I ask him why he needed the information because I have been taking them for 20 years because of my sinuses.

He told me they can be used as hallucinogen drugs by young people.

It works. And it has no side effect whatsoever.

regularly, just more like in a pinch when they need it.

Since it works, I don't use it very often.

I get jittery and hyper from Benadryl, Sudafed and Nyqil so I avoid it like the plague.

could have such different effects on different
people.

Ti's possible that Benadryl might work for
me as a placebo effect because I expect it to.

I'm going to have to give my license at the drug store.

a safer and more interesting trip

Lot's of good videos online. The spores are legal to buy. They don't contain any psilocybin, so their perfectly legal to possess.

Once you get the hang of it, it's fairly straight forward to grow them and the added bonus is you know where they came from.

Benedryl at super high doses produces delirium, which is distinguished from psychedelic hallucination because they do not arise from the serotonin system, but rather the acetylcholine system. They are supposed to be intensely unpleasant - with oddly consistently imagery. People tend to experience elongated body shapes, shadows, and articulated joints like in insects.

I find benedryl unpleasant at low doses, but I have taken excessive Nyquil (Doxylamine, different drug similar effect) that has given me a really unpleasant fugue dream state.

Overuse of anticholinergic antihistamines like benedryl is also under evaluation for increased risk of dementia and neurodegeneration.

That's something I never understood about addicts, or "recreational" users who do stuff and then admit it wasn't fun.

Decades ago I did my share of risky behavior, including a dab of this or that; but I can't remember ever consuming something that I didn't believe would be pleasant. (Mostly I stuck to pot; there were a couple "one time" experiences with other stuff but there was always something wrong and the high didn't seem worth it.)

Free, archive link. https://archive.md/gNmUI

Good article - I didn't know that people are doing this

Coughing, gagging, choking, and even vomiting seem to be pretty universal experiences, yet people go back for more. Why?

Whenever I do, I feel ill. But I want to smoke more. It is the most bizarre sensation.

...when I was little (eventually quit) and I find the smell utterly disgusting.

If I were ever to try marijuana, it would have to be in a funny brownie, as I couldn't possibly smoke it.

I've seen some poor friends curl into a fetal position because of how edibles work. It is near impossible to get too much weed by smoking, but edibles you can get dosages that are uncomfortably high without knowing it.

Especially when the edibles taste good.

It is a totally different high and in my case, hard to regulate.

Haven't smoked in 20+ years, so I tried them a couple of times. Not for me.

...and altho I'm curious, and it's legal in Illinois, it still feels vaguely criminal to me, so I'll likely never experience it.

I was on a psych unit in the early 80’s back then they had rooms set aside for smokers. Since all the interesting people were in there I was in there too sometimes.

What was the big deal about cigarettes? I wondered because everyone in my family smoked but me and everyone in the unit was asking for them giving them out for a buck.

I was curious to try it. I asked 3 people offered I had the choice of some brand I didn’t know, a Newport or a Marlboro. I picked the Marlboro. They found it amusing I held it like a joint.

First puff it tasted horrendous. Second puff it made my throat hurt and my lungs itch deep inside .By the 3rd puff I had enough. This sucked ass.

I wanted to get out of the room and go lie down I was quickly becoming miserable. As I walked to my room I got something similar to tunnel vision. It was unnerving.

I laid down and the nausea hit. Drooling I was scared I was gonna puke and the dizziness and weird vision didn’t help me feel confident I would make it to the toilet.

However being emetiphobic I know just how to breathe a certain way to control nausea .I laid there closed my eyes breathed and waited until it was over.

That was my one and only time a cigarette touched my lips.

The social benefits outweighed any discomfort. But the discomfort was objectively mild, compared to what is described in this article.

After 6 months of regular cigarette smoking, I no longer found the benefits outweighing the costs. It took me 2+ years to break free of the habit that had already formed. That was an important life lesson - but not one I would recommend anyone undertake on purpose.

Excerpt:

They we're interesting....the nutmeg being quite hard hitting surprisingly

One n' done experiment....I do not recommend

Fifty years ago and I agree. Not particularly pleasant, wouldn't do it again.

please don’t restrict Benadryl.

I use it for occasional bouts of allergies and insomnia, I take one before vaccines to help reduce the local swelling in the injection area, and always when traveling staying in hotels that are dog-friendly.

I remember when a popular decongestant was moved behind the counter when people started using it to make methamphetamine IIRC.

So sick of things getting harder because some people act like idiots.

It is also an antihistamine and used more for anxiety. Both have their uses when used properly.

It is primarily an antihistamine in the same family as benedryl and doxylamine. It produces the same sorta weird fuzzy drowsiness than is different from other sleep meds. I've always found it unpleasant, and it shuts me down for the whole next day.

But if I have allergies and anxiety, hey, it works.

I become incredibly dizzy on hydroxyzine.

I was prescribed it for anxiety and definitely worked in reverse as I was totally dizzy to the point of severe anxiety!

It makes me a little drowsy/sleepy but not dizzy. I take a small dosage. Can’t imagine using these meds to get a high.

With doxycycline.



I agree. Crazy!

Benadryl is my go-to for allergies. I know some people have side effects but this is the only allergy pill I've tried that doesn't have any for me. I recently had work done in my home that created lots of dust. Just a few Benadryls over a couple of days got me through that. A couple of Benadryls and and aspirin cure a sinus headache in just half an hour. If they take this away, I'm going to be in a world of hurt even though I only take them now and then.

there is evidence that it can lead to Alzheimer's and dementia. I said fine with me, I don't need anything that might make me stupider.

I haven't looked this up on the great internet, it's just what my doctor said.

It is very rarely 'a bad time', as I recall!

Too bad because I have anxiety and there isn’t much I can use that doesn’t cause me nasty side effects.

For F's sake, spray paint is locked up! So sick a this shit.
Question is, why these kids looking to escape reality and getting high with everything they can get their hands on?!?
Shit, just give em some lead paint chips, those already illegal

Was kinda fine before the 2 rescues. Now, because I can't resist snuggling or kick them out my bed, yep, 2 benadryl around 5:30am and 2 about 9pm.
Doc put me on Claritin, pff,no good
At least the benadryl works a little. Still have watering eyes, itching ears, etc... but the snuggling is totally worth it
I used to take sudafed, it worked better, but pharmacy actcls like you're trying to get an opioid. Driver's license, signature... lol I just want less snot, watering eyes and itching ears

I was friends with the principal’s daughter.

She decided it would be fun to hyperventilate as a way to get a high.

Nope, not my cup of tea.

Fucking morons.