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First time dose DXM?

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Larzo

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I've never done this before, and I want to make sure I enjoy the whole trip without any problems. I picked up the life brand which contains only Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide.

Each 5 ml teaspoon contains 15mg of dxm, so doing the math I came up with 360mg in the entire bottle. The bottle is 120 ml, so divide that by 5 and you get 24. Then multiply that by 15 and you get 360. Am I doing this right?

As for dosage, should I jump straight for a 3rd or 2nd plateau if I want to enjoy it? (never tried psychedelics or dissociatives) And how much should I take if my body weight is 116lbs? I downloaded the calculator and it says the maximum for a second plateau trip is 395. Does that mean I should down the whole bottle if there's only 360mgs? Any help would be much appreciated.
 
If it's your first time, definitely don't go for a high dose. Always test the waters, no point hurtling into a drug experience that may end unpleasantly if you can't handle it.

I'm not too sure on the dose conversions, but apparently you already got them sorted :P i'd say go for the 1st plateau dose that they give. If you're feeling good, you can always up the dose a bit, or just take a higher dose next time you try it.
 
Yeah, I think 200mg would be a good start. You will DEFINITELY feel it and then you can decide if you want to take the rest. I highly doubt you would go above the second plateau with 360mg. And second plateau is where you wanna be for your first time.
 
If you haven't tested to see if you're enzyme deficient, take ~100mg first. If that amount intoxicates you and effects last way longer than they should that means you're deficient of the CYP2D6 enzyme and you'll haveta be pretty careful messing with this substance.

If you've already established that you aren't enzyme deficient, I'd aim for a low second plateau to start out with, the first is pretty uninteresting.
 
aveoturbo said:
150-200 mg is a good dose to start at. Work up from there. I love 2nd plateau. 3rd and 4th can be rough if your not used to it.
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shady4091 said:
Yeah, I think 200mg would be a good start. You will DEFINITELY feel it and then you can decide if you want to take the rest. I highly doubt you would go above the second plateau with 360mg. And second plateau is where you wanna be for your first time.
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Will be taking 200mg then, and I'll drink the rest once it kicks in. Thanks for the info.
 
Make sure you wait a while before you take more though, I always found the DXM come-up to be pretty fucking long. It seems to go through each plateau and hold there for a little while before going up again.

And Never Knows Best raises a good point... I never realized this myself when I first took DXM but its something to be conscious of for sure.
 
Well I ended up drinking everything. I'm hella fucked now but it's good and I'm not scared or nauseous or anything. I love it.
 
Never Knows Best said:
If you haven't tested to see if you're enzyme deficient, take ~100mg first. If that amount intoxicates you and effects last way longer than they should that means you're deficient of the CYP2D6 enzyme and you'll haveta be pretty careful messing with this substance.

If you've already established that you aren't enzyme deficient, I'd aim for a low second plateau to start out with, the first is pretty uninteresting.
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My thoughts exactly --^
If you haven't tried DXM before, you should take a normal dose for coughing to see if you're allergic.
 
I don't know if it was the diarrhea caused by the artificial sweeteners that killed it, or the fact that I took 3/4 at 7:50, then the rest at 8:43. Considering doing this again tomorrow with the same stuff since it's all I can find in the city, and I'll aim for a 3rd plateau trip this time. The diarrhea wasn't all that bad, I know I probably could have held it until my stomach processed it but I decided I needed relief and ran to the toilet. I'll try holding it in tomorrow so it doesn't happen again, I mean it will happen but I won't shit out the magic like I did tonight. Can't sleep right now so I'm writing this, a little disappointing that it didn't last a whole 8 hours. Felt more like 4 hours and then it really declined and went bye bye. After tomorrow though I won't be touching this shit for a while, and if I get severe diarrhea then fuck it I'm dropping it for good. Not gonna waste my time finding the perfect brand, it's like searching for a needle in a hay sac and looks suspicious as fuck in the store.
 
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Never Knows Best said:
If you haven't tested to see if you're enzyme deficient, take ~100mg first. If that amount intoxicates you and effects last way longer than they should that means you're deficient of the CYP2D6 enzyme and you'll haveta be pretty careful messing with this substance.

If you've already established that you aren't enzyme deficient, I'd aim for a low second plateau to start out with, the first is pretty uninteresting.
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I wish I read about that earlier. Having taken DXM in the past at non-recreational doses, I started my first time at 300mg and was in hell for 24 hours >_>
 
Larzo said:
I don't know if it was the diarrhea caused by the artificial sweeteners that killed it, or the fact that I took 3/4 at 7:50, then the rest at 8:43. Considering doing this again tomorrow with the same stuff since it's all I can find in the city, and I'll aim for a 3rd plateau trip this time. The diarrhea wasn't all that bad, I know I probably could have held it until my stomach processed it but I decided I needed relief and ran to the toilet. I'll try holding it in tomorrow so it doesn't happen again, I mean it will happen but I won't shit out the magic like I did tonight. Can't sleep right now so I'm writing this, a little disappointing that it didn't last a whole 8 hours. Felt more like 4 hours and then it really declined and went bye bye. After tomorrow though I won't be touching this shit for a while, and if I get severe diarrhea then fuck it I'm dropping it for good. Not gonna waste my time finding the perfect brand, it's like searching for a needle in a hay sac and looks suspicious as fuck in the store.
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Life and Buckley's are the only dxm only syrups in Canada I believe, and Buckley's tastes too horrible to drink. Or there's DM Cough Control Sucrets which contain 15mg each, but those are a pain to get down too. The sorbitol in Life always gets me....puking,diarrhea, and terrible gas, but I still manage to get a decent buzz off of medium doses of it.
 
I started at 360mg, had an amazing time. 360mg always put me on plat 2 but without any visuals. If you really want visuals from your dxm smoke some weed when you are peaking. %)
 
dizzai said:
Life and Buckley's are the only dxm only syrups in Canada I believe, and Buckley's tastes too horrible to drink. Or there's DM Cough Control Sucrets which contain 15mg each, but those are a pain to get down too. The sorbitol in Life always gets me....puking,diarrhea, and terrible gas, but I still manage to get a decent buzz off of medium doses of it.
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Nah, there's all kinds of DXM containing cough syrups and gels here, just as many as anywhere else I'm sure.

As for the diarrhea, nausea etc. it's a side effect of the DXM itself, not necessarily any of the non-medical ingredients in the syrup. You're probably going to get it no matter what brand you go with.
 
shady4091 said:
As for the diarrhea, nausea etc. it's a side effect of the DXM itself, not necessarily any of the non-medical ingredients in the syrup. You're probably going to get it no matter what brand you go with.
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Well there's one reason why I won't be doing this again after tonight. At least not for a really long while, like 6 months or a year. I'll be glad to go back to my pot after these two experiences.

Just picked up some robo gels, so I won't be swallowing large amounts of yucky vile syrup this time. Hopefully the diarrhea won't be as severe too. Just one question though, and I know it may sound stupid but I often read posts and reports where the users say they "eat" the gels instead of swallowing them. Does this mean they're really chewing on them or is it just another way of saying I took these gels. Does it have to be eaten or just swallowed whole?
 
Yeah "eat" is just a general term for oral dosing. Just swallow them whole, don't chew them haha. I agree with aveo, I like the syrup better than the gels. There's just something sickening about being full on pills. Yuck.
 
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