3-MeO-PCP

3-MeO-PCP may be more likely to cause mania, delusions, and psychosis than other dissociatives.

It is strongly discouraged to take this substance in high dosages, for multiple days in a row, or in combination with other substances that increase the risk of psychosis. Please see this section for more details.

3-MeO-PCP
Chemical Nomenclature
Common names	3-MeO-PCP, 3-MeO
Substitutive name	3-Methoxyphencyclidine
Systematic name	1-[1-(3-Methoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-piperidine
Class Membership
Psychoactive class	Dissociative
Chemical class	Arylcyclohexylamine
Routes of Administration
WARNING: Always start with lower doses due to differences between individual body weight, tolerance, metabolism, and personal sensitivity. See responsible use section. ⇣ Smoked Dosage Threshold 2 mg Light 5 - 10 mg Common 10 - 20 mg Strong 20 - 25 mg Heavy 25 mg + Heavy doses may result in psychosis and mania. Duration Total 45 - 120 minutes ⇣ Oral Dosage Threshold 2 mg Light 4 - 8 mg Common 8 - 15 mg Strong 15 - 25 mg Heavy 25 mg + Heavy doses may result in psychosis and mania. Duration Total 4 - 8 hours Onset 30 - 90 minutes Come up 45 - 120 minutes Peak 2 - 3 hours Offset 1 - 2 hours After effects 4 - 48 hours ⇣ Insufflated Dosage Threshold 1 mg Light 2 - 5 mg Common 5 - 10 mg Strong 10 - 15 mg Heavy 15 mg + Heavy doses may result in psychosis and mania. Duration Total 3 - 5 hours Onset 5 - 30 minutes Come up 45 - 90 minutes Peak 1.5 - 2 hours Offset 45 - 60 minutes After effects 4 - 48 hours DISCLAIMER: PW's dosage information is gathered from users and resources for educational purposes only. It is not a recommendation and should be verified with other sources for accuracy.
Interactions
Stimulants
Depressants

Summary sheet: 3-MeO-PCP

3-Methoxyphencyclidine (abbreviated 3-MeO-PCP) is a synthetic chemical of the arylcyclohexylamine class which acts as a hallucinogenic dissociative and anesthetic.

The compound was first synthesized in 1979 to investigate the structure-activity relationship of phencyclidine (PCP) derivatives. The activity of 3-MeO-PCP in humans was not described until 1999 when a chemist using the pseudonym John Q. Beagle wrote that 3-MeO-PCP was qualitatively similar to PCP with comparable potency. Today it is used as a recreational drug and an entheogen, rarely sold on the streets and almost exclusively obtained as a grey area research chemical through the use of online vendors.

Chemistry

3-MeO-PCP, or 3-Methoxyphencyclidine, is a synthetic dissociative of the arylcyclohexylamine class. 3-MeO-PCP contains cyclohexane, a six member saturated ring, bonded to two additional rings at R₁. One of these rings is a piperidine ring, a nitrogenous six member ring, bonded at its nitrogen group. The other ring is an aromatic phenyl ring, substituted at R₃ with a methoxy group.

3-MeO-PCP is a PCP derivative and structurally analogous to 4-MeO-PCP.

Pharmacology

Main article: NMDA receptor antagonist

3-MeO-PCP acts as an NMDA receptor antagonist. A specific subtype of glutamate receptor, NMDA (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) receptors modulate the transmission of electrical signals between neurons in the brain and spinal column; for the signals to pass, the receptor must be open. Dissociatives inhibit the normal functioning NMDA receptors by binding to and blocking them. This disruption of neural network activity leads to loss of normal cognitive and affective processing, psychomotor functioning, anesthesia and eventually an almost identical equivalent of the famous “k-hole.”

3-MeO-PCP has a Ki of 20 nM for the NMDA receptor, 216 nM for the serotonin transporter and 42 for the sigma1 receptor. It binds to the NMDA receptor with higher affinity than PCP and has the highest affinity of the three isomeric anisyl-substitutions, followed by 2-MeO-PCP and 4-MeO-PCP.

Although 3-MeO-PCP was once famously described as possessing opioid or dopaminergic activity (based on early phenomenological analysis), this supposition is contradicted by data showing 3-MeO-PCP to be a potent and selective ligand for the NMDA receptor without appreciable affinity for the µ-opioid receptor or dopamine transporter. 3-MeO-PCP was preceded by the less potent dissociative 4-MeO-PCP and first became available as a research chemical in 2011.

Subjective effects

3-MeO-PCP can be said to feel considerably more stimulating and less sedating than other dissociatives such as ketamine or MXE. At lower doses, it can induce sensory enhancements such as colour enhancement, acuity enhancement, tactile enhancement, auditory enhancement and bodily control enhancement. However, at medium to high doses, it presents sensory suppressions such as tactile suppression, motor control loss, auditory suppression and acuity suppression. Based on a large body of reports gathered on the internet, it is thought that it is considerably more likely to induce mania, delusions, and psychosis than other dissociatives (perhaps due to its unusually high potency, compulsivity and erratic dose response) and is therefore potentially dangerous regardless of setting.

The effects listed below are based upon the subjective effects index and personal experiences of PsychonautWiki contributors. The listed effects will rarely (if ever) occur all at once, but heavier dosages will increase the chances and are more likely to induce a full range of effects.

Physical effects

• Spontaneous tactile sensations - The body high of this compound can be described in terms of its style variations as a motionless, constant, sharp, all-encompassing, and euphoric activation of nerve endings across the body.
• Stimulation - This drug is extremely stimulating in comparison to other dissociatives such as ketamine, MXE, or DCK. The stimulation it presents is clean and comfortable in a manner which is far closer to that of 3-MeO-PCE than that of O-PCE.
• Bodily control enhancement and Motor control loss - At lower dosages this compound presents control enhancements. At higher dosages, it shifts towards motor control loss.
• Dizziness
• Increased heart rate
• Nausea
• Perception of decreased weight
• Physical autonomy
• Physical euphoria - 3-MeO-PCP is more euphoric than most other dissociatives, such as ketamine or diphenidine.
• Spatial disorientation
• Spontaneous tactile sensations
• Tactile disconnection
• Tactile enhancement and Tactile suppression - At lower dosages this compound presents tactile enhancements. At higher dosages it shifts towards tactile suppressions.
• Olfactory hallucinations

Cognitive effects

• Amnesia
• Anxiety suppression
• Consciousness disconnection
• Compulsive redosing
• Conceptual thinking
• Creativity enhancement
• Déjà vu
• Depersonalization
• Derealization
• Disinhibition
• Delusions - This is more common on 3-MeO-PCP than most other dissociatives like MXE or ketamine.
• Dream potentiation
• Existential self-realization
• Euphoria
• Mania - This effect is more common on 3-MeO-PCP than other dissociatives. It commonly occurs during the offset of the trip.
• Memory suppression
  • Ego death
• Immersion enhancement
• Increased music appreciation
• Information processing suppression
• Introspection
• Psychosis - This effect is more common on 3-MeO-PCP than other dissociatives (such as ketamine or MXE). It commonly occurs during the offset of the trip.
• Time distortion
• Thought deceleration

Enhancements

• Acuity enhancement
• Colour enhancement

Suppressions

• Visual disconnection - This eventually results in 3-MeO-PCP's equivalent of the famous "k-hole" or more specifically, holes, spaces and voids alongside of structures.
• Double vision
• Frame rate suppression
• Pattern recognition suppression
• Visual acuity suppression

Distortions

• Environmental cubism
• Perspective distortions
• Scenery slicing

Hallucinatory states

• Internal hallucinations (autonomous entities; settings, sceneries, and landscapes; alterations in perspective and scenarios and plots)

Auditory effects

• Suppression and enhancement
• Distortions
• Hallucinations

Toxicity and harm potential

Main article: Research chemicals § Toxicity and harm potential

The toxicity and long-term health effects of recreational 3-MeO-PCP use has not been studied in any scientific context and the exact toxic dosage is unknown. This is because 3-MeO-PCP has very little history of human usage.

Psychosis

3-MeO-PCP has been reported to cause psychosis, delusions, and mania at a significantly higher rate than other dissociatives such as ketamine, diphenidine, or MXE. There are a large number of experience reports online which describe states of "psychotic delirium, amnesia, mania, and other serious consequences" after abusing the drug. In some cases, it has resulted in hospitalization and occasionally has taken up to a week or more to resolve.

It is strongly recommended that one exercise extreme caution and harm reduction practices when using this drug.

• Users should avoid taking the drug multiple days in a row or becoming dependent/addicted to it as this seems to be the main common factor in the observed incidences of severe adverse effects.
• The recommended dosage range should not be exceeded as high doses can trigger these effects as well.
• Users should start with extremely low doses and work their way up as slowly as possible. Volumetric liquid dosing should preferably be used due to the drug's potency; most standard milligram scales cannot accurately weigh out doses below 10-15mg.
• Compulsive redosing before one has fully sobered up is not recommended and can result in too high of a dose, which can result in extreme disinhibition, black-out and/or a psychotic breakdown.

Due to the risk of psychosis, it is not recommended to combine this drug with other substances, especially stimulants, psychedelics, or other dissociatives like MXE. Independent research should always be done to ensure that a combination of two or more substances is safe before consumption.

It is strongly recommended that one use harm reduction practices when using this drug.

Tolerance and addiction potential

The chronic use of 3-MeO-PCP can be considered highly addictive with a high potential for adverse side effects such as psychosis. In comparison to other dissociatives, 3-MeO-PCP has been reported to be more addictive than MXE, diphenidine, ephenidine, and ketamine. When addiction has developed, cravings and withdrawal effects may occur if a person suddenly stops their usage. There have been multiple reports across the internet of people becoming seriously addicted daily users of this substance so serious precautions and considerations should be taken before trying this substance.

Tolerance to many of the effects of 3-MeO-PCP develops with prolonged and repeated use. This results in users having to administer increasingly large doses to achieve the same effects. After that, it takes about 3 - 7 days for the tolerance to be reduced to half and 1 - 2 weeks to be back at baseline (in the absence of further consumption). 3-MeO-PCP presents cross-tolerance with [[Cross-tolerance::all dissociatives]], meaning that after the consumption of 3-MeO-PCP, all dissociatives will have a reduced effect.

Urinary tract effects

In terms of its long-term health effects when used repeatedly and with excess for extended periods of time, 3-MeO-PCP seems to exhibit almost identical bladder and urinary tract problems to those found within ketamine, but to a lesser extent. This is perhaps because 3-MeO-PCP is far more potent than ketamine so significantly less of drug needs to be consumed. Symptoms of ketamine-induced cystitis can become extremely serious and can be described as:

• Urinary frequency - Urinary frequency is the need to empty the bladder every few minutes.
• Urinary urgency - This can be described as a sudden, compelling need to urinate.
• Urinary pressure - This is experienced as a constant sensation of fullness in the bladder that is unrelieved by urination.
• Pelvic and bladder pain - Pain can develop suddenly and severely, particularly as the bladder fills with urine.
• Hematuria - Hematuria is visible blood in the urine.
• Incontinence - This is the leakage of urine.

All of these, however, can easily be avoided by simply not using 3-MeO-PCP on a daily or even weekly basis and manually limiting one's usage of the substance.

Dangerous interactions

Warning: Many psychoactive substances that are reasonably safe to use on their own can suddenly become dangerous and even life-threatening when combined with certain other substances. The following list provides some known dangerous interactions (although it is not guaranteed to include all of them).

Always conduct independent research (e.g. Google, DuckDuckGo, PubMed) to ensure that a combination of two or more substances is safe to consume. Some of the listed interactions have been sourced from TripSit.

• Psychedelics - This combination is not advised because 3-MeO-PCP has been reported to cause extreme psychological disturbances such as psychosis and mania at a significantly higher rate than other dissociatives.
• Stimulants - This combination is not advised because 3-MeO-PCP has been reported to cause extreme psychological disturbances such as psychosis and mania at a significantly higher rate than other dissociatives.
• Stimulants - Both stimulants and dissociatives carry the risk of adverse psychological reactions like anxiety, mania, delusions and psychosis and these risks are exacerbated when the two substances are combined.
• Depressants - Because both depress the respiratory system, this combination can result in an increased risk of suddenly falling unconscious, vomiting and choking to death from the resulting suffocation. If nausea or vomiting occurs, users should attempt to fall asleep in the recovery position or have a friend move them into it.

Legal issues

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• United Kingdom - It is illegal to produce, supply, or import this drug under the Psychoactive Substance Act, which came into effect on May 26th, 2016.
• Sweden - Sweden's public health agency suggested classifying 3-MeO-PCP as a hazardous substance on November 10, 2014.
• Germany - On November 21, 2015, 3-MeO-PCP was added to "Anlage II" of the controlled substance act ("BtMG"), making it illegal to produce, sell or possess.

Experience reports

Anecdotal reports which describe this compound within our experience index include:

• Experience:17mg 3-MeO-PCP & Cannabis oil - Terrifying confusion
• Experience:25mg 3-MeO-PCP - Enhanced film experience
• Experience:3-MeO-PCP - Extreme psychosis
• Experience:3-MeO-PCP 14mg Oral - A chill enjoyable evening
• Experience:3-MeO-PCP, LSD, Clonazolam, and Amphetamine - Excessive Amounts and Excessive Confusion

Additional experience reports can be found here:

• Erowid Experience Vaults: 3-MeO-PCP

See also

• Responsible use
• 4-MeO-PCP
• PCP
• Dissociatives
• Arylcyclohexylamines

External links

• 3-MeO-PCP (Wikipedia)
• 3-MeO-PCP experiences (Erowid)
• 3-MeO-PCP (Bluelight)
• 3-MeO-PCP (Tripsit)
• 3-MeO-PCP (The Drug Classroom)