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shaftshaftner t1_irbtxfa wrote

Reply to comment by WittyUnwittingly in Why do some antihistamines make you sleepy? by [deleted]

To discourage the curious, benadryl is not to be messed with. People can die from overdosing. It’s rare but there have been cases of children taking 5 adult benadryl tablets and never waking up, usually due to negligence or ignorance from the caregiver.

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WittyUnwittingly t1_irbveyv wrote

Yup. Even if drugs are your thing, you're not missing much by skipping out on the Benadryl.

I think this is one of those fringe cases where the distinction between "psychoactive drug" and "recreational substance" is meaningful. Benadryl is a psychoactive drug, but it is not recreational. You would not have a "good time."

Oh yeah, there's nausea too. Lots of nausea.

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TripleXAfro t1_irbwxnt wrote

I took 450mg in a sitting , I remember passing out for an hour and waking up with the proportions of everything being extremely messed up and a weird shine on everything. I didn't have a negative experience which is interesting.

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TripleXAfro t1_irbx9aa wrote

Unlike drinking grapefruit juice and then Consuming 100mg of dmx. That was the worst experience I've ever had.

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YoureSpecial t1_irc3fao wrote

Grapefruit juice fucks all kinds of drugs up. Can make them last longer, lose effectiveness, activate the active ingredients all at once instead of over time, inhibit active ingredients, make some drugs toxic, etc.

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Blakut t1_irewtfg wrote

Yeah what is up with that?

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YoureSpecial t1_irf13av wrote

It’s true of all citrus to some degree, but grapefruit’s effects are waaaaaay more pronounced. It’s some sort of flavonoid or something. I can’t remember just now.

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loefferrafael t1_ircukr4 wrote

I appreciate and find it important that you wanted to discourage the curious because I was curious

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