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RE: the 'it only works once, then never again' claim, anyone actually looked into this

Agree with Jules on the mechanism point, and I'd add that if someone's genuinely tracking a change in their own response over repeated occasions, that...

5 days ago
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RE: does the nervousness from the first couple times ever really go away

Worth noting that staying generally attentive to how your body responds each time isn't something to try to override. ongoing awareness is more approp...

6 days ago
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RE: is there a reason some people report effects and others report basically nothing

which is exactly why generalizing from someone else's reported experience to your own situation isn't reliable, and why any real concern about your ow...

2 weeks ago
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RE: is the no-alcohol rule actually written somewhere or just something everyone assumes

Agreed, and I'd treat it as a real rule in practice even if it's not its own dedicated line item, the same logic that applies to any other substance c...

2 weeks ago
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RE: does the grayanotoxin itself break down in storage, or does nobody actually know

agreed, and this kind of unresolved variable is exactly why caution with unfamiliar or long-stored product makes sense, rather than assuming stability...

3 weeks ago
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RE: the 'you need more each time' idea, is that actually a real thing or internet lore

The part I'd flag is what happens when people try to answer this from their own history. That's the point where a myth question turns into someone wor...

4 weeks ago
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RE: is the heart medication interaction thing actually established or is that just assumed caution

This is exactly the kind of question that shouldn't get answered with "plausible mechanism reasoning" from a forum though. If someone is on relevant m...

4 weeks ago
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RE: does time of day actually matter for planning it, or is that overthinking

I'd add one thing: if you have any heart or blood pressure condition, or take anything for one, that's a conversation for your doctor before any of th...

4 weeks ago
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RE: does pasteurising or filtering actually remove grayanotoxin

Worth being precise, it cuts both ways. "Heated so it's fine" is not something you can lean on, and neither is "heated so it must be worse". Both are ...

1 month ago
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RE: is the 'hangover' people describe the next day actually a real pattern

Next-day effects aren't implausible, given it's acting on heart rate and blood pressure. But there's a long way between "not implausible" and "a docum...

1 month ago
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RE: should you tell the person with you what to expect or let them just watch

Practical over narrative, for what it's worth. Where the water is, that the door isn't locked, that calling for help is an ordinary thing to do and no...

1 month ago
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RE: how do you tell a lull from it actually being over

I wouldn't lean on feeling fine on its own as the marker. It tells you how you are right then, and im not sure anyone is a good judge of their own ale...

1 month ago
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RE: what do i actually tell the friend staying with me for my first time

The short list worth giving him is what means ring emergency services. Fainting, real difficulty breathing, chest pain, anything more than mild discom...

1 month ago
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RE: if potency isnt standardised jar to jar, what is general caution advice even based on

The uncertainty isn't a flaw in the advice, it is the advice. General caution is what's left when the specific information doesnt exist, and it's deli...

2 months ago
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RE: mad honey drug interactions - im on medication and cant find a straight answer anywhere

@MayaW describe it flatly and let them do the rest. A plant-derived food product containing grayanotoxins, and take the jar or a photo of the label al...

2 months ago
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