Mycolancer's Thoughts

Hi! It’s been a while since I wrote anything. Life is crazy tough, but I am still here. I am not currently on Lex anymore, so if you see someone impersonating me, it’s not me & you know what to do.

So anyway, I got a strange question about some homemade mushroom bars I gifted to a friend. She asked if they had any THC in them because her at home test gave a positive result.

She has a situation where she needs to test every so often. I’m not going to go into details. I let her know I don’t mix substances in the treats I make at home for me and my pals. It’s a fair question, I mean there’s a lot of mixing & matching these days, and I don’t make them with an audience, this isn’t Iron Chef!

I like to give gifts out. Share the magic!

She went back and did some research, then shared it with me:

Proton Pump Inhibitors can give a false THC positive. You can read about another person who got a false positive here:

🍄 🫙 **STORE YOUR MUSHIES WELL** 🫙 🍄

Ever got mushrooms in a zip lock baggy and they were bendy and chewy when you got them?

*ew*, that's not right, but it's *not always bad, either*.

When the mushrooms are prepared to go out in the world, *responsible* people, or *people who have experience* (they didn't know before) will make sure they are properly **dehydrated** and stored before they get rid of them.

Most people are cheap, or don't have the funds, so they use a **box fan** to dry out the shrooms. This can be bad if the hygiene and care of this process isn't done well. It's the least preferred method, in my opinion.

If it weren't bad enough to have to always guess the *potency* of each individual fruit, you'll have to also consider that **how they were dehydrated** could make an impact on potency. For example, when dehydrated in the **oven**, they could lose potency in the span of just 2-4 hours!

The best way anyone can dehydrate a bunch of mushrooms is to use proper handling & equipment.

**So what do you do if you get some that are bendy or tear apart?**

We want mushrooms that are cracker dry. These are the absolute safest to consume, and the potency is locked in. When stored **correctly** at that point, they will remain potent for sometimes YEARS if continually stored well away from sunlight, moisture, and oxygen.

So you got some bendy shrooms?

🟢 **Check them** for Mold and Sliminess. Find either? Toss the whole batch, you might get food poisoning.

❣️ **If they don't smell sickly sweet, have no slime, no mold, and are just a little bendy, then you're likely ok to consume** - Try a tea for these..

*or*

**On very low temperature settings in the oven (140*), you can dehydrate them carefully** - Just put a box fan in front of the oven with the door open. Check them at the 60 and then at the 90 minute mark. They should snap when they're cracker dry.

🗒️ **How to Store yours properly**

After you've foraged and gotten your 🍄 you'll want to do a few things to properly store them:

1. **Check for Mold, Slime, Bendyness, and sickly sweet smell**

2. **When foraging in the wild, they will be fresh, so you need to prepare for dehydration** - Do this by rinsing off your mushrooms carefully of any manure/dirt etc. Follow your dehydrator's settings at or below 140* to dehydrate fully. This can take many hours. Be patient.

3. **If they came to you dried already, and they passed the check for grossness, ** then decide what you want to use them for. If they arrived Bendy, consider storing properly as is for tea, or consider dehydrating them further using your oven, or using your own dehydrator.

4. **When ready to store**: Once everything is all good and you're ready to store, make sure that:

- You've got Dessicit Packers (I like the Dry & Dry brands)

- You have an airtight jar, Tight Pac, Vacuum sealer & bags, or Mylar bags & heat sealer

- You have a place to put them away from heat, humidity, light, or fluctuating temperatures

Some people like to tape the dessicat packets to the underside of their mason jars. You need to store the 🍄 ASAP after making sure they're cracker dry. **DO not let them sit out in a baggy overnight, they will suck up Seattle air like the little happy sponges they are**

Lithium + Psilocybin can cause **Seizures**, read about it here: https://psychedelichealth.co.uk/2021/08/13/mixing-psychedelics-with-lithium-poses-significant-risk-of-seizures/

🦺 **CAUTION on Serotonin Syndrome**

From this article here: https://psychedelicpharmacist.org/ssris-and-psilocybin-therapy-to-taper-or-not/

"Serotonin syndrome (SS) is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the overactivation of serotonergic receptors in the brain. SS is commonly caused by an interaction between two different serotonergic drugs that both upregulate serotonin signaling in the body. Symptoms of SS can include hypomania, myoclonus, akathisia, diarrhea, fever, dilated pupils, shivering, and tachycardia, as well as other serious clinical symptoms. If left untreated, SS can be deadly. "

Read on to learn more about the different types of anti-depressants and MAOI's to help you decide if mixing Psilocybin experiences while on psychiatric medication is right for you.

🛑 **WARNING on combining Psilocybin with stimulants**

Psilocybin raises heart rate and blood pressure. Adding stimulents into this can cause an synergistic effect, which could be potentially dangerous.

*If you have heart arrythmia, reconsider your use of Psychedelics, or proceed with caution and use a much smaller amount and avoid caffeine or stimulent drugs*

**Stimulent drugs include:**

Cocaine

Meth

And possibly some medications like Albuterol, but I have not (yet) seen studies about that.

**Basically:** *If it is going to raise your blood pressure and heart rate, DO NOT take extra things that also raise your blood pressure and heart rate unless you are experienced, or go low and slow*

A common scam is to give you their cash app, asking you to purchase an item you’re looking for, then they will come and deliver for free.

This sets you up to lose your money and it is hard to dispute with companies like cash app due to the often illegal circumstances that got you in this scenario.

Don’t do it. Sometikes there will be a wing person or a second account who is the same or is working with the scam artist. They will make a story very believable. This is a form of social engineering. No matter how good it sounds, don’t do it.

Watch out for Facebook marketplace sourcing scams! 🚩These accounts will have been made very recently on Facebook. They have no other Facebook activity. They have no information. They will say that they are discreet, and that you can find them on Telegram. some will even be more believable and say they’ll never ask for money on Facebook, but they are going to ask for money upfront so that they can deliver to you. ‼️ I would not trust anything that shows up like this and mainstream Spaces. And Facebook will not do anything about it even though the mushrooms are clearly labeled and some photos as being a particular type of psychoactive mushroom. 🍄

👀 They’re not worried about getting their accounts banned from Meta because Meta will not remove them. This ensues the scam can continue before enough people have had their money stolen to build up the reports.

 🚩 The other thing is too that some of these are set up to look like entrapment schemes by law enforcement. 🚓

⚠️ When I recently ate half an edible that went sideways (some edibles are not mixed properly, resulting in very strong or very weak dosages from the same multi-pak), I tried in this order:

👉 Talking myself down & paying attention to my heart rate.

☝️ When that didn't work, I ran cold water on my arms and I did vasovagal maneuvers ("try to poop")

🌟 When that didn't work, I called someone and put them on **Standby to call 911 if I become unresponsive or unable to keep talking** ⬅️

🌟 At this point, I kept them talking to me and **I chewed a fuck ton of peppercorns. **

I was so high I couldn't taste or feel the burn right away. It took a few minutes, **but it began to reverse the side effect and my heart rate began to come down. ** 🌟

⚠️ At it's highest my HR was at 150, this was how I knew I was at a risk for having an emergency and needed to act. ⚠️

**!!!** I also had **Caffeine** earlier that day

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I’m taking PPE, gas masks, medical supplies, mobility aids, shelf stable food and things like toilet paper, diapers, and formula!