Experiences - Awful Diphenhydramine Experiences

[TitusCrow]

SWITC was very bored one night and decided to try Diphenhydramine for the first time. He went through his bathroom and discovered 750mg worth of Diphenhydramine.

SWITC ingested the pills and headed to his room to lay down for a bit while listening to Radiohead's Kid A album.

After an hour he began to notice some uncomfortable body buzz, eventually making him feel like he weighed a thousand pounds. SWITC had felt something like this before with other drugs but nothing quite as extreme as this. SWITC's mood was indifferent, unsure if the trip he was about to endure was going to be a positive or a negative one.

Somewhere around two hours SWITC left his room and traveled to his bathroom once again, to take a shower. The weighing feeling on his body was incredibly strong and he had a very hard time controlling his limbs. He hopped in the shower for what seemed like 2 hours but was actually somewhere around 30 minutes. While washing his hair he turned around and noticed 3 of his friends crammed behind him. He thought nothing of it until they began telling jokes to eachother, where SWITC then told them to get out instantly, and they then disappeared. Moments after they disappeared SWITC realized that he was hallucinating and felt quite scared that the delerius state he was in was so strong.

SWITC got out of the shower, and put his clothes on. Everything he was grabbing seemed to not actually be there. He would try to grab for his shirt but it would really be 2 feet in the other direction. SWITC grew frustrated when he had spent quite a while trying to open the door to get out of the bathroom.

SWITC got a call from a friend telling him that he couldn't find his house so he hopped in his car and drove around the area looking for him. SWITC picked up a man in a yellow raincoat who sat in the back, SWITC engaged in a long hearty conversation with him until he turned around and the man was not there. SWITC grew EXTREMELY scared and returned home and soon as he could make it back.

When SWITC made it home safely he decided it would be best go into his basement away from anyone and everyone. When he got down the stairs he noticed all of his friends were there having a party. SWITC grew VERY angry and started telling people that he wasn't in the mood to be around anyone and for them to get out. Everyone stayed but SWITC walked around urging people to leave until he noticed his girlfriend at the time in the corner kissing another guy he did not know. While trying to grab the guy to beat his ass, SWITC realized that he was hallucinating again because the people soon disappeared and he was alone in the very poorly lit basement.

SWITC layed down in the bed for a while thinking to himself until he fell asleep. He then woke up completely nude standing before his very diligent room-mate, talking about fish. His room-mate freaked and began threatening to kick him out of the place but SWITC somewhat snapped out of the delerium enough to conversate with him. He explained to him that he must have been sleep walking and assured him that he was not under the influence of any drug at all.

SWITC returned to his room and threw a bunch of things in front of the door, layed down in his bed and slept the rest of the night.

The day after, SWITC felt extremely hung over and lethargic so he layed in bed the entire day.

SWITC will never do diphenhydramine again. SWITC could have very well killed someone. He does not care for the incredibly realistic delerium that it produces. It should go without saying that SWITC advises anyone experimenting with this drug should definitely have a sitter.

[mfrieze]

Swim has tried diphenhydramine as well. Swim never once enjoyed this otc drug. I do not understand why anyone would want to do this drug... curiosity? Swim never really even learned anything from it except not to do it again.

[pankreeas]

swim will point out that diphenhydramine is commonly used as a potentiator for a trip to opiateville. Altho not anywhere near that high of a dose.

[darkglobe]

This SWIM will report that, after taking 850mg of the stuff, he hasn't felt quite right for days.

This will be my last post about deleriant anithistamines.

Stick to DXM guys.
Not before reading the dangers of DXM post. Can't remember who wrote it but it's very in depth.

Over and definitely out.

~dark

[Female]

Sounds like swimmy had a close encounter of the delerious kind!! Remember, kiddies, never take stuff like delerients "just cause"....SWIM would like to point out that something can be learned from every experience, whether the expereince was inherently good, or bad. SWIM is happy that swiy made it out okay!!

Safe tripping.

[Gozaggss]

anything above 400mg is overkill. it wont make the trip any better. in fact, it'll make it worse. 400mg+ is just plain crazy and no one should ever have an excuse for doing more. and also, SWIY had a bad first trip because swiy did such a massive dose on the first time. people should always experiment with low doses first so you then can find out if the drug reacts badly in anyway with your body (rashes, pains, etc)

[frankpikins]

Originally Posted by Gozaggss

anything above 400mg is overkill. it wont make the trip any better. in fact, it'll make it worse. 400mg+ is just plain crazy and no one should ever have an excuse for doing more. and also, SWIY had a bad first trip because swiy did such a massive dose on the first time. people should always experiment with low doses first so you then can find out if the drug reacts badly in anyway with your body (rashes, pains, etc)

I fully agree with starting with small doses but to say that no one should ever due more than 400 mg is just foolish. For some of us swimmers it takes much more. for instance in order for swim to start really hallucintating it takes between 800 mg and a gram. Not that those doses should be taken lightly.

basically what im trying to say is dont put a low cap on things like this! peaple that listen may never no the true wonders of it.

[Orchid_Suspiria]

Anything beyond 400 mg can be a wee bit scary,enlightening if swiy wants to learn to be compassionate to the schizophrenic.

[Gozaggss]

i suppose swiy is right. 400 isn't suicide or anything. But for the moderate swimmer, it's a little rough. SWIM has years of experience with this drug. he has tripped off of little doses of 275, and tripped off of 600, but not 500 and 400 at times. it's a random drug. some of swim's favorite trips have come from 250-300mg doses, and some of his least favorite were up in the 600mgs. the 600 made everything much much stronger. But because diphen is such a strong drug, the stronger trips sometimes lead to bad nights.


one night swim did 650mg (he has recorded every trip from 100mg up, each trip increasing the dose by 25mg. this was the largest). the comeup was like a train hitting his chest. he felt weak, he couldn't stand, was very comfortable, but also strangely not. he felt the need to walk around and move, but found even scratching his nose to be a rather difficult task.


the auditory and visual hallucinations started a little more than one hour into the trip, the auditory came first. there was a strange background buzzing and every once in a while he would hear a rustle like an animal in the bushes. but swim was inside, all the doors and windows were shut and nobody else was home. he dismissed it immediatly, but it did unnerve him how for a breif second, he actually thought that the rustling was real.


In no way was this trip a bad trip with panicing and being terrified. SWIM is an experienced tripper and knows how to keep a cool head. but it was the fact that swim wanted to run and hide underneath the covers that really scared him. each hallucination just seemed so real, even though swim kept reminding himself that it wasn't real. i suppose it was a fun trip, but not one swim would repeat. he kept his head on his shoulders that night, but the for the next 2 weeks, swim found himself to be paranoid, jumpy, and twitching every once in a while. SWIM believes this to be a small, but lasting effect the night had on his brain. not the drug really, but just the experience. the thought that he could lose control at any moment scared SWIM.


SWIM has done lsd before, coke, meth, heroin, E, Mescaline, shrooms, dxm, and countless other drugs. he only lost himself once during all those times (it was lsd) and he never wanted to repeat that ever again.


diphen, when used responsibly and correctly could be the most fun you ever have in a single night, with next to no lasting after-effects. but if you aren't ready for it, have a family history of schizophrenia or other problems (or have it yourself), are a first timer without a trip buddy, or just have a problem with keeping your head at times, swim strongly recommends that you stay away from 400+ mg. swiy can do what he/she wants, but speaking from experience, swim says to stay away from that large of a dose. it has the huge potential to mess you up.

[Cyanide]

I didn't realize there was a Diphenhydramine thread here. . .

When I was 17 I had an unfortunate experience. I had no dope, I had no alcohol, no shrooms, nothing. I was at a time in my life where I felt like I needed drugs to survive. One night I took around 30 Benadryl at 25 mgs a pop. Never before have I been such a wreck. I was delusional - in a very very bad way. I pissed in my bed, twice. I ate a tube of toothpaste (note: this was all told to me later by my dad, as I was still living at home). I was taken to the hospital the next day and had to go through a serious of meetings with crisis control almost resulting in inpatient treatment.

Please - before you do Diphenhydramine research. And if it is your first time keep the dosage MUCH lower than mine. Take my word for it.

[Metomni]

SWIM agrees and disagrees.

Diphenhydramine is awful...When taken at higher-than-reasonable doses.

SWIM completely agrees that first experiences with the substance should be done within the 150-300 mg range and every dosing, even with experienced users, should be taken with caution as it can be quite scary.

Thanks for SWIY's account, SWIM often hears about this being a not-so-good drug and it is often likely attributed to the extremely high doses that are taken in by people who don't know what they're in for.

It can be a wonderful experience at reasonable doses, but SWIM is sorry SWIY had that bad experience.

[Orchid_Suspiria]

30 benadryls?No wonder it seemed awful!That is a very high amount for someone just starting out.Diphenhydramine can be good though keep in mind that there will always be some darkness to the diphenhydramine trip even when it is an enjoyable one.

[grandbaby]

Welcome, Cyanide, and thanks for sharing your experience. Hopefully someone will read this before they overdose on DPH like you did, and your horrible experience will not have been in vain.

Before posting any more, please read the rules of the forum, a major one being no self-incrimination. When you get Silver status, please come back to this thread and edit your post accordingly.

[seeingred]

That's interesting. Swim is curious what kind of deliriant effects it has. Reading that they can't be readily distinguished from reality swim wonders if they could be used to induce a trance-like state or a lucid dream. Swim isn't sure of how to take diphenydramine if for recreational potential. It seems risky...swim has been taking it for about a week off and on at 50mgs. also, swim's taking pure diphenhydramine as a sleep-aid...it might work to induce a lucid dream or would it more likely turn out to be a nightmare? hmm

[Orchid_Suspiria]

Swim would not really call it a "trance"state.The bodyload is too unpleasant and there is often times too much confuse and a sense of dysphoria.However if one lays down and plays music they enjoy during a diphenhydramine trip it can be a rather interesting escape from reallity.

[radiometer]

here's nothing "wrong" with diphenhydramine. It was not marketed to be abused as a deleriant. When used for its intended purpose diphenhydramine is a most useful drug.

[Orchid_Suspiria]

Ofcourse one could say most drugs that are used recreationally were not intended to be used that way.DXM for one.Swim wonders why dxm has so many fans but diphenhydramine so few?

[Paracelsus]

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that most people hate diphenhydramine?

[darkglobe]

Sensors detect a bitterness towards Diphenhydramine for the above poster...

On a serious note, I'm gonna be totally biased and I'm not even gonna justify it. Put simply: avoid using diphenhydramine recreationally. It sucks (okay, it may not suck for SWIY, granted) and it's dangerous.

And SWIY would look like a right tit if caught out.

[Hollow Hippie]

It can be fun if you find beauty in horror, I can enjoy it, problem being, other people don't understand whats going on and get you to a hospital to get char in you ='/

[Archenemy]

It is allright... SWIM uses it to sleep sometimes when he has no Zolpidem/Temazepam/etc...
Around 250mg - 300mg Diphenhydramine with a Cranberry Vodka. Of course, you never wanna get up in the morning and feel way wierd so it's a double edged sword.

but when SWIM takes it and stays awake on purpose.... SWIM will always get very dry mouth, see shadow people, and fix on one thing to do.... kinda like Methamphetamine. That is exactly what it reminded SWIM of, w/o the good feeling and stimulation.

[geezaman]

SWIM has friends who have found much enjoyment from this substance, so while SWIM at first did not like it he persevered.
Much of SWIMs problem was the fear that what was infact dreams was actually happening, SWIM experienced very realistic nightmares, that in the morning on waking left him unsure of what had actually happened, even more scarily he found he could sleepwalk on this substance so the nightmares could well have had some basis in reality.
after 6 experiences that were unenjoyable and unpleasent SWIM broke through. he had not slept in 36 hours so was already partially trippy, he spent most of the come up sitting in the bottom of the shower with it on at a pleasnt tempreture looking at the shower curtain run with multicoloured liquid the consistency of honey, at different times there were multicoloured spiders also some of which a finger could be pushed through, while others warped to avoid the finger.
SWIS believes he will continue to enjoy this substance, but only near bedtime and only on lower doses, SWIM finds 6-8 50mg nytol pills to be just right. His negative experiences were on larger quantitys and could be better described in agreement with the thread starter as "awful"

[Inudiablo]

Yeah Swim believes that DHM could be liked by many if people didn't start out at almost ridiculous doses. And the one good part about DHM swim believes is that it has a sedative effect meaning if swiy has to bad of a trip it can be quite easy to fall asleep. To a certain point that is! After like 2-3 hours to the trip DHM is known to increase heart rate making it harder to sleep. So try it... With caution.

[Swift Serenity]

yes, that is a huge does to start with.. when SWIM started he did 300mg, then went on from there with the maximum of 800mg, which he wont do again.. he hasnt had any trips like that though.. quite scary!

[poorleno]

Originally Posted by TitusCrow

SWITC ingested the pills and headed to his room to lay down for a bit while listening to Radiohead's Kid A album.

I think the Kid A factor might have contributed ;-) should have been The Bends..

poorleno added 5 Minutes and 14 Seconds later...

Originally Posted by seeingred

That's interesting. Swim is curious what kind of deliriant effects it has. Reading that they can't be readily distinguished from reality swim wonders if they could be used to induce a trance-like state or a lucid dream. Swim isn't sure of how to take diphenydramine if for recreational potential. It seems risky...swim has been taking it for about a week off and on at 50mgs. also, swim's taking pure diphenhydramine as a sleep-aid...it might work to induce a lucid dream or would it more likely turn out to be a nightmare? hmm

From my research, I actually leanred from people who aren't me that when used as a sleep aid as per the packet, you don't dream (or at least can't recall it). Want lucid dreams? Get a couple of strong nicotine patches and slap them on!