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Long-term 4-Fa usage, tolerance, and side effects?

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There is some evidence that 4-Fa is neurotoxic (via similar mechanism to 4-CA) though 4-FA has not been shown to cause the serotonin damage seen in 4-CA/IA (in rats only.) Until studies confirming whether this substance is neurotoxic, and more importantly, at what dose (4-CA is used to selectively kill neurons but at very high doses), let's talk anecdotes.

Has anyone taken 4-Fa on a regular basis for a long period (2 weeks+)? I initially took 150mg/day. After 2 weeks I was using 150mg 2-3x a day. Tolerance builds up very quickly. The first side effect I noticed was that I was extremely depressed and demotivated on days I didn't use it.

The 4-Fa induced depression also lasts a long time making it hard to stop using. This depression lifts about 30-40 mins into dosing. I have been tapering off and currently use about 80mg/day. Some days I don't take it, some days I redose once, and I always take L-Citrulline and L-Arginine as vasodilators to help with the vasoconstriction (which isn't that bad on 4-Fa.) I also maximum daily doses of fat/water soluble antioxidants, omega-3 and a multivitamin.

I also noticed the development of tremors (hands constantly tremble) much like that caused by MDPV but much less noticeable and only developing after a few weeks of usage. Abstaining for a few days doesn't relieve the tremors very much. It's not very noticeable unless I'm binging and staying up all night.

Can it be that 4-Fa lasts in the body such a long time that it takes weeks to bring your tolerance back down and hopefully reverse any adverse effects?

It's surprising how little information exists on the chronic use / high dose use of this RC considering how old it is and how high the abuse potential is. From experience, I know this drug has spread far and is being widely used and abused in the RC scene and now bleeding into other demographics.

I consider 4-FA an excellent stimulant due to the very long duration and lack of any intolerable side effects (4-CA was also very well tolerated when tested in humans as an anti-depressant.) Appetite and sleep are not affected too much and the drug doesn't make you a chatterbox (m1.) 4Fa feels very clean and almost benign. However, tolerance builds very fast and the initial empathogenic euphoria/roll is lost early on. I actually had no issues with the drug until I began ramping up the dosage and losing more and more sleep (out of choice, not due to insomnia.)

I cannot give an estimated safe dose but I personally tried to stay below 300mg/day/total. Staying at/below 100mg/day is probably best to mitigate neurotoxicity risk and dependence.
 
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Hi. I did 2-FA and 4-FA, but not for a long period. However, I do seriously think they are quite toxic (affirmation not backed up by science, but anyway). You are right to try to wean off the shit. Good luck man and stay tuned here ;)
 
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