My experience with haldol was the worst drug experience of my life. A friend of mine (Joe) had been sick for a few days, and was give several tabs of haldol by a mutual friend.
Haloperidol
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- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- toxicity data (PsychonautWiki, PubChem)
Encyclopedic
Typical encyclopedia coverage. Cross-reference for important decisions.
- 1 source
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- toxicity data (PsychonautWiki, PubChem)
Aliases: Haldol
Summary
Haloperidol (trade name Haldol) is an antipsychotic drug used to treat a variety of mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, mania, bipolar disorder, delirium, psychosis, Tourette syndrome, as well as other disorders. It was first synthesized in 1958 by Paul Janssen from meperidine. Haloperidol is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 0.25-1mg | 1-5mg | 5-10mg | 10mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
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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
Aggregated from 9 Erowid experience reports
Positive Effects 6
Tactile Enhancement
66.7%
70%
Anxiety Suppression
66.7%
70%
Stimulation
44.4%
70%
Sedation
44.4%
70%
Music Enhancement
33.3%
70%
Focus Enhancement
33.3%
70%
Adverse Effects 0
Community Trip Reports
Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance. Tags summarise each author's own verdict — how reports are classified.
Erowid 5 reports 1 positive 1 neutral 3 cautionary visit
I was in the Peace Corps in 2001 and had experienced several psychoactive drugs previous to my leaving for overseas. As a healthcare volunteer I had ready access to the nurses pharmaceuticals.
I am using this for bipolar disorder. My normal medication Trileptal was no longer working. I just wanted to kill myself everyday. I was extremely suicidal. I was very angry at inanimate objects. I tried several other mood stabilizers before being put into a new classification of medication.
This experience was undertaken because I have fairly bad insomnia from time to time, and was out of Kava-Kava capsules, which normally put me out fairly fast and allow nice, normal sleep.
Haloperidol (DO NOT TAKE) Haldol Do not take this at all!! This an anti psychotic medication and is not for recreational use in any way. The warning say it may cause drowsiness or muscle relaxation, but if either are true they are short-lived and negligible, unlike the powerful "Parkinson's-like symptoms" I am currentl...
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