- Acuity suppression
- Anxiety suppression
- Changes in gravity
- Cognitive euphoria
- Compulsive redosing
- Constipation
- Disinhibition
- Dizziness
- Double vision
- Dream potentiation
- Increased libido
- Information processing suppression
- Internal hallucinations
- Motor control loss
- Muscle relaxation
- Physical euphoria
- Respiratory depression
- Sedation
- Subconscious communication
- Thought deceleration
- Visual disconnection
Methaqualone
Aliases: ludes, quaaludes, qualudes, mandrax
Categories
Summary
A pharmaceutical depressant and sedative phased out due to the better safety profile of benzodiazepines, part of the Qualone group of substances. Now very rare, except in South Africa.
Dose Information
Onset, Duration & After-effects
- Onset: 30-45 minutes
- Duration: 5-8 hours
- After-effects: 4-6 hours
Effects
- Anxiolytic
- Sedative
- Muscle Relaxant
- Amnesia
- Dystaxia
- Hypnotic