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Dangerous OTC Lame Drug
Loperamide
Citation:   Nekro. "Dangerous OTC Lame Drug: An Experience with Loperamide (exp118504)". Erowid.org. Dec 8, 2024. erowid.org/exp/118504

 
DOSE:
60 mg oral Loperamide (pill / tablet)
BODY WEIGHT: 175 lb
I'm a recovering addict, living in a sober living home. But I've always been interested in ways to get high legally. I've done a ton of Benzedrex, poppy seeds, kratom, DXM, etc. But somehow, I've never tried Imodium. Being bored online, I read about this drug again, and after work one day, thought it might be a good idea. I've read all the warnings online about the potentially fatal cardiac effects of high doses of this drug. But thought if I took a middle-range dose, I'd be okay. It looked like most people took around 40-100mgs of Imodium, so I decided to take 60mgs.

I took 60mgs with a diet Pepsi on an empty stomach. The first hour, I had some nausea and stomach aches. I felt a slight opiate-like onset that was generally pleasant. Along with this came uncomfortable sensations in my chest. Also some pain in my left arm. I do have injuries to this arm, and had just come from work. So it's possible this was due to the pre-existing problems with my arm. Any possible pleasurable effects were well eclipsed by anxiety that I'm going to have a fucking heart attack.
Any possible pleasurable effects were well eclipsed by anxiety that I'm going to have a fucking heart attack.
The sensation of a fluttering heart, and pain in my left arm completely ruined any possible enjoyment from the "high" of this drug. Hours later, after taking 40mgs of propananol (a prescription beta blocker that lowers blood pressure that's also used to treat anxiety), the sensations of cardiac arrest declined, and I'm generally comfortable enough to go to bed.

Bottom line, this is a very stupid drug with minimal pleasurable opiate effects that is extremely dangerous. Thank God I did not take more and will fucking survive. Sure the concept of a legal OTC opiate sounds great. But I would feel quite stupid if I woke up in hell because I abused a diarrhea treatment. I have no heart problems, and I don't freak out and imagine things like chest pain when I use drugs. If I was one of those people, I would never had tried this shit. It just seemed worth a try after reading positive trip reports. I'll never try this again. Take care and don't die from this shit!

Exp Year: 2024ExpID: 118504
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: 40
Published: Dec 8, 2024Views: Not Supported
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