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I see no one answered your questions so I figured I would try my best. Hope this helps!

1. So this is the scale I use and it is awesome for the cheap price. I think it's usually $60 or $70 but you can get it on amazon for $20. Really fantastic for measuring small quantities. Make sure it is on a very stable, flat surface when you use it. And if you're measuring anything less than 25 mg, it's a good idea to leave the tray on the scale and subtract it from your measurements. It's much easier for the scale to read a difference between 1.500 g and 1.525 g than 0.000 g and 0.025 g.
   
   
   
   
2. I'm not sure anyone can give you a definitive answer for this. Maybe someone who has experimented with microdosing 4-AcO-MET can help you more. I've used 4-AcO-DMT but never to microdose with. It's likely that tolerance won't be much of an issue, but think microdosers would recommend waiting a few days in between usage. Check out /r/microdosing for more info.
   
   
   
   
3. Based on what I've read and my own experience with the DMT version of 4-AcO, I would start at 20 mg. You can always take more next time. Better to be underwhelmed first and dose more at a later date than take too much and have a bad experience. Everyone is different but 20 mg should be sufficient for a noticeable experience. If you're feeling underwhelmed you can always use a little bit of cannabis too (if you enjoy mixing).
   
   
   
   
4. In terms of dosing/storage I would just keep it stored in a sealed bag and place it in a cool, dry, dark environment. It is pretty stable and should remain relatively the same for a decent amount of time. You can also store it in a freezer as long as the bag is airtight and moisture cannot get in while you take it out to use it. I would store it like that and take it out of storage each time you decide to use it. I wouldn't spend the time to measure out aliquots only to take them at a later date.
   
   
   
   
5. I spent some time looking for info on this and couldn't really come up with anything. Unfortunately, when you're dealing with rare research chemicals there just isn't a lot of info available. There is some info for 4-AcO-DMT that might help - they are very similar chemically - but there is not info on water solubility. It's soluble in water, but it's likely more stable in something like ethanol. If stored in the proper solvent and in a freezer it would likely last for years. Although, I would suggest just leaving it in a bag because of the lack of info on solubility. It's just so much easier to work with imo.
   

I have had my own struggles with a large variety of addictive behaviors.

I have also spent a very long time learning about how to help people w addictive behaviors.

My guess is, as I see this a lot with a broad variety of people, that you have never given meditation/mindfulness a real shot. The fact that you conflate them with asmr and warm milk isn't helping your case.

for meditation to work, it requires deliberate, consistent practice over extended periods of time. daily practice.

The addicted brain makes us believe that we need our vices/other drugs and that nothing else will do. This, I believe, is mostly a trick our reward-obsessed neural circuitry is playing on us.

This book by Jud Brewer completely blew my mind about all of this. This book about habits is also awesome and super relevant.

I'm not pretending like meditation and deliberate habit change are easy or magic, but with time they are enormously helpful for virtually everyone, in my experience/opinion, and that of many people with a lot more experience than I have.

And you were asking for something that provides a nice, euphoric calm without ataxia. I can't think of a better answer than meditation. The coolest thing about meditation is that it works better the more you do it.. which is quite the opposite of most psychotropic chemicals.

You can keep meandering down the poison path, friend, but I doubt you'll find what you're looking for there. Might want to trust those of us who've walked further down that path already and found it quite lacking.

good luck out there

I highly recommend the book Uppers, Downers, All Arounders as a great intro text about psychoactive drugs. (I linked the most recent version, but older versions are still awesome and are much cheaper.)

Do some research into the active ingredients to find a solvent they are sufficiently soluble in. Crush your pills as well as you can. I suggest you break them down using something hard and flat at first, then use a bic lighter. Rub the powdered pills with the side of the lighter redundantly to create as much surface area as possible. Use a knife, scalpel, or razor blade to scrape the powder off the surface you were rubbing it on. Chop it up for a couple minutes. Warm your solvent a bit if you need to, then mix the powder into it. Shake and stir it for several minutes. Filter off the undissolved binders using a coffee filter, or if you value your time and medication more than money get a manual vacuum filter. You're going to need filter paper for that too.

If the solvent you used isn't an irritant, measure the volume of the solution you retrieved from the filter flask. Figure out whether or not your solution is as concentrated or dilute as you want. To dilute it, add solvent. To concentrate it, evaporate or boil off the solvent. Make sure your medication isn't going to degrade at the temperature required to boil off your excess solvent.

If it is an irritant, boil off most of the solvent and evaporate the rest. Scrape up your dried medication and dissolve it in saline. I suggest you use Snoot nasal spray bottles. God speed, OP.

ok. and you tried using something like this for sleep? because if it works for a few minutes, well it works kind a right. seems like you just have to make the effect more lasting

https://www.amazon.com/hOmeLabs-Cool-Mist-Humidifier-Diffuser/dp/B072PXWR2X/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1542388073&sr=8-19&keywords=air+humidifier+essential+oil+diffuser

The difference between acyl chlorides and magnesium chloride is clearly explained by a quick Google search of each. I don't agree with the way the commenter said what he did but I agree with him 100%. OP please rethink this idea and just find a magnesium supplement with dmso that's premade like this. Dmso is a powerful solvent and can be very dangerous to use. For example you may not have washed the container out enough before you decide to put it in there. Every last bit of dirt, soap, bacteria, you name it, goes directly into your blood stream. Or you pick the wrong material to hold it seems fine at first but you slowly notice it losing its strength. All that material that's been melted away is in your body now. Be careful op and don't do something stupid because of someone's poorly worded comment.

You're way better off getting something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jung-Key-Ideas-Teach-Yourself/dp/1444103296/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527626108&sr=8-1&keywords=jung+the+key+ideas

And then a general overall pharmacological textbook, maybe something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Pharmacology-Mary-Asperheim-Favaro/dp/1437717063

or

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Principles-Pharmacology-Pathophysiologic-Basis-Therapy/dp/1608312704

I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it a bible, but "The Chemistry of Mind Altering Drugs" by Daniel M. Perrine is one of the most comprehensive book regarding the pharmacology, history and culture of psychotropic substances I've come across at least. Would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to study the topic with as broad a lens as possible.

Stahls Essential Psychopharmacology is a great comprehensive introduction to the field of psychopharmacology. Will look up other stuff when off mobile.

Not a TV show, but a book I bought that I really like is Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology. Not a light read, but very accessible without already being knowledgeable on how drugs work.

I appreciate your advice. I looked into it a little bit, ad ordered this brand from Amazon.

Organic Black Seed Oil Capsules [Extra Strength] Premium 1000mg Black Cumin Supplement - Nigella Sativa Softgels w/Thymoquinone & Omega 3 6 9 - Extra Virgin, Unrefined, Cold Pressed Unfiltered Pills https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C1GX2ZK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_W5A6CbYRTC85W

What if I dissolved a lot of decarbed kief into something like this

Worth a shot?

You should look into Dopa Mucuna. It's not strong or anything but it does help.

For example : (NOW Foods Dopa Mucuna 15% L-Dopa, 90 Vcaps https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QG5F0W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_oCopxbPE3VEH0)

I wouldn't take Ray Peat's ideas on serotonin too seriously. For heaven's sake, the man is afraid to eat bananas because he thinks they contain too much serotonin!

If you want a good summary of his ideas in terms of practicality, this ebook is only a few dollars:
https://www.amazon.com/Peat-Survival-Guide-Understanding-Realistically/dp/1517511941

Smart Weigh GEM20 High Precision Digital Milligram Scale 20 x 0.001g Reloading, Jewelry and Gems Scale https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ESHDGOI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_VJt0DbC3FRR9N

Sasha Shulgin suspected that there might be interesting compounds in the isoquinoline class, and they happen to be a wide ranging class of compounds found in many flora. I think he even wrote a book about it, but I haven't read it and don't know much beyond that.

Edit: The Simple Plant Isoquinolines

https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Psychoactive-Plants-Ethnopharmacology-Applications/dp/0892819782

https://www.amazon.com/Drugs-Dreaming-Oneirogens-divinorum-Dream-Enhancing/dp/159477174X

https://www.amazon.com/Pihkal-Chemical-Story-Alexander-Shulgin/dp/0963009605/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1481918174&sr=1-1&keywords=pihkal+a+chemical+love+story

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