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DMT
Effects
by Erowid
Since the mid 2000s, a smokable/vaporizable form of DMT deposited on plant material that contains MAOIs called "changa" has grown in popularity. Changa requires slightly lower DMT doses and has a somewhat longer duration.
DURATION #
Caution :   Reactions and experiences may vary dramatically from person to person. [see below]
DMT Duration
Smoked
Total Duration
6 - 20 mins
Onset
0 - 1 mins
Coming Up
0 - 30 secs
Plateau
3 - 15 mins
Coming Down
3 - 5 mins
 
 
After Effects
15 - 60 mins
Hangover / Day After
- - -
  DURATION CHART
EFFECTS LIST #
POSITIVE
  • short duration
  • immersive experiences
  • intense open eye visuals and kaleidescopic patterning
  • powerful "rushing" of sensation
  • radical perspective shifting
  • profound life-changing spiritual experiences
NEUTRAL
  • change in perception of time
  • auditory hallucinations / sound distortions (buzzing)
  • colorshifting (for example red green and gold coloring to the whole world)
NEGATIVE
  • overly-intense experiences
  • hard on the lungs to smoke
  • slight stomach discomfort
  • difficulty integrating experiences
  • overwhelming fear
  • fast onset and intensity can lead to problems if not prepared (dropped pipe, knocking things over, falling)
DESCRIPTION #
"[The feeling of doing DMT] is as though one had been struck by noetic lightning. The ordinary world is almost instantaneously replaced, not only with a hallucination, but a hallucination whose alien character is its utter alienness. Nothing in this world can prepare one for the impressions that fill your mind when you enter the DMT sensorium."
-- Terence McKenna

Load Universe into Cannon. Aim at Brain. Fire.

CAUTION & DISCLAIMER #
Erowid's effects information is a summary of data gathered from users, research, and other resources. This information is intended to describe the range of effects people report experiencing. Effects may vary dramatically from one person to another or one experience to another based on a variety of factors such as body chemistry, age, gender, physical health, dose, form of material, etc.