In his book
PiHKAL (
Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved),
Alexander Shulgin lists metaescaline's dose as 200 to 350mg
orally and its
duration as 8 to 12hours. Its
onset was described as slow and ranged from 0.5 to 1.5hours. The drug's
potency is similar to that of
mescaline. The effects of metaescaline were reported to include brightening of colors, mildly heightened
visual awareness and quite heightened
auditory awareness, no
closed-eye imagery to significant closed-eye visuals,
visual distortions such as walls dissolving, thinking changes, associative thinking,
introspection, and
insights. Other effects included a "marvelous feeling inside",
euphoria, feeling
energetic, easy talking and
talkativeness,
relaxation,
disinhibition, feeling connected and bonded with others, and subjective effects being more based in feelings than cognitive. No
hangover was reported. It was said that no one was reluctant to repeat the experience.
Alcohol was reported to potentiate or rekindle the effects of metaescaline in a
TOMSO-like manner in one report. Metaescaline was variously described as a "sterner mescaline" and as "not dramatic like some psychedelics". Unlike mescaline or
peyote, there was little
body discomfort, no
nausea, and only occasional
hyperreflexia. In addition, metaescaline was said to have less exaggeration of color perception than mescaline and that
music was associated with little imagery in contrast to mescaline. The
transference characteristic of
MDMA were said to be basically absent, but it was felt that metaescaline might nonetheless be useful for
psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy purposes. ==Interactions==