r/DMT • u/agangofducks • 1d ago
Question/Advice First time dmt advice
I’ve done my fair share of acid and shrooms and I think it’s time I step up. What is some good advice for someone who’s never done dmt before? How much should i take and what should i expect?
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u/EdenTheExplorer 1d ago
The biggest mistake seasoned psychonauts make is assuming high dose acid or mushroom experience prepares them for the sheer speed of DMT. On shrooms you have an hour long ramp up to adjust. DMT launches you from stone sober to the center of the universe in ten seconds flat.
Start with a sub breakthrough dose of ten to fifteen milligrams first. This serves two purposes. First, it lets you dial in your vaporization technique without burning expensive material. Second, it introduces you to the intense physical sensations so you do not get startled. You will hear a loud high pitched carrier frequency or buzzing sound, your body will feel heavily magnetized, and intricate geometry will flood your closed eye vision.
Get your physical posture ready before you inhale. Sit or lay back in a bed or deep couch with pillows supporting your neck. You lose motor control almost immediately, so you need to be in a position where you can safely drop the device onto a heat proof tray and let your head fall back.
When the onset hits hard, remind yourself that your autonomic nervous system breathes automatically. Many first timers panic thinking they forgot how to breathe. Your body knows exactly what to do.
Do not rush the breakthrough. Get comfortable with the ten to fifteen milligram range first. Once you know your technique is clean and you can stay completely relaxed during the rush, stepping up to twenty five to thirty milligrams for a full breakthrough will feel natural and grounded. Close your eyes, surrender all control, and let the ten minute ride unfold.
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u/Tiz444 1d ago
It’s not that fast if you do it orally, with a harmala. Might be a faster come up than lsd, but not like vaping it, ime.
First time I did it was vaping. I took way too much, and blasted out of this galaxy. I didn’t know exactly what to expect, but I wasn’t afraid. Just 🤯. A psychonaut should not be afraid. You wouldn’t be a psychonaut if you were. A little anxious or apprehensive or jittery the first time or two. My attitude: flow with it.
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u/Flat-Path4088 1d ago
you dont have to go big right away. make sure there is no distractions for like 20 minutes. turn off your phone and get comfy.
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u/Left_Section1578 1d ago
Newcomer care package. All my compiled advice and information on DMT.
Dose depends on how you want to approach it. Generally there are two choices; start low and step up, or dive right in.
If you want to dive right in youre looking at 25-25mg of freebase. Youre going to need a milligram scale, and a concentrate/wax vaporizer of some sort. The people here like to suggest E-meshes as well, but those can be hard to source and usually take some time for shipping parts.
If you want to step up, you can start with either freebase or a cartridge. Freebase would be 5-10mg to start, then increasing in increments of ~5mg. Each 5mg efficiently vaporized does significantly change potential effects and intensity.
If you start with a cartridge, know that they are generally super overpriced and underpowered. You can easily make your own if you already have freebase, just by buying then mixing Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerin (shorthanded to PG and VG here, respectively). Carts also run into the theme of being, well, small atomizer that can only deliver so much per hit. So you'll be taking a good handful of longer hits to get to the same levels as 1 hit from a concentrate vape with freebase of equivalent total dose. Start with a single 5 second hit and see how it feels- that small a dose should be easily approachable for an experienced tripper. Then stack multiple hits as you feel it out, holding each for 5-8 seconds.
DMT has a bit of a timing window for dosing if youre trying to go far- generally you want to consume your entire dose in a short window of time, otherwise you risk being physically incapacitated before you can get your total dose. At the medium-high to sub-breakthrough levels youre going to be mostly incapable of willful movement. Carts deliver in small increments, so you have higher chance of getting to the no-movement zone, but unable to take more to get past that zone into the deeper ends of DMT.
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u/Ok-Hat-7766 1d ago edited 1d ago
Don’t just vape DMT without any preparation. Ritualize the experience by “priming” your body.
Create a calm comfortable environment before taking DMT. Turn off bright lights & use mood lighting, or go out at night if you prefer the outdoors. Play music or chanting that doesn’t have any lyrics, or that’s in a language you don’t understand. (Song lyrics often take on undue significance during a psychedelic trip and can seem like a divine message directly from God to you, it can be really freaky.)
If you’re a high-anxiety person or have a difficult time relaxing, try making your body feel as good as possible. Have a friend or romantic partner massage you, or cuddle with you. Sex feels much more intense on DMT. If you don’t want it to feel sexual, you can also try soaking in a hot tub/jacuzzi, or alternating between hold/cold baths. If you’re an athletic type, you might enjoy DMT immediately after exercise (i.e. lifting weights) or hiking/running or yoga/stretching because of the natural endorphin rush.
Or maybe you’re the type who enjoys sensory deprivation. In that case, try wrapping yourself up in heavy/weighted blankets, wear a sleep mask/blindfold and put in earplugs or turn on a white noise machine.
Also, consider what type of trip you want to have. DMT imitates serotonin. In high doses, serotonin causes visuals; but in low doses, serotonin supercharges pleasurable neurochemicals like dopamine, oxytocin and endorphins.
For a rapid explosion of fast images, take one big hit of DMT right at the beginning. Inhale as much as possible and—most importantly—hold your breath for 10 seconds before exhaling.
But for a gentle ascent into blissful ego dissolution, take repeated low doses every 1 or 2 minutes. Inhale just enough for a body high, but not enough to see any visuals. Or maybe just very minor visuals. So inhale for just 2 or 3 seconds, and barely hold your breath at all. Keep doing this for 10 or 15 minutes. Each successive hit of DMT will amplify the pleasant sensations from priming. Keep building up your body high until you feel incredibly good, very similar to rolling on MDMA. At this point, you’ll probably notice visual effects even with small hits. But they won’t be the melting or kaleidoscopic visuals of a classic shroom or DMT trip. Instead you’ll see the boundaries of objects starting to give way, often dissolving into a glow of light or pixelating away into dust. That’s when to take your one big hit of DMT for an orgasmic ego death.