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5-MeO-pyr-T
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5-MeO-pyr-T, also known as 5-methoxy-N,N-tetramethylenetryptamine or as 5-methoxy-3-(2-pyrrolidinoethyl)indole, is a serotonin receptor modulator and psychedelic drug of the tryptamine, 5-methoxytryptamine, and pyrrolidinylethylindole families.[3][2] It is the 5-methoxy analogue of pyr-T and the derivative of 5-MeO-DMT and 5-MeO-DET in which their N,N-dialkyl groups have been cyclized into a pyrrolidine ring.[3]
The drug acts primarily as a highly potent serotonin 5-HT1A receptor agonist, with much lower activity at the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor and other serotonin receptors.[4][5][6] 5-MeO-pyr-T shows far greater selectivity for the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor than 5-MeO-DMT.[4][5]
5-MeO-pyr-T was first described in the scientific literature by 1962.[7][8]
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In his book TiHKAL, Alexander Shulgin gives the dose of 5-MeO-pyr-T as 0.5 to 2 mg orally and its duration as "several hours".[1][2] It was also assessed at doses of 1 to 4 mg smoked.[1]
The drug's effects were dose-dependent and variably included intense tinnitus (ear ringing), nausea and vomiting, miosis (pupil constriction), confusion or cognitive impairment, uncomfortableness, minor dysphoria, partial to complete amnesia, flailing, rolling about, quivering, and shaking, unconsciousness, and prolonged hangover.[1] Reports of psychedelic-like effects were mixed, ranging from producing no closed-eye visuals and none of the "shifting shapes, colors and forms" of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) or clarity/energy of 5-MeO-DMT, to producing a rush, being "intense but not terrifying", initially 5-MeO-DMT-like, ego death, full body buzz, humming resonance, and feeling that "God is love".[1] Other notable comments included "absolute poison", "never again", "very negative", "felt as if the top of my head was blown off", user's actions being scary and others being alarmed, wandering the streets in a fugue state, and the drug being "some weird-ass shit".[1] Its effects have also been described as "white-out" analogously to 5-MeO-DMT and with amplified amnesic effects compared to 5-MeO-DMT.[5][1]
The effects of 5-MeO-pyr-T appear to be highly variable between individuals.[1] It was described as being very different from other psychedelics and it was emphasized that a trip sitter is essential for 5-MeO-pyr-T.[1] Shulgin has also described 5-MeO-pyr-T as being "not hallucinogenic" and instead as producing "long-lived amnesia and unconsciousness".[2]
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Pharmacology
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5-MeO-pyr-T shows very high affinity for the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor and much lower affinity or activity at other assessed serotonin receptors.[4][5][6] At the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor, it had an affinity (Ki) of 0.577 nM and an activational potency (EC50) of 2.40 nM.[4][5] These values were respectively 646-fold and 34-fold more potent than at the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor (Ki = 373 nM, EC50 = 13.5–81.3 nM (depending on assay), Emax = 92%).[4][5] In other studies, it was a partial agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, with an EC50 of 692 nM and an Emax of 73%.[6] In addition, it was a partial agonist of the serotonin 5-HT4 receptor in the rat esophagus, with an EC50 of 355 nM and an Emax of 53%.[6] The drug has also been predicted to bind to the serotonin 5-HT7 receptor, with a predicted affinity (Ki) of 631 nM.[9] In one study, relative to 5-MeO-DMT, 5-MeO-pyr-T had 12-fold greater activational potency at the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor and 3-fold reduced activational potency at the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, with 38-fold increased selectivity for the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor over the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor.[5]
Besides the serotonin receptors, 5-MeO-pyr-T is very weakly active at the serotonin transporter (SERT).[4][5] It showed an affinity (Ki) for the SERT of 3,006 nM and an inhibitory potency (IC50) in terms of serotonin reuptake inhibition of 2,765 nM.[4] Additionally, 5-MeO-pyr-T is a substrate of the SERT and acts as a partial serotonin releasing agent in HEK293 cells, with an EC50 of 5,700 nM.[4][5]
In early literature, 5-MeO-pyr-T was described as the most potent tryptamine yet evaluated in the open-field test, but as also having high toxicity that would likely preclude evaluation in humans.[3][7] In subsequent modern studies, 5-MeO-pyr-T produced effects in rodents including the head-twitch response (a behavioral proxy of psychedelic effects), hypothermia, and hypolocomotion.[4] Its median effective dose (ED50) for producing the head-twitch response was slightly higher than that of 5-MeO-DMT (7.29 mg/kg vs. 4.84 mg/kg, respectively), whereas it was much less efficacious in inducing the response compared to 5-MeO-DMT and produced only a weak maximal effect (10.0 events vs. 38.1 events, respectively).[4] 5-MeO-pyr-T was also similarly potent as 5-MeO-DMT in producing hypothermia and hypolocomotion, but conversely showed greater maximal responses for both of these effects.[4]
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Chemistry
Analogues
Analogues of 5-MeO-pyr-T (pyrrolidine) with different rings, including 5-MeO-mor-T (morpholine) and 5-MeO-pip-T (piperidine), are also known, but have not been tested in humans.[1][6]
History
5-MeO-pyr-T was first characterized by Mitzal by 1962.[7][8] Animal studies were later published by Hunt and Brimblecombe in 1967.[3][7] The effects of 5-MeO-pyr-T in humans were described by Alexander Shulgin in his book TiHKAL in 1997.[1] Robert Oberlender, from the lab of David E. Nichols at Purdue University, is known to have accidentally taken too high of a dose of 5-MeO-pyr-T and wandered outside in a fugue state.[10] His experience was later included as the highest-dose 5-MeO-pyr-T experience report in TiHKAL.[10] The drug was encountered as a novel designer and recreational drug in Europe by 2017.[4][11][12] 5-MeO-pyr-T's pharmacology was more fully characterized in modern studies in 2009,[6] 2023,[5] and 2024.[4]
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