Fear of dying, lost time
TiHKAL import · 5-meo-dipt
Alexander & Ann Shulgin — TiHKAL entry #37 (5-MEO-DIPT), 1997
Inferred dose-response curves
5-MEO-DIPT
inferred from 1 report
- Amount
- 30 mg
- Method
- smoked
intensity
++++ PLUS FOUR — A rare, peak state — a profound sense of clarity, connection or significance that stands apart from the ordinary intensity scale and is not simply a stronger version of the levels below it.
intensity
± PLUS/MINUS — Threshold — something may be present, but it's right at the edge of perception. A stronger experience would confirm it; otherwise it may be nothing.
An instant after one inhalation the reporter was curled up on the bed, eyes shut, inwardly screaming with the conviction of having caused their own death. Closed eyes showed only a bright afterimage-like whiteness, plus an inner vision of a wasted, unfinished life; focusing on breathing helped hold on mentally. Attempting to play music revealed that forty minutes had vanished in what felt like seconds, raising a fear of blackout; effects faded gradually over about an hour.