At lower doses it has a mild, dreamy feeling similar to nitrous oxide. Users report feeling floaty and slightly outside their body. Numbness in the extremities is also common. Many users find the experience spiritually significant , while others find it frightening. While in a K-hole it is very difficult to move.
People usually remain seated or lying down during the experience.
The effect comes on within about 5 to 10 minutes. 100mg is usually enough to enter a K-hole. If liquid is injected into the muscle, less is needed to enter a K-hole. Effects can be felt within four minutes. If swallowed, the effects come on in 10 - 20 minutes.