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Serving guide

One whole bar contains 5 g of dried mushroom, a strong dose. A whole bar is not a single serving.

First time, or a new strain: start with an eighth of a bar or less. Chocolate can take longer to kick in than mushrooms on their own. Wait at least 2 hours before having more.

Blue Meanie bars: this is Panaeolus cyanescens, a different species. Start at half the amounts above.

This looks like candy. Store it locked away from children and pets, and never leave it out.

Timing

• Onset: usually 20–60 minutes; longer after food, and often longer with chocolate.
• Peak: about 1–2 hours in.
• Duration: about 4–6 hours, with after-effects for up to 8.

Don’t take more because you “don’t feel anything yet”. Wait the full 2 hours.

Don’t combine with

• Lithium. In an analysis of online reports, nearly half of people who combined lithium with a classic psychedelic described a seizure.
• MAOIs, including some antidepressants and harmala brews such as ayahuasca. They can change the effects in ways that are hard to predict.
• Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs and others). These can change or blunt effects. Never stop or change a prescribed medication without talking to your doctor.
• Alcohol, cannabis or other substances. They make effects less predictable.

Avoid psilocybin if you

• have, or have a close family history of, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, severe bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder
• have a heart condition or high blood pressure (psilocybin raises heart rate and blood pressure)
• are pregnant or breastfeeding
• are under 18

Never drive or operate machinery for the rest of the day.