I posted a version in ADD.
I wrote a long thread about this in ADD but it was deleted; no one even bothered moving it.
For those of you who don't know me, I am negrogesic, a somewhat infamous and even published (under negrogesic) Other Drug original member, the right hand of Phreex, and at one point sole moderator of the OD forum. I had massive addictive methadone and diazapam both nearing a 1/2g a day. I Detoxed myself in 2006-7, slowly and without rehab. I managed to get off it all. Now I use drugs only therapeutically, only very rarely do i care to use a drug of recreation. I have had had trouble sleeping lately, so ive been self medicating with both prescribed benzos, and those ordered online (phen, etiz, etc). I recently bought some etaqualone with a similar hope in treating my insomnia, but yes, did not mind a buzz in the process. I am now a recent college graduate of 3 majors, have a lucrative career trading forex, and am doing well in that regard.
The other night, in search of sleep and a little buzz, I consumed a total of around of gram etaqualone, and after having modest amounts of estazolam (5mg) and 5-8mg of phenazepam and or 5mg of etizolam, I nearly died. I was literally comatose found not breathing, lungs full of gunk and my left lung almost detached. My pupils were DILATED. I've taken 1000 fold the amount of benzos, literally, but not with etaqualone. Remember it behaves more like a barb and has a MUCH smaller gap between recreation and overdose.
I was in a coma for days, and could not breath on my own. The doctor thought there was a good chance I wouldnt awake due to hypoxia. I awoke a few days later, still intubated. I had to convinced everyone i was neither a drug addict nor suicidal, but the doctors were concerned with my incomplete organic chemistry lab at home, full of reagents.
The etaqualone, phenazepam and etizolam are not items on a tox screen, so they were not detected. I made no mention of their existence to avoid a witchhunt. I said I simply mixed too much estazolam and phenibut. They believed it; I told the doctors that the phenibut was at root and caused a GHB like OD because of it GABA-B affinity. They know little of pharmacology and agreed.
I then had to convince a psych that I didnt need rehab nor was I suicidal. My memory was poor at first and I thought it was 2009, and failed simple math. The next day my brain had recovered, and i can still play the art of fugue from memory, and only from hearing it. I must have only been with oxygen for a short while. My memory appears unaltered.
Point remains, if I had not been found, I would be DEAD right now. I treated etaqualone like a benzo, carbamate or GBL. I was wrong and nearly died.
I am 98% back to normal. Whatever permanent brain damage seems negligible. I'm already back in class, writing fugues and trading forex. Yes, I realize most damage is hard to notice and may creep up on my later (or increase my risk for some neurological disorder).
Be Fucking careful with this stuff. Threat it like Pentobarb. Avoid Benzos or larger doses of opioids.
I wrote a long thread about this in ADD but it was deleted; no one even bothered moving it.
For those of you who don't know me, I am negrogesic, a somewhat infamous and even published (under negrogesic) Other Drug original member, the right hand of Phreex, and at one point sole moderator of the OD forum. I had massive addictive methadone and diazapam both nearing a 1/2g a day. I Detoxed myself in 2006-7, slowly and without rehab. I managed to get off it all. Now I use drugs only therapeutically, only very rarely do i care to use a drug of recreation. I have had had trouble sleeping lately, so ive been self medicating with both prescribed benzos, and those ordered online (phen, etiz, etc). I recently bought some etaqualone with a similar hope in treating my insomnia, but yes, did not mind a buzz in the process. I am now a recent college graduate of 3 majors, have a lucrative career trading forex, and am doing well in that regard.
The other night, in search of sleep and a little buzz, I consumed a total of around of gram etaqualone, and after having modest amounts of estazolam (5mg) and 5-8mg of phenazepam and or 5mg of etizolam, I nearly died. I was literally comatose found not breathing, lungs full of gunk and my left lung almost detached. My pupils were DILATED. I've taken 1000 fold the amount of benzos, literally, but not with etaqualone. Remember it behaves more like a barb and has a MUCH smaller gap between recreation and overdose.
I was in a coma for days, and could not breath on my own. The doctor thought there was a good chance I wouldnt awake due to hypoxia. I awoke a few days later, still intubated. I had to convinced everyone i was neither a drug addict nor suicidal, but the doctors were concerned with my incomplete organic chemistry lab at home, full of reagents.
The etaqualone, phenazepam and etizolam are not items on a tox screen, so they were not detected. I made no mention of their existence to avoid a witchhunt. I said I simply mixed too much estazolam and phenibut. They believed it; I told the doctors that the phenibut was at root and caused a GHB like OD because of it GABA-B affinity. They know little of pharmacology and agreed.
I then had to convince a psych that I didnt need rehab nor was I suicidal. My memory was poor at first and I thought it was 2009, and failed simple math. The next day my brain had recovered, and i can still play the art of fugue from memory, and only from hearing it. I must have only been with oxygen for a short while. My memory appears unaltered.
Point remains, if I had not been found, I would be DEAD right now. I treated etaqualone like a benzo, carbamate or GBL. I was wrong and nearly died.
I am 98% back to normal. Whatever permanent brain damage seems negligible. I'm already back in class, writing fugues and trading forex. Yes, I realize most damage is hard to notice and may creep up on my later (or increase my risk for some neurological disorder).
Be Fucking careful with this stuff. Threat it like Pentobarb. Avoid Benzos or larger doses of opioids.
Truly brilliant. And much respect that you moderated Other Drugs, it is not an easy job. 
