[Jamus Trip AM HO]

around about 24 or so I got into a whole hell of alot of trouble with some bad people and also had some drug related tragedies happen in my life. I decided to get clean after about 8 yrs of hard core mainlining. To do this I got a hold of a Sheet of LSD and pretty much locked myself away for a year in a run down apt. I took the stuff constantly for the next year and when I came out of that place I was pretty much clean although more than a lil nuts. There were many moments that my discomfort has no desciption but... I been drug free since I walked out the door of that hellhole. Tis ehhh.. bout twelve years now.My question is, am I merely a peculiar person that this method of getting clean worked for me? Or might it work for others?You dont even know the half of it... I'm just sayin'Ehhh... one other question as well... I still awake from the most horrible nightmares quite often remembering my mental ehh... excursions during that time... anything I could do to minimize'em?Tirsa R- Dont take me wrong... it ws NOT all at once... it was spaced out over the course of a year... a full sheet would kill anyone... I would think anyhow...

[J B]

You're lucky you didn't die.

[Fiona Y]

If its worked for you then that's brilliant - I don't think it would work for many - I can imagine that the acid may exacerbate some of the horrific withdrawal symptoms from the heroin. My former partner has been a heroin addict for about 12 years and is about try a Methadone programme. I don't really see the point of coming off one drug, merely to take a relacement one, albeit one prescribed by your family doctor. Well done for getting clean, however bizarre your methods!

[honey]

I have a few friends that use to work in strip clubs that tried so hard to get out of the drugs. They'd be clean for a month then back onto it again. Will power is the key and you have to want to quit it. I can say that the few that i know, maybe 10% actually got out of drugs.Congrads on your recovery, it takes a strong person to kick the habit!

[Tirsa R]

Wow, I would never have thought to do a whole sheet of acid to get clean. You must have been tripping really hard! I think there seems to be some basis to what you did. I think you just overloaded yourself so much with acid that you never wanted to do drugs again. It's kind of like the old story of the kid who gets caught smoking a cigarette and is forced to smoke a whole pack until he throws up and never wants to smoke again. Overkill creates a bad experience that makes the user not want to do that any longer. That happened to me with acid as well. I took only 4 hits of acid at once and I tripped for 26 hours. It must have been some strong stuff because I was tripping my @ss off! But it scared the crap out of me, so I haven't done LSD since because of that, and I used to take it all the time. I didn't really realize it, but I haven't really done any hard drugs since that time either. Just some weed and a xanax here and there. Wow, you might have inadvertently found a solution to drug addiction!

[SUZE H]

Hey, don't look at me...I had to move to the mountains a hundred miles from the Canadian border to get away from s--t. It's an interesting tactic but what the heck it worked. I live with mooses (would that be meese?) and bears so I have nothing to say really. So long as I stay on my meds I might even not shoot the lil'critters. Everyone comes clean in their own way. No matter how you do it it takes strength and determination and the incredible will not to die from stupidity. Congradulations.

[hello kitty]

good job getting sober...i doubt a doctor will start prescribing sheets of lsd for addicts ...but hey stranger things have happened.

[squirt AM]

You are a walking testimony to your inner strength and resolve. You are a remarkable person. I commend you. lol It took breaking my back to realize there is no god. Some of us are a little more extreme than others. I'm not comparing mine to yours. You are amazing. The nightmares are from your subconscious dealing with your memories. They come out as you are ready to handle them. Don't be afraid of them. Meet them head on. Run to the roar. As you deal with or kill each one you get a little closer to true freedom of your past. It isn't easy, but you can do it. You have a crap load to filter out of your system. You are one of my favorite people on here and you are more grounded and solid than most. You have a rare inner strength. Realize these dreams are just you dealing with your past and that it is trying to heal. Acceptance is healing. I wish you the best.

[xtheurgata]

This is a very interesting question. It might indeed work for others, at least some of the time, but I don't think any doctor would prescribe it.Here are a couple thoughts I have about your method.1. You simultaneously removed yourself entirely from the problem drug and substituted it with one that opened many doors between your conscious and unconscious minds. Such a dramatic break from your former life and intense immersion in a new one would IMO allow your physical body to clean itself of craving for the old drug while distracting your mind so much with the new one that you were able to either avoid or overcome the obsessive thoughts you might otherwise have had to deal with.2. Did you learn helpful things about yourself while using LSD? Perhaps this kind of self-confrontation and learning helped also helped you to kick the habit. I've heard that LSD isn't *physically* addictive, so if you had to have a drug, in the addiction sense that one was probably a good choice.3. I have heard about a program someone started in the inner city somewhere in New York using drums and shamanic practices to work with addicted youth. The combination of altered states of mind resulting from the drumming and chanting and the social support of the group has helped kids in that program get off and stay off of drugs. Although it sounds like you worked your program entirely alone, the altered states of mind you experienced may likewise have helped break your habit. I've heard some speculation and anecdotal evidence about how experiencing altered states can in fact help with addictions.I've only tried acid once, but in that one (and very mild, actually) trip I did find an alternate way of thinking about my life that helped me to break an addictive behavioral pattern I had at the time. Perhaps simply experiencing those new perspectives helps people break out of addictive ruts.4. With respect to your nightmares, if they are due to flashbacks from the LSD, you're not alone. I know someone locally who has had some problems along those lines, although I think his occur during the day and not while sleeping. Perhaps looking into what other former LSD users have done about these may be of help.In any case, congrats for getting off and staying off. That is a tremendous accomplishment.