A Pleasant Surprise and Glowing Experience This experience took place in my residence, where I was undisturbed. To preface I have been searching for Methaqualone for quite some time, though like many newer researchers I assumed I would never have the opportunity to try it given its production history.
Methaqualone
Well-documented
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 5 corroborating sources
- 2 ROAs with full dose ladders
- duration data present
- PubChem toxicity data
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 5 corroborating sources
- 2 ROAs with full dose ladders
- duration data present
- PubChem toxicity data
Aliases: 714s, Sopor, Ludes, Quack, Parest, quaaludes, qualudes, mandrax
Summary
Methaqualone (brand name Quaalude in the US and Mandrax in the UK) is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant of the quinazolinone class that acts as a sedative and hypnotic. The sedative–hypnotic activity of methaqualone was first noted by researchers in the 1950s and in 1962 methaqualone itself was patented in the US by Wallace and Tiernan. Its use peaked in the early 1970s as a hypnotic, for the treatment of insomnia, and as a sedative and muscle relaxant.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 150-300mg | 300-500mg | 500-600mg | 600mg+ |
| Smoked | 50-100mg | 100-200mg | 200-300mg | 300mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 2-4 hrs | 2-4 hrs | 5-8 hrs |
| Smoked | 30-45 min | - | - | - | 1-2 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
2d
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.
Erowid documents rapid tolerance; tolerance to euphoria rises faster than to respiratory depression, increasing overdose risk when escalating doses. Spacing doses by several days to a week is prudent. Estimates above are approximate and based on HR consensus/user reports, not controlled studies.
Cross-Tolerances
Effects
Aggregated from 21 Erowid experience reports
Positive Effects 8
Euphoria
57.1%
70%
Sedation
47.6%
70%
Body High
28.6%
70%
Stimulation
28.6%
70%
Empathy
23.8%
70%
Color Enhancement
14.3%
70%
Tactile Enhancement
14.3%
70%
Anxiety Suppression
14.3%
70%
Adverse Effects 3
Motor Impairment
42.9%
70%
Confusion
19.0%
70%
Nausea
14.3%
70%
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.
Erowid 8 reports 1 positive 6 neutral 1 cautionary visit
Methaqualone About 10 years ago I was able to acquire some ortho-toluidine from which I made a number of small batches of Methaqualone. The synthesis went basicly as described by cheapskate on the net.
FEW QUICK NOTES Ive noticed the last time I submitted a report for Quaaludes that I was only the second submitter. I wanted to change that. There arent enough reports on methaqualone. Especially, there arent any reports for methaqualone alone [INTRODUCTION + PART 1].
I was home alone, looking for something to do. Since being home alone is very unusual for me, I usually do some sort of illicit substance. However, I was tapped out of every substance I usually have. I searched my brother's and sister's rooms, but, alas, I couldn't find anything.
At the time of writing this, its been about 5 hours since first ingesting the first capsule (300mg). My friends and I recently acquired Methaqualone powder, and were beyond excited to try out this legendary drug.
I did not have a lot of experience with Quaaludes when they were legal (1961 - 1984 or during the bootleg period of 1984 - 1988). I had taken them a few times, but in all likelyhood the ones I had taken over a decade ago were most likely large doses of Valium (diazapam).
Having a good friend of mine who is a talented organic chemist, I have had the opportunity to thoroughly experiment with Methaqualone (Quaalude) over the last 2 years. The material was LCMS tested and was in excess of 99% purity and the real deal, not some RC analogue.
Where I come from, South Africa, this drug is not taken orally as it's done in the rest of the world our country has a much more interesting aproach, smoking it. Methaqualone or Mandrax as it is reffered to here is the most used drug in South Africa.
Bluelight 2 threads 2 neutral visit
I figured I'd write up a little something, because before I took my first pill last night, I struggled to find many accounts of the experience (likely due to the rarity of the drug). Thus, I figured I'd share my experience and bring some insight to the masses.
Date: July 25, 2015 Time: 11:00PM - 4:00AM Drug: Methaqualone Dose: 750mg The list of drugs I expected to never get the chance to try is dwindling pretty quickly.
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