DOSE: T+ 0:00 20 mg oral 4-AcO-DMT (liquid) T+ 1:00 5 mg oral 4-AcO-DMT (liquid) T+ 1:20 5 mg oral 4-AcO-DMT (liquid)
BODY WEIGHT:
140 lb
Lately, I've become interested in drug-aided meditation and visualization as a means of achieving insight. My first attempt at this involved a moderately high (200mcg) dose of 1P-LSD combined with CBD, and the effects far exceeded my expectations. I'd expected to spend a while watching the strange, evolving lysergic geometry as I pondered my problems and fears; instead, I fully dissociated and spent 75 minutes drifting from one illusory existence to another, experiencing life through the eyes of a series of strangers and friends. The episode was profound enough that I wished to replicate it, and this led me to the 4-sub tryptamines.
I first sampled a low-to-moderate (10mg) dose of 4-AcO-DMT to see how it differed from the by now familiar lysergamides. I found that the 4-AcO-DMT had a much faster onset with a markedly shorter duration and plateau, and while the visual, tactile and cognitive effects were comparable (if not identical), the tryptamines had a number of novel subjective effects - surprisingly potent sedation, appetite suppression and some short-term memory impairment. Overall I found these novel effects to be mildly unpleasant, but potentially effective aids to visualization - the sedation and amnesia could make dissociation easier, while the shorter duration means I can take a dose later in the day without it interfering with my sleep.
SET AND SETTING: My apartment, early evening, Saturday - cloudy, cool but still warm enough that there are a lot of people about. I tried the 4-AcO-DMT three days ago, so I may still have some residual psychedelic tolerance. It's been four hours since I've eaten.
PREPARATION: The drug is dissolved in 80-proof vodka to a 1mg/1mL strength, stored in a refrigerated glass bottle.
+0:00 - I prepare a kind of 'magic screwdriver' - 20mL of my solution (20mg of the drug) mixed with a similar amount of orange juice over ice. The resulting cocktail tastes no different than one made with ordinary, psychedelic-free vodka. I burn a little incense, put on some Bowie and relax just like I would any other evening.
+0:20 - I'm feeling first alerts, the most pronounced of which are tactile sensations. There are significant differences between the tactile sensations caused by lysergamides and tryptamines - the former are strong, almost sexual pulses of energy, whereas what I'm feeling now is a gentler all-encompassing warmth, something like being lowered into a hot bath. I take a bismuth tablet to stave off any potential nausea.
+0:30 - Now the OEVs are setting in. The initial visuals are very subtle - green flecks on the walls, a strange hardness to the shadows, and colorful overlays on objects in my peripheral vision. The best comparison I can make is to a digital photograph that's been resaved in several different formats and lost some of its color data. Tactile effects are getting stronger - I'm feeling an odd sensation across my face, a tension in the muscles as though I've been smiling.
+0:45 - Nausea sets in, but it's actually very mild, more so than in my test. More significantly, I'm experiencing some very strange cognitive effects. Every time I shift my attention - from the music to my trip journal, for example - it feels like I've actually moved. I'm experiencing some very strange cognitive effects. Every time I shift my attention - from the music to my trip journal, for example - it feels like I've actually moved.