Frederick's team shuts down the experiment after several of the subjects begin to exhibit aggressive and violent behavior, including Mikael.

He refuses to let go of the freedom he thinks the pills give him, and he secretly continues to take them, leading him to cross boundaries without caring about the people he hurts in the process.

He begins to resent his wife and starts subjecting her to gaslighting, first by scalding her in the shower by turning up the water heater, and later by releasing rats into the bedroom while she sleeps.

But before he can gather the courage, Frederik reveals that Mikael has received placebo pills all the time because he would not expose his brother-in-law to unsafe drugs.

[3] Staci Layne Wilson of Horror.com said that "While Fear Me Not may not fulfill the U.S. audience's need for speed, those who are interested in a creepy, unsettling story should definitely tune in for its [June 10, 2009] premiere on IFC's Festival Direct on Demand".