How does LSD leave the body?

Answer 1

There isn't really any way to quickly remove the LSD one has consumed from the body. However, LSD (contrary to rumors) does not remain in the body for long, and is mostly excreted within a few days.

Answer 2

Yes, detectable amounts of LSD are excreted within 3 days, and any remaining amounts are gradually excreted. It is a myth that LSD remains in your body forever (at least in any significant amounts).

Answer 3

LSD is metabolized in the liver and is thereafter excreted in your urine as 2-oxy-lysergic acid diethylamide, which is inactive.

There is an often circulated myth that once you have taken LSD, it remains in your body forever. One thing that keeps these rumors circulating the is fact that some people (though very few) experience "flashbacks" (generally within a few months after a hallucinogenic experience). It is universally accepted, however, that these flashbacks are not the result of LSD remaining in the system.

LSD is almost entirely metabolized within a day after ingestion. Since the half-life of LSD is only a few hours, only a very small amount of LSD remains even at the end of the trip, and this is excreted in the urine. All traces are undetectable after several days and are certainly gone entirely within a week. As detection technology improves and thresholds drop (it is now possible to detect picograms reliably), the time that incredibly small amounts of it could be detected will extend.

It has long been reported that LSD is fully metabolized immediately after ingestion, though we can now see, while most of it is, there are still remnants which last about a day.

Occasionally, people claim that LSD has been found in spinal fluid years after the last time LSD was taken. There is no support or research for this claim.

Although research in the 1960s found the half-life of LSD was around 3 hours, more recent research shows that LSD's metabolism takes several hours and its peak plasma levels occur at around 3-5 hours after ingestion. It is important to note that such research is highly dependent on the individuals who were used for the research, with metabolism of many drugs varying by up to 2-3 times, larger numbers of research subjects reduces the likelihood of having a skewed range.

Answer 4

Wait 24 to 76 hours after taking it. That's it, there's no way to remove it sooner, and there's nothing that stays in your system for any long period of time. It will naturally leave your system within a few days.

Answer 5

LSD is already cleaned out of your system very fast. When using LSD, one is ingesting minuscule amounts of a water soluble substance, so it leaves the body through waste products within 24 hours, usually in a lot less time.

Answer 6

You cannot actively remove LSD from your body, you must wait for it to be metabolized. It has a half-life of 3-5 hours and most people find the trip to be over within around 9 hours although you can and probably will feel residual effects for several hours longer.

Answer 7

Yes, contrary to the myth, LSD does come out of your system. It does not remain in the spinal cord or any other area of the body indefinitely.