Table 2 Physical and somatic responses to N, N-DMT.
From: Phenomenology and content of the inhaled N, N-dimethyltryptamine (N, N-DMT) experience
Coded units and themes | Documented in experience, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
All experiences (n = 3778) | Experiences with no reported concomitant psychoactive substance use (n = 3242) | |
Somatic | ||
Somaesthesias | 1415 (37.5) | 1212 (37.4) |
Body vibration, buzz, or tingling | 1026 (27.2) | 878 (27.1) |
Body "high" or euphoria | 209 (5.5) | 174 (5.4) |
Body "load" | 180 (4.8) | 160 (4.9) |
OBE, floating, dissociation, or body dissolving | 655 (17.3) | 531 (16.4) |
Acceleration, falling, or moving at high velocity | 332 (8.8) | 263 (8.1) |
Temperature dysregulation | 191 (5.1) | 167 (5.2) |
Warmth | 151 (4.0) | 134 (4.1) |
Cold | 40 (1.1) | 33 (1.0) |
Unpleasant taste | 186 (4.9) | 167 (5.2) |
Pain (body, abdominal, or oropharyngeal) | 69 (1.8) | 58 (1.8) |
Head pressure, headache, or migraine | 53 (1.4) | 47 (1.4) |
Diaphoresis | 31 (0.8) | 28 (0.9) |
Auditory-ringing type sound | 583 (15.4) | 583 (18.0) |
Ringing, buzzing, humming, or vibrating sound | 474 (12.5) | 406 (12.5) |
Static, crackling, "electric", or popping sound | 69 (1.8) | 58 (1.8) |
High pitched tone or tiny tone | 40 (1.1) | 36 (1.1) |
"Neurologic" | ||
Amnestic events | 582 (15.4) | 582 (17.9) |
Partial amnesia | 513 (13.6) | 513 (15.8) |
Full amnesia | 69 (1.8) | 69 (2.1) |
Black out | 46 (1.2) | 40 (1.2) |
Loss of awareness to being under the influence of DMT | 46 (1.2) | 36 (1.1) |
Motor effects | 105 (2.8) | 92 (2.8) |
Paralysis | 51 (1.3) | 44 (1.4) |
Convulsive or athetoid movements, shivering, or shaking | 39 (1.0) | 34 (1.0) |
Motor incoordination or balance impairment | 15 (0.4) | 14 (0.4) |
Dizziness or light headedness | 70 (1.9) | 60 (1.9) |
Synaesthesia | 47 (1.2) | 42 (1.3) |
Facial or oropharyngeal paraesthesias | 18 (0.5) | 14 (0.4) |
Gastrointestinal | ||
Nausea | 107 (2.8) | 90 (2.8) |
Emesis | 69 (1.8) | 55 (1.7) |
Fecal urgency | 8 (0.2) | 8 (0.2) |
Cardiorespiratory | ||
Tachycardia or dysrhythmia | 79 (2.1) | 68 (2.1) |
Cough or lung harshness | 70 (1.9) | 60 (1.9) |
Dyspnea, tachypnea, or apnea | 18 (0.5) | 17 (0.5) |
Chest pressure or discomfort | 17 (0.4) | 15 (0.5) |
Choking sensation | 10 (0.3) | 9 (0.3) |
Breathing difficulty NOS | 69 (1.8) | 59 (1.8) |
Genitourinary—urinary urgency or incontinence | 24 (0.6) | 20 (0.6) |
