# Never ever mix strong benzos

#experiment

Substances

olanzapine (unremembered dosage)
2.5mg lorazepam
Approximate 2/3 bottle of red wine (~13%) 500ml

First a short introduction: I have bipolar disorder type I and was in hypomanic phase. I needed to take olanzapine to suppress psychotic symtoms and hypomania. Because I also suffer sometime from panic attacks and anxiety I was also prescribed lorazepam on high dosage. The problem with this benzo is it is very strong and you may not drive a car for up to three days, this is some heavy stuff. The precription box said "be carefull with alcohol", I know mixing downers is not a good idea and have done my own research before. As alcohol is also a heavy downer on high dosage. 

I was a evening and I wanted to relax a bit after some work or other things I did I cant exactly remember why I took a bath. So I prepared the bad, got me a bottle of wine which was approximate 2/3 full. Then I thought, maybe I should take lorazepam to get me also more into lower state than my current hypomanic/nervous feeling. So I took lorazepam before going into the bath. Then I enjoyed the whole bottle of wine and felt extremely dizzy and nom also from the great heat of the water I put in the bath. 

When I wanted to get out of the bath I was fucked up like crazy, I have a medium tolerance for alcohol because I drink now and then. But this was the real deal. I did know in my back of my drugged mind this was a mistake and should have never happend. So I was finally out of the bad very sleepy, dizzy and nom. I cant remember how much I slept after it or how I felt the next day. At time of writing it was almost one year ago I had this experience. 

My advice to all readers, please read the subscription label and don't underestimate mixing drugs. I have learned my lesson and would not recommend it as this can be life threatening.

End of experiment, case closed.