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DET - First Time(s) - Three fruitless attempts.

Psychestim

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Preface:

N,N-diethyltryptamine (DET) is an uncommon base tryptamine and homolog of DMT. Mentions of DET in the literature go back as far as 1957, maybe even farther, where its psychedelic effects have been tentatively studied in humans. It is a scheduled substance in many countries, despite never reaching the popularity of its relative, DMT, or other psychedelic drugs. Worth mentioning is that the diethyl-substitution on the amine prevents the monoamine oxidase enzymes to degrade DET the way they would DMT, which makes it orally active.

If you want to skip the three following trip-reports and come straight to the conclusion, scroll all the way down. This post is very long.

Background information:

- gender: male
- age: 24
- weight: 77 kg
- setting: at home
- set: feeling good, spent the holidays with the family and had a lot of fun with my friends.
- tolerance: none, I abstained from psychedelics for a little over a month.

The DET HCl was made by a friend of mine, lab-tested and verified to be the expected substance. UHPLC-MS also detected unspecified amounts of DMT and two other unknown synthesis byproducts. I still figured the risk of taking the DET (+ the others) was relatively low, as DMT is not orally active without an MAOi, and the two unknowns also share an indole pharmacophore. The HCl salt was an off-white powder when I first got it but it quickly oxidized to a beige color. Upon reading its TiHKAL entry again I noticed that Shulgin actually mentioned that the HCl salt of DET is rather unstable, so that‘s a bummer… Anyway, the powder now looks similar to other tryptamine fumarate salts, and DMT freebase. The DPT HCl, which I also got from my friend, remained white and shows no sign of oxidation. My friend has already tried the DET and has not reported on any ill effects so I figured 50mg (p.o.) was a safe place to start. He also said that handling the freebase material without gloves apparently led to unexpected sensory changes a few times, which I found interesting.

On a side-note, I have only tried DMT (vaporized) two times before that, so I‘m somewhat unexperienced with base tryptamines.

I had breakfast 5 hours prior to dosing. I did a little home workout after that, so my stomach was pretty much empty when I took the DET. No other substances were consumed this day, except for a cappuccino in the morning and my daily vitamin D3 supplement.

DET (68-88mg (in total), oral/vaporized // 1st trial (03/01/22)):

T:00:00: 50mg capsule swallowed, at 04:12 PM.

T:00:07: My stomach is working, I feel the capsule decomposing already. I haven't eaten for quite a while, so that‘s not too surprising.

T:00:48: I hardly notice any physical changes, but mentally a pleasant, familiar warmth washes over me. I feel deeply relaxed, the workout I did earlier must have paid off.

T:01:05: Relatively little is happening so far. There is a complete absence of visual effects, besides a psilocybin-like sedation I experience no somatic effects either. My mind is absolutely clear and my thought processes are unimpaired. I do, however, feel very good. This substance has been very friendly and pleasant so far. I feel no physical side effects at 50mg, but to be fair, I don’t feel much of anything at all.

T:01:15: I weigh out another 18mg chunk and swallow it. The taste reminds me a lot of DMT, maybe because there is a tiny amount in it? Probably not.
Depending on how the intensity increases I might try smoking some DET HCl in a meth pipe later. There is no data on the boiling point of DET HCl online and I have had only moderate success with smoking DMT freebase via this route, but since methamphetamine HCl and DET HCl have a similar melting point of about 170℃, I figured I might have a little more luck here.

T:02:10: I am still in a very benign and almost ignorable tryptamine high. Until now, the substance has been quietly roaming in the back of my head. I don't know if the redose did anything, but as a precaution I'm still going to wait a bit longer before loading up the pipe.
My mind is at ease, the headspace reminds me a great deal of low-dosed DMT. As a phenethylamine lover, I have to say that it is refreshing to do tryptamines every once in a while, especially since I found most of the ones I’ve tried much more tolerable, physically. No nausea, no bodyload, no temperature dysregulation, or any other annoying side-effects!
I‘m currently listening to some Pink Floyd and the music seems to be unaltered, but I do find it very enjoyable to listen to.

T:02:44: After a nice, 20 minute meditation, I will now give an alternative route of administration a chance. I have placed 20mg of the HCl salt in an oil burner and will try to vaporize it.

T:02:46: The taste is very similar to DMT freebase. Disgusting, but I‘ve tasted worse.

T:02:47: Heart rate has increased rapidly. I have a weird taste on my tongue, like a mix of menthol and burnt plastic. The whole room smells like this now. No noticeable effects as of yet.

T:02:52: Still no noticeable effects.

T:03:02: A slight internal warmth and a pleasant tingling sensation in my neck and head (re)emerged. Possibly placebo? Some visual drifting is noticeable in my peripheral vision, but still very minor. With my eyes closed, nothing is happening. I don't think I got much out of those 20mg.

T:03:10: My attempt to smoke the salt was not successful. The boiling point of DET HCl is either too high for the oil burner, or I somehow failed to smoke it properly. Either way, I will try smoking some off foil tomorrow, maybe I‘ll get a better result. If not, then I still have freebasing as my last resort.

T:04:00: My little daze is slowly coming to an end. The comedown is very soothing and euphoric, feels similar to a DMT comedown, although more drawn-out. A feeling of contentment and completeness has come over me.
In the meantime, my roommate has cooked us dinner. He joins me in my room, we eat together, and watch some TV.

T:04:32: Basically back to baseline. My mood is still uplifted and my emotions are amplified.

The day after:

T:15:58: I woke up at 08:10 AM, after ~7 hours of intermitted sleep. My roommate and I spent yesterdays evening with watching cartoons and doing a bit of racemic ketamine. We both had two 50mg lines at 09:50 PM (T:05:38 ) and 10:20 PM (T:06:08 ) and went to sleep at 00:30 AM (T:08:18 ). It was a fun night, but nothing to write home about. The ketamine seemed to be unaffected by the DET I had earlier. I feel a bit tired now, but nothing a cup of coffee can‘t fix.

T:17:00-xx: Studying was more difficult than usual. I couldn’t really stay focussed on my tasks and constantly switched my attention to something else. I attribute that more to the ketamine and the unrestful sleep though, rather the DET. I also went for a short run, which worked out just fine.

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Background infos:

- -//- (see above)
- tolerance: unsure, maybe a little. Base tryptamines usually don’t build up tolerance immediately, unlike most of the other psychedelics, and DET is probably no exception to this.

As always, I had a cup of coffee in the morning, my daily vitamin D3 supplement, and a tablet of Ginkgo + Ginseng extract. For further information on what I did during the day, check the *The Day After* section above.

DET (45mg (in total), vaporized) // 2nd trial (04/01/22)):

T:-00:20: I form a little spoon out of aluminum foil, weigh out 20mg of the hydrochloride salt and sprinkle it on top. I put my little construct back down on the table and do a guided meditation.

T:00:00: It’s 05:02 PM, this was my first time smoking a substance using aluminum foil and it worked out decently well, I guess. The DET quickly melted into an orange puddle and smoke started to build up immediately. I did not get all the vapor in, as it was very unpleasant to inhale, but I definitely feel something building up now. There’s that weird, rubbery menthol taste again, it sticks to my mouth and lips. Feels toxic, I’m not keen on trying this method more often.

T:00:03: Yesterday's warmth and contentment come over me again. My body is relaxed and slowly the funny taste in my mouth disappears. My roommate just came over to my room and asked me to close the door because the stench of the burnt DET is so strong.

T:00:09: The aluminum foil is definitely more effective than the meth pipe, however I still think I wasted a bunch of material. A person who is familiar with this technique will certainly have more success with this than me.

T:00:11: DET’s duration of action is definitely longer than that of vaporized DMT. No visual effects, not even slight visual disturbances. I will now weigh out 25mg and give it another shot.

T:00:20: Smoke is even more unpleasant than before. I have to cough. Effects are increasing again. The come-up doesn’t seem to be as rampant and intense as the one from DMT. It’s seems more gradual, although this might be attributed to the lack of visual effects and the different dosage. I have an annoying lump in my throat and the taste of burnt plastic lingers in my mouth. The effects are very hard to classify because they are so subtle. I think I will freebase the DET for my next vaporization attempt to experience its full effects.

T:00:38: I am in a comfortable plateau stage. The DET is working, however, similar to yesterday, it is doing its thing in the background. I notice some slight acuity enhancement and I’m in a slow and peaceful headspace. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this experience, I am just surprised by how mild the DET is in comparison to something like DMT and DPT (supposedly). I’m very curious to see what it’s like at a higher dose and if it changes character. Since my first two experiences with it turned out to be so light, I'll probably give it another go in the next few days, but most likely with a higher, oral dose.

T:01:06: Effects are wearing off. My whole room smells like a shoebox that has been freshly opened, but much more pungent.

T:01:28: The effects have died down drastically. I don't feel like tolerance got in the way of this experience. I think this substance is just very gentle in comparison to other psychedelics, but lets wait for further trials.

T:02:13: I feel sober now. My mind is clear and I have a nice after-glow, just like yesterday.

T:06:00: I knew from previous tryptamine experiences that small amounts of alcohol on the comedown (or in this case, already sober) synergized very well, so I drank two 0.33l beers (6% alc.). As expected, it was euphoric and made me very cheerful, moreso than alcohol would on its own. I was very talkative and had an overall strong sense of well-being. I’ve had similar results with psilocybin, metocin, and smoked DMT + alcohol.

T:07:30: Went to bed at around 00:30 AM.

The day(s) after:

T:14:58: Alarm woke me up at 08:00 AM. I’m a bit fuzzy-headed and tired. Emotionally I feel pretty good.

T:22:00: God, that awful smell is still everywhere. Please be aware of this, if you plan on smoking this stuff. My furniture, my clothes, everything reeks of burnt DET.

T:48:00: I can still smell the DET in my room…

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Background infos:

- -//- (see above)

I took one gram of phenibut HCl in the morning (11:00 AM), alongside a cup of coffee and my vitamin D3 supplement. My girlfriend did the same, except for the vitamin D3. She decides against taking DET, but still wanted to trip so I gave her a dose of 4-HO-MET with which she‘s already familiar with.

We both did a full body workout three hours prior to dosing. Afterwards we had a light meal consisting of salad, vegetables, halloumi and a few slices of walnut bread. We meditated for around 20-30 minutes and made ourselves a ginseng, ginger, chili tea.

DET (125mg (in total), oral) // 3rd trial (08/01/22)):

T:00:00: It‘s exactly 08:00 PM, I swallow a capsule containing 90mg DET HCl. My girlfriend ingests 20mg 4-HO-MET fumarate.

T:00:20: My girlfriend already notices first sensory changes, I do not.

T:00:50: Lots of yawning. I sense a small shift in my thought patterns. That stoney body-high of DET sets in, reminds me of psilocybin mushrooms although much lighter.

T:01:10: Not much is going on, thinking about taking more.

T:01:20: I swallow another 35mg, totalling up to 125mg, but I don‘t know how much tolerance comes into play.

T:01:25: Gf insufflates an additional 7mg of 4-HO-MET.

T:02:00: We‘re watching a live-concert of Hans Zimmer on YouTube. The music sounds absolutely fantastic although unaltered. My girlfriend is enjoying herself a lot, but I‘m a bored by the effects. There‘s just not much going on, again.

T:02:25: No increase of effects. I could easily drive right now, probably even sleep if I tried to. Going to eat an orange and stop taking notes now, I really don‘t have much to say.

T:02:50: Girlfriend and I both insufflate 8mg 4-HO-MET, but I’m not expecting much.

T:05:20: This is absolutely hilarious. I have a stronger bodyload, stronger visuals and much greater euphoria from 8mg 4-HO-MET (IN) than from the 125mg DET, so tolerance isn’t the issue. Three hours after that tiny bump and I’m still having a blast, 4-HO-MET is just fantastic!

The day after:

T:14:30: Woke up at 10:30 AM, slept pretty well, maybe because of the phenibut I had yesterday.
God bless 4-HO-MET! Such a miniscule amount and I laughed my balls off for a solid two hours. What a great compound, don’t know if I can say the same about DET.

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Conclusion:

Hm, where do I begin. There’s a few possibilities why the DET had such little effect on me but the one that comes to mind first is, of course, purity. Unfortunately, the testing facility did not quantify the DET and the other substances, so it’s entirely possible that I consumed a bunch of inactive crap and too little DET. Another possibility would be that DET gets metabolized differently from person to person. For example, some people seem to get good effects from oral DPT, while others don’t. I think it‘s possible this applies to DET as well, or I am just more tolerant to its effects than others.
The effects that I did notice, however, were pretty nice. The duration of action is about 2-4 hours for peroral and 1-3 hours for vaporization. It offers a similar warmth to other tryptamines and is physically comfortable. It‘s rather sedating and the experience is entirely absent of any visual effects. The headspace reminds me of a low-dose of DMT, and the comedown + after-glow are also very DMT-esque, just way lighter in all aspects. Peroral wasn‘t really an effective ROA for me, so I would give vaporization another go, BUT I would use the freebase and smoke it in a well-ventilated room where I don‘t have to sleep, because that smell sticks around for a long time. I still had olfactory hallucinations/delusions of that smell three days later, where it just randomly hit me out of nowhere.
Anyway, if you somehow get ahold of DET HCl, you want to vaporize it, and you‘re too lazy to freebase it first, you have to find an alternative vaporization device than the oil-burner. In my experience it doesn‘t really work, but maybe I just did it wrong.
I will probably not try my DET HCl again, but I would give a different batch a chance in the future if it were to present itself. I’m still very curious about smoking the freebase at some point.

Thanks for reading,
Psychestim

Edit: formatting.

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Thank you for the report. I wonder at the purity of the DET you have? DET is something I have always wanted to try. I do actually have a single dose sample I got a while back. This report is thorough and contains a lot of information on a substance that hasn't seen much exposure. Thanks again. :)

Though I will say, I have tried a few of the base tryptamines, and except for DMT, which of course is wildly intense, and DPT (which I have yet to try but obviously is also wildly intense), I have found them pretty underwhelming. I have tried MPT and MiPT, and both have been surprisingly mild. Some people though, notably @Kaleida, seem to get very satisfying effects from them.
 
Honestly, what Xorkoth said. I'd be surprised if purity was the issue. I think most people just find the majority of base tryptamines to be exactly like your experience here. N,N-DMT and N,N-DPT and to an extent N,N-DiPT seem to be the exceptions. Even then, I can see a lot of the thinness and clarity in N N-DiPT and N,N-DMT. N,N-DPT is the only one that felt to me like a full and complete psychedelic in the absence of a RIMA like harmaline. I keep meaning to test N,N-MET with harmine to see if that helps harness and enrich it in the way I find it does N,N-DMT.

Thank you so much for taking the time to post a retrospective on this rare material here. Tge Bluelight crew should add this to the batch of trip reports that get sent to Erowid.org
 
,N-DMT and N,N-DPT and to an extent N,N-DiPT seem to be the exceptions. Even then, I can see a lot of the thinness and clarity in N N-DiPT and N,N-DMT. N,N-DPT is the only one that felt to me like a full and complete psychedelic in the absence of a RIMA like harmaline.
Interesting, I have some DPT HCl (not lab-tested yet) too, that I will try in the future so maybe that‘ll do more. I have a lot too, so I thought about taking some by mouth. What ROA‘s have you tried and what works best for you? Also got some clearnet DiPT fumarate, this will be a weird one, I suppose.

Thank you so much for taking the time to post a retrospective on this rare material here. Tge Bluelight crew should add this to the batch of trip reports that get sent to Erowid.org
You‘re welcome. I‘m a little frustrated that the report is not fully indicative of DET due to the purity still being a big question mark, but I submitted it to Erowid nonetheless. I did not know how to tag Bluelight though… :/
 
My one and only experience with DPT was with pyrolizing freebase-infused plant matter.

From what I hear, oral DiPT lasts an annoyingly long time. I was satisfied with the duration via the insufflated route.
 
DiPT lasts a good length of time, but the audio effects last far longer than the mental effects, up to 24 hours or more before hearing totally returns to normal.

DiPT is so unique and interesting, actually come to think of it, it's another base tryptamine I've tried, that I have gotten profound effects from. 50mg orally was very strong for me and very satisfying, that was with the freebase though.
 
Thanks for sharing again, it's too bad you haven't gotten much out of this one but I appreciate you contributing to the common knowledge either way, especially with this rare one. :)

And yeah, it's true, I get way stronger effects from base tryptamines than seemingly most other people.... Don't know why but don't find it worth complaining about.
 
Yeah, I'm envious. I read posts on Reddit from the people that find that N,N-MET rivals N,N-DMT and I wish that was me. It hints at being an amazing material, but I haven't figured out how I can unlock it if I can at all.
 
DET HCl was made by a friend of mine, lab-tested and verified to be the expected substance. UHPLC-MS also detected unspecified amounts of DMT and two other unknown synthesis byproducts.

Thanks for your detailed report. Sorry to hear that your material was not active. Similar to @mdx92129 I had remarkable experiences with 80 mg DET freebase consumed orally.

Consequently, I doubt the authenticity of your material, especially because you mention that MS analysis also showed “unspecified amounts of DMT”. I cannot imagine any synthetic procedure that would create a mixture of DMT and DET. However, in mass spectrometry DMT has exactly the same molecular mass and dominating base peak signals as NET, N-ethyltryptamine, the mono-ethylated tryptamine. NET would be expected as the synthetic intermediate of the classical DET synthesis starting from tryptamine as publicized by Shulgin in TIHKAL. However, when performed properly this procedure effectively removes all the NET intermediate by N-acetylation and distillation steps. BL is not a site to discuss synthetic details, but maybe you can confirm with your friend that the "T -> NET -> DET" route was employed.
 
I cannot imagine any synthetic procedure that would create a mixture of DMT and DET.
I have wondered about that myself and NET is definitely more likely to be in the sample than DMT. No idea what the other two unknowns might be though.
And yes, that was the route he used to make the DET.
 
And yes, that was the route he used to make the DET
Great, thanks for confirming that - then everything could sort of make sense... pity that no quantification was achieved.
Wish you best of luck in sourcing pure DET sometime in the future - I think it is worth it.
 
Thanks for your report, it gives me alot to think about because I will be doing some trials with this compound in the future.

I have a sample of DET hcl and plan on trialing it in the future at some point in the coming months. After reading your reports I'm worried if I take it orally on it's own I won't be getting much effects, have 120mgs of the DET hcl to work with. Last night I was thinking that possibly combining it with some Harmaline HCL may make it more active. Was thinking about dosing it in this manner.

100-150mgs Harmaline hcl ~ down the hatch orally

80mgs DET hcl ~ thirty mins later take the DET

After a few hours if I need to I will dose some more Harmaline followed by the rest of the DET. What are your guys thoughts on this plan? Will write a report to let you all know how it turns out.
 
Thanks for your report, it gives me alot to think about because I will be doing some trials with this compound in the future.

I have a sample of DET hcl and plan on trialing it in the future at some point in the coming months. After reading your reports I'm worried if I take it orally on it's own I won't be getting much effects, have 120mgs of the DET hcl to work with. Last night I was thinking that possibly combining it with some Harmaline HCL may make it more active. Was thinking about dosing it in this manner.

100-150mgs Harmaline hcl ~ down the hatch orally

80mgs DET hcl ~ thirty mins later take the DET

After a few hours if I need to I will dose some more Harmaline followed by the rest of the DET. What are your guys thoughts on this plan? Will write a report to let you all know how it turns out.
Sounds very reasonable. I have a really hard time to ever suggest to increase dosages... but I would make sure beforehand that the amount of harmaline is really efficient for you to reversibly block MAO-A (maybe with an oral DMT session, if available). Because if MAO-A is still active it does not make much sense to later supplement additional harmaline, because by then, MAO-A would have already destroyed most of the DET.

Of course, in order to really evaluate effectiveness, it would be required to compare identical dosages of DET with and without MAO-A inhibitor - that is something I have on my to do list.

Best of luck, curious to hear about your experience.
 
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