Thiomescaline (TM) is a pair of lesser-known
psychedelic drugs with the molecular formula C
11H
17NO
2S. 3-TM and 4-TM are
analogs
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Computing and electronics
* Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable
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of
mescaline
Mescaline or mescalin (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine) is a naturally occurring psychedelic protoalkaloid of the substituted phenethylamine class, known for its hallucinogenic effects comparable to those of LSD and psilocybin.
Biological sou ...
in which an oxygen atom has been replaced with a sulfur atom. They were first synthesized by
Alexander Shulgin
Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing 3,4-methylenedioxymethamph ...
and described in his book ''
PiHKAL''.
4-TM entry in ''PiHKAL''
/ref> Very little data exists on the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of thiomescaline.
3-TM
''Dosage'': 60–100 mg
''Duration'': 8–12 hours
''Effects'': strong open and closed-eye visuals, synesthesia
Synesthesia (American English) or synaesthesia (British English) is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. People who re ...
upon listening to music, +++ on the Shulgin Rating Scale
4-TM
''Dosage'': 20–40 mg
''Duration'': 10–15 hours
''Effects'': LSD-like imagery and effects
See also
* Thioescaline
References
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Psychedelic phenethylamines
Thioethers