§2.2.14 · Chemicals › Psychedelics

AMT

Alpha-Methyltryptamine

Acute: Moderate riskDependency: Lower risk

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Quick reference

Routes

Oral

Form

Pill

Shulgin rating

Duration

Onset

1 Hour

Total duration

12 Hours

Experience

Primary effects

Psychoactive awareness with a vague psychedelic headspace.

Negatives / side effects

Reports of high body load, including nausea and general malaise.

Reference dosage

Reference ranges from third-party harm-reduction databases. Individual response varies enormously — start lower than you think.

Any route

threshold	5mg+
light	10mg+
common	20mg+
strong	30mg+
heavy	60mg+

Reagent testing

Recommended reagents

Ehrlich Marquis Mecke

Expected reactions

Ehrlich	Purple/violet
Marquis	Yellow → orange/brown
Mecke	Yellow → green/blue

Adulterant detection: Alpha-methyltryptamine — Ehrlich confirms indole. Rapid dark Marquis suggests amphetamine adulterant.

Long-duration compound with MAOI-like activity; testing is especially important.

Source

Reference fields and narrative for AMT extracted from The Drug Users Bible by Dominic Milton Trott (MxZero Publishing, 2022).

drugusersbible.com

Harm reduction notice

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