The human dosage of 5-IAI has been described as 100 to 200mg and its duration of action as 2 to 4hours.[3] Human anecdotal reports suggest that 5-IAI is entactogenic and that it increases sociability and trust.[3] On the other hand, it is reported that 5-IAI produces very little euphoria and is far less stimulating than MDMA and other amphetamines.[3] Relatedly, 2-aminoindanes like 5-IAI never gained widespread popularity as recreational drugs, probably due to their relative lack of euphoria.[3]
Interactions
Pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics
Similarly to MDMA, 5-IAI acts as a serotonin–norepinephrine–dopamine releasing agent (SNDRA).[3] Its EC50Tooltip half-maximal effective concentration values for induction of monoamine release have not been reported.[3] In any case, its relative potency for monoamine release is serotonin > dopamine > norepinephrine.[3] In addition, 5-IAI's affinity (Ki) values for the monoamine transporters are 879nM for the serotonin transporter (SERT), 311nM for the norepinephrine transporter (NET), and 992nM for the dopamine transporter (DAT), whereas its values in terms of functional inhibition have been reported to be 241nM or 2,500nM at the SERT, 612nM or 760nM at the NET, and 992nM or 2,300nM at the DAT in two different respective studies.[3]
5-IAI and MDAI fully substitute for MDMA in drug discrimination tests in rodents.[3][5] This suggests that they produce MDMA-like subjective and entactogenic effects in rodents.[3]
Unlike related 2-aminoindane derivatives like MDAI and MMAI, 5-IAI causes some serotonergic neurotoxicity in rats (15% or less reduction of serotonergic markers), but is less neurotoxic than its corresponding amphetamine homologue para-iodoamphetamine (pIA) and the doses employed have been described as "extremely high".[3][4] In any case, regular high-dose 5-IAI has been found to produce cognitive and memory deficits in rodents.[3]
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