Worst DXM Hangover Ever
DXM & Codeine
by Imru
Citation:   Imru. "Worst DXM Hangover Ever: An Experience with DXM & Codeine (exp4610)". Erowid.org. Dec 28, 2001. erowid.org/exp/4610

 
DOSE:
T+ 0:00
650 mg oral DXM (capsule)
  T+ 1:30 90 mg oral Codeine (pill / tablet)
BODY WEIGHT: 150 lb
[Erowid Note: Most Coricidin contains CPM (Chlorpheniramine Maleate) which can be dangerous in high doses. See DXM Brand Warnings for more info.]

I have tripped off of DXM many times before. I have done Delsym, Robitussin, Coricidin Cough and Cold, and the generic equivalent of those. But by far, my favorite is Pure Powder. I have also taken Codeine numerous times before, and considered it a weak drug compared to Demerol or Percoset, and usually only taken when I could mix it with alcohol. Well onto the trip...

It was a Saturday night in around December, and around 11:30 I popped a 650mg pill of DXM. During this time I just poked around the Internet, talked to some of my fellow robo'ers that night online, and did the usual thing. At about 12:30 I feel myself very near peak, and quite happy with the trip. But I also wanted to feel more. Here I was lying on my bed, some Paul Oakenfold pumping into my headphones, wanting more. It was one of those nights where you feel comfortable, and everything is going right. So I basically attempted to think (not too easy without your mind going off on a tangent) about taking the codeine, or take another pill of dxm. It was already about 1AM, and I didn't want to wait another hour for the pill to kick in. So I took 3 pills of Tylenol #3.

After ingestion I waited some, and was talking to a close friend of mine who also has taken DXM and he said at around 1:45 my typing became so messed up you couldn't recognize a thing. From what I recall from the next couple hours unveil like this: At first I felt a VERY powerful physical, liquid like feeling. I felt like I was Mercury. Then I went to the bathroom (which is normal for staying up all night) and I had the WORST robo walk ever. (For those of you who don't know a robo walk is when on robo, you feel either VERY heavy or VERY light, or both. And you cannot walk straight no matter what, I also like to call it Godzilla legs). I was stammering across my house ever so slowly. I thought I would never get there. Finally I got back to my bed, when my vision went. Your vision isn't great on DXM as it is, and I got this weird very heavy strobing effect to it. When I looked at my clock, it appeared there were mini-blinds in front of my eyes opening and closing really fast. Then the most intense euphoria I have ever felt swept over my body, and all at once my thoughts went, and I closed my eyes and saw a wonderful football field. I was sitting on the bench waiting to go in, for my big chance. I finally went in and scored the winning touchdown.(and for some reason this took place in Texas, and I live in Jersey). Then I open my eyes back up thinking to myself, 'well that must have taken over a hour, I can easily do that again and then fall asleep'. 2:15 read the clock. So I put on a winamp visual plugin and watched the screen and listened to more trance, as my thoughts ran crazy. Things like 'wow that color is nice, I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow, who am I, where is this place, I like to play football, this computer sure is far away' odd things like that, very quickly and very rapidly ran through my mind. At about 3:30ish I am guessing I fell asleep, at least that’s the last time I remember, though it may be possible I closed my laptop and then fell asleep at 4:30. I woke up the next morning with WORST dxm hangover I ever had. I felt weird, my cough reflex was GONE, my body tingled, music still has slight pleasure to it, everyone else said I looked tired, and worn out, and when I went to work at 3PM, it seemed to be like I was a drone, I just did my work and that was it.

Looking back on this trip, I can compare it to a 1200mg or a 4th plateau experience on DXM. Though a 4th plat trip has more dissociation involved, there were times that I didn't know who I was or where I was. Since then I have tried to recreate this trip just once, but was very unsuccessful, and due to the bad hangover don’t think I would do it anymore.

Exp Year: 2000ExpID: 4610
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: Not Given
Published: Dec 28, 2001Views: 35,264
[ View PDF (to print) ] [ View LaTeX (for geeks) ] [ Swap Dark/Light ]
Codeine (14), DXM (22) : Alone (16), Combinations (3)

COPYRIGHTS: All reports copyright Erowid.
No AI Training use allowed without written permission.
TERMS OF USE: By accessing this page, you agree not to download, analyze, distill, reuse, digest, or feed into any AI-type system the report data without first contacting Erowid Center and receiving written permission.

Experience Reports are the writings and opinions of the authors who submit them. Some of the activities described are dangerous and/or illegal and none are recommended by Erowid Center.


Experience Vaults Index Full List of Substances Search Submit Report User Settings About Main Psychoactive Vaults