Tesofensine
Aliases: Te, Ns-2330
Summary
Tesofensine is a triple-monoamine reuptake inhibitor originally developed for neurodegenerative disorders but repurposed for obesity treatment. Clinical pharmacokinetics show an elimination half-life of โ220 hours with an active N-desalkyl metabolite (NS2360) lasting โ374 hours; steady-state is reached only after 4-5 weeks. Single overdoses can linger for over a week.
Dose Information
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 0.5-2 hrs | 2-4 hrs | 4-10 hrs | 12-24 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)
Stimulant
4.5
Moderate
4/10
Strong anxiety/jitters with moderate focus, mild euphoria and stimulation
Stimulation / Energy
×3
4
mental stimulation
alertness enhancement
Euphoria / Mood Lift
×2
5
cognitive euphoria
motivation enhancement
Focus / Productivity
×2
7
focus enhancement
motivation enhancement
thought acceleration
Anxiety / Jitters
×1
10
anxiety
tachycardia
teeth grinding
increased heart rate
vasoconstriction
Based on reports from:
Tolerance
Build-up
develops over days to weeks of regular use
Reset
3โ7 days for acute tolerance; longer for full reset
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
1d
Half tolerance
10d
Baseline
~18d
Effects
Positive
- Mental Stimulation
Negative
- Dry Mouth
- Insomnia
- Tachycardia
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Headache
- Teeth Grinding
- Vasoconstriction
- Increased Heart Rate
Positive
- Motivation Enhancement
- Focus Enhancement
- Alertness enhancement
- Cognitive Euphoria
- Increased Sociability
Negative
- Anxiety
- Constipation
- Protracted Comedown
- Talkativeness
- Thought Acceleration
Positive
- Increased Libido
- Increased music appreciation
- Color enhancement
Negative
- Appetite Suppression
- Light sensitivity
- Disinhibition
- Appetite suppression
- Dehydration
- Dulled perception
- Drifting
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