So I was excited to try MDMA yesterday with some friends tripsitting me. I had acquired a 1g MDMA powder bag and emptied some dosages out into the shell of what used to be my Vitamin D capsules. This is where I really fucked up.
At 8 PM I took ~120mg in a capsule, followed by a ~60mg booster at 9 PM. Was excited for the effects to kick in, but nothing happened for several hours. At 2 AM I gave up and went home with my girlfriend.
4:30 AM I noticed I was hallucinating weird figures onto the ceiling-- I concluded that I must be on a very low purity powder. However, to the horror of my girlfriend trying to sleep, the effects kept getting stronger and stronger from that point. In just a matter of minutes I felt like I had downed a bottle of caffeine pills with no tolerance. I was shaking and sweating and, obviously, couldn't sleep.
As I realized (though much too late), the Vitamin-D capsules were designed to pass through my stomach unopened and dissolve further down my intestines. It took 8 god damn hours for the pills to hit me.
The weird thing, however, is that the high wasn't anything like what I have heard MDMA described as. I stayed at the peak for 2 hours from 4:30-6:30 AM and during that period of time I did feel stimulated, but more so comparable to what you might expect from an overdose of caffeine or perhaps an LSD comeup. It was enjoyable, sure, but here was no love, empathy or 'magic' to speak of.
So obviously I am a bit disappointed with this, as I've heard MDMA described as this wonderful once-in-a-lifetime drug and all in all a wonderful experience.
The powder was tested and confirmed to at least contain some amount of MDMA. However, it is possible that it was adulterated with say speed. Since I only peaked for 2 hours (and managed to fall asleep immediately after that) I find this explanation somewhat unsatisfying.
So what do you think? Did I get garbage MDMA? Was it adulterated? Was the method of ingesting it simply ineffective? Or did I just overestimate the wonders of the experience?
EDIT: Also, since my experience was brief and not too strong, how soon is it safe to retry without the Vitamin-D capsules?