N-dimethyltryptamine Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more
An N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae) and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine. It apparently acts as an agonist at some types of serotonin receptors and an antagonist at others.
Trade Name | N-dimethyltryptamine |
Generic | Dimethyltryptamine |
Dimethyltryptamine Other Names | N,N-dimethyltryptamine |
Type | |
Formula | C12H16N2 |
Weight | Average: 188.2688 Monoisotopic: 188.131348522 |
Groups | Experimental, Illicit |
Therapeutic Class | |
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Last Updated: | January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am |
Uses
Some people use this compound as a psychedelic inducing agent.
How N-dimethyltryptamine works
DMT acts as a non-selective agonist at most or all of the serotonin receptors.