diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/drug_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/drug_reagents.dm
index 7e85580342..b07b3ece5c 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/drug_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/drug_reagents.dm
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 	M.AdjustUnconscious(-40, 0)
 	M.adjustStaminaLoss(-2, 0)
 	M.Jitter(2)
-	M.adjustBrainLoss(0.25)
+	M.adjustBrainLoss(rand(1,4))
 	if(prob(5))
 		M.emote(pick("twitch", "shiver"))
 	..()