Extreme yawning when coming down from a strong breakthrough

[brettsta]

It's probably a stupid question, but does anyone else get Extreme yawning whilst in and especially when coming down from
a very intense breakthrough, I'm not talking the average yawn .
If so and it's not just me , why ?
I do find myself unintentionally hold my breath at times during the experience !,
Very much like I'm underwater ?
Maybe a lack of oxygen or just tired., but I feel it's more than that .
Oddly it definitely has a big effect on the breakthrough .? .

 

[new_science]

It is a known phenomenon of psychedelic tryptamines. If you aren't in distress, I wouldn't think twice about it

 

[Pandora]

Yep. Yawns and tears. Not tired, not sad at all. @benzyme, a chemist, says it is due to Serotonin receptor 5h2ta (or somesuch - the trip switch). He said when that receptor gets flooded that the yawns and tears are a byproduct/side effect.

 

[brettsta]

Great replies very interesting thanks , a flooded serotonin receptor ? Yes that makes sense.
No it's not something that worries me, Infact as Weird as it sounds there has been a few times I've used the yawn within the experience, just like controlled breath work it can be extremely powerful.

 

[ommani]

I consistently get extreme yawning with psilocybin, which I rarely touch these days because of the extreme sensitivity I’ve developed to mushrooms.

Tears without a hint of sadness, I’ve only experienced with smoked yopo/vilca, nearly 20 years ago.

 

[brettsta]

I consistently get extreme yawning with psilocybin, which I rarely touch these days because of the extreme sensitivity I’ve developed to mushrooms.

Tears without a hint of sadness, I’ve only experienced with smoked yopo/vilca, nearly 20 years ago.

DMT tears , now that's really something!! Yes it's not crying as such , but the magnitude of the pure luv
and incredibleness of DMT nearly always leaves me with tears streaming down my face .
For those who have never experienced it , it's what it's all about , it's why I do it

 

[Pandora]

Yeah a decent DMT dose makes me yawn and have tears.

 

[universecannon]

LSD, mushrooms, DMT, hey all seem to do it for me. I've been concerned I was going to pull a jaw muscle or something because it becomes so frequent and intense at times

 

[brettsta]

LSD, mushrooms, DMT, hey all seem to do it for me. I've been concerned I was going to pull a jaw muscle or something because it becomes so frequent and intense at times

Yes me too , I can hold it in sometimes .

 

[Pandora]

Hilarious because in these states we are anything but bored.

 

[Transform]

Yawning is an important physiological mechanism for the cleansing of cerebrospinal fluid in the skull. Deep, intentional yawning can have a profound effect if you manage to focus it right into the centre of your head. A couple of times (over a decade-plus timescale) I've managed to get a 'pop' somewhere around my pituitary gland, followed closely by a sensation of warm fluid trickling downwards. This felt quite euphoric afterwards.

 

[brettsta]

Yawning is an important physiological mechanism for the cleansing of cerebrospinal fluid in the skull. Deep, intentional yawning can have a profound effect if you manage to focus it right into the centre of your head. A couple of times (over a decade-plus timescale) I've managed to get a 'pop' somewhere around my pituitary gland, followed closely by a sensation of warm fluid trickling downwards. This felt quite euphoric afterwar

Yes I can relate to that inner pop ? There is something very powerful at work and behond our understanding.
Often I get the distinct feeling it's like a defense mechanism.
On a few occasions I've closed down a negative Experience with a mega yawn .

 

[blig-blug]

Yawning is also related to the ventral vagal nerve, and from what I've been reading, it seems to help in the transition from active to restful states.

Speculating a bit more, I suppose part of it is related to the activation of the upper palate. It brings to mind the Khecari mudra.

 

[doubledog]

Imo it's common and I always feel that tryptamines somehow disturb (blood?) circulation in my head, yawning somehow restores it. It also diminish gut tension for me.