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Benzos I took 2 x 2mg alprazolam plus 1x2mg two hours later with alcohol

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Itza_me2

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Thought it was supposed to be a bit like codeine, so boshed 2mg pills (4mg in total) after having approx 2 beers, felt pretty drowsy and no great "good feeling", assume dosage wasn't right so had another 2mgs plus 2 double JD's and coke. About 1 hour later than that I was stumbling around house. Had a coffee to try and wake up. Black-out after that, not sure when went to bed, don't remember eating dinner or anything else for that matter, checked computer when woke up, seems I went to be at 2am, didn't wake up until 16:30 hours the next day. Did I fuck up? Still feel drowsy now at 17:00...

Was my first time using. Might bin the whole lot after that, seemed more like how people describe date rape drugs!
 
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We don't use SWIM on BL!

Xanax is a benzo which doesn't give you that euphoria of opiates. It's meant for anxiety so all it does is make you relaxed and drowsy.
Taking benzos with alcohol is very likely to cause blackouts, happens to me every time I unintentionally mix the two (I'll take a Valium earlier in the day and drink later forgetting that I took the med earlier).

Not 100% sure about Xanax, bur Valium has a very long half life so you will feel drowsy the next day too.

Everything you experienced is completely normal.
 
First of all, we don't use SWIM here. Just use "I".

Secondly, what you did was incredibly reckless. Not only did you take way too much xanax, but you mixed it with alcohol...a very dangerous combo of CNS depressants.

I don't know why you thought xanax was supposed to be a "bit like codeine", as they are completely different drugs.. one is a very weak opiate, the other is a strong benzo..


You're lucky something worse didn't happen. If you value your life, you need to seriously reconsider using so carelessly.
 
You could have died.

You went about it in reverse, friend -- Check here FIRST. Not after.

Mixing alcohol and Benzo's is very, very dangerous. (as is Benzo's and opiates!)

Xanax is a wonderful drug when used correctly and in the right dose. With no tolerance start with 1/4 or 1/2 MG, without alcohol. Maybe have a cup of coffee and ENJOY. Get to know the effects of the drug. Some love it, some hate it.

In regards to comparing it to "a date rape drug" if you are referring to Roofies (Rohipnol, Flunitrazepam) yes, it is in the same class. Both are Benzodiazepines.

There is a reason the tabs come in 1/4, 1/2 and 2 MG's strengths. It's a very potent.

Stay safe, have fun.

Drifter




Mr.Scagnattie said:
First of all, we don't use SWIM here. Just use "I".

Secondly, what you did was incredibly reckless. Not only did you take way too much xanax, but you mixed it with alcohol...a very dangerous combo of CNS depressants.

I don't know why you thought xanax was supposed to be a "bit like codeine", as they are completely different drugs.. one is a very weak opiate, the other is a strong benzo..


You're lucky something worse didn't happen. If you value your life, you need to seriously reconsider using so carelessly.
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Hi Itza_Me2, welcome to Bluelight! I suggest you check out all/some basic drug information sources such as erowid or the mega threads that are compiled throughout this forum. Bluelight is the best place for someone to learn about the substances they are taking and how to properly administer and responsibly enjoy.

You took an absurd amount of Xanax for a first time user. Six milligrams of xanax alone would render most people unconscious within the hour. As Mr. Scaggs said, you did something extremely careless. The next time you encounter a new substance you wish to try do some basic research. You obviously knew about bluelight before the blackout episode and that is when you should have posted and used the search function to learn.
 
You could have died with your recklessness. For your first time, you took 6mg of xanax + alcohol. Looks like we've got an Einstein on our hands... (JK OP, everybody has to start somewhere, just prepare yourself for a bit of my wrath)

Show the drugs the respect they deserve and they won't put you in your place. Be glad your not six feet deep man, you cannot mix CNS depressants without having any knowledge about how to do so, let alone your FIRST TIME taking an obscene amount of xanax. What the hell were you expecting, why would you take so much your first time? It's not like you have ANY tolerance. They start people on 0.25mg, and you took twenty four times this dose. It's a miracle you remember anything at all.

I'm sorry for being rude or short with you, it's just really fucking stupid for people to risk their lives like this, and then come on and post about it online AFTER the fact, wondering what could have POSSIBLY happened to them, when 30, no... 10.... NO.... FIVE minutes of research and Googling could have told you not to mix benzodiazepines with alcohol under any circumstances. You can't create threads asking for help determining what went wrong if you die in your sleep. For this reason, it's protocol to ASK QUESTIONS FIRST, so that if you are about to try something dangerous (like you did) we actually can help you and teach you about the substances you intended to work with (like we would have, like we do EVERY DAY), but no, I'm sorry, it may not be fair to you for me to get so upset when people write these bullshit threads where the OP is like "I JUST TOOK THREE XANAX BARS GUYS!!! OH, AND ALSO 40mg METHADONE I HAVE NEVER DONE AN OPIATE BEFORE, SO I HAVE NO TOLERANCE, WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?"

In threads like this, I have no choice but to close them, and say "SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION OR YOU MAY OVERDOSE AND DIE" because they gave us absolutely no chance to educate them about the substances they put into their own bodies, something they should already be doing on their own. Anyways, please forgive my rant, and do us all a favor and in the future, don't be such a fucking idiot.

Ask questions first, it's really unfair to all of us to be put in a position where we feel helpless because we were given to opportunity to help, some posters who must be extra impulsive in real life by nature must be the type of people who think that there is something we can do, AFTER THE FACT, but that's not the case. Bluelight is NOT an emergency service. Again, I apologize for being harsh, but I mean when you've seen the things I have, like dealt with this type of situation as much as we have, you'll understand my frustration.

I'm very glad that you woke up. If you haven't learned your lesson by now, DON'T MIX CNS DEPRESSANTS. Alprazolam is an EXTREMELY potent CNS depressant and so is alcohol, combined the results are unpredictable and can result in death via fatal respiratory depression.
 
Apologies about the "I / SWIM".

Well i had done some research, and that led me to believe 4mg was a typical amount to get "a feeling". Sadly I neglected to find/read about the mixing with booze part. When I woke I had another beer (about 18:00) and the feeling returned so I just fell asleep again for another 2 hours, only had to rest my head for 5 mins before i zonked out!. I read it takes 24 house to leave your system so I should be able to have as many beers toinght as I want right? Sorry or stressing people out, I just had no idea it shouldn't be mixed with booze.

Thanks or all your helps tho guys.
 
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Where did you read that 4mg was a reasonable amount of take for a non-tolerant individual? Wherever it was I'd avoid that source of information. It couldn't be farther from the truth. Are you raiding a medicine cabinet to obtain these meds? I only ask because it seems you are a younger individual and not very experienced with pharmaceuticals or drugs in general. How often are you drinking? Drinking a beer right after you blacked out from taking a bunch of xanax isn't a great idea. As a basic rule don't mix CNS depressants (Alcohol + opiates/benzos) is always a dangerous combination.
 
Itza_me2 said:
Apologies about the "I / SWIM".

Well i had done some research, and that led me to believe 4mg was a typical amount to get "a feeling". Sadly I neglected to find/read about the mixing with booze part. When I woke I had another beer (about 18:00) and the feeling returned so I just fell asleep again for another 2 hours, only had to rest my head for 5 mins before i zonked out!. I read it takes 24 house to leave your system so I should be able to have as many beers toinght as I want right? Sorry or stressing people out, I just had no idea it shouldn't be mixed with booze.

Thanks or all your helps tho guys.

So on another note, what's good instead of codeine haha!
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I'm scared for you.
 
Where did you read it was a good idea to take 4mg with alcohol for your first time? I suggest you avoid whatever source of information you got that from, they are obviously a poor source of information from A) being so horribly wrong / far off, and B) from not caring whether you live or die enough to tell you to take 2 full on 2mg xanax bars for your first time with alcohol.

I mean, there has to be some sort of common sense in your brain that says "hey! it's my first time and they're suggesting I take TWO of them WITH ALCOHOL?"

If there isn't, you will die. It's that simple. Education is Everything. Knowledge is Power. Please do some research about what you're putting into your body, how it works, and what special precautions you must take when handling them to minimize the potential harm you cause yourself or others.

Out of curiosity, how much of your first experience do you remember?

What did you do while on 6mg alprazolam and drinking alcohol?
 
you're very lucky to be alive if i've been off xanax for a couple weeks 6mg works perfect for me and i go through 240mg in less than a week because i take my first 6mg and when i feel like it's wearing off i take the same dose again and blackout and eat them like it's going out of style my first time taking it i took 2mg and that was a bit overwhelming and i didn't drink
i'm also curious how much you remember and what you did because if my first time taking xanax i took 6mg and drank i would have went nuts if you didn't do anything you'll regret you're very lucky as well
 
Honestly back in 2007 when I was 18 and first found a bottle of .5mg alprazolam tablets in my parents house I can swear that Erowid at the time said that 2 mg was the typical starting recreational dose. I just checked to see if that information was still on their alprazolam page (if it ever was), and it was not.

For those who have never used benzodiazepines and decide to experiment with them in order to achieve a high you will likely be disappointed. Unlike opiates, cocaine, amphetamines, alchohol and even marijuana (drugs with pronounced effects mood, perception, & sometimes coordination), benzodiazepines have much subtler effects and some people even argue as to whether they are truly recreational. IMO benzodiazepines can be very euphoric, but I have anxiety disorders, so these subtle effects make for a much more pronounced sense of well being..

Anyway, in terms of HR, if you're going to take alprazolam, a good starting dose is .5mg, maybe 1mg if you're rather large. Xanax is a super potent benzodiazepine 10x the strength of Valium/diazepam. One thing that te benzo naive should also know is that taking more than .5-1mg isn't going to make you feel more 'euphoric' or high. You'll likely just black out and wake up in some shameful situation.

Also. DON'T MIX WITH CNS DEPRESSANTS (aka 'downers') such as:
Alchohol
Opiates (codeine,morphine, heroin, hydrocodone/Vicodin,oxycodone/Percocet/Roxi/OxyContin )
Other Benzo's (Ativan, Valium, clonazepam, Librium etc)
Barbiturates
GHB/GBL

Combining Xanax with any of these drugs can easily lead to resperatory depression and death.
 
To be honest I don't remember very much at all, remember stumbling to the loo as if I had tonne of vodka or something and nothing else after that. Didn't even remember eating dinner which I did cos there was no pizza left the next day. I am over 30 and have used drugs of all sorts throughout my life, just never these types, I just fancied something that would make me feel chill as I don't smoke weed any more and google through up some hits that 4mg was a good dose (perhaps they were even on bluelight, i don't recall). I woke up in bed, but have no recollection between about 19:30 and 16:40 the next day when i woke up.
 
To be honest I don't remember very much at all, remember stumbling to the loo as if I had tonne of vodka or something and nothing else after that. Didn't even remember eating dinner which I did cos there was no pizza left the next day. I am over 30 and have used drugs of all sorts throughout my life, just never these types, I just fancied something that would make me feel chill as I don't smoke weed any more and google through up some hits that 4mg was a good dose (perhaps they were even on bluelight, i don't recall). I woke up in bed, but have no recollection between about 19:30 and 16:40 the next day when i woke up.
 
Ok I got to say something. What you did was stupid and reckless yes we get that. However everyone is exaggerating the OD thing IMO. I have heard of people massively ODing on the two in suicide attempts and living. Your biggest threat with this combination is you accidentally falling down the stairs, or leaving the deep fryer on, or driving into a tree. The OD thing is possible but more likely you will hurt yourself or get arrested on this combo than OD and die. Regardless be careful bro. I almost died mixing benzos and booze in a car wreck. Benzos are not toys and to me they shouldn't be used recreationally at all. Your better off developing a heroin habit than a benzo habit. Atleast with an H habit you remember your mistakes and learn from them. Good luck and stay safe.
 
weekend addiction said:
Ok I got to say something. What you did was stupid and reckless yes we get that. However everyone is exaggerating the OD thing IMO. I have heard of people massively ODing on the two in suicide attempts and living. Your biggest threat with this combination is you accidentally falling down the stairs, or leaving the deep fryer on, or driving into a tree. The OD thing is possible but more likely you will hurt yourself or get arrested on this combo than OD and die. Regardless be careful bro. I almost died mixing benzos and booze in a car wreck. Benzos are not toys and to me they shouldn't be used recreationally at all. Your better off developing a heroin habit than a benzo habit. Atleast with an H habit you remember your mistakes and learn from them. Good luck and stay safe.
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I'd have to disagree since anecdotal evidence like this can go both ways. Mike Starr from Alice in Chains died from relatively small amounts of xanax and alcohol. Your point about being careless and causing a fire hazard is a definite possibility and good advice. Glad nothing happened to you in your blackout state.
 
I also have a severe bout of hiccups that won't go away, reading on the forums that seems to be a side effect...
 
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