Overdose - Propylhexedrine Overdose with 500mg (via two Benzedrex inhalers)

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SWIM's friend's friend overdosed on propylhexedrine and resulted in hospitalization. Report posted by request.

Subject is male, 18 years of age, weighs approximately 115-130 lbs (52-59kg). Subject had brief prior experience with the drug:
1 Week prior to overdose, subject had tried 250mg for the first time via ingestion Benzedrex inhaler cotton ball. Loved it.
6 Days later, subject tried the same again with 250mg. Liked it, but did not feel the same euphoria as before. Time of ingestion unknown, however approximated at 3-4pm. Slept for 6-8 hours (estimate), waking up 12:30 or so. Quality of sleep unknown, but subject did not complain of sleeplessness.

The next day, the subject ingested 2 inhalers worth of cotton (500mg Propylhexedrine) in the afternoon, at approximately 5 pm. Began to note normal effects after a couple of hours, and then about an hour afterwards noted that "visuals were like triple C's" (in that his vision was being warped and fishbowl-like). Odd, considering propylhexedrine does not normally give such visuals. Most likely the first sign of psychosis - and possibly partly owing to the fact that the 250mg from the night before had also not finished its course yet.

Subject did not sleep, but enjoyed most of the night. At around 1pm the next day, subject checked himself into the hospital after feeling intense strain on his heart, reappearing in waves, every so often for several hours previous. Upon arrival in the hospital, subject was given nothing and pretty much made to wait out his fate. This is when the psychosis really kicked in. Subject went, according to one report, "bat-shit crazy", talking randomly, nonsensically and maniacally. Subject woke up from this state about a day to a day and a half later just fine, acting his normal self.

What is to learn from this? Well, probably that 500mg is too much for someone with low weight to handle safely, even if they have a slight tolerance to begin with. 312.5mg (1.33 inhalers) would have been more prudent for the subject rather than the 500mg opted for, and only after at least a full day's break after the drug had completely left his system.

Reputation Comments on this post:

	good informative post, helped swim
	Thanks, SWIM made a better dosage decision.