Shrooms, magic mushrooms, or psilocybin mushrooms are now so in fashion these days because they contain hallucinogens. People use shrooms for fun, personal self-discovery, and even for medicinal use. But there is always something at the back of the user’s mind: How long do shrooms last?
Duration of shroom trip depends on a broad spectrum of factors such as dosage, metabolism, and method of administration of the shrooms. The following is a general outline of the duration of shrooms’ effects, duration of shrooms in the system, and variables influencing the duration of shrooms’ effects.
Effects on the Duration of Shrooms’ Effects
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Mushroom Types
We also have varying strength with the varying mushrooms of psilocybin. Psilocybe cubensis, for example, is a fairly run-of-the-mill one to be on, but others such as Psilocybe semilanceata or Psilocybe azurescens are far more potent. Stronger mushrooms will extend the trip.
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Dosage Taken
The dose of psilocybin has a direct impact on duration. A microdose (0.1–0.3g) has a subtle effect that lasts for a couple of hours, a moderate dose (1–3g) has a typical trip lasting 4–6 hours, and a heroic dose (5g+) may have a powerful and long trip.
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Mode of Consumption
Depending upon how one ingests shrooms, one will feel it sooner or feel it longer:
- Slowly broken down mushrooms, therefore delayed effect and extended trip.
- Tea shrooms get taken in faster, so quick effect but maybe not so long-lasting.
- Lemon tekking (lemon juice steeping of shrooms) is likely to increase and cut the trip short.
- Capsules or edibles have delayed onset based on digestive rate.
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Individual metabolism
Every body metabolizes psilocybin differently. High metabolisms metabolize it faster, and the effects only last as long. The slow metabolisms take longer to take effect. Every individual’s liver function, weight, and age have a role in how long shrooms last in the body.
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Empty vs. Full Stomach
Shrooming on an empty stomach has faster onset and longer effect. The effect is slower to start but longer lasting after being consumed because it is slow metabolized.
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Storage Conditions and Potency
They contain higher levels of psilocybin than dried mushrooms but are not as effective. Stored dried shrooms that are properly kept are longer-lasting and more effective, impacting the duration of the effect.
How Long Shrooms Last in the System
Duration of Effects (Length of the Trip)
Mean duration of shroom trip is:
- Onset (20–60 minutes):Perceptual change and euphoria sensation, sensitivity enhancement are prominent.
- Peak Effects (1.5–3 hours): Visual hallucinatory effect, insight improved, and compression of time experience are maximized.
- Trip Duration (4–6 hours):The majority of the experience happens in between 4 to 6 hours.
- Aftereffects (6–24 hours): Subject report of an “afterglow” of continued mental acuity, improvement of mood, or sedation.
How Long Do Shrooms Stay in Your System?
While the effects of psychedelics of psilocybin can last hours, psilocybin is retained in the body:
- Blood:Up to 12 hours.
- Urine:24–48 hours, though standard drug tests do not detect psilocybin.
- Saliva: Up to 24 hours at most.
- Hair Follicles: Psilocybin will remain 90 days or less in hair but is seldom detected.
How Long Do Modes of Intaking Psilocybin Last?
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Eating Dry or Fresh Mushrooms
Most commonly applied method. Effects will be retarded by digestion and will start after 30–60 minutes and will last for approximately 4–6 hours.
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Shroom Tea Intake
Mushroom tea offers faster absorption, thereby faster onset (15–30 minutes) and therefore shorter trip time (4–5 hours) when ingested compared to oral intake in fresh form.
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Lemon Tekking
Lemon juice soak shrooms prior to use breaks down psilocybin into psilocin with faster and more effective absorption. Its onset takes off immediately (10–20 minutes), yet to stronger and weaker but longer lasting experience (3–5 hours).
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Capsules or Edibles
Chocolate or capsule psilocybin comes on more slowly (45–90 minutes) since it has to be metabolized but can prolong the trip a few minutes longer.
Shortening or Lengthening a Shroom Trip?
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Shortening the Trip
If it is a negative or too harsh trip, the following can be used to end the trip prematurely:
- Consume lemon juice or black tea to boost metabolism.
- Consume carbohydrates to metabolize psilocybin.
- Taking a cold shower or engaging in some grounding activities.
- Taking a trip stopper (e.g., benzodiazepines) in an emergency life-threatening situation.
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Extending the Trip
Individuals who want to extend their experience can:
- Redose at peak (with caution) to extend effects.
- Use MAOIs (e.g., Syrian rue) to inhibit psilocybin breakdown (caution: use with extreme caution, as deadly).
How Long Do the Psychological and Emotional Effects Last?
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Short-Term Effects
People will be euphoric, more creative and contemplative when under the influence of a trip. Others will be anxious or paranoid, especially when in strange or new environments.
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Long-Term Effects
Psilocybin will exert long-term psychological effects as listed below:
- Increased openness and creativity.
- Fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety (based on clinical trials).
- HPPD (Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder) risk in unusual situations, where perceptual distortion remains after the trip.
Conclusion
Shroom trip does take some amount of time depending upon a whole universe of variables: dose, rate of metabolism, route of introduction. Average 4–6 hours, otherwise more or less. Psilocybin always has to be done responsibly with good planning for an excellent and safe trip.
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
Do shrooms last longer than 6 hours?
Yes, particularly with additional doses or slower metabolisms.
Do shrooms last longer if you eat more food?
More doses take longer but will effect vividly and distort the emotions.
Do shrooms have a “hangover”?
Other people experience feeling mentally or emotionally depleted the next day, but rarely.
How can you recover more quickly from being on shrooms?
Eat, drink, and rest and relax, if you are able to. Rebound with food, beverage, and resting and relaxing and it might offset the effect.
What if the trip lasts too long?
Relax, get yourself into some relaxed and safe position, and just keep reassuring yourself that the effect would be gone.