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(DXM) - First Experience - pretty awesome FOR COUGH MEDICINE!

steve022

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Having heard and read about tripping on dextromethorphan on the internet and having nothing to better to do i decided to give it a try.

11:00 PM- drank 4TBSP of Vicks Cough Medicine (60mg), about 10 minutes later noticed a hyper stimulant-like buzz on my walk home. I jogged for a bit and cranked up my ipod to the max, but i did not want neighbors thinking i was on drugs so i stopped jogging and just walked the rest of the way with Slipknot cranked up to full volume

11:30 PM- drank another 4 TBSP and took a small sip from the bottle as I was not feeling too much and waited for a bit. i still did not feel too much, maybe a little 'music euphoria' and a feeling that i remember from when i was a kid. i felt sort of 'kid-like' but maybe it was because of my subconscious association with otc drug use and stupid teenagers/kids

11:50- decided to drink another 2 TBSP and took another small swig from the bottle. this brought the total amount up to around 175 mg. Overall similar feelings continued and i noticed some color distortions and i went in the shower. the orange soda bottle i was drinking at the time looked so awesomely orange (like a color distortion when very high) and then i thought about some sexual things that i would rather not mention and did not see it as anything offensive like i ordinarily would. i still did see it as offensive but i just didnt care at the time. i was beginning to have an "i dont give a fuck" attitude about things. At the same time, I felt stimulated and somewhat out to lunch. music was more euphoric than before. I was not tripping like I wanted to and I considered taking more DXM but decided against it

2:05- This is where it got interesting. I was laying in my bed and suddenly started feeling disconnected from my body. Also, it felt as if the bed, me, my dresser, the room, and my house were all kind of melding together and i was just part of it. I dont know how else to describe it but it felt fucking awesome. Then, I noticed the ceiling began to kind of pulsate in a very erratic jerky way. I felt like I had to go to the bathroom. On the brief walk there I realized I kept walking strange and walking almost felt like I was flying side to side for short spurts (almost like being dizzy but way more realistic). I had explosive diarreha and crapped myself a little because my body sensations were distorted more than i thought8o. At this time I started to feel very nauseous but i couldve cared less at the time

2:15- In the bathroom, it seemed as though my trip was intensifiying. I began to feel a different sort of 'high' rather than the stimulated, alert feeling from before. Also, at this point I truly did not give a shit about normal worries and felt disinterested in 'reality' in general

2:20- I went into bed tired and wanting to sleep (i figured i wouldnt be able to but didnt give a shit either way). In bed I noticed some faint CEVs that appeared relatively stable (not moving or shifting very rapidly) almost as if the patterns were draped in front of my face. I began to think about stone people building a castle and could imagine it very vividly though unfortunately i didnt see it

2:30- I layed in bed some more and had more CEVs that began to faintly form trees in front of my face. Then, I had to go to the bathroom again where I had more explosive diarreha. I went back into bed and continued to get faint CEVs this time of really trippy looking landscapes with trees and giant mushrooms (like some sort of trippy screensaver) it was awesome. I felt sick still

2:50- I had to go to the can AGAIN. I got concerned that maybe DXM really was as bad as anti-drug people like to say and got worried I might be having some sort of dangerous symptom. I knew it could make you sick which it did, but I didnt know if it normally gave people the shits. I figured it was nothing to worry about but I checked erowid to be sure and of course it does give people the shits. then, i started coming down. I went to bed but couldnt sleep for a while.

3:30-4 AM- I went to sleep with no dreams

5AM- I began to notice CEVs again. As i went to back to sleep they got stronger and stronger and eventually I sort of fell 'asleep' but it was really more of a strange lucid dream where i was in an empty room with a woman and a kid who had a dog-like face. this scared me but i still knew that i was high on cough medicine even though i was asleep and dreaming and told myself not to freak out (or bug out in my sleep, if thats even possible:?). I had another lucid dream that involved me being a bird in a video landscape with tiles for the ground and sort of 'flanging' backwards. during these dreams i forgot that i had moved out of my parents house a long time ago and got concerned that my folks would find me out for getting high on cough syrup.

In the morning I awoke a little groggy but otherwise normal and recovered quickly with little hangover so i give DXM a thumbs up:)
 
vicks usually has other ingrediants in my area at least; make sure you only take syrup with DXM as the active ingrediant. If you got the shits i'm willing to bet you ingested some gauffenessin (sp?) I used to get terrible stomach issues with dxm before i figured that out. The syrup itself is not going to sit well in your stomach and even pure dxm powder will give you nausea. I recommend 2-3 25mg benadryl (diphenhydramine) or ginger (ginger gravol is great) to counter these effects and possibly a regular dose of immodium to stop the shitting issues (i have the same problem with most psychs and immodium saves me).

other than that, sounds like a great introduction to one of my favourite drugs. I don't think anything gets me as fucked up as DXM does, not even high dose MXE. Haven't tried ketamine though.
 
it actually only said dxm in the active ingredients so i guess it was just because my body wasnt used to it. how is it combining the dxm with the diphenhydramine, does it make you trip harder? i was very surprised by how powerful it is, its amazing that people take this stuff for coughs all the time and have no idea that it is a hallucinogen and a pretty good one! many of the visuals had a very interesting and beautiful quality and i really loved my incredibly creative thinking while on it.
 
it may make you trip a tiny bit stronger if you only take 50mg. i particularly like a trip with an antihistamine but that's just me. I wouldn't recommend it for everyone (can be dangerous if the dose is too high), just 50mg for nausea is fine, doesn't really affect the trip that much.
 
Yea, i get explosive diarreha whenever i drink cough syrup. When i do DXM it's always at least 250ml (750mg) or more, so you can guess the result. Another thing worth noting. I have yet to have a trip in wich i drink more than 250ml and don't puke, it seems like it is the limit my stomach can handle.


Pro tip, if you decide to do more DXM trips in te future.

sex/masturbation, it is really hard to orgasm after DXM, up to 2 days after. But if you manage to reach it within the DXM afterglow, it is oh so worth the effort, at least 4x better than sober orgasm. Don't listen to anyone telling you that it is impossible to orgasm on/after DXM. Personally, i have succesfully orgasmed up to thrice in the day after heavy DXM consumption.
 
^lol have to agree there, if you can somehow orgasm you'll be shocked by the intensity. I find that the same for most psychedelics too.
 
Getting the shits on DXM is an unfortunate but normal side-effect. Fortunately, I've found that the shit is almost odourless & totally painless (though explosive). Considering how cheap & easy the trip is, it's worth it (so long as you have a nice toilet close by, haha).
 
I would highly suggest the dxm only "robogels" usually come 20 in a bottle very easy to swallow. One bottles almost equal to most bottles of syrups.
 
Im surprised 150mg's got you that far. As for getting the shits, that sucks lol. I don't even get nausea from dxm.
Highly suggest increasing the dosage and don't space out the doses and definitely set up a playlist of your favourite songs. Dxm is on par with MDMA for music euphoria.
 
I'm positive that the robogels contain an ingredient that make you more nauseas that the regular syrup, I forget what it is called though. DXM is awesome but I can't feel anything from it if the dosage unit is under 400mgs, and i usually shoot for over 600mg or else I'll be in the DXM limbo where I'm not fully projected and im nowhere near sober. I would rather actually trip. The best preparation to take in my opinion is store brand DXM only cough syrup. It's usually thinner than robitussin so it's less sickening and kicks in faster.
 
^Last year I found a dollar store brand of dxm only cough syrup that does not contain alcohol. Its much thicker than robotussin but it does not give me "the shits" compared to the robo that Im so used to. I dont do dxm much now a days so ive only tried it a handful of times but I havent had any troubles with it yet. Im not saying alcohol is the sole reason for this effect but it does seem to contribute.

I'm positive that the robogels contain an ingredient that make you more nauseas that the regular syrup, I forget what it is called though. DXM is awesome but I can't feel anything from it if the dosage unit is under 400mgs, and i usually shoot for over 600mg or else I'll be in the DXM limbo where I'm not fully projected and im nowhere near sober. I would rather actually trip. The best preparation to take in my opinion is store brand DXM only cough syrup. It's usually thinner than robitussin so it's less sickening and kicks in faster.

I think its the gel caps themselves that cause nausea, in my case its not so much nausea as it is cramping. The insides of the gel caps probably dont help either, once I had the bright idea to open one up and taste it and it actually burned my mouth. Also when using the bathroom after taking robogels it feels like Im passing straight up sand which i guess is to be expected after consuming 30-60 gel caps. Its a trade off: if you are sensitive enough to the taste of the syrup that you puke before it gets absorbed then you're better off with the gels but expect more cramping/nausea during the actual trip itself.
 
i am not trying to preach but be careful with this stuff. I noticed when i started using it regularly i started to become very confused and disoriented with weird feelings that are hard to explain. I felt like I wouldn't ever feel normal again which was very scary. Fortunately it passed after remaining abstinent from all drugs.
 
yeah I don't really plan on doing it again and I definitely wouldn't do it regularly. dissassociatives in general can really fuck up your brain in the long run. theyre ok for occasional (and I mean occasional seriously) but doing it too often can easily permenantly fuck you up. its kinda the same with ketamine, its fine to do it once or twice but making a habit of it can be dangerous or even deadly
 
So - anyone know what causes the shits? is it the DXM itself?

I don't think DXM by itself causes the shits. I've been dosing pure powder (bought as such, not extracted) for months now, and have not had so much as a hint of nausea or diarrhea, whereas cough syrups or pills always made me ill in one way or another.

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is probably the ingredient most responsible for GI distress produced from cough syrups.

Wikipedia - Polyethylene glycol said:
side effects are possible bloating, nausea, gas, and diarrhea (with excessive use)
 
Dxm my craziest experience yet

I took 280mg one night everything was fine up all night starring at the wall. Then, the next night I took 320mg at 10pm fell asleep because I got really tired woke up at 11pm my whole body felt like it was on fire and my head felt like was going to explode I run up stairs go to the sink and puke right in it lol I didnt even know there was dishes in it. Then, my step-family told me to go to the bathroom not the sink so I ran outside barefooted sat on the porch swing crying because I felt like I was dying I told myself I was going to be fine when I had to come in I went downstairs to the basement to my room sat in my step-brothers room sitting there for a long time with the lights on I was really confused then, I went into my room started puking more everything was so weird then, all of a sudden out the corner of my eye I see a dark figure rising up beside the chair I was sitting in then, all of a sudden it comes at me I turn to look at it, its gone thats when I start to get scared about an hour later I start to feel better I turn off the light see this blue light going around the room then, I see 2 blue eyes come at me it looked like a monster scary as fuck. Then, I see this thing on the ground that looks like a toy doll moving it was scary as fuck. Then, I go into my old room which is ruined and I stand in there for like 5 minutes I see swirls and nothing makes since so I go back to the chair and I start hallucinating like crazy what I imagined came real when I closed my eyes I was lost I didnt feel like I was there my face had no feeling my mind felt like it was half way gone the floating feeling was pretty scary I didnt go to bed until my trip wore off I dont know how much I should take next time 8(
 
Ah this takes me back, and no, it's definitely not bad at all considering that it's OTC cough medicine. A lot of people around here say they would still do it even if they had regular access to other stuff, and I kind of understand that. Always wondered what it would be like combining with DMT or K.

Just don't let its availability lead you to using it all the time, that's what happened to me, the magic is long gone, and I probably at least partially fried myself from doing so much in some very formative years of my brain's development.

Also the part here you quit jogging as to not raise suspicions from the neighbors made me lol. They probably would've just thought you were out for a jog, it's not like they're gonna think,"This kid is running, hmmm evidently he's been chugging cough syrup,better call the cops."
 
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I had to go to the can AGAIN. I got concerned that maybe DXM really was as bad as anti-drug people like to say and got worried I might be having some sort of dangerous symptom.

I'd try sugar free syrup next time.

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