Salvia Experiences

Salvia Experiences: What to Expect

Noise and distraction will interfere with the experience. When the Salvia, watching TV is nothing but annoying; sit around a campfire in the woods at night is wonderful. 

Noise and distraction will interfere with the experience. When the Salvia, watching TV is nothing but annoying; sit around a campfire in the woods at night is wonderful. Because Salvia divinorum can alter perception and behavior, it must never be used in a public environment - thus able to draw unwelcome attention. When the effect is intense, people often become immersed in a dream-like inner visionary state of consciousness.

Sometimes people in this state will move around as if sleepwalking. For this reason you should always have a sober sitter present when using strong doses. Office representative is there to ensure you do not do something dangerous, like passing lighted candles, or falling over furniture.

When Salvia is smoked the effects come on very quickly, in less than a minute. The effects are only strong for 5-6 minutes, and then rapidly decline over another 20-30 minutes. When the leaves chewed the first effects come on at around 15 minutes and gradually develop to peak about 30 minutes after ingestion. The highest level of effects lasts 30 minutes to an hour and then gradually decrease during further 30 minutes to an hour.

When taken as a tincture held in the mouth, the effects begin in 10-15 minutes, and quickly evolve into a climax that lasts 20-40 minutes. The effects then gradually diminish during further 30 minutes to an hour. To be on the safe side, it is important not to drive or operate machinery for at least an hour after the experience appears to have ceased. 

Usually people feel clearheaded and mentally refreshed after a Salvia experience.

Occasionally some people experience mild headaches after smoking Salvia. It appears that such headaches are the result of smoke-induced sinus irritation. Like tobacco smoke, Salvia smoke is probably somewhat irritating to the lungs. Salvia experiences can be divided into different levels of intensity. The SALVIA Experiential Rating Scale has been designed to assess the different effects of Salvia. Each letter of the word SALVIA stands for another level of effects. The scale describes six different levels of intoxication, each one more intense than the previous one. The overall intensity of the effects are scored according to the highest scale level during the experience.