I assume what you wrote is was just worded a bit inaccurately, so I’m not sure what you meant.

The first biological life (as opposed to non-biological life..?) arose roughly 3.5 billion years ago. Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals shared a common ancestor possibly as far back as 750,000 years ago.

I support your mission, and believe that it is of crucial importance.

Peace

My goals: I want to be more present, focused, and productive, boost my mood and energy, implement some good habits in my daily routines, and try to reach that neuroplasticity thing that Stamets was talking about. Overall, to improve my quality of life and wellbeing.

Dosing and scheduling: I decided to go with Stamets stack 5 days on 2 days off, Golden Teacher, Lions mane drops, B complex (50mg of niacin). Starting dose was 0.1gr the first week and then I increased it to 0.15gr the second week. I decided to be flexible and If necessary adapt and play with dosing and timing in order to find my sweet spot. I tried 0.2gr last day of the second week (too strong). I was mostly doing it right after I get up at 6-7 am, but I tried doing it in the afternoon as well.

Progress Report: I didn’t get what I wanted. I feel buzzed every time for 2-3 hours while it has effects, sometimes even sleepy. My mood is regular as usual, and I didn’t feel any energy boosts, whatsoever. I had a bit of anxiety by the end of the day and I was kind of bored, and not inspired to do anything. I had to push myself pretty much all the time. I find microdosing weed more beneficial at this point. (I smoke weed from time to time, but I haven’t been smoking nor drinking alcohol for almost two months, I wanted to be clean for this mini project). I was feeling better when I had days off. I’m not disappointed, but I’m not thrilled as I was at the beginning. I have to highlight that I spend most of my time at home (working remotely plus it’s shitty winter time) but I went a few times outside (while I was on) and spent time with ppl. I didn’t notice any bigger changes worth mentioning…

Further plans: I will take a couple of days off and then I will go with even lower doses, with the range of 0.05-0.08gr. I will stick with Stamets stack till the end of this 6 weeks cycle but I think it is already obvious that this schedule might not be suitable for me. I don’t feel it was too intense, but I just didn’t get what I wanted so far. I’m not expecting wonders and miracles, but I’m trying to be as objective and honest with myself as possible. I’m not giving up though, I know that mushrooms are amazing medicine, and I will keep with this systematic exploring where I just have to optimize my formula of schedule, dosing, set, and setting 😉

Hi Darren,

I know a place you can order microdoses of mushrooms for delivery worldwide (?)

Absolute lifesaver for me, feel so incredibly lucky to find it, on dose 2 of my microdose journey rn.

Don’t want to post the link here as its a small operation, don’t want them swamped, I empathise with you and your wish to microdose.

give me an email on samwilliams633@gmail.com and I’ll give you the link.

I know this sounds dodgy, so email me or don’t x

Just started the stack a week ago and did four days on, then I’m on day two of a three break until starting the regime again in a day. So far, absolutely no positive effects on my PTSD issues. I’m somewhat discouraged. Should I be?

Hey Ryan! We’ve actually got some information on combining other medicinal + adaptogenic mushrooms with psilocybin here: https://thethirdwave.co/ultimate-guide-to-mushroom-tea/ Did you end up trying out that blend you mentioned?

Hi Justin, great questions!

First, it’s best to start at the lowest dose for all three ingredients and gradually move your way up until you think you’ve reached the right dose for you. Whether you increase each ingredient at the same time or do one at a time is up to you (for example, increase the dose of mushrooms but keep the other two the same). That would be a good way to determine the right dose for each ingredient. Note, too, that for some people, .3g of psilocybin mushrooms is more than a microdose. And many people are sensitive to niacin. Everyone’s bodies are different, with different levels of sensitivity and metabolism, so trial and error is really the only way to find what works best for your unique body.

4. Any recommendations on Lion’s Mane products? Has anyone tried Fungi Perfect’s products?
ANSWER: Host Defense is Fungi Perfecti’s brand; I take their Lion’s Mane in loose powder form and I like it. It’s best if you put it in a liquid and let it sit for about 10 minutes to reconstitute because the dried powder is grainy otherwise. I totally trust Fungi Perfecti because it’s Paul Stamets’ company and he, as we know, is the Mushroom Man. 🙂

5. It’s been said that the original protocol was 5 days on, 2 days off, but recently Stamets was said to have recommend 4 days on 3 days off. Any insights or recommendation on this?
ANSWER: I haven’t heard about Stamets changing his protocol, but James Fadiman’s protocol is 1 day on 2 days off. Again, it’s best to experiment with what works for your body.

For personalized dosing, it’s best to get one-on-one coaching. There are too many factors to consider to address in a comment thread, including medications you may be on or other health conditions. You might consider talking to one of our Microdosing Coaches (https://thethirdwave.co/microdosing-coaching/), or there are many others out there that you can find with some Google searching.

Hope that helps!
Ginger

1. The way the ingredients are listed are in a range. When working with different amounts, does the ratio between the 3 ingredients stay the same? For example if I start with .3 of psilocybin, would I also take 15g of lion’s mane and ~130mg niacin? Seems like an obvious yes but maybe people found other ways to work with the amounts.

2. For the Lion’s Mane @ 1%: 5-20g

I have a product that is in powder form, the website says the product is made of 100% fruiting bodies and its polysaccharides are 54,000 parts per million (5.4%). Does that mean I take 1-4g of my product? Are the 1% and the 5.4% even related?

3. Is it bad to take more Lion’s Mane?

4. Any recommendations on Lion’s Mane products? Has anyone tried Fungi Perfect’s products?

5. It’s been said that the original protocol was 5 days on, 2 days off, but recently Stamets was said to have recommend 4 days on 3 days off. Any insights or recommendation on this?

I hope these get answered and are helpful to more people than just me!