My first experience with e-cat or ethyl-cathinone as itΒs called Βon the streetsΒ My mindset was from the beginning of the evening in a perfect state and I intended to get a really nice experience out of this new drug. It took place at my apartment in [ ], Denmark where I live.
Ethylcathinone
Well-documented
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 4 corroborating sources
- 2 ROAs with full dose ladders
- duration data present
- 18 combo interactions documented
- PubChem toxicity data
- classified Research-chemical
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 4 corroborating sources
- 2 ROAs with full dose ladders
- duration data present
- 18 combo interactions documented
- PubChem toxicity data
- classified Research-chemical
Aliases: E-cat, Eth-cat, Ethcathinone, Ethylpropion
Summary
Ethylcathinone (also known as Ethylpropion, Ethcathinone, and commonly as ETH-CAT) is a stimulant substance of the cathinone chemical class that produces stimulating and focus enhancing effects when administered. It is structurally related to cathinone and methcathinone (MCAT), which broadly shares the effects profile of amphetamine or methylphenidate.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insufflated | 15-35mg | 35-70mg | 70-100mg | 100mg+ |
| Oral | 100-150mg | 150-225mg | 225-325mg | 325mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insufflated | 0-6 min | 12-30 min | 60-90 min | 30-60 min |
| Oral | 12-42 min | 12-30 min | 60-90 min | 1-2 hrs |
Effect Profile
7 reportsScores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Stimulant
3.8
Moderate
4/10
Strong anxiety/jitters and euphoria with mild stimulation
Stimulation / Energy
×3
4
stimulation
alertness enhancement
Euphoria / Mood Lift
×2
9
physical euphoria
cognitive euphoria
euphoria
Focus / Productivity
×2
0
Anxiety / Jitters
×1
10
anxiety
increased heart rate
teeth grinding
vasoconstriction
Based on reports from:
Tolerance
Build-up
develops rapidly, often within a single session; compulsive redosing common
Reset
a few days for acute tolerance
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
1h
Half tolerance
4d
Baseline
~5d
Acute tolerance: develops within a single session β the reset numbers above apply after sustained heavy use, not after one binge. Within-session tachyphylaxis usually resets largely overnight.
Effects
Aggregated from 7 Erowid experience reports
Positive Effects 3
Stimulation
71.4%
70%
Euphoria
71.4%
70%
Music Enhancement
42.9%
70%
Adverse Effects 2
Anxiety
71.4%
70%
Increased Heart Rate
42.9%
70%
Combinations
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Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance.
Erowid 7 reports 7 neutral visit
IΒve had experience with a wide range of psychoactive herbs and chemicals over the years and cat is definitely up there as one of my favourites. I have worked my way through at least 7 grams of the stuff in the last 6 months and found it to be a very useful stimulant.
Prologue I'm male, 28, in good shape physically and mentally. Completely sober and clean for 3 years, used to drink a lot (borderline alcoholic), and tried MDMA and amphetamine a few times ~10 years ago.
I got interested in Ethylcathinone after reading that is appearently is a pretty selective norepenephrine releasing agent, and I wanted to know what that would feel like compared to dopaminergic or serotonergic stimulants. I have some chemistry knowledge, and Ethylcathinone is very easy to synthesise.
Dangerous Cathinone I would like to start off saying this was my first experience with any cathinone or substituted cathinone. I thought this had to be somewhat safe considering it's a metabolite of diethylcathinone (Amfepramone) and I've never had any friends who had a very negative reactions such as myself, with meph...
Recently I acquired a bag of Ethylcathinone. I had tried the substance before - at a concert and really liked it - the euphoria was amazing. I split the gram I had, by drawing a long line of Ethylcathinone and then separating it into even parts, so everyone got an even amount of it.
In regards to background I've been an IV heroin user of some four years and a methadone user for around two years. I'm familiar with many psychoactives from across most chemical groups. Having seen how few reports there were regarding ethcathinone, I went ahead and ordered some from a reliable vendor.
Bluelight 1 thread 1 neutral visit
Came across this stuff after reading several trip reports and liking the sound of it. Experienced with a number of substances, but avoid amphetamines usually. Really liked MDPV and decided to give this a go.
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