Peaking

[donkey rhubarb]

SWIM would like to hear what others consider peaking and what there experience has been.

For SWIM's FOAF she rarely peaks. Almost always she peaks on LSD but other psychedelics it is much more rare.

She describes peaking as this moment - often feeling like a switch has been flipped where the world makes sense again. For LSD that was around the 4 hour mark. On the way up reality is often very confused but once she peaks it all starts to make sense again and she doesn't feel like a little kid lost in the world.

So SWIM is guessing some chemical processes must stop at that point in her brain. Anyone know what that would be? Or what receptor it is that switches back to normal? Visuals and a nice head space are still present after that...

Also what are others peak experiences like? SWIMs FOAF has mentioned this to various people but others didn't really have the same experience. Would love to hear what happens to SWIY

[Solidly-here]

Peaking.

The quick-and-easy definition is: The Highest (most active) time of a Drug experience.

Sometimes the peak is a few minutes, like in Pot smoking.
Sometimes the peak can last for several hours, like some RCs.

"SWIM is guessing some chemical processes must stop at that point in her brain."

I Don't think so. This would sound scary (if true), so I seriously doubt it.
Suffice it to say: The peak occurs a while into a Drug experience, and it ends long before that experience is over.

I view it as: It takes a while before a brain can fully appreciate the High that it's feeling.
Then, at peak time, it Let's Go of its resistance. Bang. It's peak time.

[MadShroomer]

Originally Posted by donkey rhubarb

SWIM would like to hear what others consider peaking and what there experience has been.

For SWIM's FOAF she rarely peaks. Almost always she peaks on LSD but other psychedelics it is much more rare.

She describes peaking as this moment - often feeling like a switch has been flipped where the world makes sense again. For LSD that was around the 4 hour mark. On the way up reality is often very confused but once she peaks it all starts to make sense again and she doesn't feel like a little kid lost in the world.

So SWIM is guessing some chemical processes must stop at that point in her brain. Anyone know what that would be? Or what receptor it is that switches back to normal? Visuals and a nice head space are still present after that...

Also what are others peak experiences like? SWIMs FOAF has mentioned this to various people but others didn't really have the same experience. Would love to hear what happens to SWIY

in SWIM'S opinion.... 4-aco-dmt has been the best 'peak' off a tryptramine. 20mg was inssufilated on empty stomach and the resulting 'peak' was more of an EXTREME 'epiphany' type situation where there was complete disolving of the ego and a step by step reconfiguration with the help of pet Red Eared slyder turtle in aquarium with the pleasant white noise from the water filter.
epiphany it is what you described as

often feeling like a switch has been flipped where the world makes sense again.

[donkey rhubarb]

Originally Posted by Solidly-here

"SWIM is guessing some chemical processes must stop at that point in her brain."

I Don't think so. This would sound scary (if true), so I seriously doubt it.
Suffice it to say: The peak occurs a while into a Drug experience, and it ends long before that experience is over.

What SWIM meant by chemical process is whatever chemical procsses was started by the drug. For instance if SWIM had taken LSD, the peak feeling SWIM was describing would be the LSD stopped affecting that part of the brain that was affecting rational thaought...

Thanks for the replies... makes sense...

[Solidly-here]

My impression of Brain Functions on a Psychedelic is:
1) A part of the Brain is stimulated; then
2) A different piece of the Brain is Stim'd (and then yet another piece . . . ).

First, certain thoughts abound. Feelings flow.

Later, the Peak comes. Other thoughts flow. Thoughts considered more profound.

This is the Peak place. The Brain can still think of "lower" thoughts, but it can ALSO think Deep thoughts.

It's your Peak; you control it; it's good.

Later, a different set of thoughts/feelings come forth.
Soon, the Mind comes in for a Landing (this takes an hour or 2).
Afterglow follows: Wow! What a Great Trip that was.

So, it's not a matter of a part of the Brain shutting down, it's just that one part is in "regular" mode, while another Brain part is "above-Regular" mode (and that's one one which you are noticing).

[Henfer]

For SWIM, peaking on LSD is the time where you won't even really move anymore, just lay down, music plays, and the wall is glowing bright white, moving and everything is changing, and SWIM's to overwhelmed to even follow simple conversations. this is usually around the 3-5 hour mark and lasts at most one to two hour of extreme intensity.

[XtomX]

If you wanted to forget about the definiton of 'peak', Swim would say that a peak in any type of drug induced experience is a feeling of great goodness where you feel that you could not feel any better.

[thiziswhatiam]

i would say i love the peak on E. if you really want to know about life you pop E because as they say its a window drug and it shows you the world like it was supposed to be seen its something great to the mind because others that have not tryed E dont see the hole world like you have. this is not the drugs talking nether because even after the drug you still look see the world like you saw it on E. i hope a lot more people try it because it is something amazing people dont even have to do it alot just one pill will change your life not for the bad but for the good,depending on the person it also helps you think about life and wanting to be good in life because thats all you have is life and the world, so see it like it was supposed to be seen. try E or die with out really living. Ecstasy.

[Humanity]

Originally Posted by thiziswhatiam

i would say i love the peak on E. if you really want to know about life you pop E because as they say its a window drug and it shows you the world like it was supposed to be seen its something great to the mind because others that have not tryed E dont see the hole world like you have. this is not the drugs talking nether because even after the drug you still look see the world like you saw it on E. i hope a lot more people try it because it is something amazing people dont even have to do it alot just one pill will change your life not for the bad but for the good,depending on the person it also helps you think about life and wanting to be good in life because thats all you have is life and the world, so see it like it was supposed to be seen. try E or die with out really living. Ecstasy.

I've always thought a 'window drug' is a drug which is the 'mainstream' and after which many (but not all) people proceed to bigger and better things (drugs). Didn't think it was an allegory for an abstract window of some sort through which you should see 'life as it's supposed to be'.
Also, SWIThiz, The Rules. Read 'em - self-incrimination (using I instead of SWIM or equivalent) is a major breach of rules and can get you banned pretty quick. It might also be the reason for your negative reputation points. Punctuation and some upper case letters also go a long way


On topic:
What SWIDonkey is saying makes perfect sense to me... obviously some neuro-receptors either lack to function or function more intense during the peak.