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Summary TheDrug.Wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

5-MeO-DALT is a synthetic psychedelic tryptamine with a short duration and effects that are primarily physical rather than visual. First synthesized by Alexander Shulgin in 2004, it has very limited human use history and its long-term safety profile remains unknown. The compound produces cardiovascular effects including increased heart rate and blood pressure.

Perspectives

“I am looking at everything through someone’s open friendly eyes, not mine. I would like to go through life like this if others saw me as OK. I am 10 feet tall, my pulse is 72 but uneven, and light-headed is a better describer of where I am than psychedelicized.”

— Alexander Shulgin, TiHKAL (with 10 mg orally)

“The trip itself was far from remarkable. I received a lesson never to repeat the same mistake.”

— Dominic Milton Trott, The Drug Users Bible 100 mg oral

Dose Information TheDrug.Wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

ROA	Light	Common	Strong	Heavy
Oral	5-12mg	12-25mg	25-35mg	35mg+
Vapourized	2-5mg	5-15mg	15mg	15mg+
Smoked	-	5-10mg	-	-

Light Common Strong Heavy

Onset, Duration & After-effects TheDrug.Wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

ROA	Onset	Comeup	Peak	Offset	After Effects	Total
Oral	10-15 min	15-19 min	60-90 min	1-2 hrs	-	3-6 hrs
Insufflated	4-10 min	10-15 min	60-90 min	1-2 hrs	-	-
Smoked	-	-	0-6 min	6-12 min	6-12 min	906-18 min

Effect Profile

69 reports

Scores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:

Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
Validated against 69 Erowid trip reports
Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)

Full methodology

Psychedelic 8.8

Intense+ 9/10

Strong visuals, headspace, auditory effects, and body load

Visual Intensity ×3

10

color enhancement drifting tracers pattern recognition enhancement color shifting brightened colour +2 more

Headspace Depth ×3

10

conceptual thinking thought connectivity emotion enhancement personal bias suppression time distortion confusion

Auditory Effects ×1

10

auditory distortion auditory enhancement auditory hallucinations auditory hallucination

⚠ Body Load / Somatic Effects ×1

10

temperature regulation suppression muscle tension increased heart rate

Based on reports from:

Effect Index Restless Mind TiHKAL TiHKAL #56: 5-MeO-DALT Bluelight Big & Dandy Thread Erowid Experience Reports PsychonautWiki 5-MeO-DALT

Tolerance

Build-up develops rapidly after a single use

Reset 7–14 days for baseline

Tolerance Decay

Full tolerance 1d Half tolerance 7d Baseline ~14d

Tolerance data are extrapolated from general psychedelic tolerance patterns; specific pharmacodynamic tolerance studies for 5-MeO-DALT are lacking. Users commonly report diminished effects with re-dosing on the same day and partial tolerance persisting for several days to a week.

Cross-Tolerances

Other tryptamines (e.g., DMT, 5-MeO-MiPT)

60%

Classical psychedelics (LSD, psilocin)

50%

Effects Erowid

Aggregated from 69 Erowid experience reports

Positive Effects 10

Stimulation 46.4% 70%

Music Enhancement 40.6% 70%

Euphoria 40.6% 70%

Color Enhancement 34.8% 70%

Tactile Enhancement 31.9% 70%

Focus Enhancement 30.4% 70%

Empathy 27.5% 70%

Body High 27.5% 70%

Introspection 10.1% 70%

Creativity Enhancement 7.2% 70%

Adverse Effects 11

Anxiety 42.0% 70%

Confusion 27.5% 70%

Muscle Tension 24.6% 70%

Nausea 23.2% 70%

Increased Heart Rate 18.8% 70%

Pupil Dilation 10.1% 70%

Jaw Clenching 8.7% 70%

Sweating 7.2% 70%

Motor Impairment 7.2% 70%

Headache 5.8% 70%

Memory Suppression 4.3% 70%

Combinations TripSit

Trip Reports Effect Index

Restless Mind nervewing

PiHKAL / TiHKAL Shulgin

TiHKAL #56: 5-MeO-DALT

“I am looking at everything through someone’s open friendly eyes, not mine. I would like to go through life like this if others saw me as OK. I am 10 feet tall, my pulse is 72 but uneven, and light-headed is a better describer of where I am than psychedelicized.”

— Alexander Shulgin, TiHKAL (with 10 mg orally)

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