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Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a powerful hallucinogen made from acid that comes from ergot. This fungus grows on certain grains such as rye. When you take LSD, you experience a psychedelic high that can last up to several hours. There are multiple short and long-term LSD side effects that can hurt your health over time.
An LSD addiction can be difficult to overcome because you may not suffer any dangerous side effects at first. Therefore, you will keep taking the drug until the health effects finally catch up to you. If you are suffering from an addiction, now is the time to get help from a treatment center that addresses hallucinogen addiction in Mahanoy City PA. So, what are the side effects of LSD?
LSD Side Effects
LSD is known as a mind-altering substance. It causes extreme hallucination when it interacts with your brain’s serotonin receptors. These neurotransmitters control your behavior, mood, senses, and thoughts.
The common term for altering your mind is known as a “trip.” There are two types of trips: good trips and bad trips. They are characterized by what hallucinations you experience when consuming the LSD. The hallucinogenic effects you experience may include:
- Shape or color distortions
- Weird noises and augmented sounds
- Panic attack, anxiety, or deep depression
- Flashbacks of things in your past
- Increased heart rate, blood pressure, or body temperature
- Dilated pupils in your eyes
Is It Possible to Overdose on LSD?
Yes and no. There is no known overdose that can cause a fatality. However, if you overdose on LSD one or more times, it can lead to psychosis. Otherwise, some of the other known effects of overdose include nausea, tremors, loss of appetite, changes in sleep, or dry mouth.
The only known fatalities that are connected to LSD is that someone did something while under the influence that led to their death. Medically speaking the LSD did nothing to cause the death internally.
Treatment for LSD Addiction
LSD addiction occurs when you have to increase the amount of LSD you take in order to achieve the high. Over time this can lead to addiction and even a dependency if you take LSD daily. Once you reach this point, it is time to seek help for your hallucinogen addiction.
If you are suffering from LSD side effects, treatment is available at Silver Pines Treatment Center. We offer a Pittsburgh detox center, short-term treatment, and long-term ongoing support. To find out more about the services we provide, call us today at 267.719.8689. You can get the help you need to get off of LSD and stay off for good.
