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(DXM/750 mg) Experienced: Overdose?

spooky_zephyr

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Hi guys, first time posting. Basically I had a pretty scary experience last night that I'm trying to make sense of.

I took about 750mg of DXM HBr over the course of a few hours last night (from the syrup, no other active ingredients). I also ended up taking 4 regular Advil pills (800mg ibuprofen), a couple Tums, and a couple Pepto-Bismol, all over the course of the night. I also drank half of a light beer and a bottle of grapefruit juice shortly before taking the DXM (sorry, I just want to be thorough). I weigh 150 lbs.

So I have taken a lot of DXM before, like 900mg over the course of a night, and got by fine. I used to robotrip frequently (trip, not just get buzzed); say 2-3 times a month for the better part of a year. But that was years ago. Since then I've been doing it just a few times a year; and lately every time I've tried, the physical discomfort (always headaches and soreness in my knees and jaw) were overwhelming.

I decided to try again the other night. It felt pretty good for the most part, and at the end of the night when I tried to get some sleep I found I was uncomfortably high. After pacing around for a while, I realized I was beginning to get very confused and ceased to recognize my surroundings. It's pretty hard to describe this part; like all of a sudden all the things in my room ceased to make sense and be familiar, like I was having a brain melt-down.

So here's the seeming overdose part (pretty sudden and unexpected):
A great, building anxiety accompanied the aforementioned feeling of scary confusion, and it came to a head, like a panic attack. Then my body went numb, my vision went dark, there was pain in parts of my body, and I collapsed where I stood. Breathing was laborious. Since I could not move, my girlfriend held me on my side while I vomited out the corner of his mouth. I was SORT OF out-of-body at this point, but not in a trippy way; more in a my-body-is-going-into-shock kind of way. The maximum amount of control I could exert was whispering (speech was slow and slurred as lips were numb) "Call the police...I'm dying". This was not really paranoia: In all of my years experimenting with many different drugs and MUCH DXM, I have NEVER experienced this. So I thought I was overdosing, and I still think that I overdosed. BTW, my gf did not call the cops or anyone, and after say 15 minutes sensation returned, and I sat upright, feeling significantly sobered. For a while I was considering whether or not I should go to the hospital (my reasoning wasn't fucked, I was seriously considering this). But after resting for a bit I started to feel ok, and now (the morning after) I feel pretty normal. Just some typical light hangover effects, I don't feel like I have suffered brain damage or anything serious (hopefully).

So what I would like to know, Bluelight: WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED? I'm is pretty sure I didn't take enough to overdose, but damned if I didn't legitimately question whether I would live or die. Like if I had a phone in my hand I def would've called 911 without regrets, I don't think my girlfriend made the right decision in that regard...

Maybe it was just a crazy panic attack? Do panic attacks work that way?

*EDIT*

Forgot to mention guys, I also take 50mg of Zoloft every morning.
 
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panic attacks do not do that, your gf should have called an ambulance!

You could have easily died...



I don't think anyone will be able to tell you what exactly happened, just that you should stay away from DXM.

It is not unknown for peoples body's to become accustom to poisons and reject them, i know people to whom this has happened with MDMA.

Maybe your body had had enough?



Whatever it is next time you are throwing up slurring on the floor have someone call an ambulance straight away! Let your girlfriend know this, an awkward visit to the hospital is not worth your life.


edit: also replace the SWIMs in your post with "I", swimming is not allowed here on BL ;)
 
^ Like he/she said, please do not use SWIM, it's just annoying. It's like stealing something and being caught and claiming you saw someone steal it/

and to be on topic... yes, you overdosed.
 
Blacking out; Difficulty breathing; Vomiting

Sounds like an overdose to me.

Some people can handle that kind of dose. I, for example, cannot. I have never went over 300mg. I stopped because it always gave me terrible headaches towards the end of the trip. (behind my eyes).

Nice report. Welcome to Bluelight.
 
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Were you on Zoloft in the past when you robotripped? I have heard it can make a difference, and have actually read reports really similar to what you've said. Zoloft is an SSRI, which for some reason seems to really fuck with DXM. Because SSRIs and DXM both alter your serotonin, you may have had mild serotonin syndrome. I'd be careful next time, definitely use a lower dose. Maybe someone who knows more about what exactly DXM does to your serotonin levels can give you some more information?
 
Are you sure, though? All my symptoms seem to align with the symptoms of a panic attack:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack#Signs_and_symptoms

Pretty much everything I experienced is listed here, EXCEPT for the fact that I could not move at all. (loss of vision is also listed the description)

This was not caused by a panic attack, a panic attack is nothing like you described. You do not throw up nor stop moving while having a panic attack.
 
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OH and I should mention that I take 50mg of Zoloft each morning. Could that be a factor?
that would be the factor. you're never supposed to take dxm with ssri due to risk of serotonin syndrome. not to mention the gf juice and a HUGE dxm dose is a recipe for disaster, you definitely should've gone to the hospital i think
 
I vote Zoloft had something to do with it.

Sero Synd is nasty shit.

While you are on Zoloft, I would say, avoid DXM. I've done a bit of DXM here and there, and in my experience SSRI's and DXM are no bueno.
 
grapefruit juice increase the bbb abosrbtion rate so what i think must have happen is that the increased aborsbtion may have caused you to trip harder then what you wanted and this is coming from a guy that has reached the 4th level and beyond
 
Panic attacks do work like that actually. Its hard to tell yourself their harmless especially while tripping. Every panic is the same for me, i think im going to die. Miss read, what ever happened i think it coincided with anxiety. Who wouldn't be scared.
 
First, mixing Zoloft with DXM is really dangerous and probably a big reason why this happened. A question for you though, why would you take Tums and Pepto Bismol?

DXM, Tums, and Pepto are all basic!

Talk about super high pH levels, that right there would make a person puke. Theoretically, you'd want to counteract the basic DXM with an acidic substance to neutralize the pH level. Periodically adding basic substances through the night would surely upset the stomach.
 
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