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How much should I take?
First, seriously consider "none." GHB may be "clean*"; GHB may be safer and less toxic than alcohol; GHB may be a generally benign drug - but it is still a drug and the decision to put it into your brain should be made with respect and caution. I intend to provide the information to ensure that those who choose to employ it can do so safely, but I do not want to make it seem too casual.
If you have decided to try it, the first step is to find your dose. I will express doses in grams*, although the most readily available way to measure liquid is by volume (usually teaspoons*) from a liquid solution of known concentration. This is yet another reason to make your own GHB. After performing the synthesis, you should know exactly how much you have, and can then dissolve it in water and dilute it to any volume you please, setting up a ratio to determine how much is in any one measure.
Begin on a day when you have taken no other drugs, have several hours to spare, and can count on someone to look after you and know how to react if you doze (answer: turn you face-down and leave you alone). Take no more than 1g, and for several hours observe the effects carefully.
If you desire something stronger, and do not feel yourself irresistibly tranquilized, the next night you can double the dose. From there on, add no more than 0.5g each night, until you reach your optimum dosage. Many people do use it as a sleep aid; Mamelak et al. determined that it is "potentially useful for the large number of patients who have difficulty falling asleep but who once asleep are able to remain so."[4]
Generally speaking, an aphrodisiac or sensitizing dose is between .5 and 1.5g, with the relaxing and stimulating effects coexisting with a light inebriation * as one approaches 3g. Medical sources report soporific* doses of 1.2-3g [7], [4], [47], [33], although the lower doses in this range are usually taken by subjects who are prepared to sleep, and there are definitely records of people remaining awake at these levels [9]. Anything over 4g may reach into the "unarousable sleep" category and should not be approached without carefully probing your sensitivity to GHB beforehand, as discussed above.
A note on "dose-boosting" - GHB takes 15-30 minutes to begin to manifest and may take over an hour to come to full strength. It is important to refrain from trying to increase its effects by taking more. You will be making such a decision with clouded judgment to begin with, and by the time the combined doses reach peak blood levels they may be more than you can handle.
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