Yes. Although rare, in large enough quantities, DXM can suppress the central nervous system, which could result in death.
A DXM overdose is any dose over the recommended amount. At extremely high doses, DXM can even be toxic and suppresses the central nervous system.
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…
The effects of DXM abuse vary with the amount taken. Known effects can include confusion, dizziness, double or blurred vision, slurred speech…
Dissociative drugs, including DXM, distort how you perceive sights and sounds. In addition to hallucinations…
A trip report is a recap or chronicling of a user’s experience abusing DXM. Some people…
Skittling is slang for abusing over-the-counter cough medicine containing DXM 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…
It varies for everyone. When people abuse DXM, they take a lot of it — many times the recommended dosage.
Some people who abuse DXM have reported experiencing different combinations of effects when they consume different amounts of DXM…
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 …
The effects of DXM are what occur when a person reacts to using dextromethorphan. When taken according to directions…
Cough suppressants, including those with DXM, prevent you from coughing by blocking the cough reflex.
No. While both refer to a kind of medicine abuse, they are not the same thing. Both involve…
DXM (short for dextromethorphan) is an active ingredient in many over-the-counter cough medicines that…
DXM abuse is taking extremely large doses of over-the-counter (or non-prescription) cough medicine to try to get high.
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