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    ⚠ Benzodiazepines can cause physical dependence with regular use. Withdrawal can be life-threatening. Never combine with opioids or alcohol.

    Gidazepam Encyclopedic
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    • 2 corroborating sources
    • 1 ROA with full dose ladder
    • duration data present
    • 27 combo interactions documented
    • dose data not in PW/TripSit (unverifiable)

    Aliases: Hydazepam, Gidazepam ic

    Depressant Benzodiazepine

    Summary dose.wiki

    Gidazepam is an atypical benzodiazepine developed in the Soviet Union, licensed for use in Russia and Ukraine under the brand name Gidazepam IC. It functions as a prodrug metabolized to desalkylgidazepam (bromo-nordazepam). Unlike typical benzodiazepines, gidazepam has minimal sedative and hypnotic effects, making it suitable for daytime use.

    Dose Information Drugs.Wiki

    Dose basis. Dose ranges for gidazepam are sparse in English-language literature; values below harmonize scattered user reports, foreign tablet strengths, and the fact that gidazepam is a slow-acting prodrug for desalkylgidazepam. Many retail '3 mg gidazepam' products discussed online are actually the active metabolite desalkylgidazepam/bromonordiazepam; these would not be equipotent to 3 mg parent drug. Treat unknown preparations cautiously; start low and give a long time before redosing. Most figures here are compiled primarily from user reports and RC-market discussions, not formal clinical monographs. (Dose figures and this note are from Drugs.Wiki.)

    ROA Light Common Strong Heavy
    Oral 10-20mg 20-50mg 50-70mg 70mg+
    Light Common Strong Heavy
    Sources

    Oral

    Dose ladder — Drugs.Wiki

    Onset, Duration & After-effects dose.wiki Drugs.Wiki

    ROA Onset Comeup Peak Offset Total
    Oral 30-60 min 1-2 hrs 1-4 hrs 6-12 hrs 8.5-19 hrs

    Effect Profile

    Scores (0–10) curated from multiple sources:

    • Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
    • Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)

    Full methodology

    Benzodiazepine 6.9
    Strong+ 7/10

    Strong anxiolysis with strong cognitive impairment, moderate euphoria, mild sedation

    Anxiolysis ×3
    10
    anxiety suppression anxiolytic reduced anxiety muscle relaxation muscle relaxant emotion suppression
    Sedation / Relaxation ×2
    5
    sedation muscle relaxation
    ⚠ Motor / Cognitive Impairment ×1
    8
    motor control loss amnesia delusions of sobriety double vision
    Euphoria / Mood Lift ×1
    6
    physical euphoria disinhibition
    View methodology →

    Tolerance

    Build-up develops over 1–4 weeks of daily use; hypnotic tolerance faster than anxiolytic tolerance
    Reset Falls after you stop, at a rate that varies from person to person. If you've been using regularly, cut down gradually with medical help rather than stopping suddenly.

    No tolerance chart. Our decay curves for these drugs were estimates, and a curve can make tolerance look longer-lasting than it is, which is the dangerous direction.

    How fast tolerance to these drugs fades after a break has not been measured well enough to draw, so don't count on a dose you used to take still being safe: after time off, start with a much smaller amount and don't use alone. Mixing sedatives with each other, with alcohol or with opioids sharply raises the risk of a fatal overdose. If you've been using regularly, don't stop suddenly: withdrawal from benzodiazepines, alcohol or GHB/GBL can cause seizures or delirium, so get medical help to cut down gradually.

    Sources: FRANK: benzodiazepines · Alcohol and Drug Foundation: GHB · FDA 2020: benzodiazepine boxed warning · FDA 2019: gabapentinoids and breathing · NHS: alcohol use disorder

    Cross-Tolerances

    Other benzodiazepines
    Z-drugs (zolpidem, zopiclone)

    Effects dose.wiki

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    Combinations

    Cross-Check Gidazepam with another substance

    Gidazepam's nerd page Pharmacology, chemical data, effect profiles, and more
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    Add to PsychonautWiki Journal

    The PsychonautWiki Journal logging app doesn't include every substance. To track Gidazepam there, start adding an ingestion, search for the name, and choose to add it as a custom substance. Paste these values:

    ⬇ Download import file Import this file as custom substances and you get "Gidazepam (Substance Search)" with every route's full dose ladder and timeline, no typing. Works on iOS and Android (v15+); the format is confirmed by the app's developer. The manual values below work for older versions.
    Name
    Gidazepam
    Unit
    mg
    Description 
    Gidazepam
Source: SubstanceSearch (substancesearch.com)

Oral dose (mg): threshold 5 · light 10-20 · common 20-50 · strong 50-70 · heavy 70+

Oral duration: onset 0.5-1h · come-up 1-2h · peak 1-4h · offset 6-12h · total 8.5-19h

Note: ranges are harm-reduction guidance, not a prescription. Start low, go slow, and test your substances.

    Tip: for quicker logging you can also add a Custom Unit in the app, e.g. common dose ~ 35 mg (Oral).

    The app keeps custom substances simple, so the full dose ranges live in the description text above. Ranges are harm-reduction guidance, not a prescription.