great execution of what? is this a cosplay of something?
Some people use benadryl like a recreational drug. From descriptions I’ve read it just sounds horrible, your vision gets artifacts that look like spiders over every surface, some people see a man with a hat, which is what this cosplay is supposed to be, and I’m probably forgetting other stuff.

I once took Benadryl for allergies, not knowing of its side effects. I took it on my way to a full eight hours of sitting in an overly warm room (it was on the second floor of an office building with a broken AC and an ancient projector was running in the middle of the room … In August, IIRC) listening to someone lecture 20ish bored people about how to do our then-new job. The best I can say of the day is that I managed to stay technically awake.

I’m pretty sure that was also the last time I took Benadryl. I would not describe the experience as enjoyable. I’ve taken similar medications since then and have appreciated their efficacy and aid in getting to sleep, but I can’t imagine taking them recreationally. No judgement to anyone who does, it’s just not something I can interpret as fun.

You don’t go delirious from low doses (that’s what hatman is). I still keep some for emergency reasons (I take much newer allergy meds), and if you take as prescribed you’ll only feel mildly crap. Visuals start at much higher doses, but you will feel some interesting (but dysphoric) stuff at ~100 mg which is double the recommended dosage I think.

The only “valuable” part for me was seeing how good the brain is at making me experience stuff that never happened.
IMO it’s interesting to experience once, and never again. There are far superior allergy meds, and likely sleeping meds too, as for deliriants I doubt any of them don’t feel like shit.

Fair enough. I just took whatever it recommended on the box, so that probably counts as a low dose.

I will say, though I’d never taken the pill orally before and never have since, the Benadryl spray has been excellent for de-itching bug bites throughout my life. I’m not sure one could make that recreational, though.