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Daily Usage Resulting in Muscle Injury
1,4-Butanediol
by 83n
Citation:   83n. "Daily Usage Resulting in Muscle Injury: An Experience with 1,4-Butanediol (exp116974)". Erowid.org. Jan 12, 2023. erowid.org/exp/116974

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DOSE:
4 - 10 ml oral 1,4-Butanediol (daily)
BODY WEIGHT: 130 lb
I used 1,4-BDO as a sleeping aid for about 6 months, dosing twice per night in order to sleep at least 8 hours per day.

I did not notice any withdrawal symptoms until I got a new gym membership with a friend, we were training there 3 days in a row and then I started feeling weird sensations in my right leg which got very strong within the next 2 days and did not stop until I stopped taking the BDO.

This injury is called "muskelzerrung" in german, I was unable to find the english term for it but its a common sports injury. When the muscles are being overexerted, the fibre around them which is supposed to protect them is being injured, that way the muscle itself is still able to function but it feels like worms are moving up and down your muscle fibres. ["strained muscle"]

I was also experiencing a strong cross tolerance to dissociatives, other than that there were no psychologically noticable effects....

I was doing it daily in quite high doses even up to 8ml per dose but I generally stayed at 2-5mls, the effect this chemical has on the human body is barely understood, I hope that these are the only damages it has done and that I will fully recover from them.

Be well.

Exp Year: 2022ExpID: 116974
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: 21
Published: Jan 12, 2023Views: Not Supported
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1,4-Butanediol (51) : Therapeutic Intent or Outcome (49), Retrospective / Summary (11), Not Applicable (38)

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