quoted from the
lycaeum entheogen archive:
MDE or MDEA (N-ethyl-methylendioxyamphetamine):
Commonly called "
Eve" (if
MDMA is "
Adam", MDE is "Eve", get it?), MDE is similar to MDMA, though it seems to turn the subject inwards and invite less
communication than does MDMA.
Subjective differences between MDE and MDMA:
While the effects of these two substances are sufficiently similar
to make differentiation difficult, there are some significant subjective
differences. MDE is somewhat less potent than MDMA, a typical
dose
being in the range 100-160
mg (as opposed to 80-140mg). At large
doses, MDE may resemble
MDA (methylenedioxy amphetamine), although its
psychedelic effects are less; it is a "
stoning"
intoxicant, and in
particular can make
walking or
dancing difficult. Large doses of MDMA
can have a similar effect, although it seems that somewhat more can be
used without incurring the almost drunken intoxication. In smaller
amounts, MDE greatly resembles MDMA, although the physical and
tactile effects are generally perceived as being prevalent.
The emotional opening and
empathic effects for which MDMA is
famous, although present, do not seem to be as pronounced.
As a substance of abuse at
raves, MDE has the possible advantage
over MDMA that the user is less likely to embarass him/herself
in public through inappropriate empathy. On the other hand,
MDE is more likely to temporarily
incapacitate the user at normal
doses.