Asylum : Barbara's pills

I've seen this film many times and always wondered what Barbara's pills are. any ideas?

LSD ? One thing that seemed clear to me was that her taking the piulls caused her to become schizophrenic. As soon as she takes them, Lucy shows up. The first time I saw the story, I was taken completely by surprise at the ending. As it's the only story in the film without any supernatural elements, it's also, in a way, the MOST disturbing.

Excellent point. Clearly she was having hallucinations, and the pills probably contributed to that (though I'm not familiar with LSD in capsule form).

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One thing that seemed clear to me was that her taking the piulls caused her to become schizophrenic

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Barbara wasn't schizophrenic she had a split personality which is something completely different.

I think it might have been some sort of amphetamine

I'm late to the game but I always thought that the pills kept her from seeing Lucy which is why she didn't want her to take them.

eightbitsofhorror, exactly! That was my interpretation as well.

But didn't her brother also want her to not take the pills?