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by stiGGG 2646 days ago
Is Ketamine really a party drug? I've no experience but i thought the effect is more like you sit somewhere and won't stand up for a while...
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Some people take it and feel like dancing! I met an artist who was in the habit of taking K while painting - it would put him right into the zone for his work. People have really different reactions to drugs.
I did it a fair amount for a few years, it depends how much you take. In small doses it takes the edge off something like mdma and adds a "trippy" element. If you take a higher dose it is a full on introspective trip that can be quite intense and you aint going anywhere. It doesnt last that long per dose, maybe 1/2hours so less of a commitment than say acid, which can be more like 10-12 hours
Seems to be incredibly popular in UK and just like MDMA they are taking pretty high doses in general so you have teens needing their bladder removed due to abuse.
In my scene, it’s the drug of choice. I’ve never really understand why but so it goes
Psy-trance?
Yes. It's big in the gay circuit party scene. Along with GHB.
Why is it called a ‘circuit party’?
gay circuit, party scene
What does the ‘circuit’ part mean?

I remember circuittoys.com for cool ‘rave’ toys, but I thought it had to do with electrical circuits.

From what I can tell, more often after the party / show when you're with a few friends on a couch or comfy chairs.