ALEPH-6
Summary
ALEPH-6 is an extremely rare research chemical from Alexander Shulgin's PiHKAL with minimal human data. At 40mg oral, Shulgin described it as producing only threshold effects that were 'hopelessly compromised,' and no higher doses were explored. The compound was considered a disappointment with uncertain activity.
Perspectives
“I had an alert at the one hour point, and in another hour there was a clear 1+. There was a not well defined, gentle un-worldliness. And it was still there quite unchanged twelve hours later. In a group I find that all voices about me are of equal intensity and equal importance. But this is not at all distracting. This will be a long lived thing for sure.”
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | Insufficientdatamg | - | - | - |
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | Offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 1-3 hrs | 3-6 hrs | 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)
Strong body load with low visuals and headspace
Strong anxiety/jitters and euphoria with moderate stimulation
Tolerance
Tolerance Decay
Pattern extrapolated from classical serotonergic psychedelics: acute tolerance develops rapidly and decays over ~1–2 weeks. Use spacing of ≥10–14 days to minimize cross‑tolerance. Data for ALEPH‑6 specifically are absent; values are heuristic.
Cross-Tolerances
Effects
- Stimulation
- Physical euphoria
- Increased heart rate
- Nausea
- Insomnia
- Pupil dilation
- Vasoconstriction
- Teeth grinding
- Sedation
- Decreased appetite
- Alertness enhancement
- Euphoria
- Wakefulness
- Cognitive euphoria
- Anxiety
- Compulsive redosing
- Threshold psychedelic effects
- Cognitive changes
- Talkativeness
- Time distortion
- Increased music appreciation
- Color enhancement
- Tactile enhancement
- Increased libido
- Light sensitivity
- Appetite suppression
- Dehydration
- Disinhibition
- Visual alterations
- Bodily sensations
Combinations
PiHKAL / TiHKAL
“I had an alert at the one hour point, and in another hour there was a clear 1+. There was a not well defined, gentle un-worldliness. And it was still there quite unchanged twelve hours later. In a group I find that all voices about me are of equal intensity and equal importance. But this is not at all distracting. This will be a long lived thing for sure.”