![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
Effects of chloral hydrate
Apr. 26th, 2025 02:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
perdita02Hello everyone, I'm writing a bit of a Dracula fanfiction and I'm having trouble researching what chloral hydrate feels like to use, most sources I look up just say "it's a sedative, and here are all the negative side effects."
The types of things I'm looking to know: does it flat-out put people to sleep or could someone remain awake if they tried? Would a person using it stay unconscious through something painful happening to their body (ex., a vampire bite), and if they woke up, would they still be groggy and have difficulty moving? Does it cause the pupils to contract or dilate or anything? Are there other externally visible effects? Does it have any mood-altering or euphoric effects? How risky is it when mixed with alcohol, and what kind of synergy do they have? Answers to any of these would be much appreciated!
The types of things I'm looking to know: does it flat-out put people to sleep or could someone remain awake if they tried? Would a person using it stay unconscious through something painful happening to their body (ex., a vampire bite), and if they woke up, would they still be groggy and have difficulty moving? Does it cause the pupils to contract or dilate or anything? Are there other externally visible effects? Does it have any mood-altering or euphoric effects? How risky is it when mixed with alcohol, and what kind of synergy do they have? Answers to any of these would be much appreciated!
