ALEPH
Aliases: Dot, Aleph-1, Para-dot
Summary
ALEPH (DOT) is a rare psychedelic amphetamine first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin and documented in PiHKAL. It belongs to the DOx family and exhibits highly erratic dose-response relationships between individuals. Effects are characterized by intellectual stimulation with minimal visual effects at common doses.
Perspectives
“The initial hints of action were physical—warming of first the legs, and then a comfortable warmth spread over the entire body. Intense intellectual stimulation, one that inspired the scribbling of some 14 pages of handwritten notes. Which is a pretty good record for an experience that is almost entirely non-verbal. The afterglow was benign and rich in empathy for everything. And by the sixth hour I was quite hungry.”
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 2-4mg | 4-6mg | 6-12mg | 12mg+ |
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 30 min | 30-60 min | 2-4 hrs | 2-3 hrs | 5-8.5 hrs |
Effect Profile
3 reportsScores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Strong visuals with moderate body load, mild headspace
Strong euphoria and sensory enhancement with moderate stimulation, low empathy
Strong euphoria and anxiety/jitters with mild stimulation and focus
Tolerance
Tolerance Decay
Pattern inferred from general classic psychedelic tolerance (rapid acute tolerance; partial cross-tolerance), sparse ALEPH-specific data; schedule ≥7–14 days between uses to reduce blunted effects.
Cross-Tolerances
Effects
Aggregated from 3 Erowid experience reports
Positive Effects 1
Adverse Effects 0
Combinations
PiHKAL / TiHKAL
“The initial hints of action were physical—warming of first the legs, and then a comfortable warmth spread over the entire body. Intense intellectual stimulation, one that inspired the scribbling of some 14 pages of handwritten notes. Which is a pretty good record for an experience that is almost entirely non-verbal. The afterglow was benign and rich in empathy for everything. And by the sixth hour I was quite hungry.”