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Empathogenic Effects of Sceletium tortuosum |
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Written by Groot van der Gros
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Sunday, 22 December 2002 |
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The message is “It felt so good, and this doesn't. This just feels ordinary; what's wrong with feeling good? Try some more.” The problem, as I discovered yesterday, is that a little bit is nice; too much makes you feel nauseous for a short while and kind of dopey and out-of-it. That and the visual distortions.
The joy that a small dose brings is very much worth it. After the initial joy, in about 45 minutes to an hour or more, a kind of calm contentedness sets in. One is emotionally detached and can put up with all kinds of bothersome people without any stress. After a while, that wears off, though, and they become more bothersome than originally. Unless you take more. This reminds one of cocaine, again. And, again, with another dose, the slight unpleasant effects become more accented as well as the good ones until they can overshadow the good ones, and it is time to stop.
The visuals remind one somewhat of mushrooms, but things do not melt (at least for me, at low doses) they just get “soft” looking, like being slightly out of focus. The colors and textures are accented.
As far as being a potentiator of cannabis, there is no doubt that sceletium has this effect. Much more was gotten from much less when sceletium was added. Overall, it is my opinion that the pleasant effects of this substance, when used in moderation far outweigh the negative ones. Furthermore, the effects on cannabis potentiation are marked.
Groot van der Gros,
Amsterdam
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