DXM abuse has been associated with impaired brain function, but it’s not clear that it causes lasting brain damage.
The effects of DXM abuse vary with the amount taken. Known effects can include confusion, dizziness, double or blurred vision, slurred speech…
Yes. Although rare, in large enough quantities, DXM can suppress the central nervous system, which could result in death.
At extremely high doses, DXM can lead to a coma or even be lethal by suppressing the central nervous system. If that happens, the brain can stop…
Dissociative drugs, including DXM, distort how you perceive sights and sounds. In addition to hallucinations…
DXM powder, or dextromethorphan powder, is the active pharmaceutical ingredient in many over-the-counter cough medicines. DXM can be abused by ingesting…
Triple C is slang for over-the-counter cough medicine containing DXM that people abuse to try to get high.
Third plateau is a term abusers use to describe a kind of feeling that can occur when they take DXM in doses which far exceed recommended doses. Sometimes these users…
This is a term for the harshest level of abuse effects. Those who claim to have experienced plateau sigma describe strong feelings of dissociation with the self …
Drinking alcohol while taking DXM can be an unpredictable combination. Abusers describe…
Some people who abuse DXM have reported experiencing different combinations of effects when they consume different amounts of DXM…
It varies for everyone. When people abuse DXM, they take a lot of it — many times the recommended dosage.
DXM (short for dextromethorphan) is an active ingredient in many over-the-counter cough medicines that…
Although potentially dangerous to your heath and social reputation, DXM abuse is technically not illegal…
No. While both refer to a kind of medicine abuse, they are not the same thing. Both involve…
Cough suppressants, including those with DXM, prevent you from coughing by blocking the cough reflex.
Draw your own conclusions about DXM.
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