Nathanial.Dread said:
Question for those experienced with 5-MeO: it seems like it does a pretty good job annihilating the ego, do you think (and this might be reckless) it could be better to overshoot rather than undershoot. If it's as powerful as you say, I feel like, by a certain dose, you'd just get blasted away. Nothing left to feel fear or misery.
Blessings
~ND
Short answer:
I believe for some people yes. I think you are right, with a high enough dose you don't have a chance to be afraid. It's too fast, too intense, and you have no opportunity to fight it.
Long answer:
My first entheogenic experience (smoked weed and tried mushrooms recreationally a couple times years ago) was with the bufo toad venom in which the main psychoactive component is 5-MeO-DMT. That was this March, so it is relatively recent to me. I smoked 100mg of the venom which equates to anywhere from 10mg to 25mg of 5-MeO. From the experience that I had and what I have read, I would guess it was in the 15-20mg range. It was a
complete experience in every sense of the word.
I am glad it was a large dose and although I had done my research prudently before the event, I really had no idea the magnitude or intensity of what I was about to witness. Had I a smaller dose, who knows when I would have worked up the courage to take the next jump.
I am not sure if I will ever take that jump again, but right now I feel like I don't need to. Right now I feel like it gave me everything it wanted to, everything I needed from it. I connected directly and became one with the infinite intelligence of the universe. What better feeling is that?
I understand not wanting to advise people to "over shoot" or take the big jump right away, and I can see how some people can't or aren't ready to handle it (although it seems that almost all still make it out with positive results). But if the universe is telling you its time, then... well I did and it was the best, craziest, and most influential experience of my life (besides probably or maybe equal to conception).
A little side note, and sorry for all the text, but I'm generally (or was) an indecisive person. I often find it tough to hammer down a decision and usually contemplate deeply and experience quite a bit of anxiety before an important one. But when the opportunity came up for me to do this, I didn't have to think much about it. Next thing you know I was in a different country, with a crack pipe full of toad venom in my mouth. I say this just to accentuate the idea of going with the flow when the universe is telling you to do something. And only you can know if its time or right to do. I could have asked everyone of the people I know if I should do it and they would have all said no, but I knew it was right for me at that time, and by golly it was the rightest thing and the timest time.
Again sorry for all the text, hope this helps you make your decision no matter what it is you decide.