Salvia

[FASSW_alex]

holy shit
have any of you guys tried this?
my friend and I ordered some online (3 grams of 15x extract for $80) and I've tried it 3 times previous to tonight. Tonight I tried it twice, the first time not as powerful, but this last time left definitely a lasting impression, and I'm still trying to collect my thoughts, so I can't really explain what happened other than I completely forgot all existence of who I am, what reality is, etc, and I keep having the feeling that I'm going to wake up to find that I've just been tripping/dreaming my entire existance. It was really scary.

In case you don't know the full name is Salvia Divinorum, its a plant in the sage family and legal in most places in the world and the US except for Missouri, which happens to be where I live. The effects only last around 15-20 minutes which is pretty sweet.

[Shawn]

I know people who have taken it and ranted and raved about it.


I also know people who have taken it and tweaked the fuck out and nearly killed themselves.


speaking of drugs..

I took ambien last night cause I couldn't fall asleep, and instead I ended up playing that song "satisfaction" about 50 times, turning on a blacklight, and dancing some gay ass new wave dance.

I swear to god I have no self-control on that shit when it doesn't put me right the fuck out.

[BZM]

Salvia is scary unless you are EXTREMELY prepared - it is also a drug not to be taken in group... it's more of a personal drug that is meant to be taken in a very quiet and calm place with dim lighting and either nothing you can hurt yourself on or a good friend to spot you while you trip.

But I'd rather not do it myself...

[Shawn]

yeah that's what I heard from everyone I know who has taken it. I mean of course there are always dumbasses like "omfg I got so fucked up that I almost shot myslef lawl."

but stories I've heard... if you're around people, weird shit can happen. you can start going insane, getting paranoid, feeling like you're in a fire, and just feeling like you want to die. It can also make you really depressed.

Just because of the unpredictable nature of it, I would never recommend it. But then again, most of you know my stance on recreational drugs anyway.

[FASSW_alex]

yeah see thats the thing....it's not a recreational drug. I made sure to have some light music on, the lights off, and have a good friend as a trip sitter. I found I didn't need one, as I just sat/layed down most of the time, except for standing up at one point in an extreme terror not knowing what is real, but it was good to have someone to talk to, cause I was pretty shaken up.

[Shawn]

... so what part of that isn't taking the drug for recreation?

[BZM]

he meant recreational as in like, a party or "fun" drug

[FASSW_alex]

well, depends on how you interpret it. Most other drugs are taken in order to enhance other aspects of life, socially, mentally or whatever, and are more suitable for being taken with other people. While salvia is more a personal drug and dissociative so you really don't have to much contact with reality.

edit- ^^yeah, you beat me to it, that's basically what I mean

[Jotun]

My mom has salvia plants in the flowerbed in our backyard, lol.

[bobbydanger]

salvia did nothing for me any of the times i tried it.
sucks.
some of my friends liked it and some didn't.

[Shawn]

well, depends on how you interpret it. Most other drugs are taken in order to enhance other aspects of life, socially, mentally or whatever, and are more suitable for being taken with other people. While salvia is more a personal drug and dissociative so you really don't have to much contact with reality.

edit- ^^yeah, you beat me to it, that's basically what I mean
... but aren't you still trying to enhance your experience?

[BZM]

quit splitting hairs, shawn lol

[bobbydanger]

MARIJUANA IS AN HERBAL ENHANCER NOT A DRUG.

[FASSW_alex]

salvia did nothing for me any of the times i tried it.
sucks.
some of my friends liked it and some didn't.

It's kinda hard to do it correctly. First, you need to use a torch lighter, as it has a higher burning point then other substances like weed, and you need to hold the hit in longer 20-30 seconds since it has a slower absorption rate.


and Shawn, suck it haha, you know what I mean. I'm just trying to say it's not a social, party drug, and I wouldn't even say it's fun, you don't take it when you're in the mood to "dude lets get FUCKED up" its too powerful. Its more meditative and really takes a hold of you for the 15 or so minutes you're on it.

[bobbydanger]

oh well.
too late now.
i think i'm done with drugs for the time being. maybe for good.

[mikedeathkill]

I tried it once and it burned like a motherfucker. I coughed like a little bitch for about 5 minutes and felt a little buzzed but it basically did nothing. If only my lungs weren't such pansies.

[Colter]

seen some people do crazy shit on this stuff. I thought it was a good idea, and was really into trying it... before i witnessed it firsthand. My excuse: " oh man 10-15 minutes? who cares? cant be that bad..." FUCK that. you literally lose your mind on this stuff. Stick to weed if your into that imo. im really into trying mushrooms though, havent yet.

[bobbydanger]

I tried it once and it burned like a motherfucker. I coughed like a little bitch for about 5 minutes and felt a little buzzed but it basically did nothing. If only my lungs weren't such pansies.

both times it burned terribly for me. i felt like my throat was literally on fire.
i got a little bit lightheaded for about 5-10 seconds and then it went away.
what a waste.

[Velcrophagist]

Salvia is so bad for your lungs. I did it once and had respiritory problems for weeks and I dont have asthma or any shit like that , I have iron lungs. Also torch lighters are fucking shit. You inhale soooo much butane.

Health FTW!

[LordPoopyBrownPants]

Don't bother with the leaves, they're only good to mix with your weed so it burns longer.
At least that's what everyone who has done the leaves and the extract have told me, I myself didn't notice any difference when the leaves were mixed in besides that perhaps the weed lasted longer.
I've yet to try salvia, been trying to but it was a bit hard getting last year, even in a college town for some reason =/
Of course, we never wanted to order it, so that's most likely why.
And all the head shops only sold the leaves.
Ghey,

[smkn420fella]

yeah the first time i tried that shit was with some people at work and they were all 30 to 50 years old the older guys tripped the fuck out like they didn't even know where the fuck they were i just couldn't stand straight and couldn't stop laughing. Tried it again and it didn't have that much of an effect.