Height: 5'5' Weight: 124lbs Body/fat: 16% Substance: DOT / Aleph-1 / 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylthioamphetamine Dosage: 10mg ROA: Orally Before administration: Ate a sandwich 2.5 hours ago. Nothing since. Pre-loaded with 100mg Magnesium, 150mg ibuprofen, and 25mg diphenhydramine for anticipated bodyload.
ALEPH
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Encyclopedic
Typical encyclopedia coverage. Cross-reference for important decisions.
- 2 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 20 combo interactions documented
- classified Tentative
- classified Research-chemical
Encyclopedic
Typical encyclopedia coverage. Cross-reference for important decisions.
- 2 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 20 combo interactions documented
- classified Tentative
- classified Research-chemical
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+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 30 min | 30-60 min | 2-4 hrs | 2-3 hrs | 5-10 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)
Psychedelic
6.1
Strong
6/10
Strong visuals with moderate body load, mild headspace
Visual Intensity
×3
10
color enhancement
drifting
tracers
visual enhancement
pattern recognition enhancement
brightened colour
Headspace Depth
×3
5
conceptual thinking
thought connectivity
time distortion
Auditory Effects
×1
0
Body Load / Somatic Effects
×1
6
vasoconstriction
nausea
increased heart rate
Empathogen
6.1
Strong
6/10
Strong euphoria and sensory enhancement with moderate stimulation, low empathy
Empathy / Social Openness
×3
3
empathy enhancement
Euphoria / Mood Elevation
×2
10
physical euphoria
cognitive euphoria
euphoria
body high
Stimulation
×1
6
stimulation
wakefulness
increased heart rate
Sensory Enhancement
×1
8
tactile enhancement
color enhancement
visual enhancement
Stimulant
5.6
Strong
6/10
Strong euphoria and anxiety/jitters with mild stimulation and focus
Stimulation / Energy
×3
5
stimulation
wakefulness
Euphoria / Mood Lift
×2
10
physical euphoria
cognitive euphoria
euphoria
body high
Focus / Productivity
×2
4
analysis enhancement
thought acceleration
Anxiety / Jitters
×1
8
anxiety
increased heart rate
vasoconstriction
Based on reports from:
Tolerance
Build-up
develops over days to weeks of regular use
Reset
3–7 days for acute; 1–3 weeks for full reset
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
1d
Half tolerance
7d
Baseline
~14d
Acute tolerance: develops within a single session — the reset numbers above apply after sustained heavy use, not after one binge. Within-session tachyphylaxis usually resets largely overnight.
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
Focus Enhancement
100.0%
70%
Adverse Effects 0
Combinations
Cross-Check ALEPH with another substanceCommunity Trip Reports
Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance.
Erowid 2 reports 2 neutral visit
Just a short text on the very strange effects of this drug - most unlike any of the psychedelic amphetamines I've encountered. The night started with myself and a friend ingesting 12mg of DOT that were a gift from a friend who is a synthetic chemist.
Bluelight 1 thread 1 neutral visit
Tasted this obscure wild card twice so far.At the time I have just gotten familiar with DOM and found "boy this is the shit,forget all other psychedelics!" (sound familiar BD & yaesutom?).So I knew the nature of the DO's (DOB as well),but besides the PIHKAL entries for the Alephs only MU's were in the literature.The un...
PiHKAL / TiHKAL
PiHKAL #3: ALEPH
“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.”
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