4-Ho-MET

4-Ho-MET, Metocin, Methylcybin; C13H18N2O

This lesser known tryptamine is one of the less stressful and more picturesque trips that I have experienced. And it combines very well with a wide range of substances -including some phenethylamines.

Although the literature says its effects are similar to psilocin or psilocibin, this is not how I it: 4-Ho-MET is its own persona. Again, this is solely my opinion. But it does form part of the magic mushroom experience, and it is speculated that 4-Ho-MET is metabolised in vivo into psilocin.

The 4-Ho-MET that I tracked down is a dark tan powder, like powdered breakfast cocoa, with a faint chemical smell. Over time it will darken to a mahogany shade, but its effects are not diminished.

Dose ranges, rectal, milligrams (male, 90 Kg)

• Light: 4 to 10
• Mid-range: 11 to 20
• Strong: over 21

4-Ho-MET can be taken orally, insufflated and rectally - I have tried all routes and decided that rectal is the way to go. The effects of 4-Ho-MET start coming up around 45 minutes after administration and include the usual symptoms of a tryptamine: light-headed, giggly, euphoria, mood lift, pupils dilated, extremely sensitive to temperature.

And then, it just happens. The visual component of 4-Ho-MET is like nothing I have experienced elsewhere:  my vision suddenly goes through a high-contrast filter, like the ones of those photography applications.

4-Ho-Met, not your breakfast chocolate

Colours look luscious and radiant. A rubber ducky looks like it is radiating energy and has adopted a shine. Heck, the world looks shiny. Strong colours look best: hot pinks, yellows, greens, neons.

But where 4-Ho-MET excels is at night time. The absence of strong ambient light exposes one of the most intriguing visual effects: I see spots of light around me, as if I am under a disco-ball. This is something unique and exhilarating, and adds to the social experience.

On larger doses, nausea comes in waves. As with other RCs, it works best if you don't eat for a few hours beforehand. Appetite is gone, although alcohol can be consumed nicely.

It goes very well with 4-Aco-DMT, methylone, butylone, MDxx and - I suspect - with psilocin and psilocibin. It does not work well with 2C-E - hard body load, strong paranoia, bad mood; or with AMT - hard body load, mental exhaustion, not worth the trouble with such a remarkable compound. Probably mixing other 2C-xx compounds or NBOM's will have bad or catastrophic results.