i took somewhere around ~20mg a couple times and overall i did not like this compound. it was fun but lacked any real spirituality or depth. don't get me wrong, it was intense, just not deep. the mental movies were nice, the bodyload sucked except at first it felt like an electric blanket over my skin which was nice, the comedown was enjoyable - was with a friend both times and laughed to the point of tears and could hardly breathe due to the laughing.
both times it was taken i ended up finding myself laying on the couch with lights off and music on with a friend doing the same, overall there was a good but of zoning out with eyes closed watching mental movies for an hour or so until the album changed then i'd come to until the next cd came on then i'd close my eyes again and watch the next movie. there were moments were everything seemed very ridiculous and laughed maniacally at a lot of things. while laying down i kept thinking i had an electric blanket on and it felt nice, i'd come to and see i had no blanket of any kind on. while that was enjoyable, i didn't dig the bodyload. my body was very tense all over and i could feel it, i had taken a load of acid the weekend before and i could notice how 2ci tensed up my body and changed my breathing pattern to a distressed type of breathing pattern. 2ci was all glitz and not a true psychedelic healer in my opinion, it was fun and no depth. there were moments of "uh oh" and fleeting moments of fear that went away very quickly, i contributed this to the physical uncomfort at times from all the tension.
i have to admit, i had a lot of fun but was not impressed, especially after having a life changing acid experience the week prior. my friend enjoyed the 2ci and had more moments of fear than myself, he reported the mental movies and if you didn't know better you'd think we were sleeping but we were deeply immersed in these movies. my wife tried ~10-15mg at a time i was sober and did not enjoy it whatsoever. she had a hard time "letting go" and letting the 2ci do its thing. the 2ci kept her in the grips of fear the whole time, something about 2ci just did not jive with her and she fought the trip all night. i tried to put a nice setting around here so she could let go and close her eyes but i could see the fear on her face, so i kept the lights on, turned off the music, and turned on iCarly on the Disney channel. she was in pretty bad shape so i just sat next to her laughing at the unfunny jokes on iCarly and pointing out cute things, acting as if there was no trip. this put her in a much better mood and we did this until she eventually came down. after she came down she swore off 2ci to never touch it again, she said it kept trying to put her in a dark place that scared her and so she resisted. the source of the 2ci was from some of her friends who actually partook on 2ci every weekend, the love the stuff for whatever reason.
i've never tried 2cb (i want to badly) so i can't compare. the only other 2cx i've tried is 2ct7 and i enjoyed 2ct7 much more because it was wildly visual and colorful, it was awe-inspiring to me.
