Originally posted by atlas:
I would imagine the soviets tested at least a little before they tried it as an anti depressant. Didn't that make it all the way to Red Pharmacies all across mother Russia?
There is actually an interesting thread about AMT in Russia in alt.drugs.psychedelics right now. You can read the thread here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&th :D 00d8214566f7ab9
Indopan (AMT hcl) is apparently still being used as antidepressant in Russia, and I would imagine that there has been at least some testing done on it. Moreso than most other research chemicals, at any rate. Some information on the pharmacological use of AMT hcl in Russia can be found here:
http://users.univ.kiev.ua/~cherninsky/Path/gl2_another.php
The page is in Russian, however my roommate is a Russian exchange student and he helped me translate this (I told him its for one of my psychology courses). The translation:
Indopan
Alpha-methyltryptamine hydrochloride
Dissolves in water or alcohol
Euphoriant, CNS stimulant, antidepressant
Anologue of DMT
Overdose can cause hallucinations and <loss of control-he wasn't sure of exact English translation>
Possible alternative uses include battle training and meditation
Therapeutic dose 40-60 mg per day
Supporting dose 5-10 milligrams per day
Manufactured by Panacea Biotech in 25 milligram capsules
I would imagine that there is a good amount of research that has been done on this substance, however I have no idea how you would go about getting it or if it is even publicly available.