What are Gold Cap Mushrooms?

Golden tops or cap mushrooms are species of fungi containing hallucinogenic properties, similar to LSD, that are either cultivated or grown in the wild also known as “p. cubensis.”

They grow in subtropical environments such as in South America and Central America and have distinct physical attributes, often sharing a brown or light golden color, depending on the variant of mushrooms. They sometimes have a white ring around the outside of their caps hence earning the monicker “golden tops” or “gold caps.”

Side Effects

As golden caps and golden tops are further consumed for recreational purposes they may yield varying side effects. For this purpose, let us discuss both its mild and negative side effects that are commonly experienced by individuals ingesting an illicit substance.

The milder and more common side effects felt by individuals consuming golden tops include:

• Altered perception of reality and time
• A feeling of “enlightenment”
• General calmness
• Inhibitions
• A sense of “floating”
• Heightened senses
• Sight and sound hallucinations
• Euphoria (an intense state of excitement or happiness)
• Mood swings

The negative side effects of eating golden tops mushrooms include the following:

• Muscle spasm
• Numbness
• Psychosis
• Paranoia
• Chills
• Elevated blood pressure
• Anxiety
• Nausea or dizziness
• Excessive sweating

If ingested (sometimes in tea form) in extremely high dosages, golden tops or caps mushrooms may cause you to have:

• Suicidal thoughts
• Panic attacks
• Depression
• Intense Flashbacks
• Overdose

Contact a doctor or call the emergency health hotline right away if someone is suffering from a dangerous overdose, especially as the potency of these mushrooms may lead to poisoning or even death.

Signs That Someone is on Gold Cap Mushrooms?

• Rapid mood changes
• Disengagement with their surroundings and people around them.
• Inability to maintain focus
• Muscle fatigue and weakness
• Dizziness
• Impaired coordination
• Excessive drowsiness
• Strange sensations felt in the body such as “humming,” “buzzing,” or “vibrating”
• Worsening performance in academics or professional career
• Isolation