✧✦Catherine✦✧Apr 4, 2017
so someone I know was prescribed phenazepam, by an actual psychiatrist, in 2016. this made us curious and we googled.
this is what /r/drugs says about phenazepam use: https://mastodon.social/media/fbzUBMvuA0c4xssNrIE
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Apr 4, 2017
phenazepam is a benzodiazepine developed in the Soviet Union in 1970s, which is always a good start. it's a benzodiazepine, with low-sub-milligram therapeutic doses, strong anretrograde amnesia, and a staggering SEVENTY TWO HOURS half-life
seriously read these stories https://www.reddit.com/r/Drugs/comments/1mlemu/the_drug_that_ruined_my_life_in_two_weeks/ccaglu3/
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Apr 4, 2017
one of those stories involves people completely blacking out in a delirium for THREE MONTHS. another didn't get back their short-term memory after two weeks of use and five months of recovery
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@whitequark letting psychiatrists in a hospital setting diagnose drugs that make people docile is a serious conflict of interest
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Apr 4, 2017
@parataxis oh that was someone trying to use it recreationally
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧
@parataxis it looks like once you're on phenazepam, doing more phenazepam starts looking like a good idea, and then it just goes downhill from there
Apr 4, 2017 at 4:15amWeb