Legal 2C-B

An experimenter's log

Substances: 2C-B, Peganum harmala

Male, 200lbs, late 20's, low BP, semi-active+ physical condition. all 2cb from same batch, other vpl'ers report the batch to be 'good'.

1) 10mg 2CB. No food for 6hrs prior. *Very* light and mildly headachey caffeine type buzz. Slight skin coldness. Almost subliminal. Effect started at 60mins and ended at aprox 180mins. Most uninteresting.

.. weeks..

2) 25mg 2CB. No food 8hrs prior. Light headache and cold feeling started at 45mins. Sat down in front of fire and relaxed to find that the effect was barely noticeable and not interesting or altogether pleasant. Mild disorientation / stumbly. At 120mins, noticed very mild shift in hearing that made a familiar CD seem 'wider'. Noticed that shifting head from side to side caused significant changes in the tones, frequencies, and location of sound. At 5hrs, headache gets much worse decide to sleep. Sleep for 8 hours and wake up feeling mildly nauseated with BAD headache, tiredness, apathy. Headache and apathy last until about the 24hour mark. Generally very bad experience.

.. months ..

3) 7.5mg 2CB + 1tsp RUE "quick extract". No food 6hrs prior. Took 1+ tsp ground rue, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, and 3 tsp water, sit for ~8minutes shaking several times, strain off solids, drink. Wait about 25mins, take 7.5mg 2CB. At 15 mins (40 since rue), notice a mild calming, pleasant effect... interesting. At 45mins, notice about the same feelings as #2 (25mg at 45mins), except feels better. At 1.5hrs, cold skin persists, headache in far back of head only if I concentrate on it, mild *URP* feeling in upper stomach. Happy and silly. Feel generally less coordinated, but have a smile that won't go away, fun bantering with others, mild extra focus on sense of touch, not especially erotic. 2hrs, 1 hit kgb cannabis, relaxed in front of fire enjoying music, having a nice, pleasant time that is not unlike a champagne buzz. Generally nice experience, much stronger than either #1 or #2 above. Feeling fades about ~4-4.5 hrs in. At 9hour mark, still feel mildly tweeked in a neutral way. I usually have long fade times.

Comments: I am aware of the dangers of mixing MAOi's with any of these compounds, but from what I have read, other VPL explorers have tried larger doses. It seemed the obvious route to try low doses of each since, without MAOi, the 2CB seems virtually useless for me (dose required is too high). During #3, my blood pressure did not rise unpleasantly (based solely on subjective monitoring).... Could the increased effect from 7.5 mg be entirely placebo ? How much MAOi is extracted in the 'Quick Extract' method ?