_____________ My background: _____________ 25, male (ish), I have used probably like 80 chemicals, heroic doses of psychs and dissociative benders, a small handful of different benzos, plenty of phenibut, gabapentin, etc. I could keep going but I don't find it necessary or relevant.
Pyrazolam
Well-documented
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 5 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 27 combo interactions documented
- toxicity data (PsychonautWiki)
- classified Research-chemical
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 5 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 27 combo interactions documented
- toxicity data (PsychonautWiki)
- classified Research-chemical
Aliases: Sh-i-04
Summary
Pyrazolam is a novel depressant substance of the benzodiazepine class. Pyrazolam was originally developed at Hoffman-La Roche in the 1970s and subsequently "rediscovered" and sold as a research chemical starting in 2012. Subjective effects include sedation, anxiety suppression, muscle relaxation, disinhibition, and euphoria.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 0.5-0.75mg | 0.75-1.5mg | 1.5-3mg | 3mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Sources
Oral
Dose ladder — dose.wiki, PsychonautWikiBenzo Equivalence Calculator
mg
2.0
mg
Pyrazolam
=
โ
mg
Diazepam
| Substance | Equivalent Dose | Potency |
|---|
⚠ These are approximate equivalences for educational and cross-tapering reference. Individual response, tolerance, and half-life differences mean actual equivalence varies. Always consult a healthcare provider for tapering guidance.
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 10-15 min | 1-3 hrs | 4-6 hrs | 5-8 hrs |
Effect Profile
5 reportsScores (0–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Benzodiazepine
6.9
Strong+
7/10
Strong anxiolysis with strong cognitive impairment, moderate euphoria, mild sedation
Anxiolysis
×3
10
anxiety suppression
anxiolytic
muscle relaxation
muscle relaxant
Sedation / Relaxation
×2
5
sedation
muscle relaxation
Motor / Cognitive Impairment
×1
8
motor control loss
amnesia
delusions of sobriety
double vision
Euphoria / Mood Lift
×1
6
physical euphoria
disinhibition
Based on reports from:
Tolerance
Build-up
develops over 1โ4 weeks of daily use; hypnotic tolerance faster than anxiolytic tolerance
Reset
Falls after you stop, at a rate that varies from person to person. If you've been using regularly, cut down gradually with medical help rather than stopping suddenly.
No tolerance chart. Our decay curves for these drugs were estimates, and a curve can make tolerance look longer-lasting than it is, which is the dangerous direction.
How fast tolerance to these drugs fades after a break has not been measured well enough to draw, so don't count on a dose you used to take still being safe: after time off, start with a much smaller amount and don't use alone. Mixing sedatives with each other, with alcohol or with opioids sharply raises the risk of a fatal overdose. If you've been using regularly, don't stop suddenly: withdrawal from benzodiazepines, alcohol or GHB/GBL can cause seizures or delirium, so get medical help to cut down gradually.
Sources: FRANK: benzodiazepines ยท Alcohol and Drug Foundation: GHB ยท FDA 2020: benzodiazepine boxed warning ยท FDA 2019: gabapentinoids and breathing ยท NHS: alcohol use disorder
Cross-Tolerances
Other benzodiazepines
Z-drugs (e.g., zolpidem)
Effects
Aggregated from 5 single-substance Erowid experience reports; 4 Erowid reports where another drug was taken too are left out
Each bar shows the share of analyzed reports whose text mentions that effect — a mention is not always a first-hand experience (fear of an effect or something witnessed can count). Mentions saying the effect did not happen are left out; that check reads keywords, so it can miss some. The shaded band on a bar, and the small range after its number, is the 95% interval: where the share could plausibly be with other reports of the same kind. Fewer reports, wider band. Tap or hover any number for details. The second value is the Bluelight extractor's per-effect confidence; a dash means the row is Erowid-derived, which has no confidence measurement.
Too few reports for bars: these effects come from 5 single-substance Erowid reports, and a bar is drawn only from 20 reports or more. With fewer, a percentage cannot tell a common effect from a rare one. Counts are shown instead. Why 20?
Effect glossary — · full glossary
Positive Effects 2
3 of 5
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3 of 5
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Adverse Effects 0
Also reported in combinations. In the 4 Pyrazolam reports where another drug was taken too, 1 mentions hospital, emergency services or an overdose, 0 a seizure and 1 psychosis (too few reports for percentages). In the 5 single-substance reports: 0, 0 and 0. These are not in the figures above: they cannot be put down to Pyrazolam alone, and a mention is not always something that happened to the writer.
Combinations
Cross-Check Pyrazolam with another substanceCommunity Trip Reports
Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, Bluelight, and Dose.wiki. 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 3 neutral 2 cautionary visit
I will give you an outline of how I used Pyrazolam, its effect and a good way to beat the grogginess the next morning (The first paragraph is just about me ย if you like, you can skip it, and the cure for grogginess is at the bottom of the page). Firstly, I would like to tell you the reason why I took Pyrazolam.
I will give you an outline of how I used Pyrazolam, its effect and a good way to beat the grogginess the next morning (The first paragraph is just about me ย if you like, you can skip it). Firstly, I would like to tell you the reason why I took Pyrazolam.
Having experienced other short-acting triazolobenzodiazepines ranging from Alprazolam to Etizolam (yes, I know it's technically a Triazolothienodiazepine, but virtually identical in effect), I found both to be unusually euphoric as far as the benzos are concerned, since my usual (prescribed) benzo of choice is diazepam...
This is my experience with pyrazolam, a kinda 'novel' benzodiazepine that's kinda new to the RC market from what I have read. I obtained this actually for the purpose of helping me go through opioid withdrawal.
Bluelight 2 threads 2 neutral visit
Hi, I'm a mid 30ish male who quite enjoys the odd benzo from time to time, especially when drinking (in strict moderation, and with the benzos put away!) I've tried a good few benzos now, valium, xanax, etizolam, pyrazolam, temazepam and the newish diclazepam (which is mostly indistinguishable from valium for me, but m...
Briefly, i as a younger more imprssionable guinea pig i decieded doing all the drugs all the time cant go wrong until then it did. Thankfully i manage to salvage my respect and regain my sanity somewhat.
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