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Also Addicted to 1,4-B
1,4-Butanediol
Citation:   Sackville-Baggins. "Also Addicted to 1,4-B: An Experience with 1,4-Butanediol (exp804)". Erowid.org. Jul 31, 2000. erowid.org/exp/804

 
DOSE:
  oral 1,4-Butanediol (liquid)
I, too, had been taking 1,4-Butanediol several times a day for close to two years, and binges on weekends. When I finally decided to quit, I experienced the shakes, sweaty palms, anxiety. Xanax helped that. Also, my sleep has been awful since I quit - I have to drink wine and take some antihistimine sleep aids in order to fall asleep, and then don't sleep very deeply.

I usually smoke cigarettes at night, and would take the 1,4-Butanediol at night as well - even after a week, when I light up my first smoke I get the shakes.

I'm very tempted to get some more, and am using all the old adages that alcoholics use - I've proven that I don't NEED it (I've only had a small amount in the past two weeks), but I still WANT it. And I truly miss the good night's rest - other than waking up and having to take more.

We were all told that it had little potential for addiction - take it from me, this drug has a nasty bite to it if you start abusing it.

Exp Year: 2000ExpID: 804
Gender: Not Specified 
Age at time of experience: Not Given
Published: Jul 31, 2000Views: 27,981
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1,4-Butanediol (51) : Addiction & Habituation (10), Unknown Context (20)

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