Opinions - Does Thiopental have recreational potential?

[Fantasian]

SWIF has seen Thiopental used in a medicinal setting to induce anaesthesia and always assumed it had no recreational potential due to it's very short duration of action and IV administration. SWIF's friend described a situation otherwise, just wondering if some others could offer input, theoretical or lived experience.

thanks

[Laudaphun]

Outside of the medical setting, SWIM would imagine this drug to be quite recreational if used by someone who was very familiar with the compound and implemented appropriate saftey precautions... probably a sitter. SWIM is just guessing as she has no experience with this substance.

SWIM would also take a wild guess that it could be very deadly if not used with caution. Other DFers probably can provide a bit more info. But except for the ones who are older, a lot never had the opportunity to experiment with barbiturates.

Not 100% sure but versed - midazolam (no tablet form avail in this country that SWIM knows of) seems to be quite commonly used in medical setting when putting someone under and may have replaced thiopental.

[Fantasian]

Thiopental is still used for anathesia, while midazolam has it's place too. Is there noone with any experience of Sodium thiopental? Even a starting dose would be helpful...

[Fantasian]

Since there appears to be noone with any experience on this substance, SWIF will do some experimental dosages in a controlled setting starting with low dosages. Will report back soon.

[Seconal]

Thiopental is a barbiturate that's used to kill people on death row....*not* something that your swim should be messing around with. If anything he should try to develop a tolerance to another barb before attempting to use thiopental. At least if he has a pre-existing tolerance, maybe this stuff won't be as dangerous.

As for a 'recreational potential', IMO it's not worth the risk...unless your swim likes being put under anesthesia. Like the other poster said, he needs to start off at a low dose.

[Fantasian]

@seconal - the doses used in the lethal injection are astronomical in comparison, morphine would be equally as deadly in such high dosages. But SWIF heeds your warning, but would have started low anyway. It's used for alot more things than just on death row, it's used to sedate children for CT scans and the such.

[Herbal Healer 019]

I thought they used pottasium chloride for death row euthenizations

[Fantasian]

Originally Posted by Herbal Healer 019

I thought they used pottasium chloride for death row euthenizations

Without going too off topic it's usually a combination of Thiopental, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride - which causes death without any pain by causing a rapid coma along with total skeletal muscle relaxation (causing the user to not be able to breathe) and also cardiac failure.

Will report on experiment with SWIF soon.

[Jatelka]

Please tell your monkey to be extremely careful F (or possibly reconsider completely)

[Fantasian]

Originally Posted by Jatelka

Please tell your monkey to be extremely careful F (or possibly reconsider completely)

Even with very low dosages to start - 25mg?

[Seconal]

Originally Posted by Fantasian

@seconal - the doses used in the lethal injection are astronomical in comparison, morphine would be equally as deadly in such high dosages. But SWIF heeds your warning, but would have started low anyway. It's used for alot more things than just on death row, it's used to sedate children for CT scans and the such.

It has several uses, but it's better known more as a lethal injection. It's also been used for interrogations, refractory status epileptics and medically induced coma but doesn't have much else of a need. Thiopental (pentothal) is a "thiobarbiturate".

http://www.rxlist.com/pentothal-drug.htm

Please tell your swim to start off at the lowest effective dose. My swim's always wanted to try this, so please tell us your swim's experience with it and be safe.