungover. I struggle to get through my meeting. I do not eat until 6:30pm. When I return home I immediately take a nap. The next day I am completely refreshed.
I very much enjoyed the psychedelic effects, however 500mg was too intense for me to completely enjoy the trip. I think I will do half the dose my next venture out. I feel it would not matter what I was doing, I would have a great time regardless. There was absolutely no paranoia and I was able to converse with my friends with ease. I think this is a great drug to do with friends.
Thanks for reading
12:00pm:
I mixed the 500mg into a bottle of juice and drank about a quarter when I began my drive to the hotel (approx 50 minutes away). It was my intention to slowly sip until I arrived at the hotel. I was under the impression that it takes a good two hours for effects to kick in. However, after about 20 minutes I started to feel different and knew I was getting high. Music was sounding very good. There were very mild visual effects (blotches of light afterglow, similar to when you stare at a light bulb and then look elsewhere). So I decided to discontinue drinking until in my room.
1:00pm:
I arrive at my hotel and find it to be one that accommodates many conferences. There are about 3 going on. I get to my room, finish up some paperwork and then down another quarter of the bottle. I am starting to feel more effects, but still mild visuals. In another half hour I consume another quarter of the bottle. I find myself staring at patterns in an attempt to test the drug's effectiveness. Visuals however, remain mild (slight morphing of wood grain patterns on door).
2:30pm:
I down the remainder of my drink and decide to go for a walk. Effects are slightly stronger at this point, but no real change in intensity or visuals. I decide to get something to drink and perhaps some headphones as I forgot mine. I end up walking a mile or two trying to find a store with headphones. I end up at a large all purpose budget store. I find a pair of very cheap headphones and buy a bottle of vitamin water.
3:30pm:
No change in visuals, but effects slowly getting more intense. There is a deli next door, so I order a chicken wrap. This is where I start to realize how high I am. I am able to order and communicate without issue, but it's definitely different. I decide to eat outside and begin to slip deeper into the high. Visuals are getting rapidly more intense. I notice quick changes in patterns on the picnic table. Store signs are starting to pulse. I eat maybe a quarter of my chicken wrap and toss the rest. Effects continue to become stronger. I begin to worry that I may not be able to function in public soon. I calm myself down and decide to walk back to my hotel. I notice a cab in the parking lot and ask the driver for a ride. He makes some sarcastic remark that his fare inside the store may be upset if he leaves. He offers to call me a cab and I graciously accept. I am not sure if he can tell how messed up I am, but he is definitely guiding me through the call, telling me my location and where I should wait. I sit on a window ledge waiting for the cab and notice the clouds in the sky expanding, the blue sky is a nice color. Visuals are getting more intense, a lot of image retention effects. Cab arrives, I get in, give my destination and hope I get back soon. There is traffic, cab driver is offering apologies, I could care less. I walk straight to my room and am so thankful to be back.
4:30pm:
Drug is in full force. Very intense visuals, almost like there is a film of soapy water covering my entire visual range, but without the suds. I am experiencing slight panic as I have never taken mescaline and I am aware that 500mg is a heavy dose. Not sure how much more intense this will get. I opt to go to the bathroom and induce vomiting. This is absolutely pointless, it only serves to dehydrate me. I try my best to compose myself. I have had many experiences taking heavy doses of mushrooms and tell myself I have been here before. I find a bottle of water and concentrate on keeping myself hydrated. At this point I check my phone. The intense light of the screen is creating some fantastic visual effects, depths and patterns are rapidly changing. I find my friends asking me how my trip is going from our forum on "whatsapp". I am clear headed and able to converse with them without issue. The autocorrect feature on my iphone is working wonders. Talking to my friends brings me to a very pleasant place and I begin to enjoy my trip. I no longer am thinking about the negative effects my body may be experiencing and begin to relax.
5-7PM:
I listen to some very peaceful music and melt into my bed. My eyes are closed and I am constructing wonderful colorful patterns in my head. I continuously see Native tribal patterns. I note that this is very interesting as I typically have no association with these patterns in my day to day life. I find that I am able to control my thought process with ease. I find this very different from a heavy mushroom experience where your thoughts can so easily take you places you do not wish to go. There is absolutely no paranoia at this point. I decide to take a walk through the hotel to see how I function in public. The conferences have transitioned into a mini cocktail party in the large lobby which overlooks the pool. I walk through the crowd without worry. I find my way back to my room and continue to listen to music. Waving my hands in front of my face has fantastic effects of tracers. The soapy film continues to envelop my visual range causing mild rainbow patterns at the edges of objects. When I press the letters on my phone screen there is a rainbow ripple in water effect. I am peaceful and continue to relax. The only thing I am mindful of is the need to stay hydrated.
7:00pm:
Effects are still full force. I decide to take a shower. My shower is equipped with a sit down bench. I stay maybe a half hour with hot water pouring down my head while listening to music. It is very peaceful and calming.
8:00pm:
Effects are still strong, I lay in bed thinking about my life and how I should treat people better, especially friends and loved ones.
9:00pm - 12:00am:
I check my heart rate which is slightly elevated at 86 beats/minute. I am starting to come down, visuals are losing intensity. I am grateful for the decline. My body is very tired. I feel drained. I lay on the bed listening to music. I am hungry, but have no energy to go anywhere.
12:00am - 4:00am:
I lay in bed hoping for sleep, it does not come. I call the front desk and request a late check out which is granted.
4:00am - 12:30pm:
I finally get sleep, but wake up every hour. My sleep consists of dreams. I am cold throughout the night. I turn the temperature up and sleep with a bathrobe on.
The following day I am groggy and feel hungover. I struggle to get through my meeting. I do not eat until 6:30pm. When I return home I immediately take a nap. The next day I am completely refreshed.
I very much enjoyed the psychedelic effects, however 500mg was too intense for me to completely enjoy the trip. I think I will do half the dose my next venture out. I feel it would not matter what I was doing, I would have a great time regardless. There was absolutely no paranoia and I was able to converse with my friends with ease. I think this is a great drug to do with friends.
Thanks for reading
