DMT
Aliases: Dmitry, Dimitri, N,n-dmt, Fantasia, The glory, dimethyltryptamine
Summary
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (also known as DMT, N,N-DMT, Dmitri, and "The Spirit Molecule") is a classical psychedelic substance of the tryptamine class. Among psychedelics, it is known for its unique ability to produce short-lived but intense visionary states and complete hallucinations. It is thought to produce its effects by binding to serotonin receptors in the brain, although the precise mechanism is not fully understood.
Perspectives
“As I exhaled I became terribly afraid, my heart very rapid and strong, palms sweat. A terrible sense of dread and doom filled me — I knew what was happening, I knew I couldn't stop it, but it was so overwhelming as to be almost unbearable. I lay down and dimmed the lights. Then the visions began. And what can be said about them?”
“DMT creates an actual place rather than pattern distortions. I was transplanted into an unknown setting, which appeared to comprise some sort of other-reality. At some point in the future I will be drawn to another attempt.”
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked BA ~100% | 10-20mg | 20-40mg | 40-60mg | 60mg+ |
| Insufflated BA ~60% | 10-25mg | 25-50mg | 50-125mg | 125mg+ |
| Intravenous | 4-10mg | 10-15mg | 15-20mg | 20mg+ |
| Vapourized | 10-15mg | 15-25mg | 25-35mg | 35mg+ |
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked | 15 - 60 seconds | - | 1 - 5 minutes | 5 - 10 minutes | 15 - 90 minutes |
| Oral | 30-45 min | 45-60 min | 2-3 hrs | 1-2 hrs | - |
| Insufflated | 3-4 min | - | 45-60 min | 10-20 min | - |
| Vapourized | 0-1 min | - | 3-10 min | 1-6 min | 6-18 min |
Effect Profile
1,292 reportsScores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Validated against 1,043 Erowid trip reports
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Strong visuals, headspace, and auditory effects with mild body load
“I sat up at the edge of the bed and opened my eyes, distortions such as visual drifting along with geometric patterns still covered my whole field of vision.”
“I could see around the room everything was moving on the surface but there were no closed eye visuals other than the swirling purple clouds going down the drain which is what I've always seen with my...”
“Complete and utter ego death hits.”
“At this point I experienced total ego death.”
“At about 90 seconds I started hearing a powerful sound that was not coming from the ears.”
“Started with ringing ears, I never had that from DMT or 5-MeO-DMT before, just with I.M.”
“I am sweating and shaking a little.”
“The slight dizziness and nausea lasted a few hours.”
User Experience
Tolerance
Tolerance Decay
Human studies found minimal to no rapid psychological tolerance after closely spaced IV administrations compared to other psychedelics; subjective effects remained robust, although some biological measures declined across repeated doses. Community reports suggest the ability to redose within a session with little tolerance, but cumulative physiological/psychological load increases. Data quality is mixed; cross-tolerance with other 5‑HT2A psychedelics is presumed but not well quantified.
Cross-Tolerances
Effects
Aggregated from 1,043 Erowid and 249 Bluelight experience reports
Positive Effects 73
Adverse Effects 29
Combinations
Trip Reports
PiHKAL / TiHKAL
“As I exhaled I became terribly afraid, my heart very rapid and strong, palms sweat. A terrible sense of dread and doom filled me — I knew what was happening, I knew I couldn't stop it, but it was so overwhelming as to be almost unbearable. I lay down and dimmed the lights. Then the visions began. And what can be said about them?”