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Considering giving DXM a shot - can't find much recent info

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Hey fellow bluelighters

Recently started considering a DXM hit, just out of curiosity....however I'm having a very hard time finding solid information on what I should get given most products containing DXM have other shit in them that is ill-advised to take in high doses, to say the least.

General consensus for Australia is to use Robitussin DX dry cough forte, though looking at Robitussin's website for this product I can see it notes other ingredients. Below is an excerpt from the product page:

Each 10mL of oral liquid contains:

• Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide 30mg
Also contains Sodium benzoate, Saccharin sodium, Glucose (from wheat), Fructose, Maltose and Alcohol (1.5% v/v).

• Non-Drowsy
• Free Measuring Cup
• Child Resistant Cap
• Cherry Vanilla Flavour
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Is this product what I should be getting hold of if wanting to give DXM a shot? Or do the other ingredients ruin any "safety" profile DXM has on its lonesome?

Not quite sure what dosage I should be aiming for, though 1 bottle (200ml) contains 600mg DXM - probably more than I'd consider for my first experience.


Any advice welcome. If you're going to advise me against a DXM trip, please also add in WHY :)


Fanks!
 
Hey -

First of all, Hi BL'ers!

I haven't been active for YEARS... I am getting over a 3 year opiate addiction (oxycodone, then heroin) and decided to "give back" to the community that raised me on psychedelic enlightenment during my initial years by helping out recovering opiate addicts, as well as give psychedelic users/prospects better information.

First of all, DXM is a psychedelic drug just like anything. The best thing you can do is find something that is 100% dxm. As long as the "Active Ingredients" (someone correct me if I'm wrong) are 100% dxm you are great. Make sure it's DXM hbr, not the extended release formula such as in the Delsym 12 hour.

(BTW, Google & search is your friend. Read http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/archive/index.php/t-620191.html? which shows a few people who agree what you are looking at is good news. However, I've found the liquid to always be way more difficult to work with than just taking pills.)
 
300 mg is a good starter dose.....but make sure you takea low dose your first time (100 mg or so) to make sure you are not "enzyme deficient" in this certain enzyme that metabolizes dxm.....a smalle percentage of the population has this enzyme problem and therefore they trip incredibly hard on a small dose, so make sure you aren't one of those pppl before you try a 300mg dose.
 
try 150mg for your first time, use Robitussin DX dry cough forte

eat some ginger an hour before you start drinking the syrup, have some fruit and veg earlier in the day but you dont want a full stomach

dont expect it to give you acid visuals, some people enjoy dxm, many don't
 
Given LSD does next to nothing for me anyway (ridiculously hard headed/broken), so if I expect the same outcome I'll avoid disappointment :P

I for some reason had the impression ginger (or ginger root, unsure) was a mild MAOI, wouldn't that be a bad idea?

So I guess the other shit in the Dry Cough Forte is of no concern when downing such an elevated dose?
 
bickoma said:
Hey -

First of all, Hi BL'ers!

I haven't been active for YEARS... I am getting over a 3 year opiate addiction (oxycodone, then heroin) and decided to "give back" to the community that raised me on psychedelic enlightenment during my initial years by helping out recovering opiate addicts, as well as give psychedelic users/prospects better information.)
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Weirdly im Clean for 3 years exactly from years of oxy abuse to years of H Abuse, Congrats. I signed back onto bluelight for this reason of helping other stay safe and to Also inform or possibly talk someone out of a bad situation, kinda weird both of us had the same idea... Anyway Congrats making it 3 years as well.
 
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i've tripped from DXM in a couple different ways, i was given PURE powdered DXM capsules of pure DXM powder that was SWORN to be weighed before being put into the capsules, the kid stole a giant bag of pure DXM from his " Friend" and was dumping out big vitamin capsules and filling them as much as possible without weighing them and say he was, The First time i ate HALF because it looks like he just did what jut said and he did. Now, That was even too Much, I get that nasty itch not the good one say from opiates,Opioids, it was one like when you get fiberglass in your pores and it burn itches and i got these blotches of Red blobs itchy burning all over me... but that was from taking too much and the dose was WAY WAY too high. Now at the same time, DXM can and will take you to some crazy places, so as posters above me have said start low where they are saying, Find a brand that only has DXM in the Syrup or Tabs, Capsules, Or Pills because in America we have a couple seperate companys that sell ONLY DXM in the Pills,tabs or Syrups. Just Be Safe that stuff can take you to really weird spots, the powder dxm came on feeling alot like MDMA then BOOM outerspace, The Pills from the store very different... Let us know how it went and goes for you!

Stay safe and have fun,
-B
 
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Picked up a bottle of Dry Cough Forte yesterday arvo from the local pharmacy, though it's only 100ml (30mg DXM per 10ml)...not a problem, since it was suggested I only take 150mg for my first shot (though I might increase this initial dose, given my hard-headed tolerances to everything else). Either way, will either be doing this tonight or tomorrow arvo/evening :)
 
The other things are inactive ingredients. That amount of alcohol is pretty much negligible. Although, I've noticed the saccharin sodium hurts my stomach sometimes.
 
300mg shouldn't be too much, but don't use your tolerance to other drugs as a measure with dissociatives.
They have very different effects which can be considered uncomfortable by many, and a slice of heaven by the rest
 
I've used DXM in doses only up to 375 mg (mainly because it's expensive for my pockets :|) and at that dosage the feeling you get is like being both stoned and drunk at the same time
I'd recommend taking 200-300 mg for your first time, if you're used to dissociatives I think it would be easy to handle.
I also recommend smoking some cannabis as it intensifies the experiences and helps with the *possible* nausea
 
Decided not to go ahead with it over the weekend for a few reasons (mostly it'd fuck with other plans I'd semi-forgotten about).

Should probably add I have zero experience with dissociatives haha, so definitely don't wanna overdo the dose.

Will definitely be hitting the green before/during/after. My digestive system gets upset quite easily lately :(
 
DXM was my first dissociative. 300mg was a solid "trip" dose, 150mg is a good first dose, then do 300mg the next weekend or something. 300mg induces a really drunkish feeling in that you're off balance and your vision is fucked, it tends to be double and everything kinda seems like a stopmotion picture sometimes. It's also combined with a slowish, "weird" mindset and you feel great but everything is just a weird trip (I find this to be a characteristic of dissociatives), but it's fun and goofy. Smoking weed on it is AMAZING and will take the trip to a whole new level. Combining anything else with it is dangerous, don't recommend it. Make somewhere comfortable to chill at. Do it with friends some time at a good setting (i.e., no worrying about the noise you may make, or no worrying about being caught).

May cause itching, often causes sweating so keep hydrated, your appetite may seem lower or food temporarily has less taste, will cause stumbling (not recommended for the public), may cause slowed vision, will cause some sleeplessness (weed can help sleep if you smoke a lot), not much OEV activity but CEV can be intense and the body feelings especially when laying down feel really amazing, the CEVs coincide with the body feelings. It's a weird, whole other experience. Sometimes it can be unpleasant and people feel more "fucked up" than tripping.
 
Too late lol....downed approximately 60ml (180mg) yesterday at 5:25pm on an empty stomach, shortly followed by some VitalGreens (greens supplement).

T+1 hours: Nothing yet...decided to have a cone.
T+1.5 hours: starting to feel slightly drunk. Little bit less motor control.
T+2 hours: definitely feeling tipsy...not much more though.
T+2.5 hours: Yeah definitely didn't take even close to enough lol...concluded no further effects will be felt. Had another cone. Went about my evening as normal.



So yeah, looks like I'm definitely still hard-headed for most substances :( oh well, next time I'll just launch myself into deeper waters with a 300-400mg dose. Not gonna try again until next weekend as I have a 3 day festival/doof this weekend.


Thanks for all the input guys, much appreciated :)
 
Never Knows Best said:
^You sound normal, not hard headed, anything under 300mg is considered a waste of time by many, unless you're using a lower end dose to flavor the high of a different drug, or using potentiatiors and not wanting to get too high but merely make life more interesting.
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Fair enough then. Unfortunately from my experience with other psychs, I'm definitely hard headed :(

Not a worry though, through titration we shall progress! :D
 
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