AET
Pronunciation:a ̄-ee-tee
Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number:2235-90-7
Formal Names:Alpha-Ethyltryptamine, Etryptamine, Monase
Informal Names:Alpha-ET, Alpha-Ethyl, ET, Love Pearls, Love Pills, Trips
Type:Hallucinogen.Seepage 25
Federal Schedule Listing:Schedule I (DEA no. 7249)
USA Availability:Illegal to possess
Pregnancy Category:None
Uses.This substance has been used for decades. It has similarities toDMT
in chemistry and actions and was made a Schedule I substance partly because
some AET effects are reminiscent ofMDMA. As a Schedule I substance AET
has no approved medical use in the United States but has been used elsewhere
(in Europe, for example) as an antidepressant.
Intoxication symptoms can resemble those of amphetamine, and urine tests
for amphetamine can also pick up AET. When AET was given to rats, in some
ways they responded as if they had received either amphetamine or MDMA.
A researcher who used AET reported enjoyable sensations of energy and
contentment. As dosage increased, so did euphoria and enjoyment of sensual
activity such as eating, music, and sex. In several accounts of effects halluci-
nations were not reported.
Drawbacks.AET has been associated with agranulocytosis, a blood disease
involving development of sores in various places throughout the body.
Abuse factors.Tolerance is reported. Some opiate abusers trying to break
their addiction have used AET to ease opiate withdrawal symptoms.
Drug interactions.AET is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), a type
of drug that can interact dangerously with some of the other drugs described
in this book.
Cancer.Not enough scientific information to report.
Pregnancy.Not enough scientific information to report.
Additional scientific information may be found in:
Daldrup, T., et al. “Etryptamine, a New Designer Drug with a Fatal Effect.”Zeitschrift
fu ̈ r Rechtsmedizin97 (1986): 61–68 (article in German, but summary available in
English).