Dexter the Meth Orphan
11-21-2006, 10:33 AM
The Basic OTC Consumption Safety Rules
First off, lets get to the heart of using DXM on a recreational basis, using the right preparation. There are seven basic rules for safely consuming OTC DXM preps. These are;
1. For the best experience, use preparations containing DXM as the only active ingredient.
2. If you must consume a DXM preparation with an active ingredient other than DXM, Guaifenesin is the ONLY safe additional active ingredient to do so with. For the sake of avoiding large amounts of nausea, gas and diarrhea, it is best to avoid Guaifenesin if you can.
3. If it is your first time dosing on DXM, do not go over 200 mg. (I suggest that you start with a dose of not more than 150 mg) This is to make sure that you are not enzyme deficient and that your body will safely be able to break down a recreational dose.
4. Once you have established how your body breaks DXM down, increase your dose by no more than double your last intake. Example: you start with 150 mg, your next dose would best be 300 mg. I would recommend to people that are unsure after having dosed 150 mg to instead step up 50 or 60 mg at a time…for your safety and sanity.
5. NEVER repeat a dose until at least 6 hours have past since your last dose, or the effects of the dose have subsided or you have previously taken the total amount that the doses would equal.
6. DO NOT drive while under the influence of DXM, period.
7. For your first trip, have a “trip sitter” or at least a responsible person in the house with you that you know will not be leaving you for 6 hours or so. After that, use your best judgment. And for god sakes, if you are a cutter HIDE THE SHARP OBJECTS!
A Basic Description of Dextromethorphan
Dextromethorphan is a “dissociative anesthetic” which puts it in the same category as Ketamine and PCP. It replaced codeine phosphate in cough preparations in 1958 as a non-addictive antitussive substitute. DXM is a stereo image of Levomethorphan, an opiate pain killer, and as such it is technically a synthetic opiate. There are no recorded cases of physical addiction to DXM, only random accounts of frequent users claiming to be mentally addicted. I have used Dextromethorphan recreationally for many years, and have experienced no lasting side effects or mental addiction.
DXM experiences are separated into plateaus, but I urge anyone that is interested in the drug to focus more so on their individual take on the drugs effects rather than the plateau mg/kg list. This is due to the difference in how each individual handles DXM, and for safety sake, will allow you to more properly pin point an effective dissociative dose for your personal use.
Interactions and Combinations
Drug interactions with DXM can be fatal quite easily. The following is a list of drug types to stay away from while dosing on DXM;
1. MAOIs (this can be fatal, and in most cases is)
2. Anti depressants of ANY kind (serotonin syndrome (or “SS”) can be fatal, and is quite unpleasant)
3. Anti psychotics of ANY kind (DXM is psychoactive, and this combination can easily cause a psychotic break, among other things which are not pleasant)
4. Sedatives of ANY kind (this can cause respiratory failure among other things that you do not want)
5. Ecstasy…many people use this combo a few times and have no problems…next thing you know, the honeymoon period is over. (causes SS, irregular heart beat, severe hyperthermia and all the things that E causes by itself but FAR WORSE and it can be fatal)
DXM and alcohol can be used together, but if you are not well versed on the effects of DXM or the mixing of the two I suggest that you use caution on the amounts of them that you mix. Blackouts are very common when this combination is used, and while under the influence of a fair amount of them, you are NOT in control of your actions by any means. Use caution with this combination if you plan on using it. DO NOT use this combination in public until you have at least 100 trips and some combination experience under your belt. I can not count with all of my extremities together, how many of my friends have ended up in a jail cell or hospital detox bed for a night after using this combination and going out clubing
DXM and weed is an experience best left for the experienced DXM users. THC will make a DXM trip more potent in ways that are simply too personally defined to list here. While there are no known interactions with this combination, I suggest that you get a very good feel for DXM before trying the two together. Get a good 20 to 30 solid trips under your belt before giving this a go…it can scare the shit out of you if you don’t know what to expect from the two drugs interacting.
I am going to expand on this often. Over time, I will add to each section and also add a few more sections to help people along with a safe introduction to the wonderful OTC synthetic opiate DXM. Message me if you have ideas or see anything that you feel should be changed. Some might be wondering why I am taking the time on this when the DXM FAQ has been online for quite some time now. Simple answer is; simplicity and the fact that I have read the FAQ several times and have somewhere around 10,000 trips under my belt. What might take you 40 pages to sift through on the FAQ, I can sum up in a three page “Do and Don’t” article.
Next up: additional Interactions and Combinations, DXM side effects and the “Is This Normal?” subsection.
First off, lets get to the heart of using DXM on a recreational basis, using the right preparation. There are seven basic rules for safely consuming OTC DXM preps. These are;
1. For the best experience, use preparations containing DXM as the only active ingredient.
2. If you must consume a DXM preparation with an active ingredient other than DXM, Guaifenesin is the ONLY safe additional active ingredient to do so with. For the sake of avoiding large amounts of nausea, gas and diarrhea, it is best to avoid Guaifenesin if you can.
3. If it is your first time dosing on DXM, do not go over 200 mg. (I suggest that you start with a dose of not more than 150 mg) This is to make sure that you are not enzyme deficient and that your body will safely be able to break down a recreational dose.
4. Once you have established how your body breaks DXM down, increase your dose by no more than double your last intake. Example: you start with 150 mg, your next dose would best be 300 mg. I would recommend to people that are unsure after having dosed 150 mg to instead step up 50 or 60 mg at a time…for your safety and sanity.
5. NEVER repeat a dose until at least 6 hours have past since your last dose, or the effects of the dose have subsided or you have previously taken the total amount that the doses would equal.
6. DO NOT drive while under the influence of DXM, period.
7. For your first trip, have a “trip sitter” or at least a responsible person in the house with you that you know will not be leaving you for 6 hours or so. After that, use your best judgment. And for god sakes, if you are a cutter HIDE THE SHARP OBJECTS!
A Basic Description of Dextromethorphan
Dextromethorphan is a “dissociative anesthetic” which puts it in the same category as Ketamine and PCP. It replaced codeine phosphate in cough preparations in 1958 as a non-addictive antitussive substitute. DXM is a stereo image of Levomethorphan, an opiate pain killer, and as such it is technically a synthetic opiate. There are no recorded cases of physical addiction to DXM, only random accounts of frequent users claiming to be mentally addicted. I have used Dextromethorphan recreationally for many years, and have experienced no lasting side effects or mental addiction.
DXM experiences are separated into plateaus, but I urge anyone that is interested in the drug to focus more so on their individual take on the drugs effects rather than the plateau mg/kg list. This is due to the difference in how each individual handles DXM, and for safety sake, will allow you to more properly pin point an effective dissociative dose for your personal use.
Interactions and Combinations
Drug interactions with DXM can be fatal quite easily. The following is a list of drug types to stay away from while dosing on DXM;
1. MAOIs (this can be fatal, and in most cases is)
2. Anti depressants of ANY kind (serotonin syndrome (or “SS”) can be fatal, and is quite unpleasant)
3. Anti psychotics of ANY kind (DXM is psychoactive, and this combination can easily cause a psychotic break, among other things which are not pleasant)
4. Sedatives of ANY kind (this can cause respiratory failure among other things that you do not want)
5. Ecstasy…many people use this combo a few times and have no problems…next thing you know, the honeymoon period is over. (causes SS, irregular heart beat, severe hyperthermia and all the things that E causes by itself but FAR WORSE and it can be fatal)
DXM and alcohol can be used together, but if you are not well versed on the effects of DXM or the mixing of the two I suggest that you use caution on the amounts of them that you mix. Blackouts are very common when this combination is used, and while under the influence of a fair amount of them, you are NOT in control of your actions by any means. Use caution with this combination if you plan on using it. DO NOT use this combination in public until you have at least 100 trips and some combination experience under your belt. I can not count with all of my extremities together, how many of my friends have ended up in a jail cell or hospital detox bed for a night after using this combination and going out clubing
DXM and weed is an experience best left for the experienced DXM users. THC will make a DXM trip more potent in ways that are simply too personally defined to list here. While there are no known interactions with this combination, I suggest that you get a very good feel for DXM before trying the two together. Get a good 20 to 30 solid trips under your belt before giving this a go…it can scare the shit out of you if you don’t know what to expect from the two drugs interacting.
I am going to expand on this often. Over time, I will add to each section and also add a few more sections to help people along with a safe introduction to the wonderful OTC synthetic opiate DXM. Message me if you have ideas or see anything that you feel should be changed. Some might be wondering why I am taking the time on this when the DXM FAQ has been online for quite some time now. Simple answer is; simplicity and the fact that I have read the FAQ several times and have somewhere around 10,000 trips under my belt. What might take you 40 pages to sift through on the FAQ, I can sum up in a three page “Do and Don’t” article.
Next up: additional Interactions and Combinations, DXM side effects and the “Is This Normal?” subsection.