Non-lethal poisoning

[p01son1vy]

My story takes place in a parallel universe, similar to the modern day. I've looked in Wikipedia for poisonous mushrooms, done a Google search on slow-acting poisons, plant toxins and paralytic toxins, but the ones I've found are a bit too effective. On my search I found that what I want can be most likely achieved by combining two poisonsFirst, I

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[dragonbat2006]

The geography cone snail might fit the bill for paralysis. It can be fatal, and there's no known treatment, but it isn't always.First symptoms are immediate. If the victim lives the first ten hours, odds are good. "At the very least, the cone shell poison causes temporary paralysis of the limbs and prolonged difficulty breathing." Now there are some minor additional symptoms: numbness starting with the lips that spreads, dizziness, tightness in the throat and pain on breathing. Pulse speeds up and (if you want someone on hand who recognizes the symptoms and knows what could happen), death would occur from respiratory arrest. But if I'm reading my copy of The Deadly Doses correctly, the victim doesn't need to experience everything listed. (Think the "possible side effects" on a medication, when it's unusual to get them all

[p01son1vy]

Thanks, you got me a few definitely worth looking into, but - sorry if I didn't make that clear - I wanted to poison the victim's food. Will the cone snail poison, pancuronium and warfarin still work then? The thing is, the poisoning is a warning. Something that eventually wears off would be better.

[dragonbat2006]

Sorry, according to Deadly Doses, that would be a negative to all three. Sorry! The rhubarb leaves are good though.

[p01son1vy]

Aw shucks, it was such a good lead... well, thanks anyway, you were a great help!
But are you sure about the warfarin? I mean, it's rat poison. I suppose they eat it, no?

[dragonbat2006]

Actually, warfarin will work that way! My bad. I somehow missed it in the "swallowed" list. Yes, ingestion or injection. You're good!