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being schizophrenic isn't all that much like tripping on acid or any of the organic triptamines in a literal sense--in terms of the look and feel of the hallucinations-- but if you look at the dopamine channels it works on at a really microscopic scientific level, there are similarities there. hallucinogens have been pretty often suspected of precipitating schizophrenia in patients who were latent cases, as well.
schizophrenia does not always coincide with psychosis. not at all. people on the "bipolar" rather than the "depressive" end of schizo-affective disorder will have psychotic breaks after prolonged and untreated bouts of mania, but in general, schizophrenia is a lot like being in a dream state that turns nightmarish--general confusion between thoughts and reality, lots of withdrawing from what's going on because your perception of it gets screwy. coke and amphetamines will often cause paranoia and psychosis, but it's somewhat different than schizophrenic paranoai or psychosis, especially because coke and amphetamines produce a feeling of extreme lucidity for a long time first.
i personally love hallucinogens, and luckily they don't have much of an effect on me long-term. of course, people with depressive schizo-affective disorder tend to self-medicate with anything, but especially cocaine/stimulants/amphetamines. synthetic hallucinogens fit in nicely with amphetamines psychopharmacologically, there's often a very speedy element to them, a lucidity of its own. i've lost most of my taste for speed, unless i need to write 50 pages in two days or something. it's just too harsh and is followed by too much sluggishness and need for recharging--everytime i do it i get a cold or bacterial infection of some kind from wearing myself down. still love coke every once in a while. opiates are just the devil and should be avoided at all costs. they're not good for anyone but the terminally ill or chronic intense pain sufferers.
