LSM-775 explained

N-Morpholinyllysergamide (developmental code name LSM-775), also known as lysergic acid morpholide, is a derivative of ergine (lysergamide).[1] It is less potent than lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) but is reported to have some LSD-like effects at doses ranging from 75 to 700 micrograms and a shorter duration. LSM-775 may only produce weak or threshold psychedelic effects in humans.[2]

The drug is a potent full agonist of the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor and a potent partial agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C receptors. It does not produce the head-twitch response, a behavioral proxy of psychedelic effects, in rodents. However, LSM-775 can robustly increase head twitches if it is coadministered with the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor antagonist WAY-100635. These findings indicate that serotonin 5-HT1A receptor activation suppresses the psychedelic-like effects of LSM-775.

There are claimed to be fewer signs of cardiovascular stimulation and peripheral toxicity with LSM-775 compared to LSD.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Gogerty JH, Dille JM . Pharmacology of d-lysergic acid morpholide (LSM) . The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics . 120 . 3 . 340–348 . July 1957 . 13476356 .
  2. Brandt SD, Kavanagh PV, Twamley B, Westphal F, Elliott SP, Wallach J, Stratford A, Klein LM, McCorvy JD, Nichols DE, Halberstadt AL . Return of the lysergamides. Part IV: Analytical and pharmacological characterization of lysergic acid morpholide (LSM-775) . Drug Test Anal . 10 . 2 . 310–322 . February 2018 . 28585392 . 6230476 . 10.1002/dta.2222 .
  3. Web site: TiHKAL #26, LSD-25 . Erowid. Shulgin A, Shulgin A .