Has Anyone Ever Tried Salvia?

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Salvia Divinorum is a plant that can be smoked just like tobacco or marijuana. I was reading about it on cracked.com:

Salvia is actually pretty harmless, as intoxicants go. There have been a few accusations of its involvement in causing a suicidal mindset, but evidence is spurious at best. In fact a number of scientists believe that salvia may act as an anti-depressant, and its effective use in ending cocaine addiction has been noticed as well. Dr. Bryan Roth believes the drug has the potential to help those suffering from schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s and has urged the government not to ban salvia. With the potential to cure depression, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and cocaine addictions, it’s a wonder salvia isn’t a mandatory side dish in high school cafeterias across America. We’re going to go ahead and say that last one is a bad idea.

I’m wondering if anyone has ever smoked it, and what your experiences were like on it.

Has it cured your Alzheimer’s yet?!

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does it make feel awesome? if so where can i get some :smiley:

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I liked it when I tried it. Laughed non-stop for the entire high (45 seconds maybe).However, my roommate was freaking out. I got mine at a head shop but am pretty sure you can still order it online as well if you can’t find it in your local store, they also have extracts as well as the leaves.

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The high is 45 seconds?

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I got a free little bag of 10x extract when I ordered some other ethnobotanicals once.

Its intense if you get enough in and on the level of some of the more serious hallucinogens I have tried, but it is of short duration. I would say I was back to functioning five minutes and completely baseline 20 minutes after smoking a couple hits of it. For a bit though, I was in lala land.

Try it and go for an extract and work up slowly on dose until you get accumulated to the effects instead of jumping right in.

Its been scheduled in many states but in others you can still get it in headshops or the internet.

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Yeah I’ve smoked it while in college after getting in good with a guy that owned a Shisha bar just mnorth of minneapolis. It was fine, honestly pretty tame in my opinion, but also too at the time i was using a ton of other shit too.

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Lots of bad information about Salvia here. It’s bad information used in conjunction with idiots that give the stuff a bad rap.

First, the trip lasts <10 minutes. It’s typically very pronounced in first six-seven minutes, but you’ll have some time after that where you’re experiencing a “total body” high.

One should always have a ‘spotter’ around when trying salvia. People can do things that can quite endanger themselves while tripping, so someone who is straight should be around to monitor the event.

The trip itself can and probably will be quite intense. You can lose yourself and be totally awstruck. Four years ago my roommate leaped around our dorm room, hopping from bed to bed, thinking that he was a monkey in a zoo and I was a spectator. He then jumped off the bed, and tried duct-taping his knee to one of our desks because he was scared that diamonds were coming out too fast.

Anything below 40X grade is pretty pointless, IMO.

Salvia is not meant as a recreational drug, but more so as a rather elaborate way to seek and explore the inner mind. Most experienced salvia trippers all admit to being ‘spoken to’ by a female entity named “Sally.” Keep in mind this is guys who are common trippers though, and seek meditation or spiritual enlightenment.

To achieve desired effects, one is better suited to approaching the smoking of salvia with a water pipe (AGAIN, AND WITH SOMEONE ELSE AROUND) such as a bong or chubbler. Turbo lighters are best for lighting the product, though normal ones will be fine.

When inhaled, you HAVE to hold in the smoke for 20-30 seconds. Don’t worry, it doesn’t sting and isn’t as pungant as something like weed smoke. It’s much smoother and more “earthy.”

Upon exhaling, you’ll start to trip balls. That’s when the spotter takes the water pipe and enjoys the show.

If you’re a spotter, it’s going to be wierd. The tripper will be looking around the room (and at you) completely lost and confused. He’ll probably be trying to reach out and feel for things; this is because he’s experiencing vivid hallucinations. Don’t be scared if they get timid or secluded, tripping can be a scary experience at first. You’re completely out of control.

Ideal environmental settings include a dim room with calm music in the background, in the woods, or somewhere that you won’t experience any interruptions or hassles.

That’s about all I can think of off the top of my head, for now.

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I just had to post about this:

"Four years ago my roommate leaped around our dorm room, hopping from bed to bed, thinking that he was a monkey in a zoo and I was a spectator. He then jumped off the bed, and tried duct-taping his knee to one of our desks because he was scared that diamonds were coming out too fast. "

Haha, times like that rarely happen anymore eh? but you never forget them. Thats some funny shit!

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[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
It was the single most unpleasant high I have ever tried. Worse even than the paranoia from amphetemine.

The only good thing about it was that it lasted for about 15 minutes only.

BBB[/quote]

In college, a lot of my friends tried it, and they also had bad experience, almost nightmare like.

I honestly think that it is much more fun for the people that are watching than for the person that is doing.

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im glad im not depressed for sure, salvia is the single most terrifying experiance of my life. twice haha. id do it again but damn, its hard to expect what your about to experiance

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For the record, I’m niether trying to encourage nor discourage the use of Salvia Divinorum. It is legal, after all. I just hope people can and will understand that it’s not a recreational drug, and must be used responsibly and with intelligence.

It’s MUCH closer to an intense LSD trip than it is weed, alcohol, cocaine, or other common “party” drug.

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IT all depends on the potency you use.

ive had constant laughter for 15 minutes, which was absoulutly hilarious.

then i tried a more potent version and i jumped in some mud face down; thinking that a net was squishing me. i then preceeded to almost drive my car into the lake near by.

i think its hilarious watching people hit this stuff. my friend was sitting in a chair and couldent get out because he though the chair was eating him.

i suggest you try the 10x or 15x first. then if your up for a little more fun, go up to 20 or 30x potency.

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After seeing this video a while back,I said fuck Salvia…lol.

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[quote]All2ez wrote:
IT all depends on the potency you use.

ive had constant laughter for 15 minutes, which was absoulutly hilarious.

then i tried a more potent version and i jumped in some mud face down; thinking that a net was squishing me. i then preceeded to almost drive my car into the lake near by.

i think its hilarious watching people hit this stuff. my friend was sitting in a chair and couldent get out because he though the chair was eating him.

i suggest you try the 10x or 15x first. then if your up for a little more fun, go up to 20 or 30x potency.[/quote]

Thats what happened to me, what happened to your friend. I was sitting in a chair in a dorm room and it felt as if the chair was closing in on my in a V-shape and eating me, I could not get out of the damn chair lol. That was my one and only experience. I think it has now been banned but not 100% sure on that one.

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[quote]Big_Boss wrote:
After seeing this video a while back,I said fuck Salvia…lol. [/quote]

Haha wow, looked like he smoked a demon into his soul.

I don’t know anything behind the scientific properties of Salvia, but I feel like something that does that to a human cannot in anyway be good for your brain or body.

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You’ve all convinced me that I should grab the Clan Mcleod claymore from Highlander and take salvia immediately before stepping into an orphanage. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

Just kidding.

Sounds like something I should do in the care of a friend. My girlfriend just said she has tried it and she was apparently “Riding a roller coaster with a Giraffe”. For some reason it frightened her.

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[quote]TheBigV wrote:
You’ve all convinced me that I should grab the Clan Mcleod claymore from Highlander and take salvia immediately before stepping into an orphanage. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

Just kidding.

Sounds like something I should do in the care of a friend. My girlfriend just said she has tried it and she was apparently “Riding a roller coaster with a Giraffe”. For some reason it frightened her.[/quote]

It’s really, quite intense. I know guys who enjoy psychedelics frequently and don’t care for salvia. A spotter is necessary, not ideal.

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[quote]SSC wrote:
It’s really, quite intense. I know guys who enjoy psychedelics frequently and don’t care for salvia. A spotter is necessary, not ideal.[/quote]

I was using the term ideal to mean: A conception of something in its absolute perfection.

SSC, you mentioned people who “seek meditation or spiritual enlightenment.” with salvia, do you have any more information on this? Maybe a website or just anecdotal stuff too

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yea its definitely an intense drug if done correctly. When my brother first introduced me in college I bought a bunch and started sharing with a lot of my friends. i’d say about 80% of the people i’ve done it with absolutely hated it but like some of the other posters stated I had some unbelievable laughing attacks, unlike anything i’ve ever experienced.

I also seemed to get very hot and ended up taking off my shirt most of the times I did it. And as far as the chair swallowing you, it feels like your being pulled into an alternated reality or something.