3-Me-PCPy
3-Me-PCPy is an arylcyclohexylamine derivative1 with an uncommon dual pharmacological profile, producing both dissociative and stimulant effects. Unlike most substances in its class, it combines potent NMDA antagonism with triple monoamine reuptake inhibition affecting serotonin, dopamine, and noradrenaline. It also displays high affinity for sigma receptors. This broad spectrum of activity distinguishes it from related arylcyclohexylamines, contributing to its unusual combination of stimulant and dissociative properties.
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Dosage & Duration
Subjective Effects
3-Me-PCPy possesses an unusual pharmacological profile that combines stimulant and dissociative actions, a pairing demonstrated in animal behavioural studies. Documented human subjective reports are essentially absent, so the character of the experience in humans remains poorly characterized beyond the expectation of a mixed stimulating and dissociating effect profile.
Physical
Animal behavioural studies indicate a stimulant component alongside the compound's dissociative action; the human body load is otherwise undocumented.
Reagent Testing
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Pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics
3-Me-PCPy acts as a potent NMDA receptor antagonist and a triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor, blocking the reuptake of serotonin, dopamine, and noradrenaline.2 It also functions as a high-affinity sigma receptor ligand with selectivity for the σ2 subtype.
Pharmacokinetics
Tolerance
Dissociatives (NMDA receptor antagonists), Other arylcyclohexylamines
Harm Potential
History & Culture
3-Me-PCPy is a synthetic arylcyclohexylamine that has emerged as a novel psychoactive substance on the research chemical market.1 As a structural isomer of phencyclidine, it belongs to the broader family of dissociative compounds that have been systematically explored for…
Legality
By Country
References
Source Pages
Asante – Bluelight Trip Report (5mg + 5mg rectal, Jun 2021)
Bluelight: The Small & Handy 3-Me-PCPy Thread
Bluelight: The Small Handy 3 Me Pcpy Thread.902963
Erowid Experience: 'Low Dose Explorations' by Zirconium
Erowid Experience: 'Revelers Fire' by Nervewing
Erowid Experience: 'Taking Two for the Team' by Asante
PsychonautWiki: 3-Me-PCPy
Wikipedia
Citations
- (2014). Preparation and analytical characterization of 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine (PCP) and 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)pyrrolidine (PCPy) analogues. Drug Testing and Analysis, 6(7–8), 633–50. https://doi.org/10.1002/dta.146812
- Jason Wallach, & Simon D. Brandt. (2018). New Psychoactive Substances. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 252, 261–303. https://doi.org/10.1007/164_2018_124123456
- Nicky Döring, & Georg Wurth. (2022). Taking the cat-and-mouse game to the next level: different perspectives on the introduction of the German New Psychoactive Substances Act. Harm Reduction Journal, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00704-712
- (n.d.). Other Regulations/Medicine Legislation for Japan — UNODC Legal Substance System. https://www.unodc.org/LSS/Country/DetailsLegalSystem?code=ORML&country=JP1
- (n.d.). Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (UK). https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/2/contents/enacted1
Further Reading
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