Candyflipping

Candyflipping is a term used to refer to taking a combination of an empathogen such as MDMA with a hallucinogen such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). The experience on LSD is highly dependent upon the user's mood, which is amplified during the experience and can range from euphoria to nightmarish hallucinations. The mood enhancing drug in candyflipping is usually a dopaminergic phenethylamine, typically 3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine (Ecstasy; MDMA) or 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine (MDA).

There are several schools of thought on the appropriate time to take the two drugs. Some people prefer to take the MDMA first, to put them in a good mood before they take the LSD. Other people say that the LSD should be taken first and, just after the peak of the LSD experience, the MDMA should be taken. This is generally 3-4 hours after the LSD was taken. More rarely both drugs might be taken at the same time, perhaps mixed into a drink, but many people feel that the effects are better if they are taken at different times. It is however generally agreed that the candyflip is a unique experience which is quite distinct from the effects of either drug taken alone or simply the individual effects of both drugs simultaneously.

Other similar combinations which have proved popular are the combination of MDMA with psilocybin mushrooms ("Hippyflipping") or the combination of MDMA with 2C-E ("Sparkleflipping").

See also

• Hallucinogenic drug
• Psychedelic drug
• MDMA
• LSD