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DXM Addiction

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Hey guys,
I have just gotten out of hospital for Urinary Retention due to heavy dxm use. Lately I have been abusing the hell out of dxm after I quit meth. The 3 hospital trips and 2 catheters in the last 5 days have really made me think twice about my use. I am not exactly sure if I am addicted to DXM. I mean recently I have been doing it every few days in doses upto around 600mg (a bottle of Robitussin at a time) But recently I have noticed tolerance kicking in and I have been taking 1200mg which has been enough to cause serious urinary retention and if the Urinary Retention keeps up I will need a catheter for a week or 2.... FUCK THAT. Now at the moment I am pretty much broke and today I have been going around too a heap of different chemists stealing Robitussin Dry Cough Forte and have 1800mg available which I plan too take over the next few days. My question here is do you guys think I am addicted. If I try and stop what withdrawal effects should I expect (psychological and/or Physical) I know that dxm is a stereoisomer of the opiate levomethorphan so I am assuming that stopping may have nasty withdrawals similar to opiates but I may be wrong? And what would be the best way to quit DXM? Like taper off or cold turkey? I would especially like to hear from anyone who has gone through this or something similar with Ketamine or something. But ANY input at all would be muchly appreciated.

Thanks a lot bluelighters!
 
yeh, you are psychologically addicted. dxm is not worth stealing from pharmacies for.

your objective is to get out of your head if you have quit meth. have you thought of smoking weed instead of dxm? its much less hard on your body and mind..

i am pretty sure there is no strong physical withdrawal, i would try be extra healthy after stopping the dxm use.

robo tastes sooo bad, just have a nice beer and a joint every night or something
 
I agree with Mysteries. DXM may be a decent drug, but its not worth stealing and having a catheter for two weeks. You can ween yourself off of it pretty easily I'm sure, but I am not too knowledgeable when it comes to addiction recovery. Like Mysterie said, marijuana is a good drug with very little negative effects if you haven't tried it yet. Good luck.
 
The problem here is that I am limited in things too when myself off of it. I mean it has sortve been the only drug I can take for fun besides alcohol (I hate alcohol) but dxm has now become a problem. The reason im limited in other things too take is
A) I don't want too substitute the high
B) I have abused/have been addicted too everything else
I was addicted too meth for 2 years I abused benzos heavily for a awhile and had a bad problem with pot for about 5 years. So I used dxm too sortve have fun rather than rekindling old addictions. Now DXM itself has become a problem. Im sortve stuck because I don't do it daily coz theres no way I could be that fucked up 24/7. However after I haven't done it for a day or two I REALLY start too crave it. All though most say its a crappy drug and isn't worth stealing. To me its a profound drug and has helped me make a lot of big life decisions and changes. not too mention I really LOVE the high and it is definitely worth stealing in my eyes.
Im assuming that if I was physically addicted that the physical symptoms would kick in as I start too come down, so im assuming its a more of a psychological addiction.
Not too mention i don't have to chase it down or deal with dodgy characters i just go into the chemist.... Then i also think im not really addicted to it but i think im just in denial?
 
I mean no offence, but that sounds like an excuse. If it is profound and helps you with big life decisions, then it should help with this major life decision. You are going to end up in the hospital for the fourth time in a week and you're still not sure about putting down the cough syrup for a little while. Not to mention you've been stealing it all. Trust me, I understand intense cravings and I have felt addiction myself, but you have to ease away from the DXM at very least until you are in better health, but it would be better to leave it for longer.
 
You have been hospitalized several times and are broke. Your use is having what appear to be serious consequences. I doubt substituting a substance for DXM as others suggested is a good idea either. You have had addiction issues in the past with other substances and now this is your most recent one. Why don't you try to not use anything for a month and go from there?
 
DXM addiction happens. I never used DXM but I used to correspond on another site with a guy who did wind up addicted to it.

A lot of cough syrup also has alcohol in it so you are probably addicted to that as well.

It's good that you do not want to substitute a high but it's not good if you try to substitute other drugs in place of one.

You posted about being hospitalized, go to a detox/rehab place with medical professionals, or see a doctor, and tell them how you are addicted to cough syrup and take cough syrup which also has alcohol in it. DIY detox from alcohol can be dangerous. Good luck.
 
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DXM is not a good drug to abuse. People have died from taking too much. Others have seriously harmed themselves while tripping. It might be profound now, but I guaran-fucking-tee you that trip will turn on you one of these days if you continue to seriously abuse it the way you're doing.

Yeah, I would say you're addicted, there's not really any question about that imo.

As for physical withdrawals, you'll be fine. I was addicted to DXM in high school. I took it everyday for a few months, with day or two breaks here and there. Once I stopped there were no withdrawal symptoms at all. I mean literally none except maybe some very mild depression. I stopped because my trips weren't fun anymore, they had turned somewhat sinister and besides that I was getting too fucked up to function and was failing all my classes. Even now, over 10 years later, the most I use it is 3-4x a year, and only for spiritual purposes and for personal insight. After that it starts getting bad again fast. It's like once you've abused it, you can never go back. In that way, its unlike any other drug I've experienced except maybe MDMA.

It might just be cough medicine but its nothing to fuck with. I mean, dude. It put you in the hospital... it's time to walk away.
 
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