MDMA and LSD are two of the most potent hallucinogenics of our generation. They are widely available in most countries and have been in use for a significant time now. People across the globe have tried and tripped on these psychedelics. But recently, ravers and casual users have started a new trend called candy flipping. However, what is candy flipping? This article will try to answer questions about the phenomenon and see some of its potential dangers.
What Is Candy Flipping?
To put it simply, candy flipping is a phenomenon that is caused by mixing two very potent hallucinogenics, LSD and MDMA. Users usually do this to create a more potent experience that can peak for hours on end. In a usual candy flipping scenario, the user would take LSD and then would ingest the MDMA approximately four hours later.
The phenomenon of candy flipping first entered the drug scene around the late 1900s, or more specifically during the roaring 80s. The ravers invented this in a way to heighten the effects of MDMA but without the risk of overdosing. Therefore, they substituted multiple MDMA pills with LSD. As a result, the risk of overdose was significantly lessened.
But it does not mean that this concoction is completely safe. There are cases where users have experienced some really unpredictable hallucinations. While some people said that they peaked for hours before coming down. Therefore, it is an unpredictable and fairly less documented experience.
Since the phenomenon of candy flipping is not documented properly in a scientific setting, researchers usually associate the phenomenon with uncharted waters. Nobody knows what could be the result of the phenomenon as there have not been enough studies to determine the general effects that ring true across the board.
However, LSD and MDMA are two widely studied drugs. Therefore in the next section, let us look at the chemical composition of the two primary components of the candy flipping phenomenon.
What Is LSD?
Primarily, it is one of the most famous hallucinogens of our generation. This is essentially a colorless and odorless liquid with a characteristic bitter taste. Generally, people consume LSD in the form of blotting paper, liquids, or as tablets. After consumption, the body then takes a while absorbing the LSD, subsequently altering the senses of the individual.
Although it is a popular belief that LSD might have some medicinal benefits, it is merely a rumor. However, LSD has been part of several experiments since its inception in order to study its effects on the human mind.
What Is MDMA?
MDMA is another psychedelic stimulant that shares some characteristics with LSD. This is mostly classified as a ‘party drug’ and has several different names like the Beans, E, Disco Biscuit, Hug Drug, X, STP, etc. MDMA is primarily sold in the form of tablets, while it can also be found in the form of capsules or liquids.
MDMA can be taken orally, smoked, or even snorted like cocaine. To reach an optimum high, people would pop two or three pills and wait for it to get absorbed. However, nowadays, users usually would do the candy flip instead of popping too many MDMA pills for a ‘cleaner’ high.
General Effects Of Candy Flipping
Now candy flipping is a relatively new method of ingesting hallucinogens. Therefore, the broad-spectrum effects of the method are usually unknown to scientists. As a result, it might be different for different users. While some claim that the high was enjoyable, others complain that it was too much to handle at the same time.
Therefore, in order to truly understand the general effects of the process, you have to first understand the effects of MDMA and LSD. So let us see some of the effects of LSD and MDMA to understand how candy flipping works.
MDMA Effects
The human brain contains a chemical called serotonin, which influences a person’s mood, libido, sleep, etc. MDMA directly impacts the parts that control serotonin secretion and increases its volume. As a result, it heightens the aforementioned feelings. Therefore, it is usually called a party drug because of its popularity amongst ravers.
The general effects of MDMA can last upto 6 hours at least and can start showing at around the 30 to 35-minute mark after ingestion. Some other effects include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Paranoia
- Tremors
- Teeth clenching
- Cold sweats
- Blurred vision
- Lost sense of time, place, and person.
- Nausea
- Muscle cramps
LSD Effects
Similar to MDMA, LSD also causes a person to lose his or her sense of time, place, and person. It generally causes a person to trip or experience unpredictable hallucinations. During this trip, users reported that they experienced elaborate visions that lasted during the first hour.
Like MDMA, LSD takes around half an hour to get into your bloodstream. Once the chemical is mixed with your blood, the high would remain for around three to four hours. However, you would be peaking the first hour and a half, following which there would be a hard coming down phase. Most users also claim that they have seen different geometrical shapes and colors, which enhanced the general experience of the drug. Other effects of the drug include:
- Altered sensorium
- Mood alteration
- Lost sense of time, place, and person.
- Impulsive behavior
- Indecisiveness
- Depression
- Anxiety
Dangers
As explained earlier as well, candy flipping is not a well-documented process. As a result, scientists are unsure bout the potential effects as well as dangers of the process. Therefore, users need to be absolutely sure about what they are getting into.
Since there is no way to moderate or control the intake, there is always a margin of error that can never be ignored. MDMA and LSD are drugs that can prove dangerous in higher quantities. As a result, the trips can get more bizarre and more destructive.
Secondly, MDMA is often distributed in contaminated states. In other words, quite often, you would come across MDMA laced with cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine, etc. Now it is unknown what are the effects of all these drugs when taken together. As a result, researchers claim that it is a concoction of death as it can cause long-term damage to an individual’s nervous system or even break a person’s mind.
Conclusion
There you go, a complete guide to candy flipping meaning and other aspects regarding it. Even though the concept of two hallucinogenic mixed together to make a potent trip sounds fun.
However, when you are tripping on such potent substances, there is always a chance that things could go wrong at any point in time. Therefore, candy flipping is still not recommended by doctors or researchers due to its undocumented risks and effects.
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