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Cocoa Facts

Stimulant; Purine alkaloid; Adenosine receptor antagonist

Dose and duration

No dose or duration recorded for any route.

Body and dependence

Acute toxicity
Negligible
Chronic toxicity
Low
Physical dependence
Low
Psychological dependence
Negligible
Withdrawal
Mild
Compulsive redosing
Negligible

Tolerance

Builds
Slow
Fully resets after
10 days
Carries over to
caffeine; theophylline

Effectslikely at a common dose

Body
Stimulation; +4 possible, including Insomnia
Self
none likely · 1 possible, including Craving

Who shouldn't take it

Absolute
Companion animals (dogs, cats)
Relative
Cardiac arrhythmias; MAO inhibitor use; Hepatic impairment; Pregnancy; Pediatric populations

Combinations61 recorded

Dangerous (18)
Amphetamines; Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine; Local anesthetics; Stimulants; CBD; GHB, Baclofen; GHB, GBL; Ibogaine; MAOIs; MDMA, Amphetamines; MDMA, MDA; NDRIs (Wellbutrin); NRIs; Opioids; Salvia, Ibogaine; SNRIs; SSRIs; Synthetic cannabinoids
Caution (30)
See full page: psychedex.org/substances/cocoa
Not graded (13)
Not listed never means safe.

Seek help immediately if

No emergency profile is recorded for this substance. Not recorded never means no risk.

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