Answering the dose questions nobody wants to admit they're asking
445 replies · Harm Reduction
There are questions about dosing that people clearly want answered but don't ask. How much is too much for a first time? What does it actually feel like at 3.5g vs 2g? What happens if you take too much? Can you have a bad trip from being underdosed? All of these have real answers.
The 'too much first time' question: 1-1.5g of average cubensis is where most harm reduction guides start for first-timers. Not because higher won't work — it will — but because you need a reference point for how your nervous system responds.
What happens if you take too much: you have an overwhelming experience you can't stop. That's it. There are no medical emergencies from psilocybin alone at any reasonable dose. The risk is psychological difficulty, not physical harm.
The underdosing question is real. At sub-threshold doses you get just enough alteration to be anxious without the expansiveness that makes the experience workable. 0.7g is often harder than 1.5g because at 0.7g you're fighting something you can't quite get a grip on.
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