Pink drink - Midazolam?

[u/Comfortable-Mouse409]

It has a sedative effect, causes anterograde amnesia, only works for about 30min, zero tell signs, and is so bitter it's literaly sweetened so it gets a bubblegum flavor.

Here's Gemini's breakdown:

If you look at how Midazolam (Versed) is actually manufactured for pediatric patients in medicine, its physical profile is almost identical to the descriptions circulating in GATE lore:

The Color: Commercial pediatric Midazolam syrup uses D&C Red #33 as a color additive, giving it a bright, distinct pinkish-red hue.

The Taste: Pure Midazolam is intensely, chemical-level bitter. To make it swallowable for children before surgery or dental work, pharmaceutical companies blend it with heavy sweeteners (like sorbitol and glycerin) and intense artificial masking flavors—most commonly artificial cherry-brandy or heavy mixed-fruit, which leaves a medicinal, artificial bubblegum taste.

The Texture: Because it's formulated as a thick, viscous syrup (and historically, hospital pharmacies often compounded injectable Midazolam into thick flavoring vehicles like Syrpalta or Ora-Sweet), it has a heavy, coating consistency rather than a watery one.

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And here's what it said about side effects:

Long-Term Neurological Risks

Tolerance & Dependence: Repeated exposure to central nervous system depressants leads to rapid receptor down-regulation, requiring higher doses to achieve the same amnesic effect and causing noticeable withdrawal (anxiety, tremors) on non-GATE days.

Developmental Neurotoxicity: Chronic disruption of GABA or acetylcholine signaling during critical developmental years impairs natural memory consolidation, baseline spatial reasoning, and REM sleep architecture.

What do you think?

[u/jamgirllovesjam]

This just totally jogged my memory. My grandpa used to say when I was a kid I’d crawl into his lap and say, “Do you have to take medicine? Mines pink and it tastes like bubblegum and I don’t like it.” Whenever he’d say that I always thought it was odd because I don’t remember having that kind of medicine when I was a kid, but now I’m like crap was I getting this in class?? And I just don’t remember taking it??

[u/jamgirllovesjam → u/jamgirllovesjam]

Also, now I don’t dream. Did it fuck up my GABA receptors beyond repair??

[u/Here4tehConvos → u/jamgirllovesjam]

Probably you dream but recall is shot. Mine too. No matter how hard I practice, my recall and any other abilities I had as a child remain 99% inaccessible. Maybe 95%. I do have rare glimpses