Very Unpleasant Nytol Experience

[RichardFirst]

Let me first say that this was not a CTB attempt, but I want to share this story for anyone who is thinking of trying to use Nytol (diphenhydramine) to CTB.

I've not been sleep well of late, so I have been taking the 50mg Nytol tablets to aid in this regard. Last Thursday, I had a beer before bed and took two 50mg tablets, which constituted twice the recommended dose for an adult. They began to work after about an hour, and I felt extremely drowsy to the point that I feared falling asleep suddenly. Lying down, I felt an intense tiredness that was extremely pleasant, and I soon drifted off.

On Friday night, hoping to recreate this, I again took two Nytol tablets, but I did not drink anything. Again, I felt drowsy rather than the somnolent euphoria of the night before, my limbs began to feel very strange. I can't articulate the sensation very well, but it felt like something akin to how my legs feel when I haven't been to the gym for a few days, if that makes any sense. I was only able to alleviate the feeling by moving, which is not conducive to sleep, naturally. I eventually had to get up and walk around the room before the feeling subsided as it was simply intolerable.

I don't know whether the enjoyable experience of the first night was due to my drinking a beer, but this made me think of what would happen if one were to take dozens of Nytol. I've heard it said that diphenhydramine cannot reliably be used to CTB, and I now take such deterrents seriously. If anyone is planning to attempt to OD on these sleeping pills, please reconsider!

 

[Shadowlord900]

I 100% agree with you that overdosing on Nytol is not worth it and won't work.

I tried overdosing on Nytol once before along with drinking tons of alcohol. I even didn't take that many tablets (it was only like roughly a dozen). I puked over most of my bedroom, I felt dizzy and had a headache. But worst of all, I was hallucinating there were spiders everywhere. It was bloody terrifying. Definitely up there with my caffeine overdose as one of the worst experiences of my life.

 

[FuneralCry]

Thank you for sharing your experience and making people aware of this. Failing a ctb attempt really sounds so horrible to me.

 

[RichardFirst]

I 100% agree with you that overdosing on Nytol is not worth it and won't work.

I tried overdosing on Nytol once before along with drinking tons of alcohol. I even didn't take that many tablets (it was only like roughly a dozen). I puked over most of my bedroom, I felt dizzy and had a headache. But worst of all, I was hallucinating there were spiders everywhere. It was bloody terrifying. Definitely up there with my caffeine overdose as one of the worst experiences of my life.

I had the idea years ago of mixing about 100 Nytol with alcohol. I believe that that could cause a fatal overdose, but I would opine that it would not be a pleasant passing.

That said, I do find nytol to be a using sleeping aid if one can get the 50mg variety.