34 mg!

That's way too high of a starter dose. As wayab stated, "it's mentally lighter and physically harsher than 4-aco-dmt." It can be very stimulating, especially in higher doses.
One thing to note is that while this will be my first time with the substance, I'm very experienced with psychedelics at all dose ranges from barely threshold to life-changing ++++s.
I've already taken an allergy test dose of course to ensure that I don't react badly to the substance.
I planned to take the entire 34mg because I would much rather be overwhelmed than underwhelmed, and I sometimes need a tad more than most with psychedelics to get where I want to be - the friend of mine who's recommendation led to me getting ahold of some suggested 25-30mg to me originally (he usually likes the same kind of depth as me in his trips) - but if I went for 25-30mg I'm left with 4-9mg which I can't do much except maybe hope to use it in some kind of combination.
Given that I'm likely not going to get my hands on any more 4-HO-MET for quite a long time, I'd like to get the full depth possible from this compound in one experience - or as much of it as I can anyway.
Provided it's easier going mentally as you and others said, then I'm not worried about the dose being very strong - I'm very experienced with over-stimulation and psychedelics that are harsher on the body, and I've taken them at some extremely high doses (think 30-40mg+ 2C-E - something I would NOT recommend!) so bodyload is not a big concern to me. I'm more worried about not reaching quite the level I want, than of going a little too far.
I think the main reason I'm looking at starting a little higher is because the main thing that drew me to this substance was actually a few reports regarding the visuals at quite extreme doses (some being 50-60mg+), and I'd like to see how close I can get to recreating them while still remaining in a reasonable dose range and not going so absurdly high like they did.
That said, I'm open to the idea of taking say 20-25mg - but this will be a solo experience relaxed on a couch or bed mostly spent watching the OEVs and CEVs, maybe drawing and writing some poetry - with nothing to distract me, and the perfect environment to go deep if the intensity calls for it.
Based on that would you guys still recommend dosing 15-18mg~, or do you think my considerations, goals and prior experience make 34mg a reasonable dose? Or maybe somewhere inbetween?
