I feel like I don't hear enough about 2ce doses below the oral 10 mg range. I have had a few experiences between 5 - 12 mg. Most of them have been stronger than expected. I'd like to hear other people's opinions on the smaller doses. I think 5 isn't really enough, doesn't get you anywhere besides feeling weird. And 12 is where things start to get crazy, and somewhat visual for me.
8 mg of 2ce eaten with my friend the other night. It was a do nothing day. We dosed around 4 in the afternoon and made dinner. The come-up was long and drawn out. We were feeling alerts probably 45 minutes into it, but it didn't reach its peak until about 2.5 hours in. Then we stayed at a real awesome level for at least 5 more hours... and then there was a gradual come down very similar to the come up.
The peak was great. This material has been extremely introspective in most of my experiences with it. I have went to parties with it, but mostly I think it is better as an introspective tool. It doesn't include a lot of paranoia. My mind was able to journey through different thoughts, memories, and emotions... and with that journey of the mind, I felt at peace with a lot of things. There are still a few things I'm waiting to play out in life, but for all the things that have happened, I am happy for them.
My friend described our plateau as the most epic conversation ever... which in many ways it was. We hit on all the valuable aspects of life, and all the things that need to get done. The trip was great for the both of us... I'm pretty sure I would have had a wasted day had I not eaten the 2ce. It was good to communicate with my friend about our pasts and futures and what being stuck in the middle feels like.
The come-up / come-down was kind of shitty. There was a small headache that began 30 minutes after dosing... It didn't progress very far, but my head did have a lot of strange tension. Felt like it was buzzing/tingling. I felt like I was going to puke for a while... but it never got anywhere bad enough where I would actually have to puke. My stomach just felt really funky, like it had something for me to puke up... I was calm enough that the sensation wasn't able to overwhelm me. The nasty body feelings a less confusing than some other chems (2ct2, 5meoamt, foxy). The plateau was a break from the nasty feelings, but after 5-6 hours I was on the come down and the shitty effects started to really take hold. The headache I had during the come-up came back and it was much worse... I felt very sickly, and just wanted to go to bed. I waited probably another hour and was in bed sometime before 2. I fell asleep minutes after laying down... which is usually difficult for me...
the next day I had a lot of stuff to do... I woke up early after only having 5-6 hours of sleep, which is a decent amount for me. I had a decent breakfast that morning, and I lingering headache. I debated smoking some weed, but decided against it. Things went pretty well throughout the day, and the headache was just background noise. It didn't distract me too much, but it didn't make me feel happy... I guess the laughs during the plateau made up for it.
Overall, it was a real good experience. 8 mg is definitely enough to produce a psychedelic state of mind, and in my experience 2ce is one of the more potent 2cs. It builds more character at the higher levels, but I don't think it is necessary to eat it at the higher levels... I'd rather go with 2cb if i want the beautiful visuals... 2cb with an acid combo gives me some of my favorite visual displays. 2ce has never really intrigued me in a visual way. I have eaten it up to 20 mg. My higher dosed oral trips never produced great visuals (with the exception of a 12-13mg dose I had taken). However, snorting the material gave me pretty incredible rainbow type visuals. Everyone had halos and rainbows swarming around them. It was pretty interesting.
I think that I will probably mostly stick to the lower level with this chem (12mg seems to be my sweet spot).... although I am somewhat interested in trying a 25 mg dose. It probably won't be for a while.... months at least.... maybe weeks though. We'll see how life play out.
Peace!