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I can’t answer this as well as @the-inkspiller probably could, but here are my two cents:

Antidote question: In all honesty, I have no idea. That is a question for Jonathan. But also… it’s your book, so if you need an antidote then I’d say go for it.

Permanent effects… You mentioned that the symptoms were paralysis, confusion, disorientation, and hallucination… So the poison messes with your brain. I’d think that could leave permanent issues, yeah. Again, though, I defer to Jonathan. (Pfft, I’m a dummy. Read through that again… You said it’s a neurotoxin. Nervous system is affected. So yeah, no duh that it affects brain XD)

ANYWAYS

Length of time before symptoms appear… I’d say depends on: A) the concentration level of the poison, B) how much of it actually entered the bloodstream, and C) how active the affected person is after being poisoned. (Like, if they go do a bunch of jumping jacks, that would probably carry the poison through their system faster.)

Antidote from same plant: My immediate reaction to that is one of skepticism. I’m not sure how the flower and the root can be opposite and cancel the other out. But I don’t think it’s totally outside the realm of possibility. (I’m also not a botanist. 😛 )

Symptoms like heightened pulse / blood pressure? I’d say yes, most definitely. But ask the Spiller of Ink.

Fever from working through poison? Again, I think so. And yeah, I think wound infection wouldn’t necessarily be a direct effect of the poison. If the wound itself is left untreated, then yeah, infection would likely ensue. But just from the poison? Eh.

Symptoms getting worse: Honestly I’m not sure. That’s probably up to you. I’ve read a series before where someone was poisoned, and, as time went on, the person seemed to be getting better. Like, they weren’t tossing and turning in their sleep as much, they were lucid for most of the time, etc. But really, they were getting worse. The better they seemed to be, the worse they actually were. (So like, the symptoms themselves could maybe be getting “better”, but the condition of the person actually worsens.) If that makes sense at all. But anyways, point is, I think you could do whichever and be cool.

Hopefully that helps!