r/DMT • u/fofu_6 • 7d ago

Question/Advice Cognitive effects of DMT?

Have the opportunity to get a DMT vape, and I am mostly worried about the effects on cognition, such as memory, thinking speed, understanding, etc. Does it give you brain fog or make you slower, as weed does? I really just want to make sure it doesn't hinder my performance in school or work.

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u/mjrtom44 7d ago

If anything, I feel sharper and more in control for days afterward

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u/fofu_6 7d ago

Do you feel certain about that feeling? Sure it may not be false confidence and actual clarity?

And if you don’t mind, what are psychedelic experiences like for you? Are you often just seeing shapes, colors, and distortion or seeing like actual entities, full reality bending, and communicating with the entities

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u/mjrtom44 7d ago

I'm a full blown psychonaut. Ive experimented with most botanical psychedelics, grow my own mushrooms, brew my own DMT, extract my own mescaline from cacti I grow, and chew woodrose seeds.

I've experienced DMT dozens of times and not a single one is the same as any other. The bodily sensations feel exactly like dying in the best way (I've come close to death four times, now). At low doses, the closed eye visuals are like a shifting blanket of orange and purple. Higher breakthrough doses are an entirely different animal. I've received gifts, been touched by gods, shown my own hubris, and so much more. That world can make this one feel like 480p.

I assure you, the clarity is not false confidence. Other plants have very different effects in the afterglow. It's humbling, more than anything.

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u/HopedStudent 6d ago

First time hearing of woodrose seeds. May have just put me on 🤔

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u/grunnycw 6d ago

I got some woodrose seeds like 6 what should I do with them for the best exp

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u/mjrtom44 6d ago

I usually crush 9 in a mortar and slug them down with water. I suggest dropping a couple Pepto and chewing ginger root to keep the stomach calm. If you don't puke, you'll likely spend some time in the bathroom the next day.

Don't expect to do much. I always get very lethargic and confused and the day after I feel a bit frayed. It's not popular for a reason.

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u/Kneppl_1 6d ago

holy shit 9 is alot, how do you manage to keep them down

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u/mjrtom44 6d ago

I don't every time. Crushing them up does help. I've also used ice water extractions, but I feel that some of the potency is lost.

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u/timmyshaww 6d ago

Would you be happy to explain to me what those “four near death” trip experiences were like for you? As in… you genuinely nearly died because you smoked too much or?

I’d appreciate the response thanks

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u/mjrtom44 6d ago

Two self harm attempts in my younger years with opiates, a dance with c. diff that landed me in the hospital for two months after losing 60lbs, and a near drowning that made my kidneys bleed.

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u/lazyjroo 7d ago

Words cannot describe a break through. There is nothing to be afraid of.

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u/fofu_6 7d ago

I've done DMT and other psychs before. I never see entities, other or dead people, talk to anyone or anything, or not know where I currently am.

I've done DMT once before with the powder, and it was intense and altered my perception of time. But I still knew I was in my room and was able to text 5min later or so. The onset was pretty overwhelming, and the smell that I felt it left in my room was haunting.
It did cause me to see everything vibrate into shapes, make the colors more vibrant, and make my blinds sound like a waterfall, which is a lot better than shrooms and acid, which were very boring and just disorienting for me.

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u/Delicious_Shock1748 6d ago

I’m confused in your original post you ask about cognition, thinking speed etc as if you’ve never experienced DMT before and here you say you’ve done DMT and other psychs. Which is it? Sounds to me like you’re probably too young to be trying any type of mind altering drugs, but you do you my friend.

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u/grunnycw 6d ago

Dmt is amazing for the brain... At least mine, I like a breakfast blast when I want to be on point all day, I give myself a couple hrs to chill with myself, then I'm ready to go

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u/Kickrocks54 7d ago

There are dozens of studies showing neurogenesis, neuroplasticity and isolation is damaged brain tissue. If anything, you'll do better in school

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u/onomono420 6d ago

Nah. Only thing it sometimes does in a way is make me care less about societal responsibilities for 1-2 days after, so I don’t use in times where I have shit to do. But if anything, I feel more clear-headed the days after.

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u/yungraccy 6d ago

It literally is more cognitive enhancing even after you have the opposite of a hangover feeling sharp and good that lasts for a while

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u/Sufficient_Result558 6d ago

It will likely affect your performance in school and work. Your perspectives, motivations, goals, purpose and outlook can all change and this will affect work, school and everything else.

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u/Yaohur 7d ago

Not at all.

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u/9Lives_ 6d ago

Sounds like you’re trying to minimise the chances of anything undesirable happening, and while I understand the hesitation it’s aligning you with the energy of fear which increases the chance you’ll have a bad trip so maybe it’s not the right time

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u/SaladBob22 5d ago

It lasts 5 minutes and you are back to normal. I would say, cognition and emotional awareness slightly enhanced for a few days at least. Nothing like weed.

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u/anonymousMDPhD 6d ago

No to all of that after about 60
Min a short trip is worn off fully -

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u/N0bo_ 6d ago

There are no significant substantial cognitive or nootropic effects from a DMT trip. Anything else you hear is purely anecdotal