I personally like dxm. ill explain my last trip very briefly. Im somewhat of a novice but I am doing a 635mg 3rd plateau trip soon. My last dose was 450. I played an rpg on my 360 while I waited for it to kick in. about an hour in I felt the effects. the rpg became difficult to play, one battle would take me about 20 mins. I would think about what attack to use, then ponder whether it would be useful on such a creature, then wondered if what I was doing was right. was I a hero? or was I just in it for the battle to kill things? You tend to get lost in your thoughts. There was a scene, it was night by a lake with shooting stars or something and some peaceful music was playing. I became too absorbed in the scene and realized I didn't know what was going on anymore so I stopped playing. I then listened to my fav station on pandora, 90s alt rock. music becomes very vivid and amazing on dxm. each song that I listened to was a separate world that I traveled to in my mind. the songs only averaged 4 mins but they each felt like a full journey. I continued to let my conscious float freely until my thoughts became organized again, thus ending my trip. also make sure you trip in a dark room, dxm is much more enjoyable that way. if you feel like this interests you, go for it. just do not take my dose, you have to start out small until you understand where it will take you, then gradually build up. space your trips out at least a week also, as tolerance tends to build. you might notice a "hangover" at first, thats what I thought it was. but now I get an afterglow. the next day im slightly spaced out, but my mood is amazing. It is thought that dxm has antidepressant qualities because it increases serotonin production. good luck