DXM

[ph0bia]

what are the long term effects, if any of usage of dxm. i have done it twice now over the past few months and im just curious because its an awesome experience and i wouldn't mind doing it a few times more.

 

[jonzey420*]

From Erowid
Nausea and other unpleasant gastro-intestinal effects are common and may persist for days after use
Itching and other skin reactions have been reported
The large amount of glucose, thickeners, etc., present in many cough syrups may be hard on your kidneys and pancreas.
DXM is mildly addictive.
Regular users experience tolerance and require increased dosages to achieve the same level of effects.

 

[skidman7]

yea, if ur not planning on doing it that much it wont be bad for you. I did 8 oz's(718 mg) every week for a while, and it didn't do anything bad. I think it's only if you do it every day for a while will it rally fuck with your muscles/speech. Although I have noticed some ill effects in my speech days after the trip, like stuttering n' shit.

 

[dragonfog019]

skidman, you've had a probem with stuttering too?
it's never happened to me, but a few of my friends were doing dxm almost every day for a while, and now 2 or 3 of them have a problem with stuttering. they don't even do it anymore, but they're still having the problem.
has anyone heard/read anything about this? is it something that will wear off eventually?
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~poe
"we're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance."

 

[acid_raver]

most aftereffects of pyschedelics will take AT MOST 3 months to wear away, this includes speech impediments, visual distortions, auditory distortions, and the possibility of flashbacks.

 

[mattysmokink]

If you are going to do DXM on a more regular basis, I recommend getting the DXM powder. THis can be found online (my friend bought a shitload for real cheap, though I'm not sure from what website). Its cheaper and safer than drinkin shit as it doesnt carry along have of the other body-fuckin-up shit in cough syrup with it. It's also a LOT more powerful I have found. I got mad fucked up off 400 mgs of this shit.
Matty

 

[zorn]

There's pretty good evidence that sustained heavy DXM use can cause nasty brain damage. Olney's lesions -- or "legions" as I saw someone refer to them here

-- are nasty little holes that show up in the brain after heavy abuse of some NMDA antagonists. PCP is part of this class, and there's no question it causes brain damage in humans, (though it may do so through different mechanisms).
No one's actually cut open the brain of a human DXM-abuser to look for these holes, but they show up in animals at high doses, and there are anecdotal reports of heavy DXM users suffering permanent cognitive damage. Check out the DXM FAQ at http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dxm/faq/dxm_faq.shtml , it is actually very good. I would personally suggest you take DXM no more than once every two weeks. At this level it's probably harmless.
Care,
Zorn