Misc (DXM) Extraction vs Mixing HBR + Poli?

[Jenma]

Hi, I'd like to know if it would be worth it if someone extracted 390 mg of DXM Poli from a 3 oz bottle of Deslym vs. just chugging the deslym and taking 120 mg of DXM HBR from 4 Coricidin Pills? I know coricidin is bad, horribly so, but I actually think it's not as dangerous as long as it's a rare occurrence in lower than the whole box.

I may have messed that up, so let me put it this way: What's the postives and benefits to just;
A. Straight chugging a 3 oz bottle of Delsym containing equivalent of 390 mg DXM HBR in DXM poli form, and taking 120 mg total DXM HBR from the coricidin right afer.
B. Extracting the DXM HBR from the DXM Poli to get pure DXM HBR, taking the extraction, and then 120 mg DXM HBR?

And could anyone provide instructions for such an extraction? Preferably not the one using Ammonia and Naptha?

 

[Alex1078]

My advice would go to a drug store where you can purchase dmx only robitussin or store brand cough syrup or capsules

 

[alovesupreme]

so your question is whether you should just drink the syrup straight up, or try to extract the DXM from it? i can't really answer that for you but do note that DXM HBr and DXM polistirex are different preparations and have WAY different kinetics in the body; the HBr is basically an "instantaneous release" preparation but the polistirex has been turned into a time release medication by encapsulating the DXM in a sort of plastic that can be broken down by the stomach. this means that by default with polistirex you will probably see: way longer come up time, lower peak and way longer overall effects. i guess some people say that, once you get the polistirex out of the syrup (and how polistirex affects the solubility profile of DXM, no idea), you can get it to break down outside the stomach by letting it sit in lemon juice for an hour, then dose the resulting liquid, not sure how effective that is, but you should note that you may need additional processing to get where you want after extracting the syrup. maybe it's just easier to buy another bottle of HBr syrup than to mess with it... in any case, i just wanted to make sure you were aware because i've read some trip reports where folks have gotten a nasty surprise (way longer duration of effects than desired, typically) by dosing the polistirex as if it were HBr. you can (and should!) google the tons of firsthand experiences with polistirex vs HBr out there.

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

Delsym tastes pretty good as far as DXM laden syrups go, I don't think you need to extract it. (not sure about viability of breaking timed release, but in any case it's more expensive than the HBr syrups one would normally extract).

But if you are considering an extraction, this is the place to go. And ask your future DXM related questions in PD, dissociatives are our turf.