I have to agree with a few of the above posts about "rose colored glasses" but thought I would share this with you guys.
I had the chance to try quiet a few of these "lost wonders" and to be honest the biggest surprise was how Average the Quaaludes/Revonals (see bottom pictures) were.
I must add that I was comparing them to many of the barbiturates that I was "privileged" to try.
Below are the top 3 "euphoric" barbs ( I wouldn't normally use that word but it applies to this thread ) - I would phrase it more like the Top three that "blew me away", in a good way, were
1. Vesparax
2. Would be Tuinal ( Can't locate that picture at the moment, will update this if/when I do, it is on some old flash drive somewhere ).
and the last, but not least was
3. Secobarbital (100/150mg)
Now when comparing these guys below ( only ten in the tube ), to the barbiturates, they were kinda disappointing for me.
Front
Back ( old packaging style was pretty cool ).
They weren't bad, but comparing "recommended dose" to "recommended dose" they were meh and I think I needed to take triple the dose to get anything close a "feeling" that I got at the regular, or as close to regular dose of the barbs.
Obviously this is purely subjective and the knowledge of these being the last of those meds I would ever try, the set and setting could have played a part in the recollection of how I felt at that time .......... it was looooong ago. ( as you can tell ).
Vesparax was the unanimous "winner', and to this day, one of the most potent pharmaceuticals that I have experienced and thankful I had the chance to try them and live to tell the tale.
SL