Monday, July 03, 2006

The Drug in Us.


Psychological Effects : The effects can vary greatly, depending on factors such as previous experiences, state of mind and environment, as well as dose strength. Generally, it causes expansion and altered experience of senses, emotions, memories, and awareness. It does not produce hallucinations in the strict sense but instead illusions and vivid daydream-like fantasies, in which ordinary objects and experiences can take on entirely different appearances or meanings. At higher doses it can cause synaesthesia. The drug sometimes spurs long-term or even permanent changes in a user's personality and life perspective.
A "trip" can have long lasting or even permanent neutral, negative, and positive psychoemotional effects. The experiences can range from indescribably ecstatic to extraordinarily difficult; many difficult experiences (or "bad trips") result from a panicked user feeling that he or she has been permanently severed from reality and his or her ego. If the user is in a hostile or otherwise unsettling environment, or is not mentally prepared for the powerful distortions in perception and thought that the drug causes, effects are more likely to be unpleasant.

Witdrawl Symptoms : Some people discontinuing its use report extremely vivid nightmares while others report that they feel as though they're intoxicated while awake. Emotionally, those experiencing withdrawal often feel like they are on the verge of tears for no particular reason, have little self-worth, and thoughts of self-harm.
Other studies suggest that the incidence rate of withdrawal symptoms are mild and comparable to that of placebo, citing escitalopram as "very well tolerated". Many emotionally intense experiences can lead to flashbacks when a person is reminded acutely of the original experience.

Now tell me thats not how you feel standing inside her love.

(Excerpts from medical reports on LSD[Lysergic acid diethylamide])

2 Comments:

Blogger satyajit said...

I always thought LSD stood for life saving drugs...

5:22 AM  
Blogger emeraldpond said...

In a way, they do! Don't they? ;)

7:54 AM  

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