I did A LOT of mescaline last night.

First off, I'm not a regular drug user. I've probably used drugs less than a dozen times over the years, mostly weed. I'm a mother in my 30s and I'm pretty sure I'm the only woman in my crew that uses drugs at all. I'm not judging those that do or don't, drugs just aren't my cup of tea.<br><br>I didn't grow up in a hardcore anti-drug home. I grew up in the 80s and 90s so I saw a lot of drugs being used and I used a couple here and there. I used to be terrified of mescaline because of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but over the past year or so I've been more open to trying it. The stars finally aligned and I was able to get a small amount last night.<br><br>I still have zero idea how much I did. I had a bag full of powder and had no idea of what dosage was a good starting point so I just eyeballed it. I snorted 3 lines of it over the course of 30 minutes and waited.<br><br>Nothing happened. So I snorted 3 more lines over 30 minutes and waited again.<br><br>Nothing happened. So I snorted 3 more lines. Again, nothing.<br><br>At this point, I'd snorted 6 lines (1.5 grams?) and still hadn't felt anything at all. I'd been sitting there for two hours so I decided to go to bed.<br><br>And then it hit me. I fell into the most deep sleep I've ever had. Later, I saw that this is a common side affect but I had no idea at the time, so it scared the shit out of me. My husband came in and tried to wake me up but I couldn't wake up. I remember him asking me if I was okay but I couldn't respond at all, it was a little scary.<br><br>Finally, I woke up. A little groggy but more or less okay. Within a few hours, I realized that I still hadn't felt any effects. I felt fine, maybe a tad bit high, but nothing at all like I had expected. Later, my husband told me that mescaline doesn't affect him at all and he'd never noticed a difference when he's used it.<br><br>Later, we met up with a few friends to watch a movie. A friend of ours brought some mescaline for the three of us to do and I figured, why the hell not. So I snorted 3 more lines and settled in to watch the movie.<br><br>The movie hadn't even started before the room began to spin. Everything around me was moving and swaying and it felt like I was on a boat. Then the visuals kicked in and I felt like I was melting into the furniture. I laid back on the couch and closed my eyes and probably the most fun of the night was laying there with my eyes closed and just watching the visuals.<br><br>The image in my head was sort of like a cave with stalactites and stalagmites. It was a little scary because it felt like the ceiling was falling in on me at times but it was also really pretty. I felt like I was a prehistoric human, back in the time of the cavemen.<br><br>At some point, I opened my eyes and I could see through the walls and into the next room. I could see my husband and our friends but also things that weren't actually there - animals and plants and things. Then I closed my eyes again and I was back in the cave.<br><br>I remember at some point I stood up and walked outside but I'm not entirely sure why. It was raining and I didn't have an umbrella so standing outside wasn't very fun and I went back inside pretty quickly.<br><br>I have no idea how long I was high for. I don't think it was a long time because my friends hadn't finished their movie yet.<br><br>I'm not sure how I feel about mescaline overall. It was definitely fun at times but I felt really disoriented the entire time. I remember at one point, one of my friends asked me what month it was and I told her it was December. But I wasn't entirely sure. I wasn't sure what day of the week it was or what time of day it was or what year it was. I'm not sure if that had anything to do with the drugs, though.<br><br>Edit: I have no idea why this got so many upvotes. Thanks, reddit.