5-Methylethylone
Aliases: 5-me, 5-methyl-ethylone, 5-methyl-bk-mdea
Summary
Also known as 5-methyl ethylone or 5-ME, this is a cathinone drug and analogue of ethylone. Little is known about this obscure compound but it is reasonable to assume it has an effect profile similar to other stimulants of the cathionone class, with a slightly higher potency than ethylone. Potentially entactogenic and a monoamine releasing agent.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insufflated | 30-60mg | 60-150mg | 150-300mg | 300mg+ |
| Oral | 50-100mg | 100-250mg | 250-400mg | 400mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| Oral | 20-40 min | 2-4 hrs |
Effect Profile
Scores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Stimulant
4.2
Moderate
4/10
Strong euphoria with moderate anxiety/jitters, mild stimulation
Stimulation / Energy
×3
5
stimulation
wakefulness
Euphoria / Mood Lift
×2
8
euphoria
cognitive euphoria
mood lift
Focus / Productivity
×2
0
Anxiety / Jitters
×1
7
anxiety
increased heart rate
sweating
Based on reports from:
Tolerance
Build-up
develops rapidly, often within a single session; compulsive redosing common
Reset
a few days for acute tolerance
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
1h
Half tolerance
4d
Baseline
~5d
Effects
Positive
- Increased energy/alertness
- Stimulation
Negative
- Weight loss
- Sweating
- Increased heart rate
- Nausea
- Decreased need for sleep
- Decreased appetite
- Distrubed sleep patterns
- Bruxia
Positive
- Euphoria
- Increased sociability
- Mood lift
- Wakefulness
- Cognitive euphoria
Negative
- Agressiveness
- Anxiety
- Excessive talking
- Moodiness
- Time distortion
Positive
- Increased music appreciation
- Color enhancement
- Tactile enhancement
- Increased libido
Negative
- Light sensitivity
- Appetite suppression
- Dehydration
- Disinhibition
- Increase sexuality
- Visual and audiotory hallucinations itchiness
Combinations
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