I generally feel more normal after a dmt experience than before a dmt experience. It happens pretty much every time. When I come down I'm in a most cheerful mood and am ready to explain things. Its pretty memorable for me and I'm able to look back on most aspects of the trip and after glow.
The trip is a little harder to remember, mostly due to the wild visions that fly past you in too short a time. For me, its like being given a great, giant, detailed painting to look at... but only for a minute. There is no way you can take it all in and go away with a lasting memory.
So I blast off... but for me the more pleasurable part is the coming down and after glow. I have a great euphoria that can last most of the day if I smoke the material in the morning. Going in is pretty interesting and memorable as well. The full blown immersion is the least memorable.
I'm not sure which part brings me back to smoking the material again and again. Sometimes I think it is the whole pleasure aspect, and other times I think it is because I want to further figure out the visual phenomena that happen while immersed in the experience. I think a lot about how my brain functions during the experience also.
There's a lot too take in for such a short period of time. Usually I'm starting to feel pretty normal 10 minutes afterward. I feel very clearheaded. I have a gentle patience to wait for anything to come my way, and when whatever does come my way I'm able to fully rationalize and interpret what I find. dmt is pretty awesome and amazing... for me... and most people I've smoked it with. Breakthrough doses are a must.
One last note: Lately, during my smoked sessions, the dmt spirits or whatever they are have been telling me to just go ahead and eat the material... so lately I've been contemplating making the wonderful ayahuasca brew. Hopefully one day soon. It would be a very interesting experience to enter I believe. I am excited and feel like I've smoked it enough to get a feel for it. I've done 5-meo-dmt quite a few times, and n,n dmt a couple dozen times... I haven't messed with maoi yet and that is the part that scares me most...maybe it shouldn't? I'm not too sure.
Happy travels.