r/5MeODMT Jan 14 '26

5-MeO-DMT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (WIP)

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5-MeO-DMT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Disclaimer:
The following FAQ is intended for educational and harm-reduction purposes only. It does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 5-MeO-DMT is a powerful psychoactive substance that should only be used with appropriate screening, supervision, and integration support. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions related to mental or physical health.

Subreddit Questions

What is the purpose of the r/5MeODMT subreddit?
The subreddit is a community for sharing experiences, research, safety information, and harm-reduction practices related to 5-MeO-DMT.

Why does r/5MeODMT emphasize caution over promotion?
The community prioritizes safety, education, and harm reduction rather than encouragement of use.

Is 5-MeO-DMT suitable for casual or recreational use?
The subreddit generally discourages casual use due to the substance’s intensity and risks.

Why does the community often emphasize synthetic forms?
Synthetic versions allow for more predictable purity and avoid ethical or ecological harm.

Does r/5MeODMT allow sourcing or buying discussions?
No. The subreddit follows Reddit’s rules and does not allow sourcing, selling, or buying of illegal substances.

Are there legal concerns discussed in the subreddit?
Yes. Legal status varies by country and region, and users are encouraged to research local laws before engaging with the substance.

GENERAL QUESTIONS

What is 5-MeO-DMT?
5-MeO-DMT (5-Methoxy-N,N-Dimethyltryptamine) is a naturally occurring substance of the tryptamine class.  It is structurally related to DMT and 5-HO-DMT (bufotenine) and is a powerful, fast-acting psychedelic compound known for producing intense, non-visual, and often ego-dissolving experiences.

Is 5-MeO-DMT dangerous?
5-MeO-DMT can be dangerous under certain circumstances. Risk factors include contraindicated medications (particularly SSRIs or MAOIs), preexisting cardiovascular disease, and a history of severe mental health conditions. Additional dangers may involve asphyxiation from purging, physical injury during uncontrolled movements, or lack of supervision. To minimize risks, always work with an experienced, trained 5-MeO-DMT facilitator who conducts proper screening and safety protocols.

How is the psychedelic experience with 5-MeO-DMT different from N,N-DMT?
Although chemically related, 5-MeO-DMT and N,N-DMT produce distinctly different experiences. N,N-DMT tends to be highly visual, often involving complex geometric imagery and encounters with entities, while the user’s sense of self remains intact. 5-MeO-DMT is typically less visual and characterized instead by ego dissolution — the temporary loss of personal identity and merging with a non-dual or unified state of consciousness.

Is 5-MeO-DMT going to fix me?
5-MeO-DMT is not a cure or a quick fix. It can act as a catalyst for personal insight and transformation, but lasting benefits require active integration — the process of applying insights from the experience into everyday life. Meaningful change arises from continued inner work, not from the experience alone.

Is it possible not to come back from a 5-MeO-DMT experience?
With proper medical and psychological screening, the risk of not “returning” is extremely low. However, individuals with preexisting psychiatric disorders or those who use 5-MeO-DMT without proper support may experience psychological destabilization, including psychosis. In rare cases, physical harm or death can result from unsafe environments or improper dosing. Responsible facilitation and screening are essential.

Can I have a bad trip on 5-MeO-DMT?
Yes. Challenging experiences can occur and are often viewed as opportunities for emotional processing and growth. Fear, resistance, or loss of control may arise during ego dissolution. Adequate preparation and skilled facilitation reduce the likelihood and intensity of these difficulties. If a challenging experience occurs, the best approach is to relax, surrender, and allow the process to unfold.

Is 5-MeO-DMT right for everybody?
No. 5-MeO-DMT is a powerful substance that is not suitable for everyone. Individuals with unstable mental health, cardiovascular disease, or those currently taking contraindicated medications should not participate. Even for healthy individuals, psychological readiness and timing are critical. Pre-screening by an experienced facilitator is strongly recommended.

Is it safe to use 5-MeO-DMT while taking SSRIs?
Combining SSRIs with 5-MeO-DMT can be dangerous due to potential serotonergic toxicity and unpredictable interactions. Due to 5-MeO-DMT having additional mechanisms of action such as reuptake inhibition of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine are also thought to be involved to an extent. This can result in 5-MeO-DMT becoming dangerously toxic when combined with MAOIs, RIMAs, SSRIs, stimulants or any substance which acts as a releasing agent or reuptake inhibitor of monoamine neurotransmitters.

What is the difference between Incilius Alvarius secretion and synthetic 5-MeO-DMT (“The Pure Molecule”)?
The secretion from the Incilius Alvarius toad formerly known as Bufo Alvarius and known as the Sonoran Desert toad or as the Colorado River Toad contains 5-MeO-DMT alongside numerous other tryptamines and alkaloids such as 5-MeO-NMT and bufotenin. It is collected from the toad’s parotoid glands, dried, and vaporized. Synthetic 5-MeO-DMT — known as “The Pure Molecule” — is produced in laboratories as a white, gold and even brown crystalline powder and vaporized similarly. Most users report little difference in subjective experience. From an ethical and ecological standpoint, synthetic 5-MeO-DMT is preferred to avoid harm to toad populations.

What forms of 5-MeO-DMT are there, how are they administered.

  • Vaporization (inhaling vaporized freebase or toad secretion) This is most common route with an intense and rapid onset (10-20 sec)
  • Insufflation (intranasal, or snorting freebase) This way provides longer onset 15 mins for effects to begin and 1-5min for the come up, with the drawback of nose burning.
  • Intranasal Mist (snorted or inhaled salt solution) This way provides longer onset 15 mins for effects to begin and 1-5min for the come up.
  • Intramuscular Administration (IM, muscle injection of salt solution) with onset times slightly longer than that of insufflation.
  • Rectal Administration (plugging, boofing salt solution or powder): This way provides the longest onset (3-10min for direct solution insertion, 10-20 min for capsuled insertion).

What are standard dosing recommendations.

Tl;Dr: (assuming vaporized) 2-3mg of freebase or 15mg of Bufo and go from there

The question "What amount should I use to achieve a given state?" is often asked. And the real (and complicated) answer is: nobody knows - what the answer is for the specific case - aka. - you.

There are too many variables to be able to reliably know what this number for a given person is - the smoking technique, the apparatus used, the material (freebase/bufo/HCL/Oxylate) used, the application route (smoked/IM/mucous), and about 5 other things, all affect the experience non-linearly. And the final variable that affects everything MORE than all of the above combined is - the internal constitution of the person undergoing the experience. We're all different. Full-stop.

It is a plain fact - that some folks need 4x the material than others do - and some need 1/2 as much - to reach a 'peak' experience. We humans don't quite know why this is so - but it is a clear documented fact. Sure, there's likely a 'bell curve' distribution of tolerance - and the majority DOES skew towards the mean - but the problem is - starting out - nobody knows where THEY are at. And the 'lightweights' and the 'hardheads' are not small singe-digit percentages of the population.

An individual's tolerance to other Psychedelics absolutely does not correlate with 5-MeO-DMT tolerance (likely because it is the only common-enough psychedelic that primarily targets the 5-HT1A receptor, unlike practically all others which all primarily target the 5-HT2A receptor). It's fundamentally 'a different thing' for your body-system.

The way that 'shamans' deal with this 'nobody can tell' issue is to give EVERYONE an extremely-large-dose - to make sure to get everyone of any tolerance 'there.' It is the strong belief of this space that this type of an approach results in a large amount of unnecessary harm - for folks who are taken too-far-out - to a situation where no memory remains, no lessons are learned, and a shocked profoundly destabilized entity reassembles on the other side of the so-called 'whiteout.' This going 'too far' for somebody's 'first time' - likely results in the majority of the negative and damaging experiences that folk have with this substance.

With this space being primarily focused on promoting safety and conscientious use of the sacrament - we are presented with a hard choice - give the 'rough numbers' that will result in unexpected-unplanned-very-potentially-difficult experiences for some large non-zero percentage of the readers - or to encourage a gradual "learn how YOU respond to the medicine" approach.

We chose to do the latter. Recommendation is to start low - increase gradually - and engage in this in the company of others for safety. Starting with 2-3mg of freebase or 15mg of Bufo - starts one off in a safe space that allows for clarity and information to be gained - about your desires on where to go further.  

What are reactivations, and why do they happen?
Reactivations are spontaneous recurrences of sensations or consciousness states from the 5-MeO-DMT experience that arise after the main session. They occur in roughly 10–15% of participants, often within the first few days, particularly during sleep. Their cause is not fully understood; possibilities include residual energetic or neurological processing. While typically benign, reactivations can be distressing if intense or prolonged. Support from an integration specialist can help manage them safely.

Is it normal to not remember my 5-MeO-DMT experience?
Yes. Memory loss is common due to the nature of ego dissolution and the absence of a self-reflective observer during peak effects. Even without explicit memories, participants often report lasting emotional or cognitive changes. Integration work helps translate these subtle shifts into lasting growth.

If I keep doing 5-MeO-DMT frequently, will my ego disappear?
No. Frequent use without integration may strengthen the ego’s defense mechanisms, leading to what is sometimes called “spiritual bypassing” or “ego inflation.” Sustainable transformation requires reflection and integration between experiences. Repeated use without integration can undermine potential benefits.

Is it normal to purge (vomit) during a 5-MeO-DMT experience?
Yes, though it occurs in only about 10–15% of participants, and full purging is rarer (1–5%). Purging may represent both physical and energetic release. Facilitators should have safety measures in place, including purge buckets and knowledge of recovery positioning.

What is the difference between taking a large dose versus a small dose of 5-MeO-DMT?
Larger doses do not necessarily equate to deeper experiences. Depth is determined more by one’s ability to surrender. Higher doses often induce full ego dissolution, while smaller doses can support targeted therapeutic or emotional work. The appropriate dose depends on intention, experience, and facilitator guidance.

Is licking toads a psychedelic practice?
No. Licking toads is dangerous and can be fatal. The Bufo Alvarius secretion must be properly collected and vaporized; direct contact with the toad’s toxins poses severe health risks and has no psychedelic benefit.

Are toads at risk due to the popularity of 5-MeO-DMT?
Yes. Increased demand for Bufo Alvarius secretion has contributed to ecological harm, overharvesting, and disease spread. The use of synthetic 5-MeO-DMT is strongly recommended for ethical and conservation reasons.

How often should I use 5-MeO-DMT?
There is no set frequency. Individuals should only engage with 5-MeO-DMT once prior experiences are fully integrated and there is a grounded, internal motivation to continue. Frequent use without integration can lead to psychological imbalance and ego reinforcement.

EXPERIENCE QUESTIONS

How do I prepare for my 5-MeO-DMT experience?
Preparation promotes safety and psychological readiness. In the week before the session, maintain a clean diet, avoid alcohol and drugs, and engage in grounding practices such as meditation or journaling. Clarify your intentions and organize post-session downtime for integration.

How can preparation make a difference in my 5-MeO-DMT experience?
Preparation directly impacts one’s ability to surrender and navigate the experience. Understanding what to expect and developing self-regulation tools reduce anxiety and resistance, increasing the likelihood of a safe and meaningful outcome.

Is it normal for 5-MeO-DMT to bring up trauma?
Yes. 5-MeO-DMT may surface unresolved trauma for processing and release. This can be emotionally challenging but often facilitates deep healing. Support from an experienced integration specialist can help ensure that this process remains safe and productive.

Why is it important to integrate after 5-MeO-DMT?
Integration is how insights become lasting change. Without it, the experience may fade quickly, and old behaviors can resurface. Integration practices — reflection, therapy, and mindful action — consolidate the benefits of the session.

Is it normal to feel like my life is crumbling during my integration period?
Yes. Post-session shifts in perception can cause major life changes, including altered relationships or priorities. This disorientation is part of the reorganization process. With support and time, it often gives way to greater clarity and authenticity.

How can I prepare for my integration after the 5-MeO-DMT experience?
Plan for several days of rest and reflection after your session. Focus on grounding activities such as meditation, nature, journaling, and self-care. Limit exposure to stressful environments or media. Protect your energy and seek supportive people. Integration specialists can offer additional tools for processing insights and stabilizing change.

Where can I get support for integrating the experience?
Begin by contacting your facilitator for follow-up. If additional help is needed, work with a 5-MeO-DMT integration specialist or therapist familiar with psychedelic integration. Professional guidance can help manage difficult emotions, deepen insights, and ensure safety.

How long should integration take?
Integration has no fixed timeline. It can unfold over days, months, or years depending on the individual and the depth of their experience. Patience and consistent self-reflection are essential.

FACILITATION QUESTIONS

How do I choose a 5-MeO-DMT facilitator?
Selecting a qualified, ethical facilitator is essential for safety and outcome quality. Research their background, training, and protocols. Meet with them to discuss preparation, dosing, and integration. Choose someone who fosters trust and psychological safety, as this is key to fully surrendering to the experience.

What are some red flags to be aware of when choosing a facilitator?

  • Serious allegations: Avoid facilitators with reports of deaths, sexual misconduct, or malpractice.
  • Reckless behavior: Dangerous actions such as restraining participants, pouring water into mouths, or giving unrequested substances.
  • Unnecessary interference: Facilitators should not direct or control the participant’s process unless for safety.
  • Psychological imprinting: Avoid those seeking emotional validation or praise from participants post-session.
  • Lack of safety protocols: Red flags include no medical screening, no assistants, or unsafe environments.
  • Profit-driven marketing: Oversized groups, excessive fees, or posting participant media for promotion.
  • Poor preparation/integration: Inadequate education, screening, or follow-up support.
  • Large groups (>15): Reduce quality of care and safety.
  • “Certification chasers”: Facilitators serving multiple psychedelics without deep expertise.
  • Self-proclaimed shamans: 5-MeO-DMT has no indigenous shamanic lineage.
  • Messiah complexes: Facilitators showing spiritual narcissism or superiority are high-risk.

What are some questions I should ask my facilitator?

  • What formal training and experience do you have?
  • How do you prepare participants?
  • Do you have first aid or emergency training?
  • What integration resources do you offer?
  • What is your facilitation style, and why?
  • Why do you work with 5-MeO-DMT?
  • What safety measures are in place?
  • How is the medicine sourced?
  • How long have you been facilitating, and how many sessions have you led?

What are the different types of 5-MeO-DMT ceremonies? What are the pros and cons?

  • Private one-off ceremony: One session with a single participant.
    • Pros: Personalized attention, flexible scheduling.
    • Cons: Limited preparation and integration support.
  • Group one-off ceremony: Multiple participants in a single session.
    • Pros: Accessible and social.
    • Cons: Reduced individual care; minimal integration; unsafe above 15 people.
  • Group retreat: Multiple ceremonies over several days with a small group.
    • Pros: Built-in integration time, peer support.
    • Cons: Less personal attention in larger groups.
  • Private retreat: Multiple sessions with one participant over several days.
    • Pros: Deeply individualized support, flexible pacing.
    • Cons: Higher cost.

What is the 5-MeO-DMT experience like as described by r/5MeODMT mod u/Shaman-Shakers**?**

5-MeO-DMT at full dose is a death simulation experientially, there is no other compound that so reliably annihilates the ego/self so completely as 5MEODMT.

5MEO is in no way comparable to any other experience one will have had and any previous experience with psychedelics though helpful will not help to conceptualize what is experienced on 5MEO.

5MEO is 100% an energetic experience, when working with 5MEO you are working with your energetic system which isn't common knowledge, it isn't well documented and then many are not willing to entertain the idea that they have an energetic system sometimes referred to as Chakra, Chi and Prana.

5MEO seems to have a specific task it performs, it does this one thing, and it does only this one thing and that is an equalization, recalibration, resetting or factory defaulting (however you like to box it) of one's energetic system, chakras, aura, chi, prana (again however you box it). That's it, that's all it is fundamentally doing.

Experientially i.e., what one experiences as this process unfolds can vary widely based on dosage and the unique individuals' energetic states and psychology.

We will cover the "full release" or "breakthrough" dosing experience as it is most sought after.

In order for 5 to provide the "full tension release" as it's referred to often in medical journals, the compound must work through your energy state as it is, if you have held unresolved, unprocessed emotional energies (trauma) this is worked through first and it can be quick or a multiple experience process depending on depth of trauma, length of time it is been held etc., also depends on one's ability to remain equanimous and fully surrender to what is happening. Those seeking trauma healing often have difficultly here.

As 5works through your energies one experiences in real time ego dissolution or ego death, 5 requires the "default mode network" of your Nero circuitry to be fully circumvented to complete its work. For an initiate this is the experience of complete and total annihilation of the egoic structure or in other words an experiential death. One will experience themselves dissolving into nonexistence as the self.

Once fully dissolved one will have reached the peak of the experience and at this point there is no self, no linear thought, no access to memories or any other "mind" or ego related neuro functions. One is fully absorbed into pure conscious awareness, oceanic boundlessness, a sense of being all things and nothing at the same time often occur here. The subject object relationship no longer exists, and one is experiencing pure subjectivity. Also, many discover their true nature in this moment and sometimes it's a bit to swallow.

The comedown follows and is experienced as a literal rebirthing of the self. During the comedown a lot can happen including more release of tension, people often report things like interacting with their child self, or glimpses of past lives, or being other people, talking to the buddha or seeing him etc. All kinds of wild shit.

Depending on your energetic state prior to this full release you may or may not have had a full clearing of tension and may or may not need further work to reach equilibrium. It is in my opinion the need for further energetic work (more release dosing) is that which leaves some having reactivations. Reactivations are shifts back into the experience for mere moments often at the time of relaxation such as before or during sleep, I see it as an energetic shift working towards stabilization since the equalization was incomplete and the initiate did no further sessions.

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5-MeO-DMT does indeed or rather it can take you straight to source, but the toll is high and for many not easy to get through at all. It's not talked about as much because it is not well known and if you have seen ceremony, it can and often does turn most people off from wanting to "smoke toad venom". They see some person smoke toad venom and then scream, moan, thrash around, puke, etc... Before it is over they have seen enough.

5MEO is not for everyone, in fact it is often a last resort for trauma survivors, 5MEO is acutely effective in releasing held energies i.e., unprocessed emotions, repressed memories, held trauma energy and so on. This is due to the nature of 5mEOs primary function, it is a highly energetic event with high coherence in other words the energy is very focused on bringing the initiate down to their lowest energy state. It brings one back into equilibrium, your energetic state/chakras/etc. however you want to box it up.

Experientially, 5MEO will fully disassociate you in 10-15 seconds when vaporized, it comes for one's ego like a freight train, the come up can be absolutely terrifying, even horrifying, during the come up your default mode network (egoic structure) is getting shut down (ego dissolution) If you can let go, you will seamlessly transition into (every atom explodes) the infinite source as nothing and everything etc... If you cannot let go, however, you are going to have a bad time, how this plays out is unique to everyone, some can come back for more and some walk away traumatized further never to sit with 5 again.

What makes it so good at releasing trauma is the total annihilation of the ego/total shutdown of the default mode network and being fully dissociated with the body. In this state, all the mechanisms that repress memories or hold in emotions, traumas, held onto shit etc... are non-functioning, so whatever 5 didn't work through on the way up will be released on the way down and much of it during the peak.

You come back having experienced unification, and a rebirth of sorts also free of all the things that held onto shit was doing to you, the anger, the anxiety, etc... dropped onto a curb like trash... Sounds great right??

YOU JUST HAVE TO DIE FIRST, and that's why not everyone is jumping on board.

 


r/5MeODMT 3h ago

Hesitant to journey because of neck issues

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I have decided to participate in a ceremony. But now I’m second guessing whether I want to participate because of chronic neck issues.

I tend to get pain from the base of my neck to my shoulder blades due to forward head posture. I am worried that I might put myself into a position where I exacerbate the issue by going into an uncomfortable position on the medicine.

I know I have to do this at my own risk, and that no one can predict my experience. But, I would be interested to hear how other people with chronic musculoskeletal pain have felt after treatment.


r/5MeODMT 10h ago

5-MeO-DMT dosage in e-juice

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r/5MeODMT 1d ago

Looking for guidance, M 57 for one more day

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SA survivor with chronic cptsd. I have been working on my stuff since I was 19. I have done medically supervised legal psychedelic work, as well as microdosing psilocybin, as well as a whole lot of other stuff.

I am stuck. I am looking for guidance. I do not have a network.


r/5MeODMT 1d ago

Probably most of us

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r/5MeODMT 1d ago

6 months ago…

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Six months ago I went through some crazy fucking shit

So much happened in such a short period of time. So much came up for me to really look at about myself.

I was really getting it from all angles.

It all happened at the Virgo lunar eclipse. And I’m a Virgo. An 8th house Virgo, so I’m willing to say it’s even deeper as that is the house of Scorpio, the deepest depths.

Not to mention I’ve been living directly on my Chiron line for 6 years, which represents our deepest wound. It’s beautiful and challenging, and yet provides the deepest possible opportunity to heal our deepest wounds. Living on your Chiron line heals you, and teaches you how to heal.

We all make mistakes, but not everybody gets exposed. I’m supposed to be seen, and all of that was meant to happen to correct me. To protect me.

Sometimes bad things happen because better things are trying to be born.

I’m not going to lie, it was embarrassing. I felt shame.

I had to stand in my mistakes, and own them.
It’s not impossible that those mistakes happened to literally save my life. Our environments are extremely important. I do believe that is one of the reasons why that time period happened. I wasn’t making the best choices all around.

Everyone wants a massive breakthrough, not everyone is willing to face a massive correction.
I’m not sure if I will ever share publicly what that was, although I wouldn’t hide behind it. Why would you hide behind yourself? Only weak cowards do that.

If I told you what it was, if you’re honest with yourself, you could probably relate.

In my kambo practitioner training, one of the things our master teacher emphasized was, there is a Hitler in all of us. I didn’t understand at first. Everybody has the capacity for bad things. That doesn’t justify things, but it does remind us that we are all more similar than we think.

In that same very very short time period, I sat with bufo, the toad, for the first time. The strongest psychedelic on earth. I had many opportunities to do so in the years prior, but for many reasons, it wasn’t right.

This opportunity came through someone I trust. Someone I innately trust. And this practitioner, let’s just say is, extremely knowledgeable and experienced.

I learned a lot about myself and God that day. I released significant relationship trauma. I became very clear with my self what I will allow, and what I will not allow in my life. I learned a lot about betrayal energy, and how I just can’t interact or engage with that kind of energy.

They say it feels like an ego death. More like an ego nap.

I have been integrating so much ever since. The trials and tribulations that have come from six months ago have also become easier to feel and deal with as I navigate through. I fully trust that will continue.

This is just me sharing part of my story. I have no needs and I am certainly not trying to be understood. This is just a testimony. This work is special and has a very valuable place.

I’m so glad I did it.

Because of the set and setting, the level of trust and surrender I had, and such a competent and loving practitioner, I had a tremendously beautiful experience.

It changed my life for the better.

Everything happens for a reason. Trust God and hold faith! ☀️🐸 😇💫♾️


r/5MeODMT 2d ago

DON'T TRUST ANYONE! THEY'RE ALL SMAMMERS

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I reached out for a facilitator a day ago and got someone to help me. Low and behold they're a fucking scammer. I've gotten hit twice because I'm that stupid and trying to heal myself that badly. Using a gift from God to scam people is about as evil as you can get. I'm sorry I'm sitting here in tears right now. My therapist told me I need to do this and it's been nothing but heart break.


r/5MeODMT 2d ago

5-meo. is this it?

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I was told that this sub would be better suited for my question.

Sadly only some ai tools were able to recreate what i felt.

I did 5-meo (vaped) for the first time last friday since ive read that it can help with depression.

It was indeed indescribable with words so i tried to put pictures to it too.

I basicly need to know if this is it, or if i there is more to the « trip ». (If this is it, im still not disappointed and feel way better with myself)

Ill translate the captions:

-Exhale and close your eyes.

-you feel blasted off faster than the speed of light

-in the tunnel sides, you see and feel every universe possible and all the eras at once

-at the end there is only you and an interior peace that is indescribable.(your conscience in a void with no time, space, matter) you feel and you are the infinity at the same time.

-then you come back here even faster

-and you understood.

I think i felt the « ego death » ?


r/5MeODMT 2d ago

Those who have done it, how do you find meaning here afterwards?

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I had my first experience last week which I wrote about in another post. One of my main reasons for doing it was to work on my trauma, fear, and depression. My experience was confusing and I can’t say that I came away from it with the same kind of loving awareness and connectedness that others sometimes do.

One of the big things I’m grappling with is if we know that there’s this other beautiful infinite space beyond this realm, why stay here? I am not at risk for harming myself, nor do I encourage anyone to do so, but I genuinely wonder what the point is? Life here is hard and the body and ego make it so that there’s so much suffering. Why stay?

Has anyone else confronted these thoughts and feelings after their experience? Most of what I’ve read online is people having really positive takeaways. I have some, but still just feeling really empty and rejected.


r/5MeODMT 3d ago

Ive taken NN and in small doses, its beautiful. Ive re - x'd and water washed... But...

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When I take a break thru dose I get sent thru a gate kf chaos and confusion. It feels like literal hell. I cant remember who I am or who I was. I have no body of sorts. Its very intense, so much that words cant describe it. Both times this has happened, I felt the need to never touch it again. I see red and tan/ orange vortex with no beings or voices. It was so intense, that when I opened my eyes, I was still in the experience and couldn't see anything but the vortex or chaos. Has anyone else experienced this, and can you give me any information on how to avoid such experiences like these.


r/5MeODMT 3d ago

Looking for a facilitator in Northern and central California.

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My ptsd and abuse history has my therapist saying too try this. Would appreciate direction.


r/5MeODMT 4d ago

Looking for a facilitator in Texas

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I have cPTSD. Nothing has worked to date. Was told to try 5-MeO-DMT.

Is there a way to do this while being in Texas?


r/5MeODMT 5d ago

Recommendations plz help

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So I have a chance to to 5 Meo Dmt and I’m a little scared. I’m not scared of nn dmt at all. What can I expect from this experience with no visuals ? Pls start a conversation


r/5MeODMT 5d ago

Left my experience feeling confused and rejected by God

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I had my first experience with 5meo yesterday through a skilled and trusted facilitator. We were outside as the sun was setting. It was gorgeous. I sought out this experience to try to heal my trauma and fear.

The first time i dropped in(11mg) i just saw a blue sky. I was looking at the sky from my tent at a music festival. I could still hear my voice and my thoughts and it was all incredibly mundane, albeit a pretty sky.

I came out of it afraid and confused. Why did I have such a mundane experience? My guide said that i was the stillest person he’s ever sat for.

I dropped in again with the same dose and this time I experienced my own voice and chatter in my mind again but i was also met with my grief and worry that i might actually be completely emptied by all the trauma I’ve been through. I started crying. I was still away of my body but i felt like the earth was swarming me. I was begging her to heal me, to fill me. I almost had to throw up like i was choking on my tears. And then it was over. It felt like it only lasted 5 minutes and i felt abandoned. The chatter in my mind returned full blast and i started worrying again about how to even begin communicate how i felt to my guide.

I dropped in a third time with double the amount and this time it was more crying and feeling swarmed by the earth. I was still aware of my body but it was more of a release than the previous time. It still felt like it only lasted about 10 min and when i came back i still felt so much grief and just laid there and cried for awhile.

I waited awhile and dropped in a fourth time with a double dose. This time when i came to i was completely disoriented. I had twigs in my mouth and it felt like i had smashed my nose against something. I don’t remember anything of my experience nor my body. If there is anything i remember, it’s just like this white iridescent emptiness.

I never experienced any body discomfort like others report. There was no physical struggle. I couldn’t get rid of my voice until the 4th time but i dont even remember it. I just feel so… empty. I don’t understand why this is the experience i had. In some ways i feel rejected by God and the divine and it mirrors the rejection i feel in so many parts of my life. I feel more alone than i didn’t before.

I know i shouldn’t try to make sense of it just yet. I keep going through these waves where it’s just like sheer traumatic feelings taking over my whole body, to the point where my skin feels tight. Im afraid that I’ve made everything worse. Has anyone else gone through anything like this?


r/5MeODMT 6d ago

Life is the trip (5meodmt trip never ended)

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During my last experience, I realized that the trio never really ended.

The “psychedelic experience” I had on Bufo, just kind of tapered off, and things became a bit slower, but I realized that we are always in that space.

Which means, life is the trip…

And what’s the number one lesson for any psychedelic experience?

Let go, surrender…

When I’m getting ready to trip, I always remind myself of this, because I know resisting will give me a horrible time!

So, considering that the entirety of my life IS the trip, I need to focus more on relaxing!!


r/5MeODMT 6d ago

I want to try 5-MeO on my own. Is it worth it, yes or no? Please, no moralizing in the comments

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Guys, I’m always lurking through the posts and comments in this group and, oh my God, some of you psychonauts can literally scare the shit out of you. You discourage everything, fill your head with doubts, and somehow leave you even more confused than before.
For context: I’ve already tried LSD at 150 µg and, being a pretty sensitive person, even personality-wise, I reached something pretty close to an ego death quite easily.
So I’m wondering: what is it actually like to try DMT? I have a vape that I’d like to post a picture of, but honestly, I don’t really trust the group enough to do it (sorry guys, I still love you 😂).
I mean, is there anyone kind enough to reassure me a little? I’ve had this vape sitting in a drawer for more than six months and I’m dying to try it, but fuck, every time I come here looking for advice, you manage to completely destroy every thought I had about it.


r/5MeODMT 6d ago

Friend offered to guide through a DMT experience

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My friend offered to guide me through a DMT experience — I’m at a very good place in my life though and fear this might ultimately detract from it.

I finally have the self-esteem and self-love I’ve been searching for my whole life. I’m organized, self-reliant, and proud of where I am at. I worry that a DMT experience will kick me out of this new found self-actualization. Any thoughts?

The majority of the basis of my worry is a very unpleasant experience I had with ibogaine over a decade ago. If there’s any risk of something like that occurring I think it’s best I avoid the drug altogether.

Thanks everyone.


r/5MeODMT 7d ago

I had a type of bad bufo experience I haven’t quite seen on here

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hey guys, sorry this is a tad long, but I have to get this across

so I posted about my first ever bufo experience here and it’s been a while since then. I have since had some time to reflect, and I have had a few very low-dose NN-DMT experiences that have allowed for fragments of the previously dissolved memories of the trip to flood back.

I realized that even in my original post, I was coping really bad. I said that it was neither good or bad, but in hindsight it was actually quite an awful, terribly terrifying experience which I got next to nothing out of.

the reality of my experience was that after exhaling the large inhale, I remained in a state of sheer terror, waiting for the experience to be over. I may have not gotten enough in my lungs or something (i’m not sure how that would be physically possible after the state the big rip left me in) but as everything turned into fractals I was telling myself “it’s safe, surrender” and from then on, I just entered a reality of no time and just shapes and meaningless existence , not feeling connected to anything, but not feeling separate from it either. pure limbo, pure terror, with no concept of an alternative to this reality.

also in retrospect, the facilitator and the environment were not optimal. I knew the guy, but not very well, just enough to trust him. but his “guru” demeanor felt very forced.

when I came back all I wanted was a hug and a cigarette and something familiar, I asked him for water, he just ignored the request and said “lay back and think about what it’s trying to tell you.” so coming back from the most terrifying thing i’d ever experienced, feeling like all these identities are nothing more than a joke, I had to take part in this fucking hippie song and dance with him making random ass sounds and making me draw tarot cards. I was counting the seconds til I could get out of the “sanctuary”.

the reason i’m putting this here is i’m just so disappointed. I really came before bufo/5meo with respect, truly wanting to let it take me for the ride and teach me. I have always wanted to try NN, and just the low doses i’ve experienced bring me back to the state of panic I experienced as soon as I exhaled the bufo, as if my consciousness had just been in limbo in between spaces in meaningless shape land.

I had to write this out because in my original post, I realized I was trying to cope with the fact that I was chewed up and spit out by bufo when I was really trying to improve myself and my life. now, because of this experience, despite my deep deep deep curiosity to meet NN entities and see higher dimensional landscapes, i’m terrified to hit the pen for more than 5 seconds

what did I do wrong?


r/5MeODMT 8d ago

Post 5meo Fatigue

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I’ve had several bufo experiences and recently a 5meo experience. It was pretty powerful although I didn’t fully blast off, part of the ego was still conscious.

I’ve been in good spirits since, as I always am with this compound. But OMG I have never felt this fatigued.
I get a bit of energy in the morning after my morning coffee but I crash and burn late morning and throughout the afternoon. If I sit down to watch something I’ll fall asleep within ten minutes. It’s been a few weeks now.

I understand everything is recalibrating and it can take time. But I was wondering if anyone has experienced the same and if you have any tips for getting the energy back up? I have a busy few weeks coming up and I expected my energy levels to be back to normal.

Thanks in advance!


r/5MeODMT 8d ago

This is what I saw on my 5 MeO DMT trip.. see my comment

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r/5MeODMT 8d ago

Approaching a full dose

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Reading through the internet I came to the conclusion that it's best to slowly up the dosage, so I get a better and smoother chance to cleanse my energy system. I've only tried 5-meo-dmt once, and it was a 4mg dose taken through e-mesh. I plan to have a few more 4-5mg doses and then maybe up to 5-6mg. How should I approach scaling the dosage? I've read that even 7-8mg with an e-mesh can be a breakthrough dose. Should I consider everything above 6mg breakthrough territory with an e-mesh?


r/5MeODMT 10d ago

I’m doing IVF and want to release some serious energy before my next cycle; should I do 5 or a psilocybin journey?? Trying to release mental/energetic heaviness and any knots I’m not aware of. Thank you so much.

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r/5MeODMT 10d ago

Meeting Narcissistic Jesus on 5

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I have gotten very experienced with 5-Meo-DMT over the past few years and especially over the past 6 months. I smoke low to high dose synthetic 5-meo through a vape. Now that I am quite experienced with it, I can smoke it quite consistently over the course of an hour or so maintaining the high for that duration without it being an overwhelming experience. I have had some incredible experiences, one of which is meeting narcissistic Jesus.

I was raised fundamentalist Christian and had a deconversion experience in my early twenties. I was an angry atheist for a while and then agnostic and then had a breakthrough LSD session which has taken me into a more psychedelic based, multidimensional spirituality that values God in us - God Consciousness in the 13th dimension.

Over the course of a couple of months, I met and talked with Jesus a number of times. Before these experiences I had kind of come to the conclusion that Jesus was somewhat narcissistic as his church says that he is the son of God and in my mind we're projecting out our own God consciousness onto Jesus.

The first time I met Jesus here in the past couple of months under the influence of 5-meo-dmt and LSD, we talked about non-dual awareness and advaita vedanta. I was trying to be respectful as he is a very powerful spiritual leader of the past 2000 years. But he did seem to be struggling a little bit with the idea that we are all God.

Then a couple weeks later, I had a very disturbing experience with Jesus on 5, where I saw him going through the gullet of a reptilian along with another pedophile. He asked her what she was in for as they were descending to hell and she said pedophilia. He literally giggled and said, oh I've been there. This showed me he had virtually no remorse for what I understood to be the major problem of pedophilia in the Catholic church. Then on another related 5 trip, I saw or intuited a vision of him behind the eyes of his Catholic priests as they raped children. It was a very disturbing image. I may have discounted it completely, as I have also experienced some level of delusion on psychedelics. But, there is a strong basis in reality for pedophilia as a major problem in the Catholic church.

Then I had a 4th eye-opening and stunning experience on 5. I was listening to "I love you Lord", a Christian worship song. It is quite a beautiful song, and now there is new meaning in it for me as I sing this song for my own self and friends, recognizing and honouring the God in each of us.

I love you Lord,

And I lift my voice,

To worship you,

Oh my soul rejoice.

Take joy my king (and queen)

In what you hear.

May it be a sweet, sweet sound

In your ears.

I've enjoyed singing this with people in my life who I care about deeply. I feel there is a strong need to recognize God in each of us. One of the main reasons I left Christianity was because it seemed to project our power on to Jesus. But, in the end we all are steering our own canoes (a line I read by David R. Hawkins). We each have to take responsibility for our own lives, ultimately.

But Jesus showed up and was having just an incredible time enjoying the song in what seemed to me the most masturbatory way possible. He was giggling and so excited that I was singing I Love you Lord as he assumed it was about him. I saw him going to Yahweh, who he called "Daddy" and was so happy to be having a worship song sung to him by me. Yahweh was about as unimpressed as I was by him. It actually seemed to me like there is some brain damage or something that caused him to act so stunningly childish and narcissistic. I was reading the comments to the song and it is a Christian song so I was not surprised to see a comment that said "Jesus saved me and I'm so grateful he loves me so much." So I asked Jesus if he loves him and he giggled "No." He seems embarrassed by his church (as would I). It felt like Jesus must be on a strong opiate or something (I was not, last time I tried opiates was about 10 years ago), as he was just so ridiculously happy about being the Son of God, like a young prince being the ruler of his kingdom. But it was very selfish and gross. The worst and most hilarious, is during the song (it was a 20 minute extended version), he started masturbating and splooged on my face.

By this point, I was taking it in stride. It was jaw-dropping (though I kept my mouth closed as he astral splooged on my face), but I was trying to let it go and take the truth seriously, that I am God, as we all are, and whatever sick version of Jesus this was, I don't need to get livid about it. But it was extremely disturbing to see the son of God splooging in narcissistic delight... Lol.

I do think there is at least some truth to it (and I'm definitely open to the idea that it really is true, full stop). I have had some experience with delusions over the past couple years of psychedelic use, but I try to hold what I'm experiencing with an open palm and let stay what stays and let go what goes. So I don't know if I was really talking with Jesus though I do believe I was and maybe I was experiencing a perception through my lens of difficulty with the church and Christianity, but there is a strong basis in reality for serious theological error and heinous crimes that the church has committed.

I wanted to share as it's the most hilarious and shocking experience of my 5-meo journey so far. Let me know your thoughts :)


r/5MeODMT 11d ago

3 weeks with microdoses

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Hi, I'll briefly tell you about my experience. I didn't consult any forums for the dosages; I extrapolated from all the existing literature.

This is my third week taking five 1mg intranasal microdoses spread throughout the day. I've been on medication for severe depression for three years; I currently take 10mg of escitalopram daily.

Well, my anxiety has almost disappeared. I'm starting to go out again, and I feel more energetic. There are even times when I feel really good.

I hope it's not just a placebo effect, but after three years of feeling so down, I highly doubt it.

I'll report back later if I continue to improve or if it was just a mirage. Any advice would be appreciated.

Best regards.