The typical duration of a psilocybin journey is 4 to 6 hours, with effects beginning 30 to 45 minutes after ingestion, a peak component with maximum emotional intensity and anxiety around 2 hours in, followed by gradual tapering described as 'parachuting back in' toward the 6-hour mark.
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“the typical duration of the psilocybin journey is anywhere from 4 to 6 hours...people start experiencing about 30 to 45 minutes after ingesting psilocybin...There's a peak component in which there's a maximal intensity of emotion and often that's also associated with anxiety...tapers off slowly toward the 6-hour mark”
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