Follow The Chloral I must first explain my huge tolerance to benzos. A nightly dose of 60mg Temazepam, 2.5mg Lorazepam, 20mg Zopidem and 360mg Dihydrocodeine as well as numerous antidepressant for years explains my not overdosing on the chloral.
Chloral betaine
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Aliases: chloral-betaine
Summary
Sedative-hypnotic drug that was introduced into the United States in the 60's. Betaine complex with Chloral hydrate, thus makes it act as an extended version of Chloral hydrate then to Trichloroethanol, which is responsible for most of its effects.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 125-250mg | 250-500mg | 500-1000mg | 1000mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 15-30 min | 3-7 hrs | 3-7 hrs |
Tolerance
Build-up
develops over 1–4 weeks of regular use
Reset
days to weeks depending on duration of use
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
3d
Half tolerance
8d
Baseline
~14d
Acute tolerance: develops within a single session — the reset numbers above apply after sustained heavy use, not after one binge. Within-session tachyphylaxis usually resets largely overnight.
Effects
Positive
- Stimulation
- Physical euphoria
- Muscle relaxation
Negative
- Motor impairment
- Increased heart rate
- Nausea
- Respiratory depression
- Vasoconstriction
- Teeth grinding
- Sedation
Positive
- Reduced anxiety
- Cognitive euphoria
- Euphoria
- Anxiety suppression
Negative
- Compulsive redosing
- Anxiety
- Thought deceleration
- Dizziness
- Amnesia
- Time distortion
Positive
- Increased music appreciation
- Increased libido
- Tactile enhancement
- Color enhancement
Negative
- Disinhibition
- Light sensitivity
- Dehydration
- Appetite suppression
- Double vision
- Dulled perception
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