Misc I am experiencing minor DXM Withdrawls, help me please

[Sandmaster]

Yes i started using DXM kinda heavily and i just starts experiencing withdrawals, im going to beat it cold turkey i just need some help how to get past the withdrawals i was using amphetamines for 8 years and beat it cold turkey i dont have a problem, its just this certain withdrawal im feelings, its like a shock-wave in my chest.

 

[tricomb]

withdrawal from NMDA antagonists can be hardcore. How long were you abusing it, and how much DXM were you taking?

 

[phatass]

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[HeadphonesandLSD]

Depending on how much you've been using I would suggest a taper. Have you been using daily? If not, how often? What was your usual dose? What source (product) were you using?

 

[sekio]

Withdrawal from NMDA antagonists is actually mostly psychological.

DXM however is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) though, and those should be titrated downwards otherwise you'll get w/d.

 

[tricomb]

Sekio, could he use another SNRI instead to taper, hypothetically?

 

[JackiesBabyy]

Sekio, could he use another SNRI instead to taper, hypothetically?

Why would you want to? Other SNRIs like tramadol or effexor require a prescription, DXM is easier to get and can be tapered off too.

 

[sekio]

The problem with tapering using other SSRI/SNRIs is that most "commercial" SxRI drugs are designed to have long half lives, for "once a day dosing", so it turns into a "detoxing off Dilaudid with methadone" type of situation.

Realistically, titrating down with DXM is probably the nicest option, but if you knew what you were doing you could use a pharma SNRI. Shorter half-lives are probably better.

Venlafaxine: 4.9 ± 2.4 h (parent compound); 10.3 ± 4.3 h (active metabolite)
Desvenlafaxine: 10.3 ± 4.3 h
Duloxetine: 12.1h
Milnacipran: 8h
Sibutramine: approx. 1 hour, M1: 14 hours M2: 16 hours

DXM: 1.4-3.9h

 

[ilikedrugs77]

Wtf, I didn't know that dxm was an snri! I'm on effexor.. and this just seems weird to me now, because i've taken dxm before and it really fucked me up big time...