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Thank you guys so much for your responses and input. Every perspective shared here has weight and truth behind it, and I find it incredibly beautiful that we are able to share such experiences.

When I was asking "Dosage - How much does it really mean to you?", I wasn't trying to be too literal about the actual weight of the substance being taken. Of course you want to consider basic safety, responsible use, set/setting, doing your research... all before jumping into something like this. My question aims to those who have taken all the necessary steps they could to provide themselves and/or others with a safe environment for the experience, but recognizes that experiences with a consistent/set dose does not provide an equal or similar effect on subsequent experiences (eg. Trip 1 was 50mg and out of a scale of 1-10, I felt like I hit a 3. A day later I do another 50mg trip and feel like out of the 1-10 scale, I hit a 7. Crude example). Basically, 1 does not equal 1 (in my experience).

This is where the statement "If it is one thing psychedelics have taught me, its that you get the experience you need, not what you want" comes into play. I believe this 100%. LSD helped me perceive that everything happens for its reason, exactly as it should, all the time, wether we choose to perceive it that way or not. With that being said, it would be wrong of me to throw out all the 'bad' experiences, simply because they were not what I wanted when taking this medicine/drug/chemical that is basically like taking a giant '?'. I believe that there are no 'bad' experiences, just more difficult ones.

Fathomlessness stated that people report a sensitivity reverse-tolerance on DMT. This is more to where my question was aimed, and wanted to see if others have similar experiences , specifically in the idea of taking less of the substance and getting more of an experience... compared to a trip prior, which had more of the substance, but less of the experience (similar to LSD trips where some 200ug experiences have been incredibly overwhelming, where as other 200ug experiences have felt vastly underwhelming). Being that I had a weighed out 50mg trip on day 1 and hit what I would consider a '4' on the 1-10 scale of intensity (subjectively based off my two prior experiences, where I felt like I hit an '8' and '9' ), and then taking only 2 DMT crystals on the second day (visibly a 1/4 of the 50mg trip) and hitting what what I felt to be a '7' on the scale of intensity, it felt as if dosage was irrelevant at that point, and the substance was going to give me what it was going to give me... almost as if it had a will of its own, or its own intelligence.

I understand there is a whole cocktail of factors involved, and even if we had all the factors, I don't think it would paint us the picture of understanding that we wanted. I can only say that "Hey, I took what I thought to be threshold dosage and got X. The next day I took a lot less and got A LOT MORE of an experience. What gives?"

It gives you what you need, not what you want? I experienced reverse tolerance? It decided I didn't need something so mind blowing the day before, so it made up for itself the next day?

We're talking about DMT here, where its practically impossible to get a sense of wtf is happening to begin with. Does it not seem possible that this stuff could have an influence/agency of its own, with its own will to do as it pleases? Most trip reports I read seem to indicate such ideas...

Much love

<blockquote data-quote="dedliyeti" data-source="post: 3792836" data-attributes="member: 34469">Thank you guys so much for your responses and input. Every perspective shared here has weight and truth behind it, and I find it incredibly beautiful that we are able to share such experiences.When I was asking &quot;Dosage - How much does it really mean to you?&quot;, I wasn&#039;t trying to be too literal about the actual weight of the substance being taken. Of course you want to consider basic safety, responsible use, set/setting, doing your research... all before jumping into something like this. My question aims to those who have taken all the necessary steps they could to provide themselves and/or others with a safe environment for the experience, but recognizes that experiences with a consistent/set dose does not provide an equal or similar effect on subsequent experiences (eg. Trip 1 was 50mg and out of a scale of 1-10, I felt like I hit a 3. A day later I do another 50mg trip and feel like out of the 1-10 scale, I hit a 7. Crude example). Basically, 1 does not equal 1 (in my experience).This is where the statement &quot;If it is one thing psychedelics have taught me, its that you get the experience you need, not what you want&quot; comes into play. I believe this 100%. LSD helped me perceive that everything happens for its reason, exactly as it should, all the time, wether we choose to perceive it that way or not. With that being said, it would be wrong of me to throw out all the &#039;bad&#039; experiences, simply because they were not what I wanted when taking this medicine/drug/chemical that is basically like taking a giant &#039;?&#039;. I believe that there are no &#039;bad&#039; experiences, just more difficult ones. Fathomlessness stated that people report a sensitivity reverse-tolerance on DMT. This is more to where my question was aimed, and wanted to see if others have similar experiences , specifically in the idea of taking less of the substance and getting more of an experience... compared to a trip prior, which had more of the substance, but less of the experience (similar to LSD trips where some 200ug experiences have been incredibly overwhelming, where as other 200ug experiences have felt vastly underwhelming). Being that I had a weighed out 50mg trip on day 1 and hit what I would consider a &#039;4&#039; on the 1-10 scale of intensity (subjectively based off my two prior experiences, where I felt like I hit an &#039;8&#039; and &#039;9&#039; ), and then taking only 2 DMT crystals on the second day (visibly a 1/4 of the 50mg trip) and hitting what what I felt to be a &#039;7&#039; on the scale of intensity, it felt as if dosage was irrelevant at that point, and the substance was going to give me what it was going to give me... almost as if it had a will of its own, or its own intelligence.&nbsp; I understand there is a whole cocktail of factors involved, and even if we had all the factors, I don&#039;t think it would paint us the picture of understanding that we wanted. I can only say that &quot;Hey, I took what I thought to be threshold dosage and got X. The next day I took a lot less and got A LOT MORE of an experience. What gives?&quot;It gives you what you need, not what you want? I experienced reverse tolerance? It decided I didn&#039;t need something so mind blowing the day before, so it made up for itself the next day?We&#039;re talking about DMT here, where its practically impossible to get a sense of wtf is happening to begin with. Does it not seem possible that this stuff could have an influence/agency of its own, with its own will to do as it pleases? Most trip reports I read seem to indicate such ideas...Much love</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dedliyeti, post: 3792836, member: 34469"] Thank you guys so much for your responses and input. Every perspective shared here has weight and truth behind it, and I find it incredibly beautiful that we are able to share such experiences. When I was asking "Dosage - How much does it really mean to you?", I wasn't trying to be too literal about the actual weight of the substance being taken. Of course you want to consider basic safety, responsible use, set/setting, doing your research... all before jumping into something like this. My question aims to those who have taken all the necessary steps they could to provide themselves and/or others with a safe environment for the experience, but recognizes that experiences with a consistent/set dose does not provide an equal or similar effect on subsequent experiences (eg. Trip 1 was 50mg and out of a scale of 1-10, I felt like I hit a 3. A day later I do another 50mg trip and feel like out of the 1-10 scale, I hit a 7. Crude example). Basically, 1 does not equal 1 (in my experience). This is where the statement "If it is one thing psychedelics have taught me, its that you get the experience you need, not what you want" comes into play. I believe this 100%. LSD helped me perceive that everything happens for its reason, exactly as it should, all the time, wether we choose to perceive it that way or not. With that being said, it would be wrong of me to throw out all the 'bad' experiences, simply because they were not what I wanted when taking this medicine/drug/chemical that is basically like taking a giant '?'. I believe that there are no 'bad' experiences, just more difficult ones. Fathomlessness stated that people report a sensitivity reverse-tolerance on DMT. This is more to where my question was aimed, and wanted to see if others have similar experiences , specifically in the idea of taking less of the substance and getting more of an experience... compared to a trip prior, which had more of the substance, but less of the experience (similar to LSD trips where some 200ug experiences have been incredibly overwhelming, where as other 200ug experiences have felt vastly underwhelming). Being that I had a weighed out 50mg trip on day 1 and hit what I would consider a '4' on the 1-10 scale of intensity (subjectively based off my two prior experiences, where I felt like I hit an '8' and '9' ), and then taking only 2 DMT crystals on the second day (visibly a 1/4 of the 50mg trip) and hitting what what I felt to be a '7' on the scale of intensity, it felt as if dosage was irrelevant at that point, and the substance was going to give me what it was going to give me... almost as if it had a will of its own, or its own intelligence. I understand there is a whole cocktail of factors involved, and even if we had all the factors, I don't think it would paint us the picture of understanding that we wanted. I can only say that "Hey, I took what I thought to be threshold dosage and got X. The next day I took a lot less and got A LOT MORE of an experience. What gives?" It gives you what you need, not what you want? I experienced reverse tolerance? It decided I didn't need something so mind blowing the day before, so it made up for itself the next day? We're talking about DMT here, where its practically impossible to get a sense of wtf is happening to begin with. Does it not seem possible that this stuff could have an influence/agency of its own, with its own will to do as it pleases? Most trip reports I read seem to indicate such ideas... Much love [/QUOTE]