Theres a VERY small margin between beginnings of activity with PMA and hyperthermia/serotonin syndrome, its just generally toxic, noxious shite. I'd not even trust taking it if I made a batch myself. Not that I would ever do it, unless I were totally new to phenethylamine/psychedelic amphetamine chemistry and wanted an inexpensive phenylpropenoid to do trial runs on solely to nail down the reactions needed to perform other such syntheses. If I DID need training wheels like that, I'd immediately dump the result in strong oxidizer or simply set fire to it, after for ex. determination of MP, chromatographic characteristics, colorimetric tests and suchlike. I wouldn't take it, if I DID it would be at no more than 25-30mg and but most likely even if I DID need to experiment on such synths using the inexpensive precursors that would make PMA, or then methylating it to PMMA, burn it. Nasty, toxic, dangerous shite. No thanks.
Y'know something? its the damnable war on unarmed noncombatant citiz...drugs sorry that is 100% responsible for PMA and PMMA. The precursor essential oil and phenylpropenoid content thereof is easily available and cheaply so, much unlike safrole, so of course irresponsible cooks who take absolutely NO pride in their work go for whats cheap and easy, and make either PMA or PMMA instead. Cheap to get the precursors, not ''watched'' anything like safrole and/or isosafrole. So no prize for guessing which is easier, PM(M)A or MDMA. Those just out to make money go for whats cheap and easy. Sadly regrettably few actually go for quality over quantity and over financial gain. Too few have that genuine deep love for their field of work. Its sad, but it is true.
PMA and the like, shits just dangerous filth. Suitable ONLY for a newborn fledging chemist's training wheels and to be, once created, destroyed without even tasting it.
Thankfully precursors for MDA, are far easier to obtain than those for MDMA, although I'm sure there is a suitable protocol for methylating MDA, although yields will of course be less than if one goes straight to MDA and stays there. Involves further work although I haven't looked into doing so. But, no, fuckers still seem determined to synth PMA and PMMA.
Theres been a death right round manchester ways just days ago, a teenage kid dead and two more hospitalized. 'E's are apparently responsible, specific drug as yet unknown, or at least if it is then data hasn't been released when I've been around to watch the news. Been busy hiking today, mushroom picking (not 'shrooms, I mean, mushrooms for the table. Scored two decent sized giant puffballs today, plus a single peppery boletus, and an as yet un-identified coral fungus, although corals are even for experts a family that need specialist literature and microscopy. I don't have specialist books covering corals only, although I do have a most excellent microscope. Cost me a fair bit but its served me well indeed.
Had to dive down a muddy embankment towards a lake to retrieve the puffballs, grabbing a sapling to slow my fall, and then grabbing the trunk of a conveniently situated hawthorn tree, swinging round and scooping them up, and clawing my way up the embankment to hand the giant puffballs over to my old man standing on the pathway. We both have been enjoying those, sliced and fried, just in butter when he did them, but I made giant puffball fritters fried in eggy bread, with a little pepper and salt.
Absolutely delish.
-derailment
But mmm...I am absolutely fucking stuffed
