ZwartHartje
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- May 5, 2026
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I've always been much into witchcraft and the dark side of spirituality, and also interested in psychedelics and altered states of consciousness. I think I was about 18 when I had this experience with Brugmansia (Angels' trumpet) plants. I had already tried earlier to brew tea from some leaf material but hadn't experienced any effects, so I got a bit bold and tried a much larger amount this time.
While I was in the backyard I soon realized that I had been way too bold, and I just barely made it back into my apartment. I could barely walk, like when you're very drunk somehow, and my mouth and throat was extremely dry. All I could do was lie down on my bed. I just stayed there and slept through the night, and the next morning I felt pretty much ok again. I even went to the gym again as usual later that day. All that lingered was the enlarged pupils typical for nightshade poisoning, and something about my eyesight felt a bit wonky although I couldn't tell what exactly it was.
I rode my bike as usual. At the gym when I wanted to jump up onto the pull-up bar as usual, I was unsure if my hands would actually hit or miss the bar because of the vague wonkiness in my vision, but when I did jump I was able to grab the bar as normal.
I knew that the alkaloids in these Datura-related plants can cause death by respiratory paralysis. I was aware when I had to lie down that there was a chance I might not wake up again.
Obviously I did, but I've since been wondering how close I came. It might be a viable method of exit, and I'm considering it.
It was only tea then, I didn't actually ingest any solid plant material. Doing that and in a higher dosage may just do the trick, especially if perhaps topped off with some Datura stramonium seeds it said somewhere that as little as half a teaspoon of those can be deadly by themselves.
An alternative I've been considering would be Taxus baccata, the yew tree, which is quite common here in Europe and available around the year since it's evergreen. Years ago I stumbled upon an article about a whole family of black bears who had been found dead after eating from it. If it can kill five bears accidentally, a human should be easy...?
On the other hand, these nightshade plants are something I've already had this experience with; there was some discomfort which is to be expected, but not too bad, no vomiting, no pain. I'm not that overly concerned about pain anyway.
Opinions?
While I was in the backyard I soon realized that I had been way too bold, and I just barely made it back into my apartment. I could barely walk, like when you're very drunk somehow, and my mouth and throat was extremely dry. All I could do was lie down on my bed. I just stayed there and slept through the night, and the next morning I felt pretty much ok again. I even went to the gym again as usual later that day. All that lingered was the enlarged pupils typical for nightshade poisoning, and something about my eyesight felt a bit wonky although I couldn't tell what exactly it was.
I rode my bike as usual. At the gym when I wanted to jump up onto the pull-up bar as usual, I was unsure if my hands would actually hit or miss the bar because of the vague wonkiness in my vision, but when I did jump I was able to grab the bar as normal.
I knew that the alkaloids in these Datura-related plants can cause death by respiratory paralysis. I was aware when I had to lie down that there was a chance I might not wake up again.
Obviously I did, but I've since been wondering how close I came. It might be a viable method of exit, and I'm considering it.
It was only tea then, I didn't actually ingest any solid plant material. Doing that and in a higher dosage may just do the trick, especially if perhaps topped off with some Datura stramonium seeds it said somewhere that as little as half a teaspoon of those can be deadly by themselves.
An alternative I've been considering would be Taxus baccata, the yew tree, which is quite common here in Europe and available around the year since it's evergreen. Years ago I stumbled upon an article about a whole family of black bears who had been found dead after eating from it. If it can kill five bears accidentally, a human should be easy...?
On the other hand, these nightshade plants are something I've already had this experience with; there was some discomfort which is to be expected, but not too bad, no vomiting, no pain. I'm not that overly concerned about pain anyway.
Opinions?
