Lysergic acid, or as it is also called d-lysergide and LSD, is colorless externally. It is practically insoluble, does not have a smell and taste. In nature, this type of acid is found in alkaloids produced by ergot.
An intensive study of the properties of this acid by many scientists from around the world began after the chemist Stoll publicly displayed the results of his studies, which were based on data on the prolonged use of lysergin in patients with schizophrenia.
Lysergic acid, the effect of which has been studied for many decades, has become the subject of scientific work of many scientists and doctors. To date, there are more than a thousand scientific papers that describe lysergine and its effects on humans and animals.
It is known that when a certain dose of this substance is taken, a person begins psychosis. This acid reaches its maximum effect approximately 45 minutes after administration. Lysergic acid, the effect of which lasts for 8-10 hours, can cause neurological changes in a person. In this case, sensations arise, as a rule, unpleasant. They are expressed by drowsiness, fatigue, tension, headaches, sensations of cold or heat.
With prolonged use, lysergic acid can cause vegetative changes. Most often, a person has dilated pupils, which is sometimes accompanied by a sluggish reaction to light. This is accompanied by convergence and a change in respiratory rate and heart rate. Also, from the constant use of this substance, a slow but constant increase in blood pressure is observed and arterial hypertension may develop. With a gradually increasing dose of this drug, the severity of autonomic disorders, such as tachycardia, salivation and mydriasis, greatly increases.
The most important property due to which lysergic acid has undergone universal study is the ability to influence the human psyche. The changes that it causes are very diverse and cover almost all aspects of human mental activity. The most pronounced are changes in perception. Paints become more juicy and vibrant. Items sometimes seem to be painted in strange and strange colors, their shape is constantly changing. Flat surfaces can become wavy, pareidolia form.
With eyes closed, lysergic acid causes even more hallucinations. Disruptions in the functioning of other organs of the human body are less diverse and less permanent. Sometimes a false perception of your voice and hypoacusia is formed - it seems that voices and sounds are heard from afar. In addition, when using lysergic acid, there is a violation of the perception of time. Subjectively, time can both accelerate and slow down. When consuming a significant dose of LSD, minutes and seconds may seem years and even centuries. Sometimes a false opinion is formed that time has stopped. There is no future, no past, but only the present. Often, euphoria is characterized by increased activity, which is combined with mobility, an accelerated flow of thoughts and eloquence. Delusions are quite possible.
It is worth noting that the chemical composition of this substance leads to addiction and the need for a constant increase in the dose taken. The need to increase the dose is associated with the gradual disappearance of the reaction to the previous concentration of the substance in the blood. In most cases, a person loses control over the situation, which leads to overdoses and often deaths.