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4-MAR ('Ice') - First Time - Somewhere between meth and MDMA, but more like meth

fairnymph

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Drug: 4-methylaminorex, aka 'Ice', a member of the oxazoline family
Dose: 30 mg orally (at t = 0:00), 30 mg snorted (at t = 1:00)
Duration: time to kick in -- 15 min, come up -- 2 hours, plateau -- 3 hours, come down (effects still quite strong) -- 3 hours, come down (effects minimal) -- 3.5 hours TOTAL = 11.5 hours
Experience: Experienced with most drugs, very experienced with stimulants, especially methamphetamine
Setting: Hanging out with friends (4 males and me!) at my house, listening to music and talking. We all partake in the icy goodness, they smoke and I eat/snort.
Mindset: Very good!

Although we were told that the stuff was 4-MAR, considering its rarity I was not about to be convinced until I had felt its effects for myself. If the stuff was NOT actually 4-MAR we figured it would be high quality crystal meth which wouldn't be too bad either.

Upon acquiring the 4-MAR, we immediately opened the baggy and peeked in. I leant down to smell it and almost stepped back in reaction to the strong chemical smell. The smell was almost plastic-like. Although I hadn't smelled meth in a while, my immediate gut, intuitive reaction was that this drug was indeed a new drug, and NOT methamphetamine. Although meth has a distinct taste, it does not smell that strongly -- not like this stuff, which hits you in the face. I reckon that this is the only real way to determine whether something called 'ice' is indeed 4-MAR -- based on smell, and the judgement of an experienced meth user. I tasted a little and it also tasted different, though the aftertaste is extremely similar to meth's. This made me suspicious, but I was still not convinced one way or the other.

Since the others planned to smoke it, and I was eating it, I decided to get a jump start. I eyeballed a few of the larger crystals and swallowed them down with some water (note: I sm very good at eyeballing but do not recommend others do this). Almost immediately my stomach felt a little queasy/tight, which I contributed to placebo effect (correctly) and to anticipation. I had been looking for this drug for a while, being the stimulant lover that I am. I was extremely excited about the experience and also psyched about the people I would be sharing the experience with.

We all piled into cars to go pick up a friend. The drive was short and along the way (15 minutes after dosing) I began to feel the effects. I felt a twinge in my stomach and the beginnings of a head buzz and a pleasant body high. I felt slightly euphoric and turned up the music the car (Paul Van Dyk). While it feels similar to both MDMA and meth, I can now tell (only minutes into my come up) for sure that this drug is indeed 4-MAR.

After picking up the friend, we got back on the road for a 25 minute drive to my place. I was definitely feeling the effects as I was driving, but as I am a good (and experienced) driver on stimulants this didn't pose a problem. I was feeling nicely fucked up, even though only maybe 20 or so minutes had passed.
Apparently, 4-MAR has been dubbed 'euphoria', supposedly because of notable euphoric effects. Now, while I did find 4-MAR to be fairly euphoric, it did not compare to MDMA in euphoria. I would say it is somewhere in between meth and MDMA in euphoric effects, but much closer to the former. Also, I would say that 4-MAR feels especially like ORAL meth in euphoric effects (and this I found to be true even later when snorting 4-MAR). Still, the quality of 4-MAR's euphoria was qualitatively different from either of the aforementioned drugs. It did not have the same 'pushiness' to it.

The body high/buzz on this drug was very pleasant. In that respect, I would say that again, 4-MAR falls somewhere in between meth and MDMA, though this time it is slightly closer to MDMA. I was having a warm, pleasurable buzzing sensation throughout my limbs and skin. Like MDMA and meth, this drug dramatically increases the sensitivity of the skin. However, UNLIKE the amphetamines there were no rushes, no tingling, and I was warm (not cold and shivering as I am on the amphetamines).
As with meth, I found 4-MAR to have a significant sexual quality. A warm feeling (though not quite as wet as with meth) permeated throughout my pelvic region, and throughout the night I was aware of my desire. I would say that the intensity of the 4-MAR sexual aspect is about equal to that of meth.
I was more observant of music , though only slightly. More than I notice it on meth, but not as much as on MDMA. No visual effects.

We arrived at my house and I ran around (similar to how I do on the amphetamines) setting stuff up and organizing. My productivity was increased, not surprisingly. The others smoked their ice (and they continued to do so over the course of the next several hours) and I decided to snort a bit of the 4-MAR to see how it changed the nature of the drug. An hour had passed since I first began feeling the effects of the 4-MAR.

I snorted approx. 30 mg which burned a fair deal, though quite possibly in part due to my lazy chopping. The burn was very similar to, but not QUITE as intense as when snorting meth. The rush was comparable to snorting meth. Again, I smelled the distinct, strong odour of this drug, which now that it was in my nasal passages, smelt oddly fishy (i.e. like an amine). In fact, I commented that it smelled (and the drip tasted) almost exactly like methylamine. This feature of the drug again confirmed my conclusion that I indeed had 4-MAR.

Although I was feeling pleasantly high before snorting, the snorting adds a nice intensity to the high. It adds a bit more of an edge, more of a stimulant (as opposed to roll-like) quality. From this point onward I start feeling quite nice indeed. My pupils were quite dilated, not as much as on MDMA, but a bit more so than on meth (although in the past 6 months I have found that meth no longer dilates my pupils nearly as much as it once did).

As I sat chatting with my friends, I noticed more distinct qualities of this drug. For one, 4-MAR does not noticeably speed up time. I would wager that it has no effect on the perception of time whatsoever. Also, the feeling (partly due to time speed up, perhaps?) of speaking quickly and generally feeling speedy, is completely absent. I did not get the restless/agitated feeling that I typically get on other stimulants.
Another unique facet of 4-MAR -- it is not truly empathogenic like meth (oral meth in particular) and MDMA. This really suprised me, as I am outgoing and talkative by nature, and stimulants always make me more so. 4-MAR seemed to have an almost introspective quality (though in a positive sense). I was more into listening to others than in talking myself, though I did still talk a fair deal (in this way, it resembled MDMA more than meth). Although the amphetamines do have this quality, it was still clear to me that 4-MAR does NOT increase talkativeness/socialness, unlike the amphetamines.

Around 4 am (4 hours into the trip) I took some antioxidants (900 mg ALA) and some magnesium (1000 mg), as I had begun to notice mild jaw clenching (milder than with any of the amphetamines). I was still going strong and feeling good.

I started coming down around 5 am, though it was an extremely smooth, gradual comedown. The initial come up was rapid in the sense that I felt 80%high (with 100% at peak/plateau) about 30 minutes into the trip. Otherwise, I found 4-MAR to be extremely smooth, much more so than meth and MDMA. I could barely discern any 'peak' (though if pressed I would say at the three hour mark), and the plateau seemed to last a long time. The gentle, gradual nature of the trip is, IMO, one of the best features of 4-MAR.
12 hours later, I felt 75% sober, and slightly tired though I doubt I could have slept. I still had a very mild body buzz, and, amazingly, no headache or 'crash' feelings. Also, my back usually aches on the comedown of amphetamines, but I noticed that this aching was very minimal on 4-MAR. The afterglow feelings were not quite as pleasant as they are with MDMA (at least for me), but not nearly as bad as with meth. My typical reaction the stimulants (cold on the come up and during the high, hot on the comedown) was oddly REVERSED with 4-MAR, despite it getting quite warm as the morning progressed. Sexual desire was still substantially present.

SUMMARY: Overall, I found 4-MAR very enjoyable. I compare it to meth and MDMA in order to provide common reference points. It is, overall, very similar in effects to methamphetamine. I was expecting a bit more (more euphoria perhaps?) out of the drug.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed the MDMA-like body high, I somewhat missed the 'speedy' and 'rushy' (I am referring to body tingling/rushing here) of amphetamines. I would gladly do this drug again, although I think that the empathogenic qualities would be more drawn out by doing the drug only orally. Then again, I fear that doing so would only reduce the minimal speedy effects further.

The smoothness of 4-MAR is, again, absolutely stellar.

I would guess that combining some 4-MAR with some meth would produce a fantastic synergy. Also, I would agree with others who have commented that 4-MAR would be an ideal study aid (IMO, superior to amph/meth).

A final note -- on the comedown I was responding to emails and posts and found the words seem to flow amazingly smoothly. There seems to be a pretty dramatic increase in written abiliity. Wow!

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Originally posted by fairnymph:
Another unique facet of 4-MAR -- it is not truly empathogenic like meth (oral meth in particular) and MDMA. This really suprised me, as I am outgoing and talkative by nature, and stimulants always make me more so. 4-MAR seemed to have an almost introspective quality (though in a positive sense). I was more into listening to others than in talking myself, though I did still talk a fair deal (in this way, it resembled MDMA more than meth). Although the amphetamines do have this quality, it was still clear to me that 4-MAR does NOT increase talkativeness/socialness, unlike the amphetamines.
Just because a drug makes you talkative/social does NOT mean that it is empathogenic. I strongly object to the characterization of methamphetamine, or any psychostimulant (I think MD class drugs should all be placed in a separate category than "stimulants" due to their principally serotoninergic effects), as an empathogen. If you are interested in adding your own opinion about the "empathogenic" qualities of stimulants, can you please post to the following thread:
www.bluelight.ru/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=19&t=012871
 
it was still clear to me that 4-MAR does NOT increase talkativeness/socialness, unlike the amphetamines.
i dont know about that jules you seemed to be talkative for about an hour id say like maybe 2 hours after administration. talking to everyone in a kind of mishmash of generall room talking menaing. you talking to guyA guyB talking to guy C. adn then switch them up. kinda rotate once to the left adn we did that for a bit.
-phil-
 
Philly, I'm USUALLY like that! Dude, wait till you see me on meth or MDMA...THEN you will know what I am talking about (no pun intended)!
I still love you though, my little ice bucket of love, my sweet San Jo accomplice. :) ;) :)
 
As far as "empathogenic" goes, I feel that almost all of the amphetamine group give me at least some degree of empathy. Now start close to the bottom with something like l-amphetamine and of course not, but dextroamphetamine has always made me VERY empathetic to other people. Anything up from that seems to do so, (meth, etc).
Empathetic to me is: The feeling when I am past my own ego and self centeredness and am able to stretch out /w my feelings and get a far better sense of others' feelings. The raw dictionary term doesn't say that, but that's the way I describe the feeling in myself. :)
 
um...you forgot to mention almost rollin' into a certain someone's car when realizing the actuality of the drug. excited, i think you were. ;)
excellent, detailed report, jules! w00t!
rock on!
 
Well, I rarely do this, but I must criticize the irresponsible act of driving after dosing with a drug you have never done before. And the reference to almost hitting a car seems to bolster that criticism.
This is exactly what the average american pictures when some one mentions legalizing drugs--everyone driving on drugs, and causing chaos and havoc, death and injury until society collapses. Silly, I know. But since the average american drives drunk, they assume that drug users would similarly flout any law prohibiting this combination. Also, the average american will not understand that certain mind-altering drugs don't worsen a person's driving (I'm not sure we've got any proof to support this, anyway.)
I did not miss the fact that you said you have had experience driving on amphetamines before without problem. But, again, this is a new drug you've never tried that could, theoretically, have a different effect on your driving ability that the other amphetamines you've done.
I mean, I may have driving under the combined influence of schrooms, pot, coke and ghb, but only after they were all going strong for a while and I knew how they were affecting me. Still irresponsible, but maybe a bit more defensible.
I mean, I can picture some dumb kid getting his new drug (research chemical, whatever) in the mail, taking a dose, then hopping in his car to go see his friends and show them how the drug is affecting him. And doesn't that seem like a stupid thing to do. This was only different in that the two drugs Ice is usually compared to are,themselves, not too bad for driving so you might think that justifies your actions. But still this was a new drug that could have had unmentioned nuances. And, it appears the other people in your car were sober (waiting till they got to your place to smoke the ice) so why in the world was the one person who had taken Ice the designated driver?
Rant, rant, rant...
Oh, but thanks for the report.
~psychoblast~
 
Interesting report! Thanks for sharing :)
And yes, you do seem to hang here alot these days, which is cool so keep the reports coming! ;)
 
psychoblast: she had a sober passenger who could have taken over at any point had there been need but julias driving was steller. the almost hitting a car thing was a inside joke. her parking brake wasnt on and it started to roll towards babboybrians car. so anywho yes i was in a car following her car all fo us sober and julia driving in the other car with another sober friend who could judge ehr actions. i have not found fairnymph to be a responsible person with driving. if she coudlnt drive she would ahve asked for help point blank we took precations.
-phil-
 
yeah freals, blast. it really wasnt that bad. like phil said. her parking brake wasnt fully up and she had a bunch of stuff in that middle area. it had nuffin ta do wiff anyone's capability of driving.
 
Originally posted by fairnymph:
Another unique facet of 4-MAR -- it is not truly empathogenic like meth (oral meth in particular) and MDMA. This really suprised me, as I am outgoing and talkative by nature, and stimulants always make me more so. 4-MAR seemed to have an almost introspective quality (though in a positive sense). I was more into listening to others than in talking myself, though I did still talk a fair deal (in this way, it resembled MDMA more than meth). Although the amphetamines do have this quality, it was still clear to me that 4-MAR does NOT increase talkativeness/socialness, unlike the amphetamines.
Just because a drug makes you talkative/social does NOT mean that it is empathogenic. I strongly object to the characterization of methamphetamine, or any psychostimulant (I think MD class drugs should all be placed in a separate category than "stimulants" due to their principally serotoninergic effects), as an empathogen. If you are interested in adding your own opinion about the "empathogenic" qualities of stimulants, can you please post to the following thread:
www.bluelight.ru/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=19&t=012871

Yes, I agree. I wasn't trying to imply that. But I still feel that for me personally, oral meth has empathogenic qualities. Other ROAs definitely do not, & I wouldn't classify meth as an empathogen.
 
Well, I rarely do this, but I must criticize the irresponsible act of driving after dosing with a drug you have never done before. And the reference to almost hitting a car seems to bolster that criticism.
This is exactly what the average american pictures when some one mentions legalizing drugs--everyone driving on drugs, and causing chaos and havoc, death and injury until society collapses. Silly, I know. But since the average american drives drunk, they assume that drug users would similarly flout any law prohibiting this combination. Also, the average american will not understand that certain mind-altering drugs don't worsen a person's driving (I'm not sure we've got any proof to support this, anyway.)
I did not miss the fact that you said you have had experience driving on amphetamines before without problem. But, again, this is a new drug you've never tried that could, theoretically, have a different effect on your driving ability that the other amphetamines you've done.
I mean, I may have driving under the combined influence of schrooms, pot, coke and ghb, but only after they were all going strong for a while and I knew how they were affecting me. Still irresponsible, but maybe a bit more defensible.
I mean, I can picture some dumb kid getting his new drug (research chemical, whatever) in the mail, taking a dose, then hopping in his car to go see his friends and show them how the drug is affecting him. And doesn't that seem like a stupid thing to do. This was only different in that the two drugs Ice is usually compared to are,themselves, not too bad for driving so you might think that justifies your actions. But still this was a new drug that could have had unmentioned nuances. And, it appears the other people in your car were sober (waiting till they got to your place to smoke the ice) so why in the world was the one person who had taken Ice the designated driver?
Rant, rant, rant...
Oh, but thanks for the report.
~psychoblast~

Bc I am a control freak & an excellent driver. I have driven under the influence of a great many substances without any issues. I've never been in an accident, & at this time in my life I drove a lot. That said, there are certainly substances I won't drive on, or at least not unless the dose/effects are minimal - such as alcohol & pregabalin - since these negatively affect my motor control. Or high dose 2ct7, which impairs my vision at its peak. Most drugs don't affect my clarity of thought or physical ability to drive, though, most likely due to my unusual brain chemistry & increased or atypical metabolism.
 
Lucky you got to try this, I have always wanted to.
 
This particular isomer, yes. But another I tried later was really not fun - synthed from pemoline - & MUCH stronger. I definitely prefer meth (& MDMA) to both, though if I had this same 4-mar I'm sure I'd use it up eventually.
 
Always wondered why this drug is SO rare and there was just 1 single messed-up RC derivate.. it definitely sounds promising, I know many people are very attracted to amphetamines but I dislike them - maybe get a bit of an unusual reaction, when I read people describing amphetamine as being empathogenic-like because I tend to find them cold and mechanical..

Never had 4-MAR yet, just said RC derivate - 4,4'-dimethylaminorex, so 'Ice' just with an added 4'-methyl, instantly made it onto the top 3 or so of drugs I've done. That one was a true empathogen, probably much more so than 4-MAR but the smooth stimulant part might be pretty similar. Turned out to be a MAOI which obviously made it quite unforgiving & deadly when mixed...

I want a RC derivate of this so bad, one with a decent 5-HT potency and hoping that it'd be equally easy on comedown without the MAOI..
Might get some 4-MAR shortly though.

Interesting about the different isomers. Wondering which one I'll get.
 
Never confirmed but i swear i had 4 mar about 7 years ago.

I acquired by means that let me take comfort in believeing it was 4 mar.
I consumed it mainly orally, at 20mg doses. I occasionally snorted 10 to 20mg doses.
All was a little different than meth.

Less push, more present (time not rushing) and the dose vs ride and comedown.
It was an easier high. More gentle.

I worked through about 2 grams over several months, was fun and different but great
 
i have not found fairnymph to be a responsible person with driving.

Subconsiouss leaking through or typo. LOL

Well I drive high all the time, except Pregabalin which has some serious issues on my skills. ON MY BIKE.

But DUI is harm promoting activity, no one especially oneselve can judge things like driving skill's.
 
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Bc I am a control freak & an excellent driver. I have driven under the influence of a great many substances without any issues. I've never been in an accident, & at this time in my life I drove a lot. That said, there are certainly substances I won't drive on, or at least not unless the dose/effects are minimal - such as alcohol & pregabalin - since these negatively affect my motor control. Or high dose 2ct7, which impairs my vision at its peak. Most drugs don't affect my clarity of thought or physical ability to drive, though, most likely due to my unusual brain chemistry & increased or atypical metabolism.

So as we agree on Pregabalin. Worse then Alcohol in clouding one's opinion. At least on Ethanol you know you are intoxicated.

The rest all is subjective imo. And contrary to my bike a car is mostly lethal. Without substantial objective proof, of your driving skills, DUI is imo dangerous. But Unlike a bike that is limited to a merely max speed of 30 km. And are like glued to your body even UI of substances., excluding Pregabalin.



Before I derail and clutter this report about a fine substance, nice detailed one, I may add. I am biased towards cars and their driver's. Got a lot of close ones since I moved. Biker myself so more vulnerable in traffic

A car is often compared to a weapon. The speed and such as well as the distance between the driver and the vehicle make it more dangerous imo.
 
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