Diisopropyltryptamine

DIPT or diisopropyltryptamine is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug of the tryptamine family that has a unique effect. While the majority of hallucinogens affect the visual sense, DIPT is primarily audial. It has been suggested that DIPT may have value to researchers of neurology due to its complex audio distorting effects.

Chemistry

DiPT is a derivative of tryptamine formed by substituting isopropyl groups for the two hydrogen atoms attached to the non-aromatic nitrogen atom in the tryptamine molecule.

Hallucinogenic properties

General Effects

Although DIPT's effects are primarily audial, some users have reported that at higher doses they noticed a lack of coordination or balance, and some users have reported minor visual hallucinations. Besides from these, the most prevalent non-auditory effect is inner ear pressure (which has been painful in some instances).

Audio Distortion

There is much speculation as to the nature of DIPT's audial distortion. At lower dosages, it has been reported to have an effect not unlike a flanging, or a phase shift. At medium and higher dosages, the effect DIPT has is disputed, and can differ from person to person. By far the most common result of higher dosages is a radical shift downward in perceived pitch. This shift tends to be nonlinear, in that the shift downwards varies based on the initial pitch. This can produce bizzare sounds and can render music disharmonious.

There has been an experiment involving subjects with perfect pitch thats goal was to determine whether the pitch difference is truly distortive or linear, the results of which have indicated that there is no clear relationship between perceived pitch and actual pitch. This area of research still remains widely unexplored, and will most likely remain so due to its legal status.

Health Concerns

The most widespread health problem attributed to DIPT is tinnitus, or ear-ringing. These symptoms may only last for the duration of the experience, or may persist for weeks or even months. Some users have even reported that their tinnitus was a permanent effect, although this remains rare.

Legal status

DiPT is not explicitly scheduled, but possesion will most likely still be prosecuted under the Analog Act. As of July 2004, the illegality of DIPT was confirmed by Operation Web Tryp.

See Also

• DMT
• DPT

• 5-MeO-DMT
• 5-MeO-DPT
• 5-MeO-AMT

External Links

• Erowid's DIPT Vault