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Dimenhydrinate
Well-documented
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 3 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 18 combo interactions documented
- PubChem toxicity data
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 3 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 18 combo interactions documented
- PubChem toxicity data
Aliases: Dime, Drama, Drams, Gravol, Dimate, dramamine
Summary
Dimenhydrinate is commonly sold as Dramamine or Gravol for motion sickness treatment. It dissociates into diphenhydramine (53-55.5% by weight) and 8-chlorotheophylline in the body, with roughly half the potency of pure diphenhydramine. At recreational doses, it causes severe delirium, realistic hallucinations, profound confusion, and anticholinergic toxicity.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 100-250mg | 250mg-400mg | 400mg-600mg | 600mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 2-4 hrs | 2-4 hrs | 5-8 hrs |
Tolerance
Build-up
varies by mechanism; therapeutic tolerance may develop over weeks of regular use
Reset
typically days to weeks after discontinuation
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
3d
Half tolerance
7d
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.
Anecdotal reports suggest rapid tolerance to deliriant/anticholinergic cognitive and hallucinatory effects with repeated dosing over days, with partial reversal over 1–2 weeks. Data quality low; avoid frequent use to reduce cumulative anticholinergic burden.
Cross-Tolerances
Effects
Aggregated from 221 Erowid experience reports
Positive Effects 11
Anxiety Suppression
51.1%
70%
Sedation
43.4%
70%
Stimulation
29.9%
70%
Music Enhancement
25.3%
70%
Color Enhancement
25.3%
70%
Tactile Enhancement
24.4%
70%
Euphoria
15.8%
70%
Focus Enhancement
15.8%
70%
Empathy
12.2%
70%
Body High
8.6%
70%
Introspection
5.4%
70%
Adverse Effects 11
Confusion
33.9%
70%
Memory Suppression
26.7%
70%
Nausea
20.8%
70%
Pupil Dilation
13.1%
70%
Motor Impairment
12.7%
70%
Headache
6.8%
70%
Increased Heart Rate
5.4%
70%
Sweating
5.0%
70%
Psychosis
4.5%
70%
Seizure
4.1%
70%
Jaw Clenching
2.7%
70%
Combinations
Cross-Check Dimenhydrinate with another substanceCommunity Trip Reports
Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance.
Erowid 8 reports 3 positive 3 neutral 2 cautionary visit
Bought a bottle of 12 pills on eBay after being introduced to the world of class Cs and having fun with codeine, benadryl etc. I had read quite a few trip reports before deciding to try it at a party that weekend.
It was going to be a fun night. A Roll or two and be on our way to Club Groove. Well the rolls didn't work out. We were stuck. SO I decided to take my friends to the local wal-mart hook us up with a bottle of 100 Dramamine tablets. Well we had no idea how many to take so we I ate 21 Brad ate 21 Chris ate 23.
The following is a recent experience I had with Dramamine. Due to my inability to recall all that happened in this long endeavor, I've been filled in on some major events by a sober trip sitter, 'H.' Setting: About 8p.m. Good mindset. Took 600mg of Dramamine the previous night, but did not reach desired effects.
Cough syrup. Motion sickness pills. Allergy medication. All of these drugs I used to consider far beneath me. Kid's stuff. I'm an adult who has done a very, very wide variety of psychoactives, some way more than others, and all at very large doses.
I had been contemplating taking dimenhydrinate for the past while, just because I have easy access to it and its cheap. My mom wasnt coming home after work and she wouldnt be home until pretty late, so I decided that last night was perfect, and I sort of wrote a log for the beginning, starting at 5:00 P.M.
Beware of the true menace of the drug world that defies the toxic depiction of the deadly venom filled syringe that sits behind the reporters head, that vague yet lingering image that we become familiar with as yet another official sounding monotone drives the 'anti drug' message into this mindless society incessantly....
Dose: 450 mg, a couple days after a 900-mg dose Setting: College dormitory, city campus, rainy night. Mindset: Awful. Broke up with my girlfriend the night before, was still half in denial. Aside from spending time with her, I had been generally bored with life and depressed for some time.
Bluelight 8 threads 7 neutral 1 cautionary visit
17 Dramamine -- Experienced -- Meeting the shadows once again If you've ever tried Dramamine(I'm not sure how many have I just know it's heavily used where I come from)then this story should sound pretty familiar...Dramamine is the one drug that I've experienced,and I've experienced many,that consistently have the exac...
Dosage: 500mg Dramamine Original Formula Form: Pills Administered: Orally Date: 3-28-2013 Health Issues: Sports Induced Asthma Preparation: Mental State of Mind: Relaxed/Happy Intent: To both study firsthand the effects, as well as compare the effects to Dramamine by Modest Mouse (Sorry if my grammar sucks.
Dramamine - First Time - Title Here First off, the reason I'm posting this is that people keep telling me they've heard they can take dramamine and it's just like acid! So, insted of telling them why this is wrong over and over I'm just gonna post this here so I can direct them to this thread.
Dimenhydrinate I'm sure many of you are aware that if you take enough dramamine you will trip HARD. I was eager to find out exactly what the experience was like for myself and luckily the local gas station had many many boxes of this interesting chemical. I purchased 24 pills and consumed them when I got back home.
Dramamine --2ndTime-- StrangeDay About a month ago I was with my friend Kent at his Aunt Jen's house. I was bored out of my fucking mind. We were all sitting around in the living room watching TV and Kent was smoking a bong. Aunt Jen was getting drunk.
here's my experience with dramamine Last year i was going to a charter school, kind of a party school where we didnt do any work or anything, and this girl i knew told me that dramamine could relly fuck me up. so i went across the street to publix and bought 2 bottles(12 in each bottle(i weighed about 115lbs.)).
8th may 2013 I'm a 140lbs male. I was sitting there in my room reading random experiences on erowid, when i came across a dimenhydrinate (dramamine) report. So I researched it a little further and decided to try it. Went to the pharmacy and got some.
Dosage: 1200mg Dramamine Original Formula Form: Pills Administered: Orally Date: 4-25-2013 Health Issues: Sports Induced Asthma Preparation: Mental State of Mind: Anxiety, Depression (not a good mix friends ) Intent: To remove myself from the day.
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