Is LSD nothing but an amplifier?

[hector77]

Hi, Everyone. I was studying LSD for a year by now, and was checking out its effects with other herbs, like Bacopa monnieri, Tribulus terrestris, Withania somnifera ( I have 250mg extract tablets, i generally dose 2 tablets before 30 minutes.) and whenever i try with these herbs the trip feels so different. Is it just an illusion or, have you felt this before?

 

[syberdelic]

My theory that is supported by some scientific studies is that psychedelic drugs in general defeat filters in the brain such as the corpus callosum that make external and internal reality a bit easier to process. So, in a way I agree that LSD can act as a sort of amplifier as much of what the brain does is amplify. It just allows the circuitry to operate less inhibited. Just imagine trying to function through a normal day while on a 10-strip. These filters are there for a reason, but sometimes need to be temporarily pried loose to allow us to see reality and our own psyches for what they are.