Took 4 mucinex DMs (240mg dxm/ 4800 guafenesin)

[when_we_escape]

and i kniow the guafenesin is bad for you. however, 4 hours later and basically nothing. dissapointed. Its extended release but i was hoping it would do something. I'm 160 lbs so should have been enough for 1st plateau atleast

I took one more for a total of 300mg dxm and 6000 guafenesin, this is now 4 1/2 hours later since i took the first 4 and am starting to feel some effects. Should I be worried? no nausea yet and took some pepto bismol

I realize this may have been a mistake...just gonna try to keep a positive attitude and ride this out...we'll see what happens

anybody have any insight? I figure I'm 1 hour away from the peak of the 12 hour release, and nothing bad thus far. Nothing extreme on the recreational side either however..

300 mg dxm and certainly nothing close to what I would call a "trip" I'm guessing pure dxm in syrup or gels would have a better effect than the extended release mucinex?

 

[Pjkt2501]

You shouldn't use any product containing additional ingredients. With that much gaufenesin I'm surprised you didn't spend your time vomiting everywhere.

We can't tell you what product to use in BDD (try your regional area), but I will say that anything w/ active ingredients other than DXM HBr is a terrible idea.

 

[nAON]

^ this. If it's extended release, the effects are gonna take a looong time to kick in, and then last a lot longer, so redosing is always a bad idea as there's no way of 'undoing' the dose you've taken if it suddenly turns out you've done too much.

In future stick to pure DXM with no XR, I believe 'Robotussin' is the most common DXM-only med.

 

[when_we_escape]

Yeah, I know I should have used something with only dxm, but I was impatient, and wanted to get high last night. Here I am almost 15 hours later, nothing bad happened at all. I am very surprised also, it was stupid of me, after taking that 5th mucinex pill I looked up some experiences with 6000mg guaifenesin and knew I would be very lucky not to puke my guts out, which I was. Perhaps the pepto bismol actually did its job as I took 2 doses over 3 hours before any nausea set in.

 

[Pjkt2501]

I have nothing more to add other than use DXM-ONLY containing products for future trials. Extracted powder is best, if possible / available.

 

[when_we_escape]

Hah, yes, I know. I don't plan on experimenting with anything other than dxm only from now on. I was just thinking, I had also taken 1400mg carisoprodol a few hours before my first dose of the mucinex, maybe they had something to do with keeping me from getting sick??

 

[Pjkt2501]

I can't see Soma preventing nausea to be perfectly honest.

 

[when_we_escape]

....and I always thought I had a weak stomach.

 

[Alex000]

Guaifenesin has not nauseated me at higher doses, at all really. I know a lot of people do get nauseated by higher doses of guaifenesin, but I think it depends on the person. It is best, however, to stick to a DXM only product as mentioned above. They make products with DXM hbr (non-polistirex) and DXM hbr (polistirex) without any other ingredients in them, so if it is the polistirex you want, you can still get it without the guaifenesin. DXM effects everyone differently mostly because of different abilities to metabolize DXM into DXO, the more dissosciatve drug. Body weight is said to be a factor, and I tend to believe this, too, when it comes to DXM. Some people are VERY sensitive to DXM, others very naturally tolerant to it.

 

[when_we_escape]

Yeah it must be a natural tolerance because I don't have a ton of experience with either guaifenesin or dxm..All I can say is I feel like I dodged a pretty big set back here, could have been bad and I am grateful, don't know what I was thinking.

 

[effie]

Welcome to BDD when_we-escape, I am glad you are okay and your question has been answered. I've merged your first 4 posts - it's best to edit your original post rather than make one after another (looks neater)

DXM questions usually belong in Psychedelic Drugs (they cover dissociatives) but as this is a fairly simple question and has been answered I will leave it here and close it, but feel free to pm me if you have any queries