I really wanted to love this one. For the first 8-12 hours or so everything was perfect, if slightly underwhelming. My dosing schedule was something like 20mg - 50mg - 100mg - 200mg orally every two hours over six hours. I was really enjoying the effects profile. It reminded me a lot of DXM, but more clear-headed. Things were just starting to get interesting visually with open-eye geometric patterning when the effects started to fade.
A histamine itch had been building gradually throughout the experience (I've never gotten this with DXM or other dissociatives), then suddenly intensified when the primary effects began to subside. I took 50mg of benadryl and shortly after decided to head to bed, when I noticed a pretty severe restless legs feeling (I don't usually suffer from RLS). It got so bad that I had to get out of bed and decided to take 1mg of etizolam.
Even after the etizolam the restless feeling continued to intensify. It spread throughout my whole body. I was wiggling around so much that I couldn't follow the television. I took another 1mg of etizolam and poured a beer. In between large swigs of beer I was pacing the apartment, hopping around and shaking my arms and legs non-stop, on the verge of screaming with frustration. Finally, by the time I finished the beer I was sedated enough that sleep was possible.
After that experience I got rid of the rest of my gram, but lately I've been considering giving it another run. I'm wondering if taking benadryl beforehand would completely avoid the itchiness, but I've also read that antihistamines can trigger RLS symptoms. The itch I can deal with, but the RLS-all-over was completely unbearable. I'm thinking that I just need to give up on the stuff, but maybe someone else out there has some advice for me. Has anyone else experienced the same side effects and found a way to overcome them?