Hydroxyzine

[beachacid]

Hello,
SWIM just acquired a script for 25mg 2x daily hydroxyzine.
SWIM has terrible anxiety and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the drug, recreational or therapeutic?
I am new here, so I apologize if I am posting in the wrong thread.
SWIM is aware that they can potentiate opiates but would like to hear some personal experiences with the medication. SWIM has also heard that it can cause a relaxing, light buzz. Others have informed SWIM that this is false.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

We don't use SWIM here, please edit your post. We all know its you.

Hydroxyzine is an effective anti-anxiety drug for some people. It does certainly potentiate opiates very well.

I'm going to move this over to Basic Drug Discussion.

OD-->BDD

 

[tokenname]

Hello,
I just acquired a script for 25mg 2x daily hydroxyzine.
I have terrible anxiety and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the drug, recreational or therapeutic?
I am new here, so I apologize if I am posting in the wrong thread.
I am aware that they can potentiate opiates but would like to hear some personal experiences with the medication. I have also heard that it can cause a relaxing, light buzz. Others have informed me that this is false.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!

I have edited ^^^ this above (as should you edit your original post) to show you that Bluelight is a site for grown ups so there is no SWIM necessary..it does not help as far as incrimination...and it's a pain to read a post that says swim 80 times.
Welcome to Bluelight..now you don't have to swim anymore!

Hydroxyzine does very little IME...beyond potentiation of opiates...
It's a stronger benedryl..that's about it..
maybe it works for some..but i can only see it working by making you sleepy.
i'm sure you'll get differing opinions..
but basically a dr. wants to rx this to you because they
don't want to give you a benzo..for one reason or another...worried about abuse/dependance...something
along those lines. good luck..maybe it will work for you..and welcome to BL

~token

 

[podsnomo]

Hydroxyzine has had varying reviews.
IME, if you want to potentiate opiates, you can try taking some loperamide, like 4-6mg an hour before dosing. This was somewhat successful when I was on pods. The idea is it plugs up many of the receptors for opiates in your gut, thus leaving fewer receptors down there and more receptors in your brain for the opiates. Be careful here though as the constipation could have squeezing out large-gauge pine cones.

Some have also had some potentiation by taking a single or double dose of DXM. Some have even sworn by it, saying it kept their tolerance from going up by using it daily. I don't recommend daily use of it though, and when I tried it even the recommended dose of DXM made me feel creepy, and I didn't like it.

Good luck! Be safe! No more swimming

pnm

 

[jimmyjail]

I have taken 100mg doses of hydroxyzine that were prescribed for itching. Sometimes I took it for sleep as at that dosage can induce drowsiness. It also worked as an anti-anxiety for me.

downside is that is tended to dry out my sinuses because it is an anti-histamine

 

[SteeleyJ]

Recreational potential- none. Possibly as a potentiator to other sedatives.
It's in the same family as benadryl and promethazine. It could help with anxiety in some people but for me it did nothing to help me. Everyone is different though, give it a try at the prescribed dose ( high doses will only cause alot of sedation or in extreme doses delerium ) and see if it helps theraputically.

 

[podsnomo]

Recreational potential- none. Possibly as a potentiator to other sedatives.
It's in the same family as benadryl and promethazine. It could help with anxiety in some people but for me it did nothing to help me. Everyone is different though, give it a try at the prescribed dose ( high doses will only cause alot of sedation or in extreme doses delerium ) and see if it helps theraputically.

i second that