PMMA, paramethoxymethamphetamine, 4-methoxy-n-methylamphetamine (4-MMA).
Appearances:
Powder, mostly pressed into pill form.
Dosage:
10 - max. 30 mg
Effects:
Initially comparable to alcohol intoxication, later hallucinations and mild euphoria, tingling, numbness of the skin and limbs, unpredictable urge to move, abrupt rise in blood pressure and body temperature (after approx. 30 min) even at low doses.
Onset of effect:
after approx. 60 minutes (compared to 30 minutes for MDMA).
Duration of effect:
5 - 24 hours
Racing pulse, rapid and heavy breathing, erratic eye movements, muscle cramps, motor disorders, uncontrollable urge to move, hot flushes, sweating. Nausea and vomiting may occur. In higher doses, cardiac arrhythmia, greatly increased body temperature (over 40 degrees) and high blood pressure. There is a risk of unconsciousness, coma, collapse and even fatal respiratory distress, cardiac arrest or organ failure! The toxicity is much higher than with MDMA.
In high doses and/or mixed with other serotonin-active substances (especially MDMA), there is a risk of fatal serotonin syndrome (serotonin poisoning). Consumption is strongly discouraged!