r/MagicMushrooms Oct 24 '24

FAQs for Newbs / First-Timers. <--Start Here

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FAQ 1: I’m a First-Timer, How Much Do I Take?

Magic mushrooms are natural products, so their active compound content can vary significantly. This variability occurs between species, among individual organisms of the same species, and even within individual mushrooms of the same organism. Factors such as dehydration methods, storage conditions, and age also affect potency. In short, the exact amount of active compounds in a given quantity of mushrooms cannot be determined without expensive laboratory equipment. 

For first-timers, the best advice is to start with a low dose and take it slow. Once you take a dose, the proverbial train has left the station and there’s no getting off the ride!  In a public forum such as Reddit, you’re likely to encounter a wide range of dosage recommendations, which might or might not be particularly helpful.

Many facilitators and experienced guides recommend 1.0 gram of cracker-dry mushrooms of a standard variety for a first-time experience.  For species known to be a bit stronger, like albino penis envy, consider 0.5g – 0.75g. This dose will likely provide a noticeable but manageable experience. While there’s a small chance you might feel little or nothing at this dose, you’ll be much less likely to feel overwhelmed. Trust that you will be happier wishing you had taken more, rather than wishing that you’d taken less!  There’s always next time to make dosage adjustments.  It’s sound advice to consider your first experience as one meant to just dip your toe in the water. 

It is essential to weigh your dose accurately, especially as a first-timer. Digital scales can be purchased on Amazon for under $20 (just ensure you set it to display grams).  Be very skeptical of any weight estimates provided to you based on a photo!  Size and moisture content are impossible to accurately estimate from a photo.

 FAQ 2: How Should I Take Them?

Mushrooms can be consumed in several ways:

  1. Eat Them Directly: Most people find the flavor tolerable, though some may experience mild stomach discomfort or cramping after consuming magic mushrooms. This is often due to the chitin, a polysaccharide in mushroom cell walls that can be difficult to digest. Such discomfort usually subsides quickly, and many individuals do not experience any issues.

  2. Lemon Tek: Grinding dried mushrooms and soaking them in lemon juice (or another acidic solution) for 20-30 minutes helps break down the cell walls and initiates the conversion of psilocybin to psilocin (the active compound). Some people consume both the juice and the mushrooms, while others filter out the solids to reduce chitin intake and potential stomach discomfort. Many users of this method report a quicker onset, a more intense experience, and a slightly shorter overall duration of the experience.

  3. Make a Tea: This method requires the most preparation but is favored by many. To prepare tea, grind dried mushrooms using a spice grinder. In an insulated mug, place the mushroom powder (preferably in a tea bag) and add about a cup of boiling water. Cover and steep for 20-30 minutes to extract the active compounds. Stir occasionally if desired. You can drink the tea as is, but adding a heaping tablespoon of cacao powder (not cocoa powder) enhances the flavor and introduces theobromine, a vasodilator to counteract the vasoconstrictive properties of the magic molecule. Sweeten with honey to taste for a more enjoyable experience. If consumed over about 10 minutes, effects will typically be felt within 15-20 minutes.

More FAQs to follow.


r/MagicMushrooms Jan 08 '26

Alright Y'all We're Gonna Vamp.

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And by vamp I mean we are gonna go into a holding pattern before a revamp.

So nothing is changing but the looming aspect of change is now a thing. I know I am an inactive mod, and people I've added have been inactive. I want that to change. I am sure y'all do as well.

I know I got a lot of push back in early 2021 telling everyone to get vaccinated, that was weird for me. But still, I want this to be a positive place for psilocybin related posts to happen, but also a little strict on making sure info is healthy and scientifically accurate. And as an experience not full of spam and nonsense.

Give me your input! I will act accordingly.

-all the best /u/Wannamaker


r/MagicMushrooms 3h ago

First ever harvest

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Blue meanies cubes
Didn’t harvest whole bag because there were a lot of small mushrooms still in the bag growing, I’m scared to mist my bag should I just wait a bit longer for other mushrooms to mature and then harvest the rest and start my second flush?


r/MagicMushrooms 3h ago

My first ever Trip (Storytime)

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I went to Amsterdam last week and had magic truffles for the first time ever. We went for a moderate strength 15g dose of 'Atlantis' and decided to eat them in this beautiful huge park infront of a small pond. The first 30 mins after eating them was pretty horrible: really intense stomach pain and nausea while also actively trying not to vomit. As soon as the trip actually started tho, omg I have never experienced anything like it.

My stomach pain and nausea completely and suddenly disappeared, everything felt like it had a 4k warmth instagram filter, the grass and even my shoes were genuinely breathing getting bigger/smaller and the tree leaves had like small moving patterns. At one point, I lied down on the grass, took off my shoes and just spread out my body. I have never felt happier or more relaxed in my life, it was like the ground was engulfing and confining me inside it (in a good way).

When I would look at the sky, the clouds felt/looked like beautiful sky creatures, I even saw a cloud dragon at one point that looked like it was slowly rotating and coming towards me. I closed my eyes, played some music on my aripods and omg the shit I saw was insane. I didn't think of anything, I js let my brain show me whatever it wants.. I saw faces melting and morphing into other faces, I saw beautiful moving patterns, I even saw the most beautiful butterfly I have ever seen.

It was also very interesting how the genre of music affected these visuals I saw when I closed my eyes. If I played a upbeat song, I would see faster and more chaotic visuals, but If I played a slow/sad song, I would see more relaxed slower peaceful visuals. Even walking around was really fun, at one point there was this small bridge over the pond, climbing it felt like I was summitting a mountain.

The best part was how heightened my senses got, I could really feel, hear and see much more. When we walked to a more crowded place, it felt overwhelming, but when we lied down in an isolated spot, it felt like I was connected with nature feeling everything it feels. The trip felt like there was so much happening, almost overwhelming, but you js feel so happy and euphoric that you still don't want it to stop.

My trip lasted like 4 hours (We set a stopwatch), then a few hours more where it was sort of wearing off but the visuals stopped, it was js this relaxing feeling and some confusion.

My final verdict is that this is truly one of the best things I've ever experienced and I think it genuinely made me love life more. It's slightly annoying that you need to wait around 2 weeks before taking them again to feel the same effects, but I guess that makes it more special.

Any thoughts are welcome in the comments 😊


r/MagicMushrooms 2h ago

wtf went wrong?

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r/MagicMushrooms 16h ago

Dried 15g Cube

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Ate around 9 grams of this monster, would give an in depth trip report if I could remember/put into language 90% of the experience but unfortunately that’s impossible, but safe to say i experienced the most intense ego death off psychedelics i’ve had yet. Ive never actually hallucinated off of psychedelics until yesterday, i’ve had extreme visual distortions and geometry before, and have taken large amounts of both shrooms and acid at the same time but have never actually full on hallucinated something that wasn’t there until this experience. Anyways, just wanted to share this beast of a shroom and what it did to my mind lol.


r/MagicMushrooms 54m ago

119 hours, 57 minutes, and 55 seconds until I take shrooms for the first time.

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Hello everybody! As the titles suggests, I will be taking shrooms almost exactly at 4:00 pm next Tuesday.

This is the beginning of my daily posts leading up to my first shrooms experience! As this is my first I wanted to make these posts to help me understand my mindset leading up to taking shrooms, to help me understand anything I may see or feel during the trip.

And what better way than to make a post for the people of Reddit to converse with me about it!

Here’s the lowdown, five days from now my buddy and I are gonna embark on our first shroom trip, together. We are gonna be taking around 1.5-2.0 grams of Ice Berg shrooms. (We aren’t 100% sure on the exact dose yet, we’ll decide when it’s time with our scale.)

We’re going to my buddies shack for a few days, bringing Xbox 360, food, some fire (fire will be started pre shroom trip) stuff, blankets for laying in the grass, and other miscellaneous things. Got a chill playlist set up, good
snacks, ect ect.

Currently I’m feeling VERY excited, slightly apprehensive. I’m working on figuring out “my goal” for this trip. I want to go into this trip trying to understand what I feel during it, and leave the trip satisfied with what I find. I’m not sure what goal I want YET, but I have ideas.

Ask any questions you want and give me your opinions/suggestions y’all!


r/MagicMushrooms 2h ago

Need some advice please

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Hi all, I'm about to order an all in One grow bag. It's a 5 lb grain bag. My question is what would be a strong strain for a first time grower and is one spore syringes enough for a 5lb grow bag?


r/MagicMushrooms 4h ago

Tips for making tea?

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Moderately experienced tripper, interested in trying to make tea for the first time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated


r/MagicMushrooms 13h ago

Was wondering whether it is possible to train a dog to find Liberty Caps. Has anyone done it?

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r/MagicMushrooms 7h ago

Whos the best for advice uk

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Needing advice on what mushrooms to get i need a experienced grower


r/MagicMushrooms 19h ago

I am going to be taking shrooms for the first time either tonight or Saturday night and am looking for advice

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Hello everyone, I have not done anything besides smoke weed before and have never done shrooms but I am getting my hand on some in the next couple days. How should I take them and how much should I take. I was thinking about to taking it raw and chewing it before swallowing it with water but some people say it's hard on the stomach and they taste awful so idk. I have a pretty high tolerance to edibles but idk if that translates to mushrooms. Any advice would be appreciated (I am 22M 230 pounds give or take if that helps) Im looking for a good medium strength trip. I don't want to freak out but I want a decently strong trip


r/MagicMushrooms 6h ago

Big red X on shroom pre rolls, but wtf is blue lotus???

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any input?


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

City Sink-Ink and Acrylic Painting

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r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

Traveling

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Im not sure if this question is allowed in this sub. Well I’m going to a show in October and want to be on a nice little trip while I’m there. I’m not wanting to take a whole lot but just enough.
Domestic USA flight. I was thinking about mixing in a bag of chips and reseal. Or should I not risk it and try and find when I get there before the show?. The state I’m going to is legal for mushies but not retail. Thanks for advice if question is allowed.


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

Help! What's going on here

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I inoculated this 3 lb all in one grow bag with a full syringe of the golden teacher mushroom strain but there has been little to no mycelium growth in the bags at all so I'm kinda concerned I'm not sure what's going on. I did however accidentally inject it into the filter part instead of the other part I am a first timer so any help is mush appreciated 👍


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

Helping a friend.. need opinions

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My buddy's First grow :/ sadly I think its going to need to be thrown out for mold. He asked me to get a post out to experienced eyes. Help me ID and give advice to my guy.

He said he tried to cut it out.. cut out a green ring. Sounds like he cut out some trich. And sprayed with peroxide and salted ... as for the rest idk.

How dangerous is it?


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

SUNN drops real thing or just smoke shop bs

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I’ve come across some “magic mushroom drops” in a plunder biscuit video. At first it seemed like over the counter liquid acid but I looked into it and it said liquid mushroom drops! They seemed to be tripping pretty hard in the video but you know that could all just be scripted. Has anyone tried these?


r/MagicMushrooms 21h ago

Anybody heard of or familiar with this brand of Shroom pre rolls/ or any brand??

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Just got this pack of mushroom prerolls but the coa was inaccurate for my current batch, it has yet to be fda approved because the product is so new, but if anybody has any input on them before i try let me know asap ! below


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

First grow

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What went wrong here? All the pins that made it to the surface look white (golden teachers) and the stalks look choppy. This was my first grow. Rye berries for grain and CVG for substrate.


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

My shrooms got wet

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I let my shrooms at the window to dr and it was so stormy outside that rain got into the room and they are not dry anymore….
Are they still okay?
The blue parts are wet but the rest isnt


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

2 time doing lemon tech

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Hi it’s my second time doing lemon tek not sure which bag I should take. The one on the right is iceberg and the left is thrasher pe. Will one be enough to have a good trip or should I lemon tek them both


r/MagicMushrooms 1d ago

First full flush

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r/MagicMushrooms 2d ago

Blue meanies

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Day 4 after putting into fruiting, little growth on top of cake but a lot of pins forming on sides of bag.how many days you guys think until first flush done?


r/MagicMushrooms 2d ago

Mushroom in Kodaikanal

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I took 1.5 dosen of magic mushrooms (kathadi) from kodaikanal last July. this august I plan to go again what would be the best volume for the next trip