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. Has weak MAO-A inhibitory activity requiring caution with tyramine-containing foods and contraindicated medications. Schedule I controlled substance in the United States.
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 | After Effects | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 30 min | 30-60 min | 2-4 hrs | 2-3 hrs | 24 hrs | 300-0 min |
Tolerance
Effects
- Stimulation
- Physical euphoria
- Body high
- Mental/physical stimulation
- Increased heart rate
- Vasoconstriction
- Nausea
- Pupil dilation
- Spontaneous bodily sensations
- Decreased appetite
- Cognitive euphoria
- Analysis enhancement
- Conceptual thinking
- Empathy enhancement
- Wakefulness
- Thought connectivity
- Euphoria
- Anxiety
- Thought acceleration
- Time distortion
- Visual enhancement
- Increased music appreciation
- Tactile enhancement
- Pattern recognition enhancement
- Color enhancement
- Tracers
- Brightened colour
- Light sensitivity
- Drifting
- Symmetrical texture repetition
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.”