Experience:360mg DXM (Oral) with Cannabis - Close encounters of a familiar kind

Subject:

19

Male

5'11"/155cm

170lbs 77kg

05/2024

Background:

Being experienced in classical psychedelics with no prior history of prescription medication use, I thought DXM would be right up my alley. I remember an acquaintance once telling me about the effects of DXM way back in high school, but I was skeptical of the idea once they described the experience similar to that of DPH. (shadow people and all) Flash forward two years and I had nothing to do on a May weekday since the college Semester is over. I have been reading experience reports on DXM and became quite excited to try them myself, Ergo, I decided I must try it myself.

Experience Report:

5:20 PM I began to consume a 300mg bottle of DXM throughout a two hour period between 5:20 and 7:30 PM. I consumed a 300mg bottle of DXM - with an unknown-but moderate amount of THC ingested from a vaporizer. Within 20 minutes of the first 120mg I began to feel effects not unlike the come up of an acid trip, the speed of which was likely exacerbated by the THC. A light-headed feeling and a clouded mind - I could concentrate on hardly anything, but I felt a general sense of satisfaction, and I found that any anxieties I normally feel under the influence of cannabis became quickly suppressed by the DXM. A sense of warm empathy for my peers and the world began to draw over me, and I felt as if I had no more quarrels with anything. I felt a compulsive desire to re-dose while under its effects however, which is why I ended up taking the whole bottle instead of simply 120mg as I had originally intended. I could feel an overall sense of nausea after ingesting the DXM which proceeded throughout the whole night - although it was not enough to induce vomiting or any serious discomfort.

Around 7:50-8:00 PM, by this time I could distinctly feel the DXM hitting as my perception began to be distorted and unfocused, being unable to recognise most objects - simply implying them. My friend came over and we decided to roll a joint - 1 gram. After smoking we decided to go to the store in order to acquire my friend a bottle of his own, I mixed a little concoction up for him (à la Houston) to alleviate the horrible aftertaste of the syrup, 120mg, and encouraged him to drink up. Later he remarked at its horrible taste and refused to even finish it, and asked for me to drink it for him - adding approximately another 60 mg. Soon after we began to distract ourselves with some television, quickly losing track of time.

By the time my friend announced his departure, around 11:00 PM I was already into the throes of the second plateau, I felt much taller and lighter than I had been before, especially upon looking down at my feet. Accompanying my friend on his way home, we walked through the bustling city center, periodically disassociating from reality - the noises began to quiet, my mind began to wander, and my muscles seemed to move on their own, like I was on autopilot. The faces of the junkies on the streets seemed to jump out of nowhere, and they seemed particularly keen on acquiring spare change that night which made shooing them away much more difficult while phasing in and out of reality. Upon returning home, seemingly on autopilot again, I could feel the peak was at its end and decided to take a walk around the nicer parts of the city, as I was not tired, and wanted to ride the comedown before heading to bed. I vaguely remember the walk itself, but I felt a sense of satisfaction in myself and my own personal development throughout my life leading up to this point. I returned at midnight (12:00 AM) and proceeded to fall into bed, ears still clinging to earphone speakers as sweet melodies carried me off to sleep.

I find DXM to simultaneously be quite unique, yet retaining many (positive) aspects of classical psychedelics, yet I did not find myself in many (if at all) uncomfortable situations, thought loops, or dangerous dissociations. I felt I had total control over the reigns of my chariot mind, and bad thoughts went by as soon as they came. With regards to the nauseating effects, I would recommend Gravol, or any other weak antihistamine, as you don’t want to accidentally counterflip. Overall, this is something I would recommend to anyone looking to try this drug, however - the compulsive desire to re-dose was mildly concerning, and should not be attempted unless of responsible age and of good impulse control.

Effects analysis:

Cognitive dysphoria - "I felt a general sense of satisfaction"

Depersonalization - "Accompanying my friend on his way home, we walked through the bustling city center, periodically disassociating from reality - the noises began to quiet, my mind began to wander, and my muscles seemed to move on their own, like I was on autopilot"

Focus suppression - "A light-headed feeling and a clouded mind - I could concentrate on hardly anything"

Nausea - "I could feel an overall sense of nausea after ingesting the DXM which proceeded throughout the whole night"

Perception of bodily lightness - "I felt much taller and lighter than I had been before, especially upon looking down at my feet"