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    ETH-LAD

    Aliases: N-ethyl-nor-lsd, ethlad

    Psychedelic Research-chemical

    Summary TheDrug.Wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

    6-Ethyl-6-nor-lysergic acid diethylamide (also known as N-Ethyl-nor-lysergic acid N,N-diethylamide, N-Ethyl-nor-LSD, It has been marketed alongside psychedelic lysergamides like 1P-LSD and AL-LAD as a legal, grey-market alternative to LSD, and commercially distributed through online research chemical vendors. ETH-LAD has been shown to be moderately to significantly more potent than LSD itself in animal studies with an active dose reported at between 40 and 100 micrograms. Anecdotal reports suggest that while it produces similar effects to LSD at low to common doses, it displays a notably divergent effects profile at higher doses, sometimes described as producing "algorithmic" and "warped" visual and auditory distortions, combined with a more "introspective" and "analytical", if not more "neutral" head space.

    Perspectives

    “This feels like LSD’s ripply awkward cousin. I feel as though this drug instilled a sort of anxiety in me during the trip that certainly wasn’t present in my mindset going in. It was certainly interesting, and pretty similar to LSD.”

    “This has a very real effect at this level, whereas I have no response at all from LSD at 20 mikes.”

    Dose Information TheDrug.Wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

    ROA Light Common Strong Heavy
    Oral 30-60Β΅g 60-150Β΅g 150-225Β΅g 225Β΅g+
    Light Common Strong Heavy

    Onset, Duration & After-effects TheDrug.Wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

    ROA Onset Comeup Peak Offset After Effects Total
    Oral 20-40 min 45-90 min 4-6 hrs 2-4 hrs 8-48 hrs 8-12 hrs

    Effect Profile

    32 reports

    Scores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:

    • Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
    • Validated against 23 Erowid trip reports
    • Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)

    Full methodology

    Psychedelic 8.8
    Intense+ 9/10

    Strong visuals, headspace, auditory effects, and body load

    Visual Intensity ×3
    10
    visual geometry color enhancement drifting tracers synaesthesia pattern recognition enhancement
    Headspace Depth ×3
    10
    introspection thought loops time distortion confusion
    Auditory Effects ×1
    10
    auditory enhancement auditory distortion auditory hallucination synaesthesia
    ⚠ Body Load / Somatic Effects ×1
    10
    nausea temperature regulation suppression bodily pressures increased heart rate
    Based on reports from:
    Effect Index Awkward Acid TiHKAL TiHKAL #12: ETH-LAD Bluelight Big & Dandy Thread Erowid Experience Reports PsychonautWiki ETH-LAD
    View methodology →

    Tolerance

    Build-up develops rapidly after a single use
    Reset 7–14 days for baseline

    Tolerance Decay

    Full tolerance 1h Half tolerance 10d Baseline ~14d

    Cross-Tolerances

    Lysergamides
    LSD
    90%
    Tryptamines
    Psilocybin
    80%
    Psilocin
    80%
    DMT
    80%
    5-MeO-DMT
    80%
    Phenethylamines
    Mescaline
    60%
    2C-B
    60%
    2C-E
    60%

    Effects Erowid Bluelight

    Aggregated from 23 Erowid and 9 Bluelight experience reports

    Positive Effects 38

    Color Enhancement 59.4% 95%
    Music Enhancement 46.9% 90%
    Empathy 43.5% 70%
    Euphoria 37.5% 82%
    Focus Enhancement 34.8% 70%
    Closed-Eye Visuals 34.4% 85%
    Warping 33.3% 85%
    Patterning 33.3% 83%
    Morphing 33.3% 85%
    Introspection 25.0% 75%
    Entity Imagery 22.2% 80%
    Visual Vibration 22.2% 85%
    Texture Rippling 22.2% 80%
    Contentment 22.2% 82%
    Sociability Enhancement 22.2% 82%
    Appetite Increase 22.2% 85%
    Creativity Enhancement 22.2% 82%
    Open-Eye Visuals 21.9% 88%
    Body High 18.8% 85%
    Brightness Enhancement 11.1% 90%

    Adverse Effects 19

    Nausea 46.9% 92%
    Body Load 44.4% 89%
    Confusion 43.7% 83%
    Muscle Tension 39.1% 70%
    Anxiety 37.5% 88%
    Increased Heart Rate 30.4% 70%
    Motor Suppression 22.2% 82%
    Panic 22.2% 85%
    Ego Dissolution 15.6% 92%
    Memory Suppression 13.0% 70%
    Thought Loops 12.5% 85%
    Stomach Cramps 11.1% 80%
    Tremor 11.1% 75%
    Vomiting 11.1% 95%
    Temporal Disorientation 11.1% 90%
    Auditory-Visual Synesthesia 11.1% 80%
    Fear 11.1% 80%
    Focus Suppression 11.1% 75%
    Fatigue 11.1% 70%

    Combinations TripSit

    Trip Reports Effect Index

    Awkward Acid nervewing

    PiHKAL / TiHKAL Shulgin

    TiHKAL #12: ETH-LAD

    “This has a very real effect at this level, whereas I have no response at all from LSD at 20 mikes.”

    β€” Alexander Shulgin, TiHKAL (with 20 ΞΌgs, orally)
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