Looking back on the overdose, she said it felt like her brain chemistry had somehow been “reset.” Doctors followed her progress for over a year, and nearly two decades later, she still hasn’t experienced episodes of depression or mania outside of postpartum depression. A week later, her symptoms had still not returned. She clarified that no, her bipolar illness, which had caused daily major episodes, seemed to be cured. She told her dad, “It’s over.” He thought she meant the acid trip. The next morning, her father visited her in the hospital. Her friends thought she was having a seizure and called an ambulance, although no one was sure if she was actually seizing, lost consciousness or was just lost in the overwhelming experience. She lay on the floor in the fetal position tightly clenching her arms. For the next six hours, her behavior became erratic. She was one of the 20 people who accidentally OD’d on acid at the summer solstice party in Canada. One of the cases covered in Haden’s study was that of a 15-year-old girl with bipolar disorder. But what happens when people take extreme amounts of LSD? This is the subject of a new report co-authored by Mark Haden, the executive director of MAPS Canada and an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, which looked at extreme cases of LSD consumption, revealing some bizarre health outcomes. This is how low concentrations of the drug can be so potent.īecause of this sensitivity, it can be easy to overdose on LSD. Because the LSD molecule, which mimics serotonin, has a “lid” that locks into serotonin receptors, it can remain there for hours. A trip can sometimes last 12 hours or more, pumping up heart rate, intensifying colors and sounds, and altering the perception of time.
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