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March 9, 2005

Take the blue pill ()

by fluffy at 8:12 AM
So, since I've had this cold/sinus infection/bronchitis/blah stuff going on, I've lately been taking a Sudafed Nighttime before going to bed, which makes for a rather interesting experience. It's basically a sleeping pill with pseudoephedrine (which is a bit of a stimulant which I sometimes take to get high even when I don't need a decongestant).

The thing is that, well, I don't know if this is normal, but when it starts to kick in, I get hypnagogic hallucinations, only without the sleep-paralysis precursors. So it's like I'm dreaming while I'm really awake, and not just in a half-awake state.

Anyway, let me just say that it was rather nice to actually have plaid skin and a tail. Even if I was naked and living in a redwood forest.

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#4998 03/09/2005 08:50 am
Ever try "lucid dreaming"? It can be fun and isn't that hard.
#5000 03/09/2005 12:50 pm
Many times, yes. Actually during last night's pseudo-HHEs I did plenty of it. Which is how it was that I had plaid skin. Very Happy
#5001 03/09/2005 02:02 pm
What's the sleepy part of the pill? I would guess diphenhydramine, aka Benadryl aka Sominex. I take 25mg of that before bed every night; it works pretty well on my insomnia. I can't take pseudoephedrine anymore though, at least at night, because it keeps me awake.

I haven't heard of taking pseudoephedrine to get high, although it is similar to real ephedrine which is often substituted for Ecstasy by unscrupulous dealers. I would guess it would just make you twitchy, though. Is it really any different than caffeine?

(I hadn't heard of diphenhydramine abuse, either, until I read about it on erowid.org. Sounds like it can be quite nasty. Next I'm sure I'll hear about people giving themselves lead poisoning to get high...)[/url]
#5002 03/09/2005 04:26 pm
Diphenhydramine Hcl, yes.

A friend of mine back in Las Cruces used to sell pseudoephedrine as a speed substitute, to nurses at the urgent care facility. I find that it gives me a heightened alertness which rounds off a caffeine high when I really need it. I don't actually take it recreationally. Very Happy (though I do take rather a lot of it, as I'm always having some sinus issue or another)
Next I'm sure I'll hear about people giving themselves lead poisoning to get high...
You mean like wall candy?