What Are the Side Effects of Salvia?
Question by Jordan B: What are the side effects of Salvia?
I want to try Salvia, but before I do, I want to know what the side effects are (long and short term)
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Answer by Fazzan91
fter the peak effects, normal awareness-of-self and the immediate surroundings return but lingering effects may be felt. These short-term lingering effects have a completely different character than the peak experience. About half of users report a pleasing ‘afterglow’, or pleasant state of mind following the main effects. Researchers from the University of California and California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute conducted a survey of 500 salvia users which identified that they ‘sometimes or often’ experience certain effects, including:[79]
Increased insight: 47%Decreased insight: 1.8%
Improved mood: 44.8%Worsened mood: 4.0%
Increased connection with Universe or Nature: 39.8% Decreased connection with Universe or Nature: 5.4%
Increased sweating: 28.2%Decreased sweating: 1.6%
Body felt warm or hot: 25.2%Body felt cold: 6.4%
Increased self-confidence: 21.6%Decreased self-confidence: 2.4%
Improved concentration: 19.4%Difficulty concentrating: 12.0%
Other commonly reported effects include:
Feelings of calmness: 42.2%
Weird thoughts: 36.4%
Things seeming unreal: 32.4%
Floating feelings: 32%
Mind racing: 23.2%
Feeling lightheaded: 22.2%
Long term
Differing studies suggest no overall consensus so far with regard to the long-term effects of Salvia divinorum on mood. It is well-established that some k-opioid agonists can cause dysphoria in humans,[80] and research using rats in forced-swim tests (where they’re forced to swim in a narrow cylinder from which they cannot escape) has been used to suggest that Salvia divinorum may have “depressive-like” effects.[81] However, a report has been published detailing an individual case of Salvia divinorum use as self-medicated treatment for depression,[82] and Baggott’s survey of 500 people with firsthand experience of salvia found that 25.8% of respondents reported improved mood and “antidepressant-like effects” lasting 24 hours or longer. Only 4.4% reported persisting (24 hours or more) negative effects (most often anxiety) on at least one occasion.[74]
There has been one report of salvia precipitating psychosis. However, the authors suspected that their patient was already genetically predisposed to schizophrenia.[83]
It has been suggested that the long-term effects of salvia use may include feelings of déjà vu.[84]
The Baggott survey found little evidence of addictive potential (chemical dependence) in its survey population. 0.6% percent of respondents reported feeling addicted to or dependent on salvia at some point, and 1.2% reported strong cravings. About this the researchers said “there were too few of these individuals to interpret their reports with any confidence”.
Most users report no hangover or negative after-effects (e.g. withdrawal, comedown or rebound effect) the next day. This is consistent with the apparent low toxicity of salvia indicated by research conducted at the University of Nebraska.[13]
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