DOSE:

850 mg

oral

Diphenhydramine

(pill / tablet)

BODY WEIGHT:

250 lb

I had just gotten out of work at around 8:15 pm; it had been a fairly uneventful day so I wanted to become intoxicated more than usual. I didn’t want to spend the small amount of money I had left on cannabis, so I decided to go to Tops and buy a bottle of allergy pills containing diphenhydramine (there were 100 25mg pills in the bottle, and it cost me 9 bucks). I had taken the substance a few times before experimentally trying slightly higher doses each time; my maximum at that point was 575mg taken in separate doses with two hours between them. My desire to have an amazing experience made me disregard my better judgment and I took 34 pills in the parking lot of the store.

[Erowid Note: Driving while intoxicated, tripping, or extremely sleep deprived is dangerous and irresponsible because it endangers other people. Don't do it!]
The half hour drive back to my apartment was typical up until the very end when I started to feel the, for lack of a better way of putting it, stupefying effects of the drug.

None-the-less I made to my apartment fine and decided to hop in the shower (showers are always wonderful intoxicated). About halfway through my shower the pills hit me like a ton of bricks and I begin to lose almost all of my memories from the night. I remember getting out of the tub only to realize I had forgot to wash the shampoo out of my hair. Anytime I went to get in the shower to wash it out though, it was like something was holding me back, but I can’t remember what it was. After that I only have one memory from that night; I was sitting naked in the middle of my hallway with pills scattered all over the floor and I couldn’t figure out why they were there.

Next thing I knew I woke up in my bed at 8:20am still naked and shampoo still in my hair . As I looked around my apartment scared and confused I found my lamp unplugged in the middle of my bedroom; the pills were no longer confined to the hall but were now on the floor in my bedroom and bathroom as well; there was an undershirt stuffed in my toilet; boxers covering the drain in my tub; and the bathroom sink was plugged and full of water. Needless to say I was quite scared about what I had done the night before.

I still have no idea what I did during my trip (I really just want to know about the undershirt). This experience has served as a slap in the face that reminds me to always go slow with such unpredictable substances and research, research, research. Its also lead me to the decision to stick mainly to cannabis for regular use, mushrooms if I want something hallucinogenic for recreation, and LSD if I am looking for a more spiritual experience. If I can find peyote or mescaline, they still remain on my list of drugs I will try. I don’t really like taking drugs just to get messed up after this, instead I like experiences I can take something out of.

Exp Year: 2009	ExpID: 80771
Gender: Male
Age at time of experience: 18
Published: Jun 23, 2024	Views: 37
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