dxm

DEXTROMETHORPHAN (dissociative)
Delsym, DexAlone, DM, DMO, Duract, DXM, Robitussin.

Description: "DXM is a widely available over-the-counter cough suppressant. When taken far above its standard medical dosage, it is a strong dissociative used primarily by teens." - erowid.org

[] Available forms: cough syrups, gel capsules, pills, pure powder.
[] Routes of administration: oral (cough syrups, gel capsules, pills,) snorted (pure powder.)
[] Oral dosage: light: 100-200mg, common: 200-400mg, strong 400-800mg, heavy: 800mg+
[] Oral duration: 8-12 hours (onset: 30-120 minutes, come up: 60-120 minutes, peak: 3-6 hours, offset: 2-4 hours, after effects: 4-24 hours.)

[] Avoid using DXM in combination with:

- Depressants (e.g. alcohol, benzodiazepines,) may result in nausea, loss of consciousness and death via suffocation caused by vomiting while unconscious.
- Dissociatives (e.g. ketamine, PCP,) may result in loss of consciousness and death via suffocation caused by vomiting while unconscious.
- Stimulants (e.g. amphetamine, cocaine,) may result in increased risk of developing anxiety, delusions, mania and psychosis.

[] Combinations in the list below may increase the amount of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine to dangerous or even fatal levels, see: serotonin syndrome.

- MAOI's (e.g. syrian rue, banisteriopsis caapi, 2C-T-2, 2C-T-7, αMT, and some antidepressants.)
- Serotonin releasers (e.g. MDMA, 4-FA, MDAI and αMT.)
- Selective serotonin reuptke inhibitors (SSRIs) (e.g. citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine.)
- Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) (e.g. desvenlafaxine, duloxetine, levomilnacipran)
- 5-HTP

EFFECTS OVERVIEW:

DXM has five distinct plateaus, each of which is associated with it's own set of unique effects:

First plateau (1.5-2.5mg/kg)
- First plateau is considered more stimulating than it is dissociative, with mild cognitive euphoria and increased music appreciation.

Second plateau (2.5-7.5mg/kg)
- All the effects of first plateau are typically present at this dose with the additional effects including but not limited to consciousness disconnection, physical euphoria, spatial disorientation, time distortion and pupil dilation. Second plateau is generally considered more sedating than first plateau.

Third plateau (7.5mg-15mg/kg)
- Effects present at this dose include all the effects of second plateau and additional effects including but not limited to anxiety, auditory hallucinations, closed eye visuals, dysphoria, ego death, memory suppression, nausea and sedation.

Fourth plateau (15-20mg/kg)
- Effects present at this dose include all the effects of third plateau (but more intense) with additional effects including but not limited to complete dissociation and mild open eye visuals.

Note: dosing any higher than fourth plateau is considered dangerous and carries a high risk of overdose.

Plateau sigma
- Plateau sigma is achieved by taking a second plateau dose, followed three hours later by another second plateau dose, followed by a fourth plateau dose which is to be taken in the peak of the previous second plateau dose. This results in an experience which is nearly always unpleasent and unpredictable, with trips lasting anywhere from 24 to 86 hours. Deliriant type effects are present throughout the plateau sigma experience, these include but are not limited to delusions, dysphoria and realistic open eye visuals.

Note: those who attempt plateau sigma run a high risk of developing potentially fatal serotonin syndrome, which could result in death. Because of this, DXM users should avoid attempting to achieve plateau sigma experiences.

[] Physical effects:

- Considered positive: pain relief, physical euphoria.
- Considered neutral: appetite suppression, changes felt in bodily form, cough suprression, gustatory hallucinations, increased heart rate, motor control loss, physical autonomy, pupil dilation, sedation, spatial disorientation, spontaneous phsyical sensations, stimulation, tactile disconnection, tactile suppression.
- Considered negative: dizziness, increased bodily temperature, increased blood pressure, increased perspiration, itchiness, muscle spasms, nausea, temperature regulation suppression.

[] Cognitive effects:

- Considered positive: conceptual thinking, creativity enhancement, euphoria, disihibition, dream potentiation, emotionality enhancement, immeresion enhancement, increased music appreciation, novelty enhancement, personal meaning enhancement, walkefulness.
- Considered neutral: amnesia, consciousness disconnection, decreased libido, déjà vu, depersonalization, derealization, increased labido, information procession suppression, personal bias suppression, thought acceleration, time distortion.
- Considered negative: anxiety, ego death.

[] Visual effects:

- Distortionary: after images, envormental cubism, enviromental orbism, perspective distortions, scenery slicing, tracers and visual haze.
- Geomotry: bright, colourful and psychedelic in theme, slow and smooth in motion.
- Hallucinationatory: CEV's and OEV's including but not limited to alterations in perception, autonomous entities, memory replays, plots and scenes.
- Suppresionary: double vision, frame rate suppression, pattern recognition suppression, visual acuity suppression, optical sliding and visual disconnection (resulting in holes and voids.)

[] Auditory effects:

- Distortions: perceived alterations in how audible sounds present and structure themselves.
- Enhancements: enhancement of the acuteness and clearness of sound.
- Hallucinations: the experience of hearing spontaneous imaginary noises that either occur randomly or manifest in the place of noises that are subconsciously (or consciously) expected to happen.
- Suppression: the experience of audible sound becoming perceived as distant, quiet and muffled.

[] Multi-sensory effects:

- Synaesthesia: in its fullest manifestation, this is a very rare and non-reproducible effect. Increasing the dosage can increase the likelihood of this occurring, but seems only to be a prominent part of the experience among those who are already predisposed to synaesthetic states.

[] Transpersonal effects:

- Existential self realization: a sudden realization, revelation or reaffirmation of one's existence within this universe.
- Unity and interconnectedness: an alteration in the cognitive rules which define both what one's sense of self or identity is attributed to and what it is felt as separate from.