MMDA, or 3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyamphetamine, is a member of the amphetamine drug class with stimulant and psychedelic properties. It also acts as an entheogen and an entactogen. MMDA bears resemblance to the... MMDA bears resemblance to the psychopharmacologically active essential oils elemicin and myristicin found in nutmeg.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
The mechanism that produces the psychedelic activity of MMDA has not been definitively established. There are, as of the present time, no reported studies on the human pharmacokinetics or metabolism of MMDA. Based on its structural relationship with other similar drugs for which the pharmacology is known, it is likely that MMDA has multiple mechanisms of action, and probably acts both as a 5HT2A agonist in a similar manner to hallucinogenic amphetamines such as DOM, and also as a serotonin releaser by reversing the direction of the serotonin reuptake transporter in a similar manner to MDMA.
- Primary indication
- MMDA is a recreational drug.Curator reviewed
- Formula / weight
- C11H15NO3 · 209.2417 g/mol (avg)
- Code names
- DEA No. 7401
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