Finally tried 3-FMA

I've had 3-FMA sitting in my collection for a while.

Preamble

There are a handful of chems I know I like and I often just go back to them repeatedly. I still like to make acqusitions, though. This means I have a number of chems in my stable that I've yet to even try. :/ 3-FMA is one of them. (I know someone will ask: my regular go-to chems are 2-FMA, 4-FA, 3-FPM, 3-MMC. As for the stable? That list is too long to put here.)

But last weekend I was in the mood for something different. I read back over some of my research on 3-FMA and decided to give it a go.

The Prep and Deciding the Dose

After the usual reagent and allergy test, I settled on 40 mg for my initial dose. I wasn't looking for anything too intense. In fact, I wanted to get some stuff done that day and I was hoping it would be a productive stim. I was hoping 40 mg would be right in the sweet spot.

The Drop

40 mg was dosed orally at 12:30 pm. I added some of the rollsafe.org regimen. I usually do with empathogens or stims, though I know it's more important for the former. I also used citrulline malate (6-7g) and 90 mg pycnogenol for vasoconstriction, though I'm not sure if 3-FMA even needs it for me.

The Goods

Boy is this stuff smooth at that dose. It was definitely noticeable, but not hard on the system at all. The come-up took about 40 minutes. A warm light empathetic buzz sets in and sustains itself very well. Decisive mood-brightening. A little bit of an energetic push, but not really any heart rate increase.

No sweating; nice! Many stims cause increased sweating for me, but that didn't happen for 3-FMA. This may be dose-dependent or a fluke...my sweat response always varies anyway. It just felt very cerebral to me...the body side was pretty limited. That can definitely be a positive! No pupil dilation, but I rarely get that from anything. I could definitely pass out among the muggles, but that's the case for me with most releasing stims anyway.

It was very clear-headed at this dose. I felt like I could focus well, I was excited about things. Working on tasks felt natural and fun. I didn't get easily distracted like on some other stims. I think that the description of being halfway between 2-FMA and 4-FA is surprisingly accurate for the 3-FMA experience. It seems like this would be a very versatile chem if not for the duration (more on that below).

The primary effects started to ease a little around 8 or 9 pm, but nothing nasty. I was still feeling good with the residual stimulation. It had the warm afterglow I associate with 4-FA. The residual stimulation made me a feel a little more wired, but still very clear-headed and peaceful.

That duration though. I was not prepared for the long duration. I tried to go to sleep at 11:00 pm. But I just felt wired. My eyes actively fought back against even the idea of staying closed.

A Tangential Side Note on Duration

An important note: I often have this problem with stims. They always seem to last longer for me than for others, particularly the residual stimulation. This seems to be unique to my biochemistry. When I first tried adderall I couldn't sleep for 24 hours. Vyvanse was 48, ugh. When I first tried 2-FMA, if I dropped it at 4 AM, I was lucky to be able to fall asleep at 10:00 pm. I expect 9 hours from 4-FA, 12 hours from 4F-MPH. Certain drugs just last a long time for me I guess.

So I shouldn't have been surprised that 3-FMA would last a long time for me, considering the pedigree.

Back to the Goods

And last it did! Midnight comes, then 1 am. I spent some of that time staring at the ceiling, then trying to close my eyes, then failing. Still feeling good at least. Letting my imagine draw pictures in the darkness. I dropped my standard herbal sleep combo: valerian root, melatonin, l-theanine. No dice. Finally I got up and did some random shit hoping that would help...sometimes I can do that then get back into bed and sleep. Eh...nope. Broke out some porn and jerked it. Felt pretty good, but no post-orgasmic sleep.

And silly me I needed to work in the morning. Argh. I really didn't realize I was risking a zombie work day when I chose the dose and timing. I didn't want to take etiz because I knew there's no way I'd be functional in the morning if I did. That stuff fucks my balance. I look like the proverbial "man in the depths of an ether binge." To even drive to work safely I have to dose etiz at 8 pm the night before...so that ain't happening...and I'm not calling in sick. Too much shit to do.

It's hard to say what the final duration was. It lasted a looong time. Well over 24 hours for me. A big surprise, especially considering the starting dose. It's not like I went crazy.

The Next Day

Well, I ended up just powering through. I gave up on sleep entirely in the end. Went to work and actually did just fine through the whole day. I had no right to be as awake as I was. I didn't feel near as shitty as I expected. I packed a backup stim in case I started to flag, but I didn't need it. And I know well that when skipping sleep, adding more stims is just going to exacerbate the problem. I fucking hate skipping sleep as it is...it tends to wreck me pretty good. I'm glad I didn't need the backup.

I crash at 9 pm the following night and managed to sleep pretty well, thank god. After that my circadian rhythms grumbled at me for a few days, but then resumed their cadence.

Aftermath

I didn't have any major emotional ickies in the following days. I'm not surprised. Maybe a higher dose could cause that. For whatever reason, I don't get an emotional dip from 4-FA at any dose. I'm curious if it'll be the same with 3-FMA.

3-MMC is a different story. If I go hard enough, I'll definitely have the "scratch the walls" doomsday Tuesday that I know I have to grit my teeth and suffer through. Ugh...the things we do for drugs. I try just not to get to that level with 3-MMC though. The emotional dip is much less prounounced when the dosing is kept reasonable. Lol. But anyway...this report is about 3-FMA not 3-MMC!

The Final Word

In sum, I think I really like 3-FMA. I'm looking forward to experimenting with different doses. It doesn't feel like it needs any combination to help it. And I think it could be useful for a variety of applications...work, play, sex, what have you.

I'll just have to keep that duration in mind. That means I'll have to take it as early as I can in the morning, avoid any redose, and plan out what sleep aid I'm going to use if it's necessary. I'm too old to go all night these days. Lol. I don't like using sleep drugs too much, so that may make 3-FMA use a bit self-limiting...but that can't be a bad thing, right?

Thanks for reading.

TL;DR 3-FMA is fun, light, interesting, versatile, and might last an extra, extra long time.