I have used MXE sublingually, orally, rectally, but didnt use it successfully intranasally before, the route instinctively chosen by many K heads and club kids.
I have always knocked it because it taxes the mucous membranes of the nose, and is reported to be more manic and less deep, while offering no distinct potency advantages over oral.
I decided yesterday that, even though I was prejudiced against it and probably wouldnt like it, I would man up and give it a go to be able to dispense better MXE advice and also to experience what so many users experience, to be able to give an informed opinion and balanced recommendation.
Weapons of choice: a shaving mirror, razor blade, rolled up banknote and 40 mg of the hardest hitting crystal MXE I have. (Maegashira batch)
I chopped it up, divided into two lines of approximately 20mg each and snorted each up one nostril, with some aftersnort and pinches to settle it.
This was against my personal preference. I knew it was gonna be unpleasant, not too good for the nasal mucosa, but this one was for science. I had to know. I knew I was gonna hate the ROA, but I had to know. It was gonna be a chore.
It was. Really unpleasant. It hit my nose harshly and I had a lot of dental adjusting and swallowing, as well as grimacing, until the powder had generated enough fluid to dissolve.
It was uncomfortable but not painful. The discomfort phase lasted about 20 minutes, then all powder was sirupy fluid which felt kinda numb. Crystal MXE has no particular caustic, drying, numbing or irritant properties other than being a bitter alkaloid. I had only a tiny bit of drip. The first 20 minutes I associated with having a cold, that uncomfortable nose feeling.
The high.
There was a nice initial rush fairly quickly, but then it took a good amount of time to come on, enough for the discomfort to pass which was cool.
When the high came up it was clear that it was quite anesthetic in nature, distinctly more so than oral use and in anesthetic feel on par with rectal, but less potent. I didnt notice particular mania. But also, it was indeed not as *deep* as oral or rectal. It was more an anesthetic high than a dissociative trip.
After my initial resistance at 20-30min I kept saying "you know, this isnt half bad." and indeed it wasnt. A pleasurable high, but more euphoric-anesthetic than mindwarping-trippy. The high won me over, in that it was worth the discomfort in terms of pleasure, but it was less deep.
Potancy.
This is where Erowid and I have to part ways. I think intranasal is indeed a bit more potent than oral use, about 1.25x to quantify it, but its nowhere near the Divine Hammer of rectal MXE which is about twice as potent and in some ways even more, and allegedly on par with IM needle use.
I couldnt see myself snorting another line, or line after line. Too taxing on the nose. I'd fear I'd do damage. I dont see myself using intranasally with any regularity, its not Deep enough to my tastes. But pleasurable and worthwhile, that it was for sure. I see why people do it, but in my view its more a high than a trip and taxes the nose so its not for me.
This morning I blew my nose a bit more than usual, but there was no irritation or dryness asnd perhaps still a bit of numbness still remained. Sense of smell the day after was not significantly affected.
I did what the kids do and came away impressed
I have always knocked it because it taxes the mucous membranes of the nose, and is reported to be more manic and less deep, while offering no distinct potency advantages over oral.
I decided yesterday that, even though I was prejudiced against it and probably wouldnt like it, I would man up and give it a go to be able to dispense better MXE advice and also to experience what so many users experience, to be able to give an informed opinion and balanced recommendation.
Weapons of choice: a shaving mirror, razor blade, rolled up banknote and 40 mg of the hardest hitting crystal MXE I have. (Maegashira batch)
I chopped it up, divided into two lines of approximately 20mg each and snorted each up one nostril, with some aftersnort and pinches to settle it.
This was against my personal preference. I knew it was gonna be unpleasant, not too good for the nasal mucosa, but this one was for science. I had to know. I knew I was gonna hate the ROA, but I had to know. It was gonna be a chore.
It was. Really unpleasant. It hit my nose harshly and I had a lot of dental adjusting and swallowing, as well as grimacing, until the powder had generated enough fluid to dissolve.
It was uncomfortable but not painful. The discomfort phase lasted about 20 minutes, then all powder was sirupy fluid which felt kinda numb. Crystal MXE has no particular caustic, drying, numbing or irritant properties other than being a bitter alkaloid. I had only a tiny bit of drip. The first 20 minutes I associated with having a cold, that uncomfortable nose feeling.
The high.
There was a nice initial rush fairly quickly, but then it took a good amount of time to come on, enough for the discomfort to pass which was cool.
When the high came up it was clear that it was quite anesthetic in nature, distinctly more so than oral use and in anesthetic feel on par with rectal, but less potent. I didnt notice particular mania. But also, it was indeed not as *deep* as oral or rectal. It was more an anesthetic high than a dissociative trip.
After my initial resistance at 20-30min I kept saying "you know, this isnt half bad." and indeed it wasnt. A pleasurable high, but more euphoric-anesthetic than mindwarping-trippy. The high won me over, in that it was worth the discomfort in terms of pleasure, but it was less deep.
Potancy.
This is where Erowid and I have to part ways. I think intranasal is indeed a bit more potent than oral use, about 1.25x to quantify it, but its nowhere near the Divine Hammer of rectal MXE which is about twice as potent and in some ways even more, and allegedly on par with IM needle use.
I couldnt see myself snorting another line, or line after line. Too taxing on the nose. I'd fear I'd do damage. I dont see myself using intranasally with any regularity, its not Deep enough to my tastes. But pleasurable and worthwhile, that it was for sure. I see why people do it, but in my view its more a high than a trip and taxes the nose so its not for me.
This morning I blew my nose a bit more than usual, but there was no irritation or dryness asnd perhaps still a bit of numbness still remained. Sense of smell the day after was not significantly affected.
I did what the kids do and came away impressed
Have you tried taking it orally+snorting at the same time, would that hit even harder?
