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Benzedrex - 1st time - pleasent tingly time

amor fati

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This is my first TR so criticism is welcome

So for those you who are unfamiliar with benzedrex, it is an inhaler sold OTC in america as a nasal decongestant. Some people report that if you break open the inhaler and consume the cotton filter, which contains propylhexedrine it gives you a speedy, amphetamine-like high. After researching this substance on bluelight, erowid, and wikipedia i discovered that it had the most mixed reviews of any drug I've researched, Some users raved about it saying it was on par with meth and some claimed it was the worst drug they have ever consumed. So I decided it might be worthwhile to at least try.

I have relatively little experience with stims. I take adderal probably 1-2 times a month and have done coke around 10 times a year ago.

So at around noon yesterday i went to walgreens and picked up one of these inhalers for around 5 dollars.

When I got home I took the inhaler out of the box and the first thing that i noticed is that these things smell absolutely horrid (the one thing all reports had in common) I was planning on just cutting the filter up and swallowing it, but after smelling the inhaler I realized that swallowing it plain was out of the question. Some users reported breaking the filter up and putting it in gelcaps. I didnt have any gelcaps so i broke it into tiny pieces and wrapped all of them in toilet paper as if i was parachuting a pill.

1:00 pm- Swallowed the parachute containing one inhaler filter(250 mg's of propylhexedrine) with arizona green tea. It got caught in my throat on the way down and i got a hint of the taste which made me severely gag, but i managed to keep it down by continuing to drink green tea.

1:15- Feeling a little jittery, but this is only the anxiety of having taken a drug for the first time that people had such mixed opinions on.

1:30- No noticeable effects, calmed down and started to play the drums

2:00- 1st noticed effect, I Noticed that I have started to play faster beats on the drums and seemed to be more in the groove, slight stimulation not unlike a cup of coffee.

2:30- Decided to go on the computer to work on my photo's and listen to music. Concentration somewhat increased, not as much as adderall, but more so than coffee. Not euphoric, just stimulating.

2:50- Leave my house to go to my photo class. As I got in my car I lit a cigarette. I noticed that I enjoyed the cigarette more than usual (adderall has the same effect on me). While driving to school the effects become more pronounced. Equal stimulation as a 30 mg adderall xr, but alot smoother and calm. Significant increase in appreciation of music and some euphoria.

3:00- Arrive to class. My teacher wasn't there yet so I was talking to a female friend in the class. I noticed I was more talkative than usual.

4:00- After my teacher arrived she put on a video about ansel adams. As I was watching it I realized an interesting effect on my vision. I had somewhat of tunnel vision with a rainbow-like effect on my peripheral vision. My thought process changed as well, it started to seem almost psychedelic. I also noticed that my entire body, but especially my head, had an extremely pleasent "tingle". Very euphoric

5:00- Stopped watching the video and the effect on my vision went away. (it was probably due to the low light in the room) I think I have reached the plateau. Working in photoshop on my photos was more enjoyable.

6:00-I get out of class and my friend from class, lets call her "c" invites me over to her apartment. We have a strange relationship. We are real good friends and also friends with benefits. On the drive to her place I continued to notice more appreciation for music.

6:45-We start kissing and i notice that my sex drive was very heightened, However my sexual performance was not so "up" if you know what I mean

6:45-7:45- I'll leave the details out but we continued to fool around, and after a while I gained an erection. tactile sensation was amazing.

8:00- start playing guitar hero with c, The game is alot more fun than usual. But i notice that I am starting to come down somewhat.

8:30- Made a turkey sandwich at c's place, appetite was smaller. But not as much as on adderall.

9:30: still stimulated noticeably, but perfectly content just sitting with c watching TV

11:00- Completely down, very smooth comedown with no bad effects, unlike adderall. However I know, being an insomniac, I would not be able to fall asleep. So I drive down the street to my apartment, grab 2 ambiens and come back to c's

11:45- Me and c fool around some more, I take an ambien and give her one.

12:30- I stay at her house for the night and we decide to go to sleep because we both have class at 8 am the next day. I fall asleep without a problem thanks to the ambien.

wake up at 7:00 the next morning feel tired but no more-so than any other morning, after my morning coffee i feel perfect.

Overall I'd say this is a very worthwhile substance, I wouldn't say similar to adderall or coke other than the stimulation but a very unique, interesting substance.The only negative things I noticed are the god-awful smell/taste and the sexual side-effect. I will probably do it again, I might try 500mg's in the future. If i do do it again I plan on extracting the propylhexedrine from the filter using lemon juice because of the reports i read that the filter is bad for your GI tract.
 
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Ah! I hated this stuff! I'm going to write a trip report sometime... it made me delerious without realizing so and the worst peripheral side effects I've ever experienced from a stimulant. Just nasty... it makes me feel sick to think about.

Glad you had a nice time though :)

It's also worth noting that my 250mg experience was not great, but it was 500mg that gave me the reaction I'm being repulsed by now. So be careful doubling the dosage.
 
^^^ I've found effects to vary wildly, depending on... I have no clue at all. Yesterday morning through this morning (less than U.S. $9 = two Benzedrex inhalers) has reminded me why this stuff is BETTER THAN ADDERALL in most regards, IMO.

Yet I've done it before and gotten similar, quite nasty, even UGLY peripheral sides. But only on occasional and unpredictably. When it happens it's BAD, and when it doesn't I love the stuff with a passion! This is still something of a mystery IMO. There IS an element of harm reduction of course.... for my part, I took some atenolol (cardiac blood pressure lowering medication) and a Zantac (ranitidine) tablet for stomach acid.

One P.S. is you have to watch out how much this stuff can beat on your dopamine... the feel of it strikes me as a releaser ala meth rather than a reuptake inhibitor ala coke. In other words, any dopaminergic effects are likely to be unsubtle and in big doses (that includes the wild-arse sexual side effects I got from the stuff last night). And it includes just as great a possibility of impinging dopamine psychosis as if you indulge a bit too long on more traditional street stims. Haven't been awake too long but the first mild signs of dopamine psychosis are on the horizon (frankly I don't give a crap as long as there's no f***ing sleep deprivation in the mix).

And of course, if you throw in the entactogenics (I'm almost convinced this isn't somehow related to vasoconstriction, but to a property of the chem itself) and you TRULY have a poor-man's speed here. Just don't neglect harm reduction measures.
 
ok, now I'm convinced. I want to try this stuff.
question though: how long should I expect to be up if I dose 250mg? 500mg?

edit: good trip report! :D
 
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^^ it can really vary, and do be warned about the potential nasty peripherals... they can happen, but it seems to be random. Perhaps people who drink a lot of caffeine or use some other stimulant(s) along with it?

As far as length... if you cut up the cotton & stick it in capsules (then dose gradually) expect up to 36+ hours on two inhalers... much of the stuff seems to be released VERY gradually in the intestines, one potential *benefit* of the cotton very few have mentioned. I'd expect a similar half-life to methamphetamine (9-15 hours)... the former is C10H15N, the latter C10H21N (chemically speaking). Direct from Wikipedia:
Propylhexedrine is structurally similar to methamphetamine. The only difference is that the phenyl group of the methamphetamine molecule is swapped with a cyclohexyl group.
And as it merrily goes on to say...
It is because of this that propylhexedrine is not an amphetamine, nor even a phenethylamine.
Happy trails...
 
Guys... really... why do you eat the cotton? I don't get it.

Soak it overnight in lemon juice or any dilute acid, ~150mL or so. Then take the cotton out, throw it away, neutralize the solution with baking soda and drink.

No GI side effects, no possibility of nasty intestinal blockage, much easier (IMO) than parachuting cotton or even swallowing gelcaps... what's the downside?

I know everyone has their own preferences but I'm genuinely puzzled why anyone would eat cotton unnecessarily. Based on people's reports, they're not getting anything out of propylhexedrine that I'm not -- the extraction seems to be at least 90% effective. I doubt your stomach gets any more propylhexedrine out of the cotton than the lemon juice does. And if you want to dose gradually, just don't drink it all at once. You can even put it in one of those nasal spray bottles and do it that way, works like a charm, though it tends to sting if not fully neutralized.
 
ink907 said:
ok, now I'm convinced. I want to try this stuff.
question though: how long should I expect to be up if I dose 250mg? 500mg?

edit: good trip report! :D

250mg all at once lasts me about 4 hours, as far as euphoria and strong "speediness" goes. Don't expect to be able to sleep for at least 8 hours after dosing, though.
 
Xorkoth said:
Ah! I hated this stuff! I'm going to write a trip report sometime... it made me delerious without realizing so and the worst peripheral side effects I've ever experienced from a stimulant. Just nasty... it makes me feel sick to think about.

Glad you had a nice time though :)

It's also worth noting that my 250mg experience was not great, but it was 500mg that gave me the reaction I'm being repulsed by now. So be careful doubling the dosage.

I doubt it was the dosage. Propylhexedrine is one of those ridiculously idiosyncratic drugs. After I recommended it I have had people ask me how I can stand the stuff. For me, it's absolutely FANTASTIC, beats the hell out of cocaine (20 minutes, screw that) or any speed I've ever tried.
 
BodhiSvaha33 said:
250mg all at once lasts me about 4 hours, as far as euphoria and strong "speediness" goes. Don't expect to be able to sleep for at least 8 hours after dosing, though.

Wow, in all it lasted almost 24 hours for me... hours and hours and hours of sleeplessness and nastiness. All drugs affect us all differently, but apparently this one even more so.
 
lame. its probably bad for you in that dose, messing with blood vessel size.
 
^whoa, i was really confused because i didnt remember typing that. Then i realized i didnt.
 
MDPVagrant said:
Haven't been awake too long but the first mild signs of dopamine psychosis are on the horizon (frankly I don't give a crap as long as there's no f***ing sleep deprivation in the mix).

What exactly is 'dopamine psychosis'?
 
malfunkshun said:
What exactly is 'dopamine psychosis'?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine_psychosis

Amphetamine psychosis is a form of psychosis which can result from amphetamine or methamphetamine use. Typically it appears after large doses or chronic use, although in rare cases some people may become psychotic after relatively small doses. Other chemicals or drugs which similarly increase dopamine function (such as cocaine and L-DOPA) can produce similar psychotic states. Because of this, the term stimulant psychosis is sometimes preferred.
 
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