Had my first run in with DXM today. I did the simple water extraction to get the sludge. Split two 3 oz bottles between me and my two friends. Got two milk jugs and poured a bottle in each with water. Shook and let sit for the night. Took it today at 2pm central. The experience was not what I was expecting. For starters, I'm still "tripping" even as I type this. The effects were far less drastic than we had planned for. My guess is that we reached the 1st plateau and never got any farther. I felt like I was drunk and high with some other stuff. Double vision, body buzz (like what I get on weed) and some time dilation. My short-term memory was awful and I often felt like I was the main character in Memento. I would find myself sitting in a room talking to people and not remember how I had gotten there. I would "lose" body parts if I didn't use them. For instance: if I crossed my legs and layed down, a few minutes later I wouldn't be able to tell how my legs were positioned (or even tell that I had legs at all.) At one point I lost the back of my head. Music put me in a trance. I spent a lot of time meditating in front of my speakers. Walls, ceilings, light fixtures would breathe slightly. Ceiling fans would wobble a bit. I went on a walk and would repeatedly have to remind myself where I was and how to get back home. My mental process was fairly straight, though, and my motor skills were only slightly affected. My guess is that we didn't take enough DXM each. Either that or since Delsym uses the time release DXM, it prevented us from reaching the desired 2nd plateau. Thoughts and comments welcome.
I've personally said no to taking DXM considering the potential health effects it has on the body. It's not physically harmless in the sense that LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, DMT, or MDMA are. I do have a friend that's taken DXM a few times without regretting it, but I'd personally find ways to take one of the classic psychedelics instead. DXM's considered a hallucinogenic deliriant anyway. Completely different category from psychedelics.
