i think those pills are called sedatives.

...i don't know if i would take the pill. the thought that something could erase something from my brain is pretty scary. my first hesitation would be taking such a powerful pill. beyond that i don't know how i'd feel of permanently removing a memory. we all have a past. we all have traumatic events that affected our lives. and although i can't STAND when people say "everything that has happened has created who i am," to some degree it's true. there are things i wish didn't happen and have negatively affected who i am. but if those events were erased from my mind, how would that change me now? i have made it through those times and am trying to continue putting one positive foot in front of the other to advance in life. but permanent deletion of something just freaks me out.