I hear stories of people who survived after taking up to 16 grams of Nembutal. Other sources say the lethal dose is 9grams. Please what is the correct lethal dose of Nembutal?
While there are several florid accounts of failure by people taking a full 100ml bottle of veterinary Nembutal, closer scrutiny shows a much more complex situation. Peaceful Pill Directory has examined the details and medical records of several such cases.
In the vast majority of cases, one bottle 100ml @ 60mg/ml) of veterinary Nembutal will always be satisfactory and lead to a peaceful death, usually in ~1 – 2 hours. However, there is a small group (estimated at <1%) who may exhibit a prolonged comatose phase before death (sometimes up to 24 hours).
Outright ‘failures” remain extremely rare. Indeed, all of the reported failures investigated by PPD were associated with early discovery and subsequent medical intervention. This emphasizes the need for careful selection of the place of death.
In some of the analyzed cases, the long comatose phase was associated with the prolonged use of anti-psychotic medication or chronic heavy alcohol use, prior to taking the barbiturate.
It is presumed the induction of liver enzymes by these drugs causes increased degradation of the Nembutal, lowering the concentration in the brain. In these situations, increasing the quantity of drug taken (eg. to 2 bottles, 12gm) may not necessarily hasten the death.
Peaceful Pill Directory has examined the use of several potentiating drugs which may be dissolved into the liquid Nembutal, removing any possibility of extended coma.