Onset – occurs in an hour and continues for 2 hours after ingestion
Peak (strongest effects) – 3 hours after ingestion
Come down (effects slowly waring off) hour 4 to 5
“afterglow” (lingering positive mood) – can last for 2 to 3 hours after effects have worn off

Mushroom Dosing Guide

Dosing mushrooms varies by type of mushroom (species) and the person's weight but here are some general rules.

Mushroom stems and caps can be eaten straight, made into tea or chocolate, or put into capsule pills. Dried whole mushrooms are measured in grams. Dosing for mushrooms varies by type of mushroom (species) and the persons weight but there are some general rules.

3.5 grams is the average dose for a full experience mushroom trip. 3.5 is 1/8th of an ounce often called an “eighth.” this dose is average for someone of normal weight and is experienced with psychedelics. New users should start with less like 1 to 2.5 grams.

4.5 grams and over is very strong negative effects such as paranoia, excessive fear, disorientation much more than the average dose can. All doses of mushrooms can cause negative thoughts and feelings but the higher the dose the higher the chance of having a bad trip, especially when surpassing 4 dried grams at once.

It must be understood that even though 3.5 grams is expected to be a “normal” dose there is a very wide variance in the strength of different types of mushrooms. There are hundreds of species of psilocybin mushrooms and each have differing strengths.

How to test dose

It is crucial to test dose (take 0.1 to 0.5 grams) every batch of mushrooms to test their strength. It is possible that 1 species of mushroom can be 10 times stronger than a different species. While 3.5 grams is the average, it is highly recommended to treat every type of mushrooms as if they are extremely potent and slowly increase the dose. The mushroom trip experience is very profound and intense even at normal dosages of 3.5 grams with average potency mushrooms. A normal dose takes between 15 minutes and an hour to start kicking in. The come up process occurs for about 2 hours since ingestion and the strongest effects occur from about hour 3 to hour 4 after ingestion. The peak of effects lasts about an hour and can cause strong time distortion, speeding up or slowing down perception of time. Fluid colors and object distortion can occur where objects seem to be swaying or “breathing.” (explain more in depth effects and risks). Mushroom effects will fade about an hour after the peak occurs and be mostly gone In about 6 hours.