Comment · Mon, January 28, 2013 · Ceretropic
Phenylethylamine adverse reaction? 24hrs later majority of body still red and itchy...
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binaryscale · 8 points
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I spoke to Mark at liftmode. He was very professional and expressed genuine concern.
I reassessed the PEA I have. Smell wise, I again believe it to have a sweet, thick aroma. Comparable to some floral notes. I also felt the smell is similar to honey. The powder itself is also somewhat malleable and sticky.
I also reevaluated solubility. With this, I essentially retract my previous statements. I allowed more time and vigorous stirring of ~125mg in ~7Oz water. I noticed the substance initially stayed at the surface of the liquid and panned out. Upon stirring for a bit, it began to dissolve, dropping down into the liquid, leaving a wisp like trail (very similar to dropping a strong acid such as HCL into water), appearing like a viscous liquid was dropped into the water. It seems I was off base in my previous account of solubility.
In terms of taste, I had previously tasted ~5-10mg, and noted "it tasted rather unpleasant. a sharp taste? acidic like perhaps. reminded me if you put your tongue on a 9v battery."
Lastly, in terms of my symptoms. It has been nearly ~60hours since ingestion and I do still have some redness and itching. If you call the peak of the reddn…
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
First off, PEA is not going to be orally active unless you take an MAOI as well. It's rapidly broken down by monoamine oxidase.
Second, I am not sure what could have cause the rash, but I did see a report of another person having this issue. Here is the link to that thread over at bodybuilding forums. Please note the quality of the responses on that forum...