that is the only thing ive noticed as well. i never was sure it was dxm tho. and im still not. i use dxm only occasionally/sparingly fwiw
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How long can you be on DXM?
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that is the only thing ive noticed as well. i never was sure it was dxm tho. and im still not. i use dxm only occasionally/sparingly fwiw
ImJustAnotherGuy
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how are you not tripping at 700mgs? I used to take 750 and that was enough to get me out of body when lying in pitch black. I couldn't imagine functioning on it, not to mention it makes sleep really hard. Even if it doesn't effect you like it does me, that much cough syrup is tough on the liver and your digestive tract. First thing I would suggest since it doesn't seem like your going to stop is to look into other sources of dxm like the zycam cough spray, or even extracting the syrup into agent orange or lemon, whatever that stuff was called.At the very least robotussin cough gels so you avoid the other additives that will kill you before the dxm ever does. May help your body out a bit. I've read several things about people addicted to this stuff, I think your biggest problem would be stopping after using it for so long. Who knows, I only used it like once a month during a part of my life and it made me feel really scattered the next day. Also your tolerance to this stuff grows really fast if you don't take a break. All in all I dont think it is a good idea and there has to be a better option, if you choose to go down this road please be safe.
I use DXM cough gels containing only DXM, and sometimes add up to a MAX of 6 CCCs if I don't have enough DXM gels. I hate the taste of the syrup to the point where if that were the only option I wouldn't touch the stuff.
Edit: I trip balls off 600-700mg, but not so much as to be completly unable to function. I can walk and talk and my friends say I look no worse than a decent beer buzz.
Edit: I trip balls off 600-700mg, but not so much as to be completly unable to function. I can walk and talk and my friends say I look no worse than a decent beer buzz.
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Why doesn't the OP try microdosing? Sure, a full-on trip will treat your symptoms, but have you experimented with the medically recommended dosage? That's bound to be a lot safer. You don't need to trip all the time to be happy/pain free.
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If you're going to continue with your DXM self-medication, it may be worth your while to switch to pure crystal DXM that can be bought online from vendors. At least then you won't be ingesting all the pointless crap in cough syrups. I'd say only do that if you take Sekio's advice and use DXM intelligently as a long-term therapy trial.
But constantly tripping on DXM because it seems to make you feel better is a really heavy-handed 'solution' to depression, and as far as I can tell, that's exactly what you're doing. It isn't going to work forever.
But constantly tripping on DXM because it seems to make you feel better is a really heavy-handed 'solution' to depression, and as far as I can tell, that's exactly what you're doing. It isn't going to work forever.
This is my first post, but a topic i've explored A LOT...
It seems like people always want to know similar things about DXM, here's my experiences...
TOLERANCE - I have drank DXM on 3 different occasions for more than 60+ days at a time. The first week or so it would seem like I had to take more to get the trippy effects that I enjoyed so much, usually at least 700 -750mg. After the first week, I agree that the metabolites build up in your system when taken daily and you don't need quite as much to get to outerspace, sometimes only 550-650mg would do me good. Usually during the week when I would have work, I would wait until around 2 or 3pm to take my dose, ALWAYS ALL AT ONCE (I feel like you don't get the same effect if you dose twice), trip until around 11 or so, take a little xanex and go right to sleep. On the weekends I would start out at 750mg and then take another 3-400mg later on in the night to maintain effects. Thanks to the metabolites sticking around in my system, I never really had any problems with getting 2 tolerant...BUT...I do notice that dissociatives have a PERMANENT tolerance. I could quit for 2 years and 400mg would not do anything.
SIDE EFFECTS...
I didn't have THAT MANY bad side effects but....I had a few. After about 2 or 3 weeks, I could taste cough syrup all the time, on my breath (even after brushing teeth), I could smell it in my pores, smell it in my nose...U got used to it eventually. At higher REPEATED doses for multiple days, I noticed talking would become difficult sometimes, my mind would be clear, I could think just fine, but it was like my jaw wouldn't move properly, kinda odd. The worst experience that I was mild, occasional seizures...I'm serious...Towards the end of higher dose trips 850mg and up, I would start to get this weird feeling in my head, an odd tingling, start to get warmer and warmer, and then I would just jerk a little and black out for a second. When I would wake up, I would be in the middle of a panic attack...pretty shitty...happened 3 different times. I just took a xanex and called it a night...
Just giving some info on my extensive experience. I did notice even with EXTENDED USE of 60+ days in a row...I never had awful withdrawals, NOTHING compared to an opiate or benzo withdrawal. Maybe a day or 2 of feeling like I have a mild cold, a little depression, LOTS of sleep...not as bad as you would think though.
In conclusion, DXM has always been a favorite for me, I feel I've had many insightful journeys and A TON OF LITTLE KID LIKE FUN, not to mention the NMDA antagonism does WONDERS FOR DEPRESSED PEOPLE. Although some crazy shit happened from time to time on DXM, I always enjoyed myself, and the drug keeps you far enough away from reality that fear is never really an issue. ENJOY URSELF.....BUT DON'T GET TO WHERE UR HAVING SEIZURES......
MRHEDGES OUT...
It seems like people always want to know similar things about DXM, here's my experiences...
TOLERANCE - I have drank DXM on 3 different occasions for more than 60+ days at a time. The first week or so it would seem like I had to take more to get the trippy effects that I enjoyed so much, usually at least 700 -750mg. After the first week, I agree that the metabolites build up in your system when taken daily and you don't need quite as much to get to outerspace, sometimes only 550-650mg would do me good. Usually during the week when I would have work, I would wait until around 2 or 3pm to take my dose, ALWAYS ALL AT ONCE (I feel like you don't get the same effect if you dose twice), trip until around 11 or so, take a little xanex and go right to sleep. On the weekends I would start out at 750mg and then take another 3-400mg later on in the night to maintain effects. Thanks to the metabolites sticking around in my system, I never really had any problems with getting 2 tolerant...BUT...I do notice that dissociatives have a PERMANENT tolerance. I could quit for 2 years and 400mg would not do anything.
SIDE EFFECTS...
I didn't have THAT MANY bad side effects but....I had a few. After about 2 or 3 weeks, I could taste cough syrup all the time, on my breath (even after brushing teeth), I could smell it in my pores, smell it in my nose...U got used to it eventually. At higher REPEATED doses for multiple days, I noticed talking would become difficult sometimes, my mind would be clear, I could think just fine, but it was like my jaw wouldn't move properly, kinda odd. The worst experience that I was mild, occasional seizures...I'm serious...Towards the end of higher dose trips 850mg and up, I would start to get this weird feeling in my head, an odd tingling, start to get warmer and warmer, and then I would just jerk a little and black out for a second. When I would wake up, I would be in the middle of a panic attack...pretty shitty...happened 3 different times. I just took a xanex and called it a night...
Just giving some info on my extensive experience. I did notice even with EXTENDED USE of 60+ days in a row...I never had awful withdrawals, NOTHING compared to an opiate or benzo withdrawal. Maybe a day or 2 of feeling like I have a mild cold, a little depression, LOTS of sleep...not as bad as you would think though.
In conclusion, DXM has always been a favorite for me, I feel I've had many insightful journeys and A TON OF LITTLE KID LIKE FUN, not to mention the NMDA antagonism does WONDERS FOR DEPRESSED PEOPLE. Although some crazy shit happened from time to time on DXM, I always enjoyed myself, and the drug keeps you far enough away from reality that fear is never really an issue. ENJOY URSELF.....BUT DON'T GET TO WHERE UR HAVING SEIZURES......
MRHEDGES OUT...
Thanks for sharing your story. I really like the feeling I get from DXM and hate weed and alcohol in general. So I like to know that if I want a buzz there is a cheap, easy and relatively safe way to get there. Like I said above, I've decided to stop taking it for self medication purposes but I'm going to hold on to the recreational option.