Dissociatives Dextromethorphan appreciation post

[Axemancometh]

Out of all the drugs I've done in my life; all the fucked up combinations of things I've tried; still, to this day has nothing really blown my mind more than a good old Robotrip.

I've had quite a few trips under my belt, many of them were very life-changing and appreciable to this day. But for better or worse, they still pale in comparison to my times sipping that disgusting cherry syrup that I stole from the grocery store. (you're not doing it right unless you shoplift it)

That initial feeling of mindless relaxation when it comes on to you. The soft, warm blanket of euphoria that covers my head and body. The feeling of pure bliss of tranquility that invades my naturally pessimistic mind - releasing me from the shackles of pessimism and doubt and reminding me that everything is going to be okay. I close my eyes and see a wonderful array of colours and shapes of the Buddha unlike anything I've seen under a serotonergic psychedelic. At it's peak, I am truly there under the Bodhi tree with him. The next day's afterglow is serene, and I would have more good things to say about it if I didn't get some of the worst brainfog ever from it. DXM is almost perfect.

Despite everything, it is the one substance I do not daydream of regularly anymore; maybe it's the fact that I'm trying not to fuck my kidneys with all that guaifenesein (cough tablets are increasingly hard to acquire in my city) - or simply because I've found other things that I can actually mix. (DXM does not mix well with most things)

Whatever it may be, DXM will always have a seat at my table.

 

[ErgotFiend]

A moderate dose of DXM and a light dose of LSD mix together wonderfully. I have also smoked DMT at the peak of this combo to mixed success. One time was beautiful, wet, sensual and utterly horrifying. The other, the same first three descriptors, but wonderful. I hear high dose DXM gives something between a deliriant experience and a k-hole? That doesn't sound very pleasant. Also I fall asleep on DXM if I don't have a little acid to stop that.

 

[ledbyher]

yeh i love dxm but afaik it's not really available as a powder and if you take over 200mg dxm in lozenges/syrup it fucks up your stomach.

hopefully auvelity gets support in australia, i think there could be a synergy with dxm and bupropion.

 

[Axemancometh]

I hear high dose DXM gives something between a deliriant experience and a k-hole?

I've done up to 600mg of DXM in multiple experiences - I don't do deliriants so I cannot speak on that, but It's kind of like a K-hole if nothing about it was scary and super warm instead of void-like.

 

[cartfein561]

when i can take it again i wanna go higher because i could handle the third plateau fine while smoking weed

 

[spypilot]

agreed
dxm is a beautiful drug
so many drugs are good combos with it

 

[Axemancometh]

when i can take it again i wanna go higher because i could handle the third plateau fine while smoking weed

To directly rip form the Psychonaut Wiki:

'many DXM users report that waiting a week between their respective plateaus before doing DXM again (one week after first plat., two weeks after 2nd plat., etc.) can potentially prevent or minimize severe damage to the kidneys and many other organs including the heart and liver due to an excess of assorted toxic chemicals in the blood stream after DXM use. This 1-4 week period gives your body time to filter out these chemicals and help get you back to baseline levels to where its safe to do again.' https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/DXM#Toxicity_and_harm_potential

Ergo, waiting at least a week between sessions relative to whichever 'plateau' seems to be the safest bet. I have no idea if these 'toxic chemicals' refer to the added APAP, Guaifenesin, etc. that are usually present in OTC stuff, or whether the author meant the metabolised byproducts of DXM. I always did third plats and waited until the third week back in my peak Dex days, but that was definitely too short and I fear potential long-term damage.

Whatever you do though, always check for what's safe to mix with Dex. Too many people have died poor deaths from mixing with pharma drugs, opioids, and alcohol. DXM needs you to keep it trippy.