information/books on Dissociatives?

[FerroFibre]

Ok so although I've only had extensive experience with MXE and perhaps Diethyl Ether, I am fascinated by the subject of this particular class of drugs. It seems they have allot of potential for not only vivid psychedelic alternate realities, but also therapeutic in alleviating PTSD, anxiety, depression, etc.

Of the books I've read thus far:

Ketamine Dreams and Realities by Karl Jansen- a great source of information and led me to the following authors...

The Scientist by John C. Lilly- A given, yes, but my real revelation here is that all his ideas of Solid-State Intelligences are essentially the precursor to modern movies such as the Terminator or the Matrix. He's the granddaddy to that philosophical paradigm, no doubt

Journeys Into The Bright World by Marcia Moore and Howard Alltounian- An optimistic portrayal of K back when it was still relatively obscure, a bit morbid given the ultimate fate of Marcia Moore a year after its publication

A Psychonaut's Guide to the Invisible Landscape by Dan Carpenter- heard about this one on a search here actually. A more recent book focused on the author's personal DXM trips (which I hear is similar in high doses to K/MXE/PCP). Unfortunately he also apparently committed suicide not long ago.. I have yet to finish this one but it's interesting thus far

So yeah, any more books or info on dissociatives? I know John C Lilly has written other stuff that I should look into. Any therapeutic research would also be welcome (Memantine, Riluzole, or the upcoming GLYX-13)

 

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You joined last year, but finally got around to posting today? Welcome to Bluelight!

I highly recommend reading all issues of The DXM Zine if you haven't done so already. It's DXM-oriented, of course, but you might just enjoy it for all its strangeness.

 

[FerroFibre]

Yeah I kind of forgot about my account here. I've always kind of been a wallflower on forums anyway. Thanks though

I will need to look into DXM further.. I've tried it in the past but it was much different from my experience with other dissociatives. Much more psychedelic I suppose, more nausea and less blissful euphoria I had grown accustom to with MXE. Might have to give it a better trial run, I definitely didn't take enough for the intense trips i've been reading about.

Anyway, any other works inspired or about Ketamine or PCP? MXE is probably too recent of an analogue for any published works I assume.. I wish there was more about the chemist who synthesized it. That VICE interview was eye opening