Hey, the more I learn about DMT, the more I am fascinated by this substance as well as the chemistry behind it. I was pretty stoked when a friend of mine happened to have some and offered me to try some. I have always been fascinated with hallucinogens/psychedelics and the experiences I have heard from DMT had me curious from the start.

When I finally got to try some, it was frustrating because the high I got from it had no visuals. I did get a real intense high from it that I have trouble explaining. It was weird because I was expecting it to hit as soon as I breathed it in. I had the same dosage as my other friend and it hit him hard! Also it was impossible for me to smoke it wrong because we used buckets and the friend of mine who is the expert on smoking this stuff prepared it, all we had to do was inhale. I thought that even if I didn't 'break-through' I would at least get some visuals but nothing.

Was my mind not ready? I did notice I had a bit of trouble breathing (it felt like it was too easy to breathe) although I have heard that can happen. For the remainder of the high, I was pretty much focusing on my breathing. Could that have prevented me? Maybe if I put more faith into my body doing the breathing for me I would have been able to let go? Another possibility is that perhaps 5-MeO-DMT was present and that was what I felt? The only thing I can explain was my body was very relaxed for such an intense high, but that could have been the effects of MJ as it was mixed in.

So that was my experience.

MJ is not a great combination with DMT for many.. I have had a couple of nice sessions of DMT followed by MJ but when used the other way around I am often locked out and on one occasion was given "the warning"...

Try combining with some of the materials recommended on here (mullein etc) or waiting at least an hour after having MJ before attempting to blast off. It might make all the difference. If you feel up to it try vaping on its own (build a machine, it's worth it if you cannot afford a GVG).

It took me 3-4 tries before anything happened and this was also when trying immediately after smoking MJ.. After a little research on here I tightened up my game and after another couple of tries I blasted right through to the godhead

Hullo, you've some way to go in my opinion. It took me a few attempts and much wasted (burnt) spice. You will know when it works. And you will certainly know when you've broken through. Stick to your mantra of "keep breathing" cos when it gets fast that will see you through. And DMT should not be "smoked" it should be vaporised; big difference. When you break through your breathing may be your best friend. As for 5-MEo-DMT, never had it but research should tell you it is stronger than NN-DMT. As for MJ...each to their own but one is like striking a match and the other is life a thermo-nuclear explosion.
take courage and go forth....

Hey, thanks for the replies. If it was up to me I wouldn't be mixing it with any other substance, maybe just ash left over from my pipe or general herbs like damiana. Speaking of which, I wanted to smoke it in my pipe but a friend informed me that is the worst way to take it. Would a lightbulb vape be ok? Or would it be better investing in a proper vape? Next time I might just close my eyes and if need be focus on my breathing.

Also I have performed a few extractions, they have been a failure so far but that doesn't matter. I have been finding these little experiments fun and rewarding regardless, hopefully I can eventually perfect it! With my latest attempt I had put the naphtha in the freezer for 24 hours, no results. I checked on it today (been around 48 hours) and I notice a single crystal floating around lol. So I am getting close...

Maybe a combination of focusing too much and MJ.
MJ is nice for after the experience , but can disturb your ride if taken in advance imho.

Try to be sober (no alcohol,drugs,food) for the most clear experience.

I use a "The Machine". (search for "DMT The Machine".

Good luck with the extractions. I use a simple TEK and get super results form MHRB.

If you get enough DMT to your brain, there is no two ways about it. You will feel it.. and if you were "fighting it" or "resisting" in some way, trust me ... you would feel that too because it would be one hell of a fight. If you vape a full 35-50mg correctly, that's it. You're gone. You don't need to breathe right, or encite it in any way. Although these things will help you with your travels when you become more advanced, it is ceretainly not necessary to 'feel the effects' of DMT.

My theory is that somehow, some way, you simply did not get enough spice into the lungs.

Keep in mind that you are in new territory, and DMT is not like pot, or anything else for that matter. When I first started I wasted a lot of spice, as many of us do. It's easy to get confused about how big of a hit you're really taking due to the new taste and unfamiliar vaporization harshness. Depending on the method, because of the heat involved in vaporization, it can feel like a very big hit when you're really just sucking in heat itself.

It takes some time to get used to working with the spice. Keep trying, you'll get it.

Last bit of advice.. DMT is more powerful than any human being who hasn't experienced it can possibly imagine. The first time I smoked DMT, I assumed I was breaking through after a couple of hits because it was the most powerful thing I had ever experienced in life, and then I was completely normal three minutes later.

You have to really go for it if you want a breakthrough. Just keep hitting it until you aren't in that room anymore.

After two or three solid hits, you may feel like this is the most intense thing you've ever experienced. The world is covered in digital fractaly grid-ness, your body is whooshing like crazy and it feels like you are dying and you want to just give in and close your eyes ... DON'T. IME, giving in at this stage is a ticket to a very wierd three minute trip. I call this being "stuck in the tube". You will most likely need a trip sitter to help you, but this moment (when the world is disintegrating) is when you need to man up, take one last serious hit, and break on through.