The Sofa Traveler
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Hi ! Here are some thoughts about your post :Hi, having read this thread a lot, and currently experimenting, here some anectdotal findings and infos on my side.
suggestion: When experimenting, I suggest people to use rebuildable "dripper" atomizers: those ones have usually a lower-capacity tank, and the coil is easily accessible from the top. It enables you to manually soak the cotton wick with the liquid each time you use it (saving you from filling a tank, facing leaks, losing juice, etc.)
context:
I'm vaping nicotine since ~5-10 years and i'm pretty used to "rebuildable" atomizers
I'm quite interested with microdosing/therapeuthic/low-doses uses of DMT (after several years of psilocybin/LSD microdosing). Due to the potential higher frequency of use, I'm a bit attentive about health issues.
- I did my first successful extractions last week. Classic STB NaOH + naphta + freeze precipitation tek. No water wash (I'll do this on the next). My first 2 pulls gave me 1.27g of white, pale yellow material (the first pull was almost full white).
- I then made my own liquide to test: ~400mg DMT freebase (386 to be precise), diluted in 10mL of PG/VG (50%-50%). It's quite low, I know, it was intentional, as I'm sensitive to psychedelics (tryptamines, lysergamides, weed). I don't intent to go for the breakthrought for now.
- I used a 1 Ohm resistance, at 8-10W, with a decent box. The atomizer was a Brunehilde MTL (but I set a quite open airflow, to be able to do a semi-"direct to lung" vaping)
- first bioassays (self-test ) were very successful. I even managed to have OEV when pushed a bit. Wow, that stuff is strong!
- very nice aftereffects, slightly different from my experience with psilocybin/LSD microdosing. I found them **very** promising for my topic of interest.
But:
I found the vapor very very harsh and hurting for the lungs and the throath. I felt a specific hit point at the back of the throath just after consuming and overall chest-lung thighness / slight pain/discomfort lasting to the next day.
I'm experienced with nicotine vaping, and I'm quite careful with the technical setup (no overheating, cotton wick inspection). For what I read here, it seems be caused by the very high pH of the vaping liquid made from DMT freebase, that literally harm the lungs.
Yesterday, I even tried adding some citric acid (99.9% purity) to the proportion suggested here (1:0.3 DMT:Citric Acid), correctly dissolved but felt no relly significant improvements (specific pain point at back to throath, chest discomfort after).
I may (very unfortunately) stop my experiment until my airways feels better / has healed. I'll also look into buying a proper phMeter as I'm disappointed by my attempt with citric acid addition.
Hope it adds some info to this collaborative effort and I'll look into ideas and suggestions.
I'm not sure a MTL device is the best option, they are not the most suitable for long continuous puffs and usually deliver poor amount of aerosol. Maybe try a higher VG ratio (like 70 or 80%) with a sub-ohm device as PG is more aggressive on throat/lungs and is largely responsible for the throat hit ex smokers are seeking.
Also, not really related to harshness but I want to point out that 1g/25ml PG/VG is very very very weak, even for microdosing purpose or for someone sensible to psychedelics. It's 10 times more diluted than what people usually practice in mean, and most of the time this isn't even concentrated enough to allow those users to breakthrough with a long 10 seconds puff from a subohm device. You could easily make a more concentrated juice, from the like of 1g DMT/4ml PG/VG, which will require shorter puffs, which in return will less strain your device/coil while still letting you able to microdose and while giving you more room for higher doses. I mean, instead of having a 10 seconds puff for a microdose, you could deliver the same dose with a 1 or 2 seconds puff. Once you'll be used to the technique (including your inhalation speed/intensity), you'll be able to modulate the dose according to your needs (micro/mini/normal). I don't see the point for microdosing with long puffs when you can achieve the same thing with shorter puffs.
For the moment, except the MTL device I find unsuitable, and maybe the setting, I don't see what could have gone wrong. If you want to stick with RDTA maybe try with a sub-ohm one, like Wotofo for example. If you're not sticked to RDTA, I'd advise the 2ml Vaporesso Veco clearomizer, which I have used for DMT administration for years and is perfectly reliable, convenient and efficient while staying versatile with a large coils selection. Top airflow prevents leaks and I never encountered any failure with it. I love it so much that I also use the 4ml version for nicotine vape (among others...), for years too.
Hope this will help.
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My thoughts about that (but I might be wrong) : the DMT/PG-VG ratio you used seems to weak to me to affect largely the overall pH of the juice. A puff from this barely contains DMT compared to the PG/VG amount. I'd definitely try with another clearomizer/RDTA sub-ohm oriented device. First with the same juice and later, if not satisfied, with higher VG ratio (70 to 80%). I have the feeling that part of your problem comes from the device you use.
Wrong setting could also be a cause for harshness/burning, so I'd anyway try lowering the power. Maybe you are burning the juice/spice. E-cig setting for DMT vape is usually ways below standard setting for nicotine vape.
As you probably have read, I recently crash-tested the DMT citrate method with a friend who has very sensitive bronchi/lungs and it was absoltely successfull while all previous attempts with freebase DMT and 50%+ PG failed with him. Don't give up, I'm sure you'll get success soon !
Peace.
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