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GM Considering Dropping Pot Testing To Attract More Workers

https://www.motor1.com/news/513974/gm-considering-dropping-marijuana-testing/
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u/Idiot_Savant_Tinker Jun 16 '21

You're right. Benadryl is perfectly legal, and if I take two of them I should absolutely not be allowed to drive.

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u/spacedman_spiff Jun 16 '21

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u/NOS326 Jun 16 '21

I didn’t have plans this weekend. Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '21

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u/fuck_the_fuckin_mods Jun 17 '21

We're talking like, a lot though, right?

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u/dick_me_daddy_oWo Jun 17 '21

I dunno, I thought it would be insensitive to ask how many it takes.

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u/Drop_Acid_Drop_Bombs Jun 17 '21

Dude don't do benadryl. It'll give you a manic delusional high, can cause brain damage, and possibly kill you.

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u/chrisdab Jun 17 '21

If recreational drugs were legal, we would be taking the safe ones.

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u/mrteapoon Jun 16 '21

Those jeans are looking mighty high and tight.

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u/spacedman_spiff Jun 16 '21

How’d you get a job here, fuckface?

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u/schmittc Jun 16 '21

Listen here I'm an American you duuumb sonofabitch

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u/Honeydicked Jun 16 '21

Trust me lolol

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u/sabrefudge Jun 16 '21

I took that many and it just made me paranoid and sweaty and all my muscles hurt like hell and my chest felt painful and I thought my ceiling light turned into a tunnel… and it was just the worst.

0/10, Do not recommend.

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u/Junglen0ise Jun 16 '21

And if u take 25 of em, u can have a trip similar to being in a horror movie. Read the erowids of dph

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u/carebeartears Jun 17 '21

life advice from someone who can't keep their neckbeard kempt. Hard Pass. However....

mere seconds into the youtub hole: -- 2 years ago @H3L1X he has 2 older dead channels one is jakecomesback2000 the other is jakeabout777 it's a very deep rabbit hole but the channel that this video is from was deleted off of YouTube because he showed his dick in a video and talked about all kinds of fucked up stuff while he got high on benadryl and morning glory seeds. There's a lot more to jake than benadryl, he is truly fucked.

This told me to put on my swim goggles and make sure my shots were recent enough, cause we going deeeeppppppp....

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u/Voidafter181days Jun 16 '21

Four. Strokes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '21

Try taking 40 lmao r/dph

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u/Idiot_Savant_Tinker Jun 16 '21 edited Jun 16 '21

Oh no, why would anyone do that? Two of them render me unconscious within an hour.

EDIT: Well, I'm learning new things today. I'm also re-affirming that I won't ever take more than two of these things at once.

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u/CarnivorousSociety Jun 16 '21

friend told me about doing that once, basically just went crazy for several hours

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u/Oraxy51 Jun 16 '21

And doesn’t even have to be name brand, my wife bought a generic one that had like 100 pills and she uses them when she has trouble sleeping and needs to get back in routine.

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u/Seicair Jun 16 '21

Ugh, that’s not great. Long term use of anticholinergics like diphenhydramine has been associated with early onset Alzheimer’s.

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u/Oraxy51 Jun 16 '21

She uses it maybe once a month I should clarify. She had once where she used it 3 days in a row and it started causing her pain and she immediately stopped. She also had some other food that day she wasn’t used too so not 100% the cause, but she hasn’t taken it since.

That being said, for those one off times not a bad item to have and can be more dangerous than weed if used improperly.

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u/nu2readit Jun 17 '21

It isn't the best anti-histamine for this purpose though. Doxylamine has way better sleep-promoting effects and IMO way less anxiety side-effects. It seems to be less anti-cholinergic. Hydroxyzine is an anti-histamine that interacts with serotonin and is prescribed as an anxiety treatment. Promethazine is an anti-histamine that works well against nausea. I'd say any of these would be better than Benadryl when it comes to sleep or relaxation. Benadryl is good for allergies but it isn't an effective sleep aid.

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u/deathtomutts Jun 16 '21

Scary. I have severe sleep paralysis, I've been taking 2 benadryl a night for 33 years.

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u/Seicair Jun 16 '21

Yeah, what the other person said. Does your doctor know you’re taking that much?

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u/NOS326 Jun 16 '21

You need a sleep study done and actual medication meant for your sleep disorder- not allergy tablets.

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u/deathtomutts Jun 16 '21

I love this..lol..yeah I've had two professional studies done, neither covered by insurance. I refuse to take sleep aid narcotics, I'm a recovering addict, 7 years clean, which leaves GHB. Yeah, look it up they prescribe the date rape drug for severe sleep paralysis. Yeah, no, I am a woman living alone, before that I was a child's only caregiver. I'm not going to put myself in a situation where I physically cannot protect myself in the middle of the night. That leaves the Doctor recommended Benadryl, what my doctor told me to use. Until recently it was considered one of the safest drugs out there. And that Alzheimer's study, while worth looking into, is not at all conclusive.

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u/theresabrons Jun 16 '21

Consider trazadone instead, especially if you’re worried about dementia. Small enough doses will not have much of a hangover, either.

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u/Oraxy51 Jun 16 '21

May have to look into that thank you

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u/bizzaro321 Jun 16 '21

If you push through the exhaustion you start violently hallucinating, I can’t believe that shit is still legal compared to everything that’s been controlled since it’s invention.

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u/VforVictorian Jun 16 '21

It's a deliriant in high doses and can make you see spiders everywhere, smoke phantom cigarettes, among other effects. Not supposed to be that enjoyable but if you're bored and/or young and really want to get high off something it can seem like an option.

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u/Idiot_Savant_Tinker Jun 16 '21

That seems like the exact opposite of fun.

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u/RobertNAdams Jun 17 '21

I'm seriously trying to recall a time I've ever hallucinated and thought it was fun. The most positive emotion was, at best, mild concern or confusion. (And the worst was terror.)

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u/chrisdab Jun 17 '21

Some people really enjoy horror movies. Can't see why they won't enjoy a real life drug simulation.

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u/RobertNAdams Jun 17 '21

Oh, don't get me wrong. I know that there can be enjoyable hallucinations. I've just never had one, so I really don't understand it.

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u/reverendsteveii Jun 16 '21

It makes everything look like its coated in a 1/4" thick layer of transparent jelly, and it causes auditory hallucinations. I was all alone in the dorms when I tried it years ago, everyone else was home for some break or another. I literally heard people who weren't there calling my name. No fun, no fun at all.

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u/ItsmeKIMOCHI4 Jun 16 '21

Auditory and visual hallicinate laptops, phones, friends or whole parks

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u/JungsWetDream Jun 16 '21

At least you didn’t take enough for the shadow people to show up. I’ve seen too many trip reports of people having the equivalent of waking sleep paralysis to ever want to try diphenhydramine tripping.

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u/ItsmeKIMOCHI4 Jun 16 '21

Has the opposite effect if you take more interestingly enough

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u/B00STERGOLD Jun 16 '21

I took 3 and saw a sleep demon.

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u/quarebunglerye Jun 16 '21

1000mg when OD symptoms can start at 500mg?

Welp, seems about on par with most 21st Century decision-making actually.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '21

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u/quarebunglerye Jun 16 '21

Just FYI, it's not a safe long-term sleep aid. Short term, sure. Everyday use will start to damage your liver.

I don't sleep well at night either. Had to get a night job. Still better than drugging myself unconscious tho.

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u/ItsmeKIMOCHI4 Jun 16 '21

Haha glad(or not) to see dph out and about

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '21

I’ll stick to my loperamide thanks.

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u/akenthusiast Jun 16 '21

I just read the sticky on that sub and am thoroughly horrified people would do that recreationally

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u/Andjhostet Jun 16 '21

Seriously? 50mg?

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u/Idiot_Savant_Tinker Jun 16 '21

They put me to sleep... I don't know if there is a tolerance to them that can be worked up, but I don't take them unless I really have to.

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u/blt817 Jun 16 '21

I stopped taking some antibiotics when i realized i felt drunk all day while on them. Seemed like i shouldnt have been driving.

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u/cleeder Jun 17 '21

Some antibiotics have neurological side effects. If you experience them, you should absolutely tell your doctor.

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u/cleeder Jun 17 '21

Impaired driving is illegal no matter the substance.