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comment by Cumol
Cumol  ·  3716 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask HubskI: Has anyone here tried Ayuhuasca? And if so, can you describe the experience?

    When you're dreaming? That's a little dose of natural DMT.

I tried searching for some evidence for this, but I was not able to find anything reliable.

People were discussing if its true that DMT is produced endogenously, a review of the literature suggests that it is true - PDF





am_Unition  ·  3713 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I tried searching for some evidence for this, but I was not able to find anything reliable.

You're right... I was citing some "knowledge" I acquired almost a decade ago, assertions which were poorly sourced. Googling this now doesn't lead me to any reliable citations.

    People were discussing if its true that DMT is produced endogenously, a review of the literature suggests that it is true - PDF

Hah, if it is indeed true, we've made every human being a felon. DMT is a Schedule I substance in the United States, so if we're naturally producing it in our bodies, even if in minute quantities... welp, see you in prison, buddy!

Cumol  ·  3713 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have also read (somewhere) that DMT is produced in higher concentrations when a person is close to death. While nobody can really explain why this happens, it is interesting. Specially when you keep in mind that LSD and Psilocybin are used to treat death anxiety in people with terminal diseases...