Micro-dosing

[organic weed]

I consider my mushroom use both medical and recreational and I have read a lot on the bennifits of "micro dosing" them, however if I lost the high I think I'd loose the majority of what I consider to be bennifical for me.

Well, that's the thing... Micro dosing doesn't mean you'll loose the high but that you'll get high with smaller amounts. The endicannabinoid receptors should never be saturated, coz when they do then your tolerance goes higher... They should be stimulated instead, which means brung then always below their saturation point. Then micros may not be for all but they do work very well with me... Max 3 micros per day (0.05 gr) keeps the doctor away...

 

[kellya86]

After the greedy indulging of the xmas holidays, it's time to go back to work..

This means no waking up and switching the vape on straight away..

It's time to microdose to return my tolerance to a reasonable level...

Iv never had a t break in 17 years...

In the blink of an eye iv gone from a gram a day (easily), to about 0.2 a day now...

The first night was a little noticeable, slightly restless...but by day 2 my tolerance was lower so 0.15 was enough.

I am happy at this level now...between 0.2 and 0.2

Has anyone else had some tolerance issues after the holidays???

 

[cptchronic]

The holidays always get me, especially with them dabs... haha I'm trying to go back to mostly flowers all day (under a gram) but it's tough after dabcember

 

[Tommy10]

Yea holidays have a habit of doing that! Although another thing I have found since having a go at this micro dosing thing, is that even though tollerance works against us, a little bit of will power and it's pretty easy to cover come. I have found just set a goal for the first day stick to did and by the second day your tollerance is adjusting to the smaller amounts.

 

[lazylathe]

I am happy at this level now...between 0.2 and 0.2
Has anyone else had some tolerance issues after the holidays???

LMOA!! That was too funny to miss!
0.2 and 0.2!

Yeah the break had me vaping pretty much all day and well into the night for about 8 days...
Tolerance was all over the place and i am suffering this week!
I sleep for about 2 hours and then i am up every 30 minutes or so till the alarm finally goes off at 6am.
Makes the day last forever...

Since i started micro dosing i think i messed myself up because that is when the sleep disruptions started!
Started on day 9 of 12 with the micro dosing.
Hopefully my body will reset itself soon, otherwise i go back to my regular loads!

Reason i started micro dosing was because i am going away in 3 weeks for 10 days and will not have access to any meds... Never usually have any issues when i go away though, so who knows!

 

[deadpooly6]

I started micro dosing after the break myself. My sleep and tolerance was just all over the place. Seems like I vape more but then I started to notice my supply lasting longer then usual.

 

[uhranium]

I'm at an pretty high model right now with 0.7g a day due to the holidays. It is still not that much compared to what I'd use if I was combusting. Maybe I buy myself a kitchen safe and give myself some tiny bags of 0.2 combined for daily hits..

 

[NorVape]

I'm on my first break in five years. My first break after fucking combustion also.

It's going pretty well. Sleep is a bit of an issue, but I'm so full of energy even with less sleep. Food is a lot less of an issue than I thought it would be though. I eat less, but I feel hunger, and have no trouble finishing a meal.

Sleep issues has always been my main reason for using cannabis, other than having fun and feeling good, so the sleep issues always been there. I have a hard time "shutting of", so to speak.

When I was combusting I usually didn't start smoking till late in the night, and then I could easily smoke ridicolous amounts in a short period of time.

Vaping made it easier for me to get to where I need to be, and get different benefits, at different times.

When I get back to vaping, eating and dabbing in February I'm thinking of trying micro dosing.

I've realized that one hit goes a long way if you just let it. I like over indulging, but it would be nice to be able to adjust the intake of cannabinoids based on situations.

My thinking is that this will also allow me to get ridicolously high when I don't feel like micro dosing.

 

[virtualpurple]

I had taken a month or so break awhile back, and broke my fast with homegrown herb and my underdog. My girlfriend and I each took a fresh hit off a Underdog Nong. We each took 1 hit and decided to wait a few minutes. It was crazy how quick that high crept up over 5 minutes, and even stronger at 10 minutes.

We each had another few puffs to try a second strain that was grown in the home as well. However, we would have been fine for probably quite awhile with just that single hit alone!

I am again on another small break (visiting family in Kentucky and don't know anyone outside of my folks), and won't likely have access until I return home on the 18th.

I will try and exercise some self control and begin micro-dosing. But of course, I may go a little nutty as I am eager to test the home-grown a bit more!

 

[kellya86]

It's amazing how long I actually stay high if I just leave it...
When combusting I used to think my high was wearing off, when in fact it was probably just my blood pressure and oxygen levels returning to normality.

During the week after work, a third of an eq basket will do me for 3 hours, then It 9 at night I indulge a little more than is needed, but still only a couple of baskets...

 

[Nugg]

I had 18 days off over the Christmas break and I definitely over indulged.

Getting a vapcap and a vapman heating station for Christmas didn't help me under indulge lol.

I'm trying trying to save the dabs for a weekend treat and only vape during the wee. My plan is to get to .5g/day so an ounce would last me 8 weeks. That brings the cost down to less than $4 a day.

I use recreationally but consider cannabis to be my health tonic. Didn't miss a day of work last year due to sickness.

 

[Tommy10]

I dunno how small exactly but if I said its max 1/50th of a gram that would be the very max. Loosely packed halfish of a bowl, hard to see because of my dirty set up but you can see where I put my finger. Anyways, what a micro loading device! Once the draw restriction is fixed up it will convert a lot of people! $35 and fits in an 18mm male nice..... And clizzzoudddy!

Tried to indicate a bit better just how little goes in, probs could have just cleaned it but anyways! Full tightly packed finely ground bowl in the VC is around .05 max Id say. This was. Very loose pack and no more than half a full load so say .025 to be safe, but I'd probably go closer to .015-.002. Also my attempt to show the ABV were also piss weak, but I could have heated further down the cap, or gotten another nice dry hit.

 

[Danksta]

For me micro-dosing is using less, but getting just about the same kind of high I would had I used more. I just got a UD over a week ago and cut my consumption in half. This week I am only using 1 stem to get stoned versus 2 in a row. I have been very surprised how effective just one stem is. Now my weekday use is even less. Less is more with vaping. Plan on continuing micro-dosing. I can finally afford to collect strains again.

 

[EverythingsHazy]

IDK, I don't personally consider using small amounts but stlll getting pretty high, a "micro dose"... I just consider that a small (normal) dose. IMO a micro dose would be different for each person, and it wouldn't feel very strong psychoactively, to anyone. Dropping your tolerance isn't really using a micro dose. When you micro-dose on shrooms and such, you aren't supposed to have full on trips. You are supposed to have a "micro" effect due to the "micro" dose. Not the same full effect with a smaller amount. That's how people micro-dose for an extended period of time (days).

That's also why I don't just automatically consider vaping to be micro dosing, when compared to smoking. Even if you only use 0.1g vaping and 1.0g smoking to get the same high, both are full normal doses, since they both get you to the same highness level (just picking ballpark numbers here).

 

[VapeKnight]

"Micro dose" certainly does allow for debate as far as quantity. I personally consider this to be a general description of a limited or small amount. Many of the people I know who smoke or vape always feel the need the have large quantities. they take 10 bong rips, smoke a full joint by themselves, or pack consecutive huge bowls without considering if they might feel high with a lesser amount. More people are realizing that they can achieve the desired effects while using much less herb. not to mention how temperature can change the effect to suit your preference. and who doesn't want to make their herb last as long as possible.

 

[ronads]

@EverythingsHazy I agree with you there. We took micro shroom doses, very very nice high, colours seem brighter, but without the head fuckyness and on higher doses a full on I can't move off the couch feeling. Think I'll microdose for group trips from now on.

I just did 3 puffs from the MFLB on very low with the PA with 0.05g. I'm trying to figure out what is micro enough to make me feel less anxious, but I don't want to get baked.

For the amount I used and the amount I puffed, I'm actually feeling much nicer than I did last night vaporbonging out of the EQ.

This way definitely seems more medicinal rather than recreational which suits me for during the day!

Moving away from MDMA and powders to weed and shrooms is a learning experience. It does seem to me that less is more. It's even the same with alcohol, I try not to get wasted but just drink moderatley. Everyone I know likes to go big or go home, I think it's part of UK culture, moderation is just a myth over here

The Buddha knew what the script was back thousands of years ago. I'm going to take my own 'middle road to enlightenment'.

 

[iDRINKBLEACH]

micro doses and tolerance break? you mean smaller dabs and time between nail heating? Ha jk every now n then i micro dose just to get a little enlightened if i have a busy scheldue...

 

[DDave]

Micro-Dosing for DBV & SSV... .025g - .05g.

http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/ddave-mod-for-ssv-dbv-lsv.19835/page-6#post-909572

 

[organic weed]

Entering happily the 3rd micro dosing month... and still discovering the different shades of benefits you can get from the herb. One if my key learning is avoid the grasping and attachment from the strongest head high you can get with the macro dose, that eventually prevent you from being fully functional, and just enjoy a more relaxed and peaceful feeling that can be part of you thorough out the day...

 

[Chill Dude]

Entering happily the 3rd micro dosing month... and still discovering the different shades of benefits you can get from the herb. One if my key learning is avoid the grasping and attachment from the strongest head high you can get with the macro dose, that eventually prevent you from being fully functional, and just enjoy a more relaxed and peaceful feeling that can be part of you thorough out the day...

Micro dose daytime.. Mega dose nighttime

 

[Gettinbetter]

Small doses throughout the day has been working pretty well for me. I use mostly high cbd strains for daytime and then a nice indica late at night. This thread is what really got me looking closely at vapes that will accommodate micro-dosing.

 

[4tokin]

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[archangelz001]

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Yes! On second thought .

 

[4tokin]

Yes! On second thought .

I tried to post a pic of my micro dose on the scales, 0.025g.
Hitting it in the sub.

 

[Nugg]

Since my last post in this thread I have hit my target usage and even gotten under it. The less I'm using the higher I seem to be getting. Like someone else mentioned, the best high comes before reaching the saturation point.

At the moment 3.5 grams is lasting me 9 days. I'm still weekday dabbing sometimes but that's mostly a convenience thing.

I over indulged yesterday and could feel it weighing me down today.

I know my usage isn't exactly at the micro end of the scale but it was this thread that inspired me to lower my usage.