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SummaryA popular and powerful psychedelic, typically used in two ways; either it is vapourised for a short 'breakthrough' experience, or it is taken in combination with an enzyme inhibitor for a long, intense trip (this is also known as ayahuasca or pharmahuasca).
DoseVapourised Threshold: 5-10mg Light: 10-15mg Common: 15-25mg Strong: 25-35mg Heavy: 35mg+
Insufflated Light: 10-25mg Common: 25-50mg Strong: 50-125mg+
Intravenous Light: 10-15mg Common: 15-25mg Strong: 25-40mg
OnsetVaporized/smoked: 0-2 minutes
Oral_MAOI: 20-45 minutes
Insufflated: 3-5 minutes
DurationVaporized/smoked: 3-10 minutes | Oral_MAOI: 180-420 minutes | Insufflated: 45-60 minutes
Effectsimmersive experience, open eye visuals, radical perspective shifting, profound life-changing spiritual experiences, powerful rushing of sensation, change in perception of time, auditory hallucinations, color shifting, hard on lungs when smoking, stomach discomfort, difficulty integrating experiences, overwhelming fear
After-effects15-60 minutes
Aliasesn,n-dmt
dimethyltryptamine
Moleculehttp://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dmt/images/archive/dmt_3d_mid.jpg
MarquisOrange
Categoriespsychedelic
common
Vaporization60-80C (140-176F)
Half-life10-20 minutes