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@Leo Gura Thanks. I'm not familiar with this method, but I'll look into it if I can't get one from my doctor.

Thanks. Though there isn't much cure at this point, except maybe Naltrexone which might be one of the best treatments, as you are reporting. What kind of doctor can prescribe this medication for Hashimoto's? I guess my family doctor won't know about it. Is it about convincing any doctor to give a prescription?

Do you also enjoy going out with a close friend from time to time? I have a few close friends, but there is one I feel especially close to. We don’t talk or see each other very often, but I find the moments we spend together very meaningful. I wonder if this kind of connection is also important to you as well.

It’s already destroying my life. I’m fighting back not to kill myself. I’m seeing a psychiatrist, a neuropsychologist, and alternative healers, but nothing works. Sometimes I experience a few days of reduced symptoms after a session, but it never lasts longer than that. It’s hard to believe that it could be caused by an autoimmune disorder because I’ve grown to see all these symptoms as part of "me" — as me failing to change my state of mind and get into a good mood. That’s why I was hoping to work on it with the upcoming course on reprogramming the subconscious mind, thinking it was the only cause. It’s hard to accept that it could come from Hashimoto’s, because that would mean that my difficulties aren’t all directly caused by me failing, as I've come to believe, but also by a physical condition. It feels wrong to place the cause, or part of the cause, outside of my mind, as if I’m not taking full responsibility for it. But it would be a relief to know that this is the case, as such a cause would reduce the guilt I live with. Even if curing the condition isn’t simple, accepting that it plays an important role would improve my self-image and ease the despair I’m in.

Not that I know of, at least for the physical symptoms. But for the mental ones, it’s more complex, as I am an extremely anxious person. So I don’t know if anxiety is the cause of all the other symptoms, or if anxiety is itself heightened and a symptom of Hashimoto's. I can't remember how things were before I learned I had the disease, but somehow, it feels like it's getting worse as time goes on. Good to know. When I read the book, it sounded promising to apply what they said to reduce inflammation and improve overall well-being, but I didn’t do it because it was impossible for me to put it into practice at the time. I'll keep in mind that my results could be different.

Thank you. I'd be interested in giving it a try, especially if it can help reduce symptoms such as chronic fatigue, cold intolerance, mood swings, depressive episodes, etc. However, I've been living with these symptoms and with Hashimoto's for so many years that I don't know if they come from it. I read the book The Immune System Recovery Plan a while ago. If you've tried following the plan, did you notice any improvement?

Instead or on top of Levothyroxine? My prescription of Levothyroxne is currently increasing (from 75 mcg to 100 mcg, and now to 125 mcg) because my T.S.H. is still a bit high (4.22 mU/L). I'll be waiting for your blog post. I wonder if the levothyroxine treatment could be sufficient if the numbers eventually go down, or if Naltrexone would be a better option.

It has just been 4 days. In 5, 10 or 20 years, you might think differently. It will make your life more complicated in many ways, especially in social settings and when eating out. For a few years, you might be okay with it, but the constraint can increase over time and become a nightmare. Aside from that, veganism isn't great for your health. But then again, you won't notice it before a few years have passed. Veganism is radical. You know it is. After how long and in which setting did you fail to maintain the vegan diet in the past?

@Something Funny My argument would be to stay omnivore but eat small but high quality animal products when you need to. This would be sustainable long term. Veganism is too radical, not necessarily the best for one's health, and likely to cause suffering to your mental health and wellbeing. If you've fallen back a few times already, it is a sign that something isn't right. It would be good to get clearer on what you can do and feel able to do, rather than following strict rules you are not fully aligned with. Veganism and vegan minds are usually very strict, too strict to be sound.

I'm not a gamer at all, but I'll definitely want to play

@Davino Thank you for you responses. Looking forward to reading new trip reports whenever you feel like sharing

I have to make a correction. I had another trip on 4-AcO-DMT on Thursday and I didn't move at all during the come up phase—unlike in my past trips, where I changed location a bit— and this time, I didn't experience any nausea or physical discomfort. I therefore think that avoiding movement on all psychedelics until the trip sets in is as important for me as being on an empty stomach, and I believe that other psychonauts could benefit from this. For some reason, moving too soon is extremely nauseating, though I've never suffered from any other kind of motion sickness before, so I'm not particularly sensitive. This feeling is unique to psychedelics.

From my recent experience, I discovered two tips, which are not discussed a lot, but that can reduce nausea considerably. They're very simple, yet very effective. Tip n°1: Make sure you don't have air in your stomach I learned this on 4-AcO-DMT. The come up on this substance is quite long compared to other psychedelics and I usually experience some discomfort. What I've found helps the most has been to force myself to burp before plugging and some time afterwards (5-10+ minutes after, before the effects get strong). It really helps the come up feel smoother. For me, what works best is to sit up and move my upper body from left to right until I can release any trapped air. Even if I don't feel like there is any, there always is some, and it needs to be released to reduce nausea. Tip n° 2: Don't move I learned this one this week. It makes a HUGE difference. I learned it on 5-MeO-MALT. I had done a few trips on MALT and 5-MeO prior to that one. I often (or always) experience some discomfort during the come up phase, but nowhere near feeling like actually throwing up. Though on Monday, I plugged 17 mg of MALT and stood up to remove a picture from my view shortly after. I had never done such a thing before on these substances. Here, I had gained some confidence from never really feeling sick, and from tripping on 4-AcO-DMT and 5-MeO-MiPT, where moving around a bit actually is needed for me to reduce the discomfort. But, on MALT, and likely on 5-MeO-DMT, it's very different. Moving just this little bit made me feel really sick. I'm absolutely certain I would have thrown up if my stomach wasn't fully empty. I basically threw up in emptiness, that's how strong it was. I did some research after that to understand what had happened and how to reduce the nausea next time. I read about ginger, but I never really needed it and I don't have any at home. It was not a satisfying solution for me. I also read on the forum that some users build up some 'habit', as if their body weren't getting as sick after a while. I thought that it might be what was happening to me, as I had not tripped on MALT for a few months. However, it was still curious to me that I did not get any of that on my very first trips on 5-MeO and on MALT. So I asked chatGPT for some help, and the last tip it gave me was to : « Avoid Rapid Changes in Position: Sudden movements can trigger nausea, so try to stay still and lie down if needed ». That was my aha moment. That's what happened to me. It was basically a form of motion sickness. The two following trips (yesterday and today), I focused on relaxing fully and on not moving at all, not even my arms, my legs or my fingers, for the first 5-10 minutes—pretty much, until the trip really kicks in. And it made such a huge difference. I did feel some discomfort, but the normal kind of discomfort I feel when my consciousness is shifting. I could notice that just some movement was making me feel more sick, while staying completely still reduced any discomfort. So my advice is: stay still, don't lie down completely at first, and always make sure your stomach is empty of air before taking a substance.

It's a very difficult question. I think no one can really help you answer it. There are too many variables and things that can happen in your life. Though, how often are you currently tripping right now? I think it's a good place to start. It's very likely that there will be periods where you will take breaks from tripping, or where you'll take breaks from MALT to use other psychedelics. I think what's most important is to think from your own past experience rather than from someone else's. There is value in that, but whatever answer people give you, you are still unique and your tripping style and motivations are too. So how has your past experience been in terms of breaks, days of tripping a month/week, times of using MALT vs other psychedelics?

I agree with @OBEler. You pretty much have to test out different psychedelics to know which ones will suit you best, just like neurotypical people have to do too. Just start low to limit the risk of scaring yourself. From my experience, a bad trip usually doesn't happen because of the substance itself, but from my own headspace. So it could be any substance. Sometimes it just go bad right from the start, while I was in a good mood otherwise, or I can have great trips on days I was not feeling great. So I think what's most important is to be ready to accept an uncomfortable experience—just in case it happens—rather than searching for the perfect substance—which likely doesn't exist. If you feel that you can accept that possibility, you will likely be okay. This acceptation also reduces the likelyhood of bad trips, as you don't go in with fear and anxiety of something bad happening, but you go in opened to whatever will unfold. It's important not to force a trip too much to go into a desired direction. It's better to welcome the experience that is taking place, especially at first when you're not yet experienced with psychedelics. What is your motivation for tripping?

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I mentioned it in my post.

These are actual tips. If you can't understand what I shared, that's fine.

How about motor functions? How much control and understanding over your body and environment did you still have on the doses you've tried? Were you still able to change your position for exemple? Awesome! Hope it was an insightful and positive experience.

Could it be like 5-MeO or MALT, or even mushrooms, where low doses tend to be more challening than higher ones? I guess you can't know that yet, but since you're talking about the doses, it made me think of how this tends to be for other psychedelics. Maybe you'll tell us at some point if you go higher. I'm really wondering how a light trips differs from a heavy trip on this substance, but I'll be patient before finding out. You make it sound quite bad though a lot of the time But I know it's for good reason. I guess we just can't know before we try. The visuals in these pictures are amazing. I'd love to experience this.

Lol sorry, I got it all wrong. I've started reading all your comments on Salvia. Are you tripping by yourself, or do you have a sitter nearby? Isn't it dangerous to take it alone? I'm not ready yet to take Salvia as I have other psychedelics to try first and I need more experience, but at some point I will. However, it puts me off a bit if I need a sitter for this substance. I guess it takes many trips to fully understand one substance. Do you still feel like going deeper after your last two trips?

@Davino Have you tripped on salvia and tried the salvia tincture? I don't know if you talked about your experience with it somewhere. If you have, I must have missed it, but I'm interested to know. You seem to say that you haven't tried the substance yet, but that you understand it very well. That's a bit confusing for me.

I watched the video, but Deepak Chopra doesn't have any more authority than you for me, so it's irrelevant. He's not making any better points. He even makes it worse comparing human beings to microorganisms and such. Of course I agree with that.

@Ignas I don't know if bufo poisons you. I never heard Leo say that either. From all I remember, he says it's gross and that synthetic is better. Why not try the synthetic version, when you feel ready, to compare them for yourself? Then you might know if what you experienced was caused from the version you tried or from the substance itself.

I'm not sure if it's the same than I'm describing. I've never tried ketamine so it's hard to tell, and I've never got any discomfort after a trip, it always happens during the come up phase if I have any. Maybe it had some influence indeed. Stress and difficult emotions aren't helpful. That's great!