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Baseline: Positives and Negatives
Alprazolam
Citation:   LysergicDreams. "Baseline: Positives and Negatives: An Experience with Alprazolam (exp98763)". Erowid.org. Mar 13, 2026. erowid.org/exp/98763

 
DOSE:
2 mg sublingual Pharms - Alprazolam (pill / tablet)
BODY WEIGHT: 74 kg
Baseline Experience

I know there're a lots of reports on here with various factors: drugs mixed, tolerance, things eaten etc. The aim of this report is to provide an average baseline to compare these mixes to.

I'm of average size and quite athletic, I had a large meal ~4 hours before dosing but nothing else. At the time of the report I had no tolerance to xanax although I have a few years of experience in all kinds of drugs (weed, lsd, shrooms, heroin, meth, mdma, codeine, xanax, amphetamine... I could go on). The only drugs in my system were a bit of caffeine and nicotine from that day, and alcohol from the past couple of days (no really heavy drinking)


T0 - After getting in from work put 4x 0.5mg pills (2mg total) under my tongue and allowed them to dissolve for a minute before swallowing the bitter saluvary mixture. It really tastes horrid.

T+10min - Feeling slightly sedated and brain is calmer, probably just placebo effect.

T+25min - Definitely feeling mild effects, sit down to watch tv feeling nicely relaxed.

T+35min - Feeling like I couldn't get up from the sofa if I tried and don't care enough to try, typing has become a bit difficult [I wrote a rough trip report 'live' and have rewritten it for this].

T+45min - Got up to put log on the fire and was very wobberly and walking slowly, currently enjoyable but not euphoric.

T+50min - Would compare effects to being fairly drunk and stoned at the same time or low dose ketamine.

T+1hr - Got glass of water and a piece of cheese [not an unusual snack for me], meant to be dieting but just don't care, hunger isn't quite like munchies but like when you're drunk and hungry.

T+1hr35min - [Forgot to make any notes for a while] Moved from sofa to sit by the fire which is very nice, have eaten a lot more food as stopped caring about diet [usually self controlled with food, typing of notes at this point is very sloppy].

T+1hr50min - Effects are milder, probably because of all the food, but still feel nice.

T+2hr - Just got up and effects intensified again, very clumsy and dazed, spend long time turning off tv and putting away plates etc.

T+2hr15min - Accidentally cut myself whilst putting away knife and felt it but it hurt less than usual, now gone to bed to sleep.

T+11hr35min - Woke up well rested after amazing sleep, feel slightly groggy but I feel like that every morning.

T+12hr - Feel zero hangover and very well rested, can't remember much at all from last night


Well that's it, sorry if it's a poor report, it's my first one and I just wanted to give a report of a very average dose whilst not doing much else. I know it's not interesting but should give a good understanding of the drug.

Positives: feel relaxed, nice alternative to alcohol if alone, very good sleep
Negatives: stopped giving a fuck about diet, really poor memory of night before

Exp Year: 2012ExpID: 98763
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: 18
Published: Mar 13, 2026Views: Not Supported
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