DOSE: T+ 0:00 5 g oral Damiana (tea) T+ 0:00 400 mg oral Caffeine (pill / tablet) T+ 0:00 100 ml oral Alcohol - Hard (liquid) T+ 1:30 couple hits smoked Cannabis (flowers) T+ 1:30 200 mg oral Caffeine (pill / tablet) T+ 2:15 1 cig. smoked Tobacco - Cigarettes
BODY WEIGHT:
210 lb
BACKGROUND:
Having over the past three years previously taken cannabis, alcohol and psychedelics countless times, over the counter medications hundreds of times, and prescription opiates, benzodiazepines, and stimulants around 100 times each, with too many combinations to possibly ever to recall or list, I am, needless to say, a seasoned psychonaut. I am currently prescribed Abilify (aripiprazole), an atypical antipsychotic which I take 20 mg of every night at around 8:30 for my Bipolar Disorder.
Tonight I was lacking access to anything heavier than a bottle of caffeine tablets I'd bought the previous day, around 100 milliliters (two average shots) of bourbon, and about ten grams of damiana tea. I decided to just take all of them orally tonight in the hopes of having a new and interesting experience.
PREPARATION:
At 12:30, midnight, I measured out five grams of damiana, soaked them in boiling water for ten minutes in a mug, dissolved two caffeine tablets (400 mg total) in the tea, then poured all of the bourbon into the mug. The following is a log of my experience and state of mind over the course of the night.
EXPERIENCE LOG:
+0:00: It's a little past one in the morning. I'm sitting in my office/music studio. I take a sip of the concoction and my mouth is immediately filled with the taste of pungent bourbon, followed by a bitter aftertaste, presumably from the caffeine and damiana. Not an unpleasant taste at all, but slightly overwhelming. I slowly drink the tea, taking care to pace myself. About halfway through the mug, I begin to feel dizzy and decide to put on some psychedelic rock.
The music gives me the motivation to finish the tea (over a quarter of a mug) in a couple good swigs. I've finished the tea in about five minutes total, and I'm beginning to feel slightly nauseous, but still pleasantly lightheaded and in a generally positive state of mind.
I'm starting to get nervous and looking at the clock. Only five minutes have passed since I finished the tea. I say a few mantras with my Buddhist prayer bead bracelet and once again achieve tranquility. I say a few mantras with my Buddhist prayer bead bracelet and once again achieve tranquility.