When I was younger I used to trip on acid a lot. But acid seems to be a drug that you mature out of. It's happened to me and most of my friends. You reach a point where you don't get anything new out of it.
The down points of acid to me are: It feels synthetic. It's very psychoanalytic--it's like taking a magnifying glass to your personality. Sometimes it doesn't take much to set off a bad trip--just move a rock in a certain way, and the whole mountain comes crashing down on you! And the trips can go on way too long...14-16 hours is just too much!
I love Magic Mushrooms! And with the way I take them, they always have something new to say. I'm not really into taking a low dose & going to a party. It might be fun, but you're missing the full effect of what 'shrooms have to offer, I say. I take them only 3-4 time a year, and in HIGH doses! And then I sit in a silent, dark room. You don't know what a 'shroom trip IS until you've done that. The mushroom seems to have a personality & intelligence all it's own. It will tell you stories, show you other worlds, take you through the evolution of our species...all kinds of amazing things like that. Acid pretty much lets you do what you want, but the Mushrooms seems to have a story to tell, some wisdom it wants to impart. While I'll often have an "Acid Hangover", 'shrooms leave me feeling revitalized and refreshed.
I'm not trying to say that doing acid is *bad*--Hell no! I've had some of the best times of my life on LSD! But to those of you who are down on 'shrooms, I say--try them again. But do it alone, in silent darkness, and try to have a "conversation" with the spirit of the mushroom. It might talk back to you, and that's when the fun begins!