- Nietzsche
THE DXM ZINE.
Issue 10. January 1999.
A Symposium of Articles Pertaining to DXM Use
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CONTENTS
1 From the Editor - by Gravol
2 From the Co-Editor - by Neurotik
3 Letters to the Editor
4 DXM News - from Internet reports
5 DXM Survey
6 *DXM Appears in Philadelphia Inquirer - by Gravol
7 *DXM and Psychic Phenomenon - by various authors
8 NMDA Antagonist Neurotoxicity and Olney's Lesions - by William White
9 *The Responsible Approach to Drugs - by Neurotik
10*New Years Eve - by Gravol
11*Altered States of Consciousness and DXM - by Gravol, Charles Morris
12*DXM and the Hospital Don't Mix - by Anonymous
13*Mixing DXM with 2C-B - by Gravol
14*My First Two Attempts - by Faust
15 I've Just Met God - by J
16 How DXM Compares to Ketamine - by Anonymous
17*DXM Zine Special: DXM Artwork - by Mad Hatter, Dextrometh, NickCA, et al.
18 DXM Poetry - by various authors
19 DXM Site Review - by Neurotik
20 Info on Ordering Pure DXM Powder - from compiled information
21 DXM Music and Movie Reviews - by various authors
22 Various DXM Sources (from the PDR for Non-Prescription Drugs)
23 Various DXM Internet Sites
24 Various Trip Reports - from Internet reports
25 DXM Personals
26 Complete Listing of DXM Zine Past Issues
27 Credits/Zine Information
* DXM Zine exclusives
FROM THE EDITOR
by Gravol
Greetings my fellow DXMers. I think that you will find this issue
one of our very best. We've gone back to interesting articles
pertaining to altered states of consciousness and how it relates
to DXM, rather than the same old trip reports. Hopefully this
will present a more psychological view of DXM over the coming
months as we explore our own consciousness and point of existance.
I would also like to state that we now have a Co-Editor,
Neurotik, who will be helping out with article submissions,
collecting information off the net, etc. So don't be surprised
when you see his name printed throughout the text, because
he has helped to admonish the tremendous workload that yours
truly has to endear from day-to-day.
One of the great achievements of my life as of recently has
been the success of using self-hypnosis. I find it very easy
to be put into a hypnotic trance while you are coming down off
of DXM, and I will go over the techniques described to help
you do the same. With hypnosis, many things are possible, and
the combination of DXM and hypnosis can lead to a great many
things... among them self-exploration and experimentation
of simple human behavior.
We will touch more deeply on this in following issues,
but we will not completely stray from the path of the paranormal
or the purely scientific. Our goal is to promote an unbiased
publication of what DXM is today, what it is about, and where
it is headed. And I hope that you will turn the pages of
history into the pages of the future and take a guided tour
through the land otherwise known as... DXM.
Gravol
St Augustine, FL
January 17, 1999
FROM THE CO-EDITOR
by Neurotik
Hello, everyone. I s'pose it's time to get to work.
You may ask, "What kind of work?" Well, let me tell you. The kind of work
that means something and makes everyone's world a little bit better. The
kind of work that means more than just saying, "Jesus, I wish somebody would
DO something about so-and-so," or, "Why don't they change this or that?" The
kind of work that I want to talk to you about right now.
I believe that we exist to advance. I'm sure it is our natural bond to have
an interest in all things, and to want to learn about subjects and specialize
in several industries rather than one. We are here to advance, and prepare
for whatever waits for us when we die and rot. You may from time to time
wonder why I seem to have such an "infatuation" with death or the afterlife.
I can understand in advance why you would assume this, but the real story is
that I have, for a very long time, been worried about what was next. Not
that I ever considered that I might burn in hell -- because I don't
particularly fall for the whole "fire and brimstone" ultimatum. That's not
what worried me. What still worries me from time to time. Especially
following one of my most recent DXM trips which I will tell you about at
another time. I, like most, am terribly uncomfortable with being pushed
into anything I'm not sure of. Especially at the level of magnitude that I'm
sure will commence from the point of death. I have no idea what will happen,
what's in store, how to communicate, or even if there will be anyone to
communicate to. I'm absolutely sure that we are much more than our human
bodies. It's something that we should all feel as clearly as we feel "common
sense." Our bodies only exist to alert our minds when the "ship is in
danger." After all, we're not nearly ready to see what's on the other side
yet, are we? So we need our bodies to protect us as we grow, learn, interact,
and try to struggle with the big questions: Why? When? and What's next?
It's what we need to get us through this particular level.
I also believe in our freedom to achieve this knowledge through ANY MEANS
AVAILABLE. As long as our search doesn't tear anyone down (anyone who doesn't
absolutely deserve it, that is), we should be able to ingest any chemical,
read any book on any subject, write whatever we want to inform others of what
we've found out or what we suspect. Whatever that may be. We have man-made
laws, and to a greater or lesser degree we DO need this type of order. But
many of those laws are irrelevant to our cause and should be dismissed as
trivial opinions that don't affect us one way or the other.
Now, do NOT go running to your friends and local papers and try to make me
out to look like one of the Freemen or other such rebellious, anti-social,
anti-government, gun-toting, militant, angry men. I'm not saying "grab a
weapon and take action!" What I'm saying is that we need to get to work.
We have the power to change anything, no matter how hopeless things may seem
at the time. We have the power to change laws. And until those laws are
changed, we have the power to spread INFORMATION about what we find. We have
the responsibility to write about what we know and to help others continue
their journey here as thoroughly as possible. And we all have the ability to
theorize -- and that's one of the important ones.
What could all that mean? For us and a lot of the so-considered "Digital
Underground" it could mean helping others learn how to ingest chemicals safely
for exploration or entertainment. It could mean showing someone how to break
into a computer system to gain access to needed information from some
dickhead who wants everything in the world to remain "top secret." It may be
researching explosives just because we have an interest. It could mean
anything at all.
And let me tell you, there are very few media sources that I have a tremendous
amount of respect for, but the DXM Zine caught my eye and I've been a
supporter ever since I was turned on to it. I like what Gravol has done; I
like the source of information he has provided and the opportunity for each
of US to have a voice.
Which brings me to my last little spiel: How YOU can help! CONTRIBUTE YOUR
VOICE! Write us something. Send us some trip tales -- with as many details
as possible. Send us a music review or some philosophical essay. Tell us if
DXM is doing anything to help your understanding grow. Send us articles on
concerns or drug-related news. Let us know what's going on in your neck of
the woods. Your voices will be very helpful in determining where our little
e-zine goes from here. And it will help us help keep all of you informed
on what Big Brother is up to. It'll let us know who our readers are. And
who knows? You may even get published in the DXM Zine and make a name for
yourself worldwide as "someone who's doing something." If you do have
something to tell us about -- even if it's just a letter, send it to us at
our new address: dxmzine@mindspring.com
Well, I'd just like to thank Gravol for giving me this forum to work with,
and I'd like all of you to know that I look forward to a very long
relationship with the DXM Zine readers and anyone doing anything to make
things a little better for everyone.
Out!
Neurotik
January 15, 1999
From anon@aol.com:
Thanks once again for sending me the last issue of the DXM Zine. I think this
publication is truly bringing very useful information to all of those
interested in serious scientific research of this substance.
Finally, I wish you a happy and prosperous 1999 and encourage you to keep
up the good work, and that the new year may bring more progress in your
publication endeavors.
- Anonymous
From cliffalex@mindspring.com:
By the way, I just wanted to let you know that I enjoy reading your zine a
lot -- and I don't just mean because of the immense information and
interesting views (any encylopedia or resource contains facts) -- but your
METHOD of writing, your style. It makes it a very GOOD read. It's great
that it has so much to offer, but what makes it work and really sink in is
that you write your articles in a way that is relative to us. I think what
you're doing is good for everyone.
- C. Alexander
From pedepy@hotmail.com:
I have noticed an odd memory effect with DXM, that is not really discussed
in the FAQ or anywhere else; DXM seems to most always close a chapter in my
memory; puts a sort of 'psychic door' or something... Things that have
happened no farther than 2 weeks prior to my last DXM trip seem oddly far
away, oddly detached. Since I have taken DXM in September and was taking
it once a week, my memory of events from that period to now (except for
the last month, since I took it a month ago) seems choppy, very hard to
put together.
When I first took DXM it really struck me, and although I thought my
emotions coupling with memory skills were back, in retrospect I'm no so
sure anymore...
Anyways great zine...I'll try to contribute with something, perhaps on that
memory thing, as I wanted to write something more extensive about it
(and the subjective effects of NMDA receptors).
- P. Roy
From the Editor:
Dear Mr. Roy-
Thank you for bringing this issue to light. We will touch on this in
a future issue, after I receive a detailed report of your own experiences.
It may be so that you're not the only one who's experienced such a thing,
or maybe somebody has more information out there that would like to contact
us. Good luck in your travels.
- Gravol
From blaksab7@aol.com:
I was just wondering if you've ever heard of "delsym". Its a different
kind of dxm. any info you have on this would be appreciated. Thanks.
- Dave
From the Editor:
Dear Dave-
Delsym is time-release DXM, or DXM polistirex. It is sold in 3oz
bottles by Medeva as an orange syrup and is considerably more expensive
than most other syrups. The common characteristic of Delsym trips are
that they last longer but aren't as intense as regular DXM. It is an
entirely different kind of DXM, with a different type of trip, even
though a lot of the same characteristics of regular DXM are apparent
with Delsym - however, it is very different from DXM.
For more information regarding Delsym and its dosages, check out
the DXM FAQ (www.frognet.net/dxm) or past issues of the Zine. There
have been quite a few articles published on Delsym in past issues.
Hope this helps.
- Gravol
From maddie6791@aol.com:
Just wanted to say I love the DXM Zine, you're doing an amazing job!
- Maddie
From andrew8589@aol.com:
Keep up the good work:) they are all improving each month....
nice to see so much support for it too.
- Andrew
From ahp@pop.slkc.uswest.net:
I sure wouldn't want to miss one episode of this great service.
In a word, the Zine is awesome. To say any more would be to cheapen
the sentiment... Your effort is truly a work of good.
- A. Prawitt
DXM NEWS
from Internet reports
"Media gets ahold of DXM - again"
A subscriber contacted the Zine and informed us that someone in her
immediate family found a copy of the Zine and threatened to take it
to the news media. A number of TV stations already want to interview
that individual regarding the Zine and DXM in general.
It should be noted that the Zine does not condone this type of
activity, nor does it condone the use of DXM in any way. DXM is
a legal substance that has a lot of research potential, and this
zine is only a publication of the interests of responsible adults
who want to express their opinions about DXM use and other facts
related to DXM, and should be used for entertainment purposes only.
"Pennsylvania police fight against DXM use"
A teenager in a large city of Pennsylvania went to the hospital after
ingesting 500mg of DXM and attracted the attention of local authorities,
who in turn found out that the powder had been purchased off the Internet,
and the supplier's information. The city's name is being withheld to
protect the identity of the individuals involved.
The accused person or persons of selling it to the individual were told
by guidance counselors that they were "manufacturing Robitussin drugs" in
their rooms, and that any more than 500mg of DXM would kill a person.
Such misinformation is widespread these days as local authorities in
many Midwest towns battle an onslaught of DXM usage in high school
communities. One such community, Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania, is featured
in the first article segment in a similar story of DXM and the media.
Other communities in the limelight include Cheboygan, Michigan; Akron,
Ohio; and the Dallas area of Texas.
"DXM Zine changes email address"
The DXM Zine has now changed its email address from zine@dxm.net
to dxmzine@mindspring.com, because of numerous system downtimes
and server errors with dxm.net. Please do not send email to
zine@dxm.net, because it will more than likely get lost.
The survey questionnaires were posted via email because of the
unexpected trouble with the email address. For all future surveys,
please fill out the survey found in the Zine and return it on your
own to dxmzine@mindspring.com.
"DXM Zine announces new Co-Editor"
The DXM Zine is pleased to announce the addition of a Co-Editor
to help with editing of the Zine, article submissions, subscriber
issues, and other important tasks related to the continuing performance
of the Zine.
His name is Neurotik, and you can reach him through the Zine's
email address, dxmzine@mindspring.com. He will be submitting many
articles himself, so please keep a watchful eye out for him.
"William White speaks out against use of Coricidin"
William White, the author of the DXM FAQ found at www.frognet.net/dxm/
has spoken out against using Coricidin Cough & Cold and is now strictly
against its use. A report had come in about someone ending up in critical
condition because of anticholinergic toxicity.
He states "Do not use Coricidin! If you do, well, first off, I told
you not to, and second, please be so kind as to leave a note, or tattoo
on your forehead, Yes I know this is dangerous, I'm doing this of my own
volition, don't blame anyone else if I fuck up."
Coricidin has long been thought to be dangerous because it contains
chlorphenaramine maleate, an antihistamine that can severely affect
vision and sinuses in high doses. It is not deemed safe by most of the
DXM community, but there are sharp rifts present from those who do
advocate its use and claim it is safe and those who are strictly against
it. For the most part, Coricidin is referred to as the "crack" form of
DXM, and this Zine no longer condones the use of Coricidin Cough & Cold
or any form of DXM that is mixed with any other active ingredients.
"Administration of grapefruit juice to weaken DXM's stoning effects"
It has been noted in a recent study that grapefruit juice may be
taken in the middle of a trip to make the stoning effects of DXM
less intense. The trip itself will still continue but coordination
and other aspects related to the DXM:DXO ratio will be less intense
but longer-lasting because of the altered metabolism of DXM.
Some people have a strong aversion to grapefruit juice, while
others enjoy its effects on DXM. But if a trip does get out of hand,
it is recommend that 1-2 glasses of grapefruit juice be ingested
and results should appear within 20 minutes. It is still not a
guarantee of averting a bad trip, however, and caution should still
be exercised.
"New brand of Robitussin released"
A new brand of Robitussin Maximum Strength Cough has been released,
not replacing the old one, called Robitussin Honey Cough. There are
no initial reports of whether this syrup tastes remarkably better
than the cherry-flavored syrups or not, but it is the first time
that Robitussin has come out with a non-cherry flavor syrup.
The new syrup contains 10mg/5ml, as opposed to 15mg/5ml in
Robitussin Max Strength Cough. It is of a weaker strength than
Robitussin Max Strength Cough (236mg) so 8oz of the syrup would
have to be ingested to achieve any euphoric effects.
"DXM Zine announces contest winners"
Congratulations to Charles Morris and Trippin, last month's winners
in the new DXM Zine contest. Trippin sent in his survey and was
picked on January 20. Mr. Morris contributed an article for Issue 10
and was also picked on January 20.
The drawings will be discontinued indefinitely, due to a lack of
resources and recent publicity surrounding DXM and the Internet. Any
article contributions are still greatly appreciated and we hope this
won't deter anyone from participating in the Zine.
Last Updated: January 25, 1998
DXM SURVEY
A Survey on DXM Use
Hello and welcome to this month's survey. Please take the time to fill
out the following form and return it to dxmzine@mindspring.com with "Survey"
in the subject line. Results will be posted in Issue 8 for this survey.
Also, when you return your survey you are automatically put in a drawing
for a 5 gram giveaway of DXM powder to be drawn in December. Last month's
results are posted at the end of this section.
1. Y/N Have you ever vomited during DXM use?
2. What form of CEVs (closed-eye visuals) have you gotten from DXM use?
Name all of the following you have experienced, even if they have
not been all at the same time:
A. Geometric shapes
B. Realistic objects
C. Blobs or shapes of unknown origin
D. People or entities
E. Not listed
3. How frequently do you get CEVs from DXM use?
A. Every trip
B. Occasionally
C. Very rarely
D. Occurs in cycles or only over certain stretches of DXM use
E. Never
4. Y/N Do you believe in the existance of spirits or other beings
beyond our realm of existance or knowledge?
As you can see, this survey is related to a wide variety of topics,
including nausea and how many people have actually gotten sick from
DXM. It also touches on CEVs and tries to get a better understanding
of what they are, why they exist, or how we can obtain optimal amounts
of them. Also, we'd like to get an idea on how many people believe
that there are other entitities present in the universe and that
we aren't the only living beings. This just helps us to understand
our subscriber base better.
Please do your best to answer and return promptly. It would be
appreciated if you could return the survey before reading the actual
Zine so the results can be recorded immediately. The cut-off date
for receiving entries is February 19. Thank you.
Last month's survey results are posted below:
There were 27 participants, or 9% of the total number of subscribers.
100% of those who participated were pleased with the content of the Zine.
19% of those who participated claim they frequently use DXM at least
3 or 4 times a week.
7% of those who participated claim they have experienced longterm effects
from DXM (which may or may not go away with a decrease in usage)
after taken in large doses or from repeated use.
66% of noted longterm effects were permanent tracers.
33% of noted longterm effects included hallucinations, flashbacks, or
other effects.
These results show that 1 in 5 individuals use DXM at a frequent level
(at least 3 to 4 times a week) on a current basis. It is clear from
these results that most people are in an experimental phase of DXM
and are not heavy abusers.
Most people have also not reported any longterm effects from DXM.
However, some people who claim they have not experienced any longterm
effects from DXM may not have actually tried it in large enough amounts
of as frequently as would be necessary to facilitate such effects,
so further studies would have to be done on this to get a better picture
of the chances at achieving longterm effects from constant or heavy
DXM use (it should be noted that there are no known longterm effects
associated with light or very occasional DXM use). Tracers or
"perm-a-trails" as one person put it were the most common longterm
effects, but these may actually go away after a long enough period
of abstaining from DXM usage. Flashbacks and visual disturbances
were also reported, but minimally. One user stated that as he lays
in bed to fall asleep each night in a darkened room, he gets flashbacks
and hallucinates (though the severity of these hallucinations is
not known). He stated that this was from a DXM binge in which he
ingested a total of 23 grams in a period of 3 weeks time, averaging
about 1 gram a day, so this is not surprisingly hard to conceive.
There was also only slightly greater response to the survey than
in last month's issue (1% increase in returned surveys), but overall
survey participation has been down since Issue 8's survey came out
(4% decrease).
Thank you to all who participated in this survey, and I hope even
more of you will participate in this month's survey.
DXM APPEARS IN PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
by Gravol
Much to my dismay, I have learned that the Philadephia Inquirer has
published an article on DXM abuse after several girls became sick from
it at a local high school. This is not the publicity we need, considering
DXM should only be used by responsible adults who can make their
own decisions, and such instances only hurt our freedom of choice, but
there's no doubt that like with any drug, it's going to get into the
hands of the wrong people and cause unwanted scrutiny. Unfortunately,
we can only watch in horror as such cases pop up, more and more
frequently.
The article appears below, and is also available on the web at
www.phillynews.com/inquirer/99/Jan/07/pa_north/NDRUG07.htm.
"Chemical bought over Net fells teens"
The four students in Tredyffrin were treated for shortness of breath.
Police were investigating.
By Meredith Fischer
and Kay Raftery
INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
TREDYFFRIN -- Four Conestoga High School students were sickened
yesterday after taking a white powdery substance given to them by two
fellow students who bought the apparently legal drug through the
Internet, township police said.
Complaining of shortness of breath and a racing heart, four female
sophomores were taken to Paoli Memorial Hospital shortly after lunch.
They had been released by last night.
The two male students who gave the girls the drug were questioned but
not charged, police said. The two, ages 15 and 16, are from Berwyn.
Their names were not released.
"The signs and symptoms are not life-threatening," Tredyffrin police
Sgt. Joseph Carbo said. "We do not know of any violations now."
The drug is dextromethorphan, or DXM. It is commonly found in
over-the-counter cough suppressants. When taken in much larger doses,
the drug can cause stomach pain, cramping, dizziness and vomiting, and
may result in a coma and brain damage.
Police said they did not know when the girls ingested the drug or how
much they had taken. The girls were a 16-year-old from Berwyn and three
15-year-olds, from Wayne, Devon and Radnor.
"We understand that these boys have been taking the drug for a while,"
Carbo said. "It seems that only the four girls had this kind of
reaction. We were able to get a sample of the drug and bring it to the
hospital, where it is being tested."
A search of the Internet last night produced more than a dozen Web sites
for DXM, including those that advertise the sale of the drug as well as
personal sites that tout its effects and recommend music to listen to
when taking it.
A majority of the sites appear geared toward young people, including
sections that offer advice on "going to class, school, or work on DXM"
and "How do I tell my friends I'm getting high off cough syrup?"
Kris Gorman, a pharmacist at Paoli Memorial Hospital, said DXM was a
"very, very dangerous drug."
"It's used as a cough suppressant that is found in syrups with 'DM' in
the name, like Robitussin DM," Gorman said.
Cough syrups, however, usually contain about 5 milligrams of DXM per
teaspoon, not nearly enough to cause any harm, Gorman said.
People who abuse the drug, she said, take anywhere from 300 milligrams
to 1,500 milligrams.
"There's different plateaus you can reach," Gorman said. "At first it
may have a mild, stimulant effect. Second plateau is compared to being
drunk and stoned at the same time. Third can be hallucinating. The
fourth plateau, the most dangerous, would be like experiencing an
out-of-body feeling."
Possession of the drug is not illegal, she said.
"You can't just go into the pharmacy and buy it," Gorman said. "You'd
have to order it through a drug company."
On the Internet, other companies advertise that the drug can be bought
with a credit card or through an 800 number.
Police said yesterday that they planned to question the two boys about
how they got the substance on the Internet.
"I did not know anything about this drug," Carbo said. "We didn't even
know if it was legal or illegal."
A teacher and a fellow student at Conestoga said the incident was the
talk of the school yesterday. Television news crews arrived shortly
after ambulances took the four students away. Classes resumed once the
commotion was over.
At the close of school, Principal Susan Yates held a faculty meeting to
brief teachers on how to handle questions from students today.
She told teachers to stress that the drug was not an illegal substance
and that the situation was under control, according to a teacher who
declined to be identified. The teacher said Yates ordered the staff not
to talk to reporters about the incident. Yates could not be reached for
comment last night.
Superintendent Theodore Foot did not return phone calls.
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It's obvious, from my standpoint, that the media is attacking DXM with
much brutality and it's only a matter of time until the sale of DXM-only
preparations are taken off the market and businesses who sell DXM to
individuals restricted because of instances like this. But what's worse
is the simple fact that they paint a picture of DXM being dangerous...
much like heroin. Not so! But what are we to do? We can't defend ourselves,
afterall... we can only keep quiet and keep an eye out and pray that this
doesn't lead to any new laws or restrictions on the sale of DXM (much
like Australia did).
DXM AND PSYCHIC PHENOMENON
by various authors
It is already known that for most people who try DXM and like it, it
has changed the way they perceive the world... and their own destiny.
About two-thirds of people that responded to last month's survey
reported that DXM influenced or changed their religious beliefs.
That's quite a statement coming from a drug found in cough syrup.
But now we're going to further look into how DXM relates to psychic
phenomenon, and the theory that by taking DXM on a regular basis,
you can actually enhance your own psychic abilities.
I myself, Gravol, have witnessed this firsthand. I was the last
person to think I had an ounce of psychic awareness, whatsoever.
But then I tried DXM, and after about a year of use I began to
notice little things... but I couldn't quite prove they meant
anything until just recently.
Some of the changes that occurred while I took DXM on a regular
basis:
o Everytime I met someone new I instantly knew if we would actually
date, become a couple, or really good friends, simply by getting
a weird feeling in my stomach when I first talked to them... even
if it was online. In one such instance, my friend was dating a
girl named Kim and as soon as I heard her name mentioned by him
to my other friend for the first time, I got the weirdest feeling
in my stomach and thought to myself "There's something weird
about this girl... about this situation... but I just can't place
it." Another girl whom I first talked to online, I later called,
and upon talking to her on the phone for the first time I _knew_
she was going to become my girlfriend at some point, and sure
enough she did. Did these feelings ever occur over someone that
I didn't become somehow romantically involved with? Never. And
I always knew beforehand and told myself that I knew this person
was going to become some sort of romantic partner, and sure enough
she always did.
o Whenever something bad was about to happen, I always got a weird
sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach; the first time my
girlfriend-at-the-time told me that she was going on a dinner
date with her mom and some guy, I begged her not to go (I usually
trusted her around other guys... she was grounded and her mom
would always set her up on blind dates)... but she did and the
guy tried to rape her. Another time was when she first mentioned
a guy named Jeff to me... I knew right away that this guy was
going to cause trouble for us at some point down the road... not
only was he invited to Disneyworld and Georgia with her by her
mom, but he drugged her with XTC and almost raped her as well...
and after she didn't go along with it he struck her. One night
I was on the phone with her after just coming down off DXM and
I begged her to stay in her room, that I felt something bad
was going to happen.... sure enough, the guy was outside her
house at the time, parked in the driveway with his friends,
practically stalking her... luckily her brother eventually
punched him in the face and broke his nose since I wasn't there.
o More feelings of doom, but this one quite different. This feeling
grows stronger every day, and I've had it for the past couple
of years, but now that 1999 is finally here, and DXM is being
done at a constant basis, I'm once again beginning to think that
something big is going to happen either this summer or around
the year 2000. So strong, in fact, that I've begun keeping a
scrapbook of current events to see if perhaps Nostradamus's
predictions are going to come true. I'm not the most gullible
person on earth, but the feeling I get over what may happen
later this year is stronger than all the above feelings combined
at times, and those have never been wrong... so why should this
one? To sum up the way I feel, and why I mention Nostradamus
here, read the following passage:
"In the year 1999 and seven months, from the sky will come the great king
of terror. He will bring back to life the great king of the Mongols.
Before and after war reigns happily."
- Century 10, Quatrain 72
Nostradamus wrote his prophecies in poetic verse to avoid being hung
for witchcraft at the time. He also lived in France during the black
plague and predicted everything from Hitler to Clinton's impeachment.
He states that WWIII is going to occur this summer supposedly during
the "feast of the eagle"... what many to believe to be July 4. But
anyhow, there will be a later article dedicated to prophecy and how
it ties in with DXM. For now, I just wanted to touch on how it relates
to my supposed psychic impressions and feelings.
o I've done a great many tests, or guessing games over the computer
and phone (I don't do these too often because I feel if you try to
test the workings of the universe, you'll be unable to do so... it's
the same as commanding a ghost to appear before your eyes... everything
happens thru coincidence... you can't control it)... for instance
my girlfriend-at-the-time would tell me to guess what color she was
thinking of, and as I concentrated a color would flash into my head
(most of the time I was also on DXM, but not all of the time) and
I was _always_ right... I've only done it about 5 times to different
people, but I haven't been wrong yet. I could also tell her what
position she was sitting in, what she was thinking of or about to
say at certain times... and other things. Sometimes it's as if I
can read peoples' thoughts at certain moments... or we start talking
about the same thing at the same time by mere coincidence that has
nothing to do with the previous conversation.
There are many more instances, but they're too numerous to mention here.
Instances like the phone ringing and knowing who's calling me even before
I pick it up. And as more occurrences become apparent, I will publish them
in the zine. One thing is apparent, however... these "feelings" I get are
becoming stronger and stronger... maybe I'm just reaching a vital point in
my life where a lot of stuff is about to happen that will forever affect
my future. Or perhaps by continuing to do DXM, I will be further increasing
my psychic abilities. I really don't know. All I do know is that I
honestly believe they have been increased slightly, because nothing
like this _ever_ happened before I began taking DXM.
More Streetlight Phenomenon
In the first issue was an article talking about how streetlights seem
to go off for certain individuals either on or off DXM. They related
these happenings to some sort of psychic phenomenon, because nobody
else would report these instances unless they were with that particular
person.
Since we still don't know the exact workings of city streetlights,
we can't really totally discount these occurrences at this time, but
more and more people that do DXM are coming to me and telling me they're
witnessing the same thing. Most likely it's just that some lights turn
off for random intervals to save power, but I haven't found anything yet
to back that up. And if that's the case, why don't more people notice
it? It seems that the only people who seem to have knowledge of such
things thus far are people who have done DXM in the past. Weird, huh?
William White
What does William White have to say about psychic phenomenon? Of course,
he's not going to totally back it up, but view it from a scientific
and neurological viewpoint. But because I try to present an unbiased
selection of articles in the zine, I will include what he has to say
about it as well:
"A few people have reported "Psi" phenomena such as ESP (extra-sensory
perception), clairvoyance (psychically seeing distant places), and the
like. Telekinesis doesn't seem to be reported, although a few report
that, while under the influence of DXM, they felt like they could
slightly influence the laws of probability. All of these can be safely
explained as simply drug-induced delusions, although there has been to
my knowledge no formal research on the subject.
"It is possible that ESP and related phenomena (with DXM use or without)
exist but occur entirely randomly, or only when not being observed
critically. Since repeatability, and invariance under observation, are
the foundations of science, it may be that questions about psychic
phenomena will never yield entirely to science. At this point it becomes
a matter of faith.
"One interesting factor which does differentiate ESP from other
paranormal phenomena is that while most paranormal experiences occur
more often during heavier geomagnetic activity, ESP occurs more often
during decreased geomagnetic activity (346). The true believers would
probably argue that the geomagnetic field is interfering with ESP; the
skeptics would most likely suggest that "ESP" is just a consequence of
similar thought patterns leading to similar conclusions, and that the
geomagnetic field may be capable of inducing noise into the system."
The next section goes on to explain how these experiences can be
explained. Keep in mind, this does not necessarily reflect my views,
but I think it is a good idea to present every viewpoint in trying
to understand this phenomenon. The rest of this article is written
by William White.
Okay, so why do people keep having these experiences? Where do these
spiritual entities and weird altered states come from? Could a simple
molecule be responsible for such a complex set of experiences, or is the
DXM molecule just a key that unlocks a hidden part of the brain? Here I
will summarize a few theories that I have run across attempting to
explain these phenomena.
Temporal Anomalies
The title is something of a pun, since many of these paranormal
experiences seem to involve curious twists of time and causality. But
the intended meaning is anomalies in the behaviour of temporal lobe
limbic networks: the hippocampus and surrounding areas. It is here that
memories are stored beyond the immediate (or short-term), and here where
these intermediate-term memories (ITM) are integrated back into the
neocortex to become long-term memory. We are still a long way from
understanding how these areas work.
DXM does seem to exert profound effects on temporal lobe limbic
networks. These networks may integrate sensory data from the neocortex
and the current contents of intermediate term memory, keeping the
results in a resonating feedback loop until it can be discarded, acted
upon (by passing it to the motor cortex), or integrated permanently into
long-term memory. Dissociatives seem to lower the strength of sensory
input, possibly by increasing the firing of neurons which inhibit
sensory networks. Similarly, the NMDA receptors which are responsible
for forming intermediate-term memories are inhibited. So one is left
with a resonant circuit whose other inputs have been attenuated or cut
off.
These patterns (internal states) pass repeatedly through the limbic
networks (and this seems to be strongly related to the production of
theta waves). Eventually, the "goal" (if one wants to think of it that
way) is probably to reach some sort of a decision, and then pass the
information to the motor cortex where action can be taken; supporting
this idea is the fact that theta wave activity drops immediately before
motor cortex activation. However, with motor output reduced, one is left
with a constant echoing of signals through the limbic areas (possibly
bouncing back and forth among the neocortex, prefrontal lobes, and other
areas). As these signals bounce back and forth without being "tied down"
to sensory input or memory, they become increasingly distant in form
from any normal signals you're likely to encounter.
It has been suggested that all human temporal limbic networks share a
common "language", i.e., a particular pattern of neural activity in one
person's limbic system and an equivalent pattern in another person's
limbic system are paired with equivalent mental states. This is a
bold assertion, and if true means that internal states (such as
happiness, anger, boredom, familiarity, comfort, recognition, novelty,
perhaps even as complex as "I'm being abducted by aliens") may be
encoded in different individuals by the same neural patterns. Thus, the
particular patterns induced by dissociatives may simply correspond to
particular sensations, states, emotions, and/or beliefs, that people
interpret in similar ways.
Going one step further, it may be that the reason that people encounter
UFOs and aliens nowadays, whereas they encountered airships, ghosts,
faeries, spirits, etc., before, was that while the internal states are
the same, the memories or ideas associated with them have changed. The
neural network pattern that in a modern human means "UFO" may have meant
"demon" a few centuries ago. These patterns are outside the range of
normal brain functioning, but may be induced by drugs, electromagnetic
waves, temporal lobe seizures, and so on.
Complex Partial Seizures
Partial seizures involve only a subset of the brain and, if they occur
in areas without direct connection to the motor cortex, may go
unnoticed. Complex partial seizures are those which involve a loss of
normal consciousness. Some have argued that there is a continuum between
normal and epileptic, and that most people have some sort of simple or
partial seizure activity at some point in their lives. Some signs
of complex partial epilepsy do seem to be more common among females who
profess beliefs in the paranormal.
On the other hand, a significant lack of humor is one of the hallmarks
of people who suffer from temporal lobe complex partial seizures and of
the experiences induced by the seizures themselves. Furthermore, those
with complex partial epilepsy may show increased fantasizing but often
show reduced self-esteem.
Whether one calls it seizures or abnormal network activity, it does seem
to be responsible for some interesting things. Most common are sensed
presences and vestibular sensations. The former may be an intrusion of
the right hemisphere's self-concept into the left hemisphere's consciousness.
Persinger found that such sensed presences also occurred during times of
verbal creativity, and may explain the embodiment of creativity in the form
of the Muse. In fact, a more general view of the right hemispheric conscious-
ness as an "alien" or "godlike" presence has been suggested by Jaynes.
Influence of the Unseen Environment
Another idea is that while these internal neural network states are the
reason for such curious experiences, it's not the DXM (or other
dissociative) alone that's responsible for the content of the
experience. Instead, the DXM is just priming the temporal lobe limbic
areas to receive information from "extrasensory" sources.
Before you shrug this off, however, let me explain what I mean by
extrasensory. Perhaps I should have used another term, as I am not
calling for one to accept psychic powers; I'm merely claiming that the
brain may be susceptible to the environment in ways which we don't
usually acknowledge.
The most likely of these is ultra-low frequency electromagnetic and
magnetic waves, which seem to be received quite well by the hippocampus
and surrounding areas. In fact, many species have a well-defined "inner
compass" which reads the magnetic field to help determine position, and
in humans, magnetite particles have been detected in the hippocampus.
These may be an evolutionary leftover, like the appendix, or they may
still function, providing part of the overall feeling or zeitgeist of a
particular place. Humans are susceptible to low-frequency magnetic
stimulation of the temporal lobes, and do respond to geomagnetic events.
Alien sightings increase significantly before earthquakes, and some have
even suggested using these as a predictor of future geological events. In
addition to direct effects on the limbic areas, geomagnetic activity also
lowers the activity of melatonin; melatonin has been shown to reduce the
frequency of seizures.
Another possibility is that information is being perceived by the senses
but forgotten, or never noticed, by the conscious mind. This information
could form a complex tapestry of ideas and concepts that we are not
directly aware of, and could manifest itself in breakthroughs, insights,
and so on.
There is a (somewhat suspect) theory called the "100th monkey
phenomenon", which posits that when enough members of a society learn
something, eventually everyone will become aware of it without directly
coming into contact with it. Unfortunately for its adherents, the
original research on monkeys acquiring skills turneposits that when
enough members of a society learn something, eventually everyone will
become aware of it without directly coming into contact with it.
Unfortunately for its adherents, the original research on monkeys
acquiring skills turned out to be flawed. However, it is worth noting
that slang expressions, ideas, and so
This is what I mean by the "unseen environment" -- unconscious factors,
whether of sensory or unconscious origin, that can affect us and
seemingly come from nowhere. Perhaps many of the experiences people have
on dissociatives are a result of this unconscious data coming to
conscious mind. One possibility is that with the temporal circuitry in a
closed feedback loop, slowly varying geomagnetic waves can induce common
sequences of internal states in people. Another possibility is that
there are unrecognized influences of popular literature (e.g., science
fiction novels and movies) which color the dissociative experience.
Spiritual Explanations
If you want to go really far out on a limb, one can even come up with a
possible theory that involves real aliens or spirits. Suppose that these
creatures do exist, and that they exist in a primarily noncorporeal form
(or, perhaps, they are corporeal, but influence us through noncorporeal
mechanisms). Let's say for example, that there are electromagnetic
entities, made up of flux lines, charged particles, and undoubtedly
things we don't know about, that are alive and sentient. These entities
generally hang out in deep space, or in the ionosphere, and can exert
only a limited influence on the human mind because sensory data normally
drowns them out.
With the senses cut off by dissociatives, however, they can apply enough
energy to induce particular states in our minds. They do their best to
communicate with us, but can only do so through the roughest of
concepts, emotions, and ideas. Perhaps during geophysical events, when a
great deal of magnetic energy is available near the ground, they can
come down, feed off this energy, and contact people directly. Maybe they
can even "construct" objects out of ionized particles and gases. Like
ball lightning, these objects may very well tend to be radially
symmetric, appearing as spheres, eggs, donuts, saucers, and the like.
Regardless of the situation enabling their contact, once they establish
contact with us, they try to communicate with us. However, because of
the limitations, we can only interpret their ideas in terms we are
familiar with: abductions, experiments, placing microchips in our
brains, or taking samples from our bodies. From their point of view they
may intend to convey something totally different, but cannot bridge the
language gap.
Finally, they leave, often leaving behind such physical remnants as
magentized materials, curious radially symmetric patterns on the ground
(indicative of a strong magnetic field and radial ion wind, perhaps?),
memory gaps (which tend to happen when the brain is exposed to strong
electromagnetic fields), and the like.
Of course, this is all so far off the deep end in speculation that
there's nothing whatsoever scientific about it. One could just as easily
say that these effects are the result of natural magnetic and electric
phenomena. Until someone manages to demonstrate that alien encounters
require magnetic stimuli of a more complex nature than can be explained
by simple natural events, this is no more scientific than any religious
faith.
One last point I'd like to bring up. In conversation with these entities
throughout history, the entities (from faeries to aliens) typically
report a strong aversion to iron. Now, iron has two interesting
properties. One, it is at the "bottom of the well" so to speak in
nuclear energy -- you can't gain energy by either fission or fusion of
the iron nucleus. Two, and perhaps more intruigingly, iron is
ferromagnetic, and traps magnetic flux lines. If I were an
electromagnetic entity, whose very form was made out of such flux lines,
I wouldn't appreciate someone dorking with them. Of course, a more
reasonable explanation is that this aversion to iron is a remnant from
the end of the Bronze Age, when iron was a magical metal. But the flux
line theory makes a much better story, don't you think?
Your Own Experiences
If you have any experiences you would like to share with fellow subscribers,
please send them to Zine@dxm.net and they will appear in a future issue.
Thank you.
NMDA ANTAGONIST NEUROTOXICITY AND OLNEY'S LESIONS, PART TWO
by William White
This is the second of a two-part article regarding NAN and Olney's
lesions.
Preventing and Limiting NMDA Antagonist Neurotoxicity
So what can you do about this? Well the best thing I can tell you is,
stay away from drugs that might give you brain damage, whether it's DXM,
alcohol, stimulants, benzodiazepines, PCP, or glue. If marijuana were
legal I'd say smoke as much as you want (keep in mind that the smoke
isn't terribly good for your lungs though), since there have been
numerous studies which have shown no neurotoxic effect from marijuana.
But since marijuana ain't legal, ... well, there's always caffeine I
guess (until that's made illegal too).
Realistically, I know many of you are going to keep using DXM,
especially since it obviously doesn't impair everyone who uses it (even
in large amounts). People regularly make choices to engage in
risk-taking behaviour, whether it's rock climbing, driving too fast (or
without a seat belt), eating red meat, not exercising, or taking drugs.
Ultimately that's your choice. Society has made many drugs illegal, and
many argue that if drugs were legalized that would give them an aura of
legitimacy and safety, but it's legal to sit around and watch TV all
day, eat nothing but cheeseburgers, bathe only once a month, and hit
yourself on the head with a hammer, and even as a child I never believed
that legality made any of these a good idea.
So here are some practical suggestions based on research into Olney's
lesions, which may work, may do nothing at all, or may make it worse.
It's up to you to decide, but keep in mind that tomorrow it may turn out
that any one of these is helping to fry your brain.
o Avoid stimulants of any kind with DXM, especially yohimbine. Alpha2
agonists seem to prevent Olney's lesions; yohimbine, an alpha2
antagonist, could instead make the problem much, much worse.
o Make sure you are in good physical condition, with low blood pressure
and low cholesterol. The ability of brain cells to recover from metabolic
insults is vastly improved if cerebral blood circulation is in good
shape.
o Consider Coenzyme Q10 supplementation. One paper suggested that Q10
might be useful in some types of neural lesions. It has been
suggested that, as a mitochondrial energy substrate, it may prevent
brain cells from "running out of fuel".
o Consider a very mild CNS depressant, like a glass of wine or a beer.
I wouldn't go much beyond this, since combining DXM with too much alcohol
can lead to severe nausea. A benzodiazepine is probably overkill.
o Use gelcaps or capsules instead of syrups, which contain glucose; the
presence of high glucose levels seems to make things worse.
o Limit use of DXM extract, which doesn't contain bromide ions, or use it
in conjunction with a little alcohol.
o Limit frequency and dosage of DXM.
o Give your brain a rest of at least 48 hours after using DXM.
o Eat healthily before, during, and after DXM use.
o Consider an alpha2 agonist. Or maybe not; the research isn't conclusive
on this yet.
o Regularly monitor your mental skills and have others monitor them as well.
Make each DXM trip count so you don't feel the urge to reattempt an
unfulfilling trip experience.
That pretty much sums it up. Good luck.
THE RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TO DRUGS
by Neurotik
Chemicals in general have had a tremendous influence in my life. They're
not changing me, as the popular anti-drug sentiment might have us believe.
They have only presented the doors that I choose to open. I've been on a
personal mission to find out just how to use chemicals as a tool, and it's
hard, but it's happening. Too often we as a pro-drug culture get caught up
in the physical difference they present. It's something we haven't
necessarily been used to, so we allow the feeling to overwhelm us and
just enjoy being numb and oblivious to everything around us. Don't
misunderstand, drugs most certainly have a place in our culture for
entertainment, however if that's the only mind set we have, we could
very possibly allow the drugs to consume us and then our point is lost
and we've taken a step backward.
When we take drugs, they physically alter our chemistry and allow us
entry into areas of our mind, culture, and dimension that we haven't learned
to get to on our own. Until we learn how to travel to these regions without
their help, they are a necessity.
I'm hoping 1999 will bring a more comfortable attitude toward drug use in
general. People are uptight about the whole subject. For the most part,
people are also lazy, allowing themselves to be manipulated by the government
and other "well meaning" groups into believe every horror story that they can
conjure up. They refuse to stand up and question what they've been told. They
see pictures and read articles and are horrified at deadly alcohol related
traffic accidents, drug related murders, bozos who are easy to lose their
minds. Cocaine can kill instantly? Oh my God. Didn't my congressman say that?
Must be true. You mean to tell me the marijuana is addictive and can lead to
use of other "harder" drugs? Oh, shit. That HAS to be true because I read it
at the mall on a big advertisement. Wait a minute . . . drugs really do make
you lose control and run the streets on a murderous rampage? Why didn't
someone TELL me?! I had to hear about it from that Anti-Drug group!
Sheesh. Where are our brains? Why can't we think for ourselves?
Let me take a moment to separate some of us, though. We who have
reasonable, curious, logical minds aren't so willing to be restrained or
preached to. We aren't naturally inclined to letting someone tell us what's
good for us or what we should be fulfilling ourselves with. We want to know
for sure what's out there. People, there is a lot more to our great big vast
existence than this miserable rock we're stuck to filled with every piece of
shit who hears a bad drug story and passes it on as a standard. It's up to us
to open eyes, to pass on true information, and to pose questions. Don't accept
anything. Test EVERYTHING! Make sure you know the truth. When we finds those
truths, we have a responsibility to ourselves and our fellows to push it into
the world and force people to hear us. Drugs aren't for everyone, but there
are many who can benefit through the responsible use of them.
Please, don't take my words and tell everyone that I said all drugs are
safe and healthy. That's bullshit and will discredit us very quickly.
Learn. Read everything you can get your hands on. Experiment responsibly.
Be your own thinker and, perhaps most importantly, fight for your right to
make your own decisions. And please, please, please: write what you know.
Talk to people. PUSH THE TRUTH INTO THE WORLD AND FORCE IT TO BE ACCEPTED!
We're not "politically correct." We're not balls of clay to be molded into
the perfect citizen. We are human beings. We are resourceful, curious, and
capable of extreme intelligence. Learn from every experience and grow from
what you know.
If you're going to delve into the potentially wonderful world of chemicals,
do it for yourself and be SAFE. The name of the game is research. We're living
in a time period where we have such an astronomical amount of information at
our fingertips that we can't afford to ignore it. Keep fact from being
distorted.
Help this world to be a better place for everyone.
NEW YEARS EVE
by Gravol
I had to do something different for New Years Eve. Everyone was out
celebrating, and I was stuck at home with quite a bit of LSD and an
8oz bottle of Robitussin. So let bygones be bygones... down the hatch!
Around 10:30pm I took 2 sugar cubes of LSD, then ate some more
a short while later. In the meantime, I began chugging the Robitussin
until most of the bottle was gone. I now had about 4 or 5 sugar cubes
of LSD in me and about 600-700mg of DXM to go with that. The effects
of each drug started at the same time, at first a bit subtle, but
soon I was avalanching towards a peak of unquenchible destiny.
Many people have tried mixing LSD and DXM before. They state that
it's the most intense experience of their entire life. And believe
me, this was truly one of the most intense experiences of my life
as well. When you mix DXM and LSD so they peak at the same time,
you undergo a "Brain Reset" of sorts... it's as if the old you dies
and a new you is reborn... and you begin to realize this as you come
down. You may also experience a change in personality over the next
couple of days, but it eventually wears off. But does it change you?
Perhaps. Before I delve into my own experience, let's see what
William White has to say about mixing the two:
"I've received a limited number (about 20) of reports of mixing DXM with
5HT hallucinogens, primarily LSD and mushrooms. While one person said
this combination was "not recommended", most have had incredibly
profound experiences. On the other hand, very few of these have said
they would ever repeat the combination, as it was simply far too
powerful and terrifying. One person told me that DXM helped him avoid
unpleasant cognitive effects and "bad trips" he might otherwise get from
LSD alone. Regular use of DXM may alter the effects of LSD due to
overall increase in 5HT binding and decreased 5HT2 receptor
binding."
Anyhow, as each drug began to peak, I saw everything moving about me...
the floor, the walls, the computer screen... even the letters on
the computer screen seemed to separate into pigments of 3... magenta,
cyan, and yellow. It's like looking at a TV screen up close... all
that's there is tiny color sequences. For me, LSD seems to separate
these colors from my head, from my perception, so the edge of everything
looks sloppy... for instance, I look at the edge of my desk, and I see
yellow protruding from it... and on the other edge of the desk I see
magenta, so to speak... it's as if my eyes are becoming a TV screen
and I'm seeing the world as it is separated by colors.
As far as DXM goes, instead of one intense separation of colors,
it's like a million little dots (similar to the ones on the TV screen)
flashing at me everytime I look at the wall. I have no idea how these
relate to neuropharmacology, but I'm sure they do. You can almost
"see" a buzz sometimes. Anyhow, all these things kept plaguing me
and were building up in strong intensity to a climax of unequaled
proportions.
Never in my life had I undergone something so intense. So intense,
in fact, that I began to have an allergic reaction and suffered a head
cold for the remainder of the night. But that's just me... sometimes
when I do acid and smoke pot while I'm peaking, I'll get an allergic
reaction and my sinuses will flare up and I'll end up spitting out
mucuous for the rest of my trip. Well, that's what happened this time.
I can take DXM and LSD together, just as long as their peaks don't
coincide with one another. When that happens, all hell breaks loose.
Also, because the peaks occurred at the same time, I suffered the
"brain reset" that I afore mentioned and interestingly enough, the
LSD kept peaking repeatedly (just like DXM does)... I would be at a
point where I thought I was coming down and I wasn't seeing as much
stuff, then all of a sudden bam! The walls would start moving again,
the floor would start moving again, and everything would go back
to just as it was during the peak.... even though this was hours
after the peak. The only explanation for this was the DXM... but
it goes much deeper than that. I've yet to hear a trip report
of someone taking LSD and peaking continuously.
At any rate, I thought I'd never come down. It was one of the
most intense experiences of my life and even though I had a head
cold for the rest of my trip, I noticed my thoughts were practically
erased from my mind and a new me had evolved. Truly amazing. But
yet puzzling.
I continued doing LSD+DXM in the coming weeks, only to find that
the LSD was beginning to burn me out so once my supply ran out,
I didn't really jump to the opportunity of finding more. But it was
a pleasurable experience, and LSD+DXM is still the best buzz in
my book, apart from LSD+nitrous. :)
One final note... as I began tripping into the new year, the
first song I heard echoing through my speakers was Strange Days,
by Jim Morrison. The lyrics follow:
Strange days have found us
Strange days have tracked us down
They're going to destroy
Our casual joys
We shall go on playing
Or find a new town
Yeah!
Strange eyes fill strange rooms
Voices will signal their tired end
The hostess is grinning
Her guests sleep from sinning
Hear me talk of sin
And you know this is it
Yeah!
Strange days have found us
And through their strange hours
We linger alone
Bodies confused
Memories misused
As we run from the day
To a strange night of stone
ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND DXM
by Gravol, Charles Morris
This is an extensive article covering the aspects of different states
of consciousness and how DXM may be able to be used to further explore
such states. It should be noted that all of these states can be reached
without the use of DXM, but you should also keep in mind that DXM
may help achieve these states without having to go through months
of intense meditation of and concentration of achieving such states.
Dreaming
It is not exactly known how DXM affects the dreaming state, but many
people have reported abnormal dreaming following a DXM trip. It would
be interesting to study how DXM may increase or decrease REM sleep
following a trip, but what is known is the fact that it's next to
impossible to physically fall asleep while under the influence of
a large enough amount of DXM (anything 2nd plateau and up).
Many scientists believe that sleep restores effective functioning
of the body and brain. Some psychologists, working from an evolutionary
perspective, conclude that sleep evolved to encourage organisms to
remain inactive and conserve energy during time of the day when their
food supplies were low or their predators were especially numerous.
In fact, the manner in which many organisms sleep does appear to have
become adapted to specific needs and environments.
There are different stages of sleep, the first being a twilight
phase called Stage 1. Stage 1 brain waves are "tight" and of very
low amplitude, resembling those recorded when a person is alert
or excited. However, it is marked by slowing of the pulse, muscle
relaxation, and side-to-side rolling movements of the eyes.
Stage 2 and 3 are characterized by progressively deeper sleep.
Brain waves increase in amplitude and become slower. At these
stages the sleeper is hard to awaken and does not respond to stimuli
such as noises or lights. Heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature
continue to drop.
In Stage 4 sleep the brain emits very slow delta waves [Editor's
note: These are the same types of waves that can be reproduced in
the Flasher computer program.] Delta sleep time lessens with age
but continues to be the first sleep to be made up after sleep has
been lost.
About an hour after fallen asleep, the sleeper begins to ascend
from Stage 4 sleep to Stage 3, Stage 2, and back to Stage 1 -
a process that takes about 40 minutes. The eyes move rapidly under
closed eyelids. This rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage is
distinguished from all other stages of sleep (called non-REM
or NREM) that precede and follow it. This is also the stage
during which most vivid dreaming occurs.
Dreams are simply vivid visual and auditory experiences that
our minds conjure up primarily during REM periods.
One viewpoint as to why we dream is that the astral body loosely
shifts from the physical body and replenishes much-needed energy.
It has been proven that an organism will die if kept from REM
sleep for long enough. And dreams are simply altered states and
'astral' experiences that our mind perceives during this re-
energizing stage. It is also why the term 'falling asleep' was
termed... because your astral body supposedly 'falls' from your
physical body.
Have you ever been startled awake or jerked from a falling
sensation while falling asleep? Especially while in school or
someplace in public? It is simply because your mind is more
alert than normal because of the place where you are or your
overall mental state, and when the body does finally fall asleep
your mind is still awake and actually feels your astral body
leaving your physical and it is so startling that you 'jerk'
back awake, being very embarassed when others may laugh. This
is simply called the hypnagogic startle. In fact, when you
first fall asleep your mind goes over the events of the day
and starts to wander. This is called hypnagogic imagery, and
is an altered state of consciousness.
Now that you have a basic understanding with sleep, we can
move on to artificial alterations in consciousness.
Sensory Deprivation
In the 1950s and 1960s experimenters explored the effects of
sensory deprivation - the radical reduction of sensory stimuli -
on human subjects. These included being put in sensory deprivation
chambers which severely restricted their visual, auditory, and
tactile stimulation. The results were dramatic. The volunteers
were increasingly unable to do mental tasks such as studying.
They grew more and more irritable, and eventually began to
hallucinate. When they were released from their cubicles, they
performed poorly on a number of tests in comparison with a
control group (Heron, 1957).
In sensory deprivation, the subject hallucinates. In some studies
they experienced altered perceptions. And finally, they dreamed,
daydreamed, and fantasized. Within a few hours of entering the
chamber, most volunteers began to experience alternating states
of drowsiness, sleep, and wakefulness. The distinctions among
those states became so blurred that the volunteers found it difficult
to distinguish between waking hallucinations and dreams (Suedfield,
1975). They reported seeing flashes of light, geometrical forms,
and various complex images of objects or living beings (perhaps
similar to CEVs on DXM), as well as hearing various noises. Some
of the participants also described smelling nonexistant odors,
such as tobacco smoke, and feeling that the room or they themselves
were moving. Some of the effects lasted for up to a day after the
end of the experiment.
It should be noted that DXM itself can be sort of a sensory-
deprivation tool, or may increase the effects of a sensory-
deprivation chamber if the subject is under the influence of
DXM at the time. However, not enough research has been done
with DXM and sensory-deprivation to fully understand the results.
Meditation & Dexitation
There are different types of meditation that has been around for
centuries. Zen meditation concentrates on respiration, for example,
while Sufism relies on frenzied dancing and prayer. In transcendental
meditation (TM) practitioners recite or chant a mantra, which is
a sound specially selected for a student by a teacher of TM
to keep all other images and problems at bay and to allow the
meditator to relax more deeply.
In all its forms, meditation supresses the activity of the
sympathetic nervous system, the part of the nervous system that
prepares the body for strenuous activity during an emergency.
Meditation lowers the rate of metabolism and reduces heart and
respiratory rates. Alpha brain waves (which accompany relaxed
wakefulness) increase noticeably during meditation. One might
find the Flasher program again useful when meditating.
People who meditate successfully often report increased
sensory awareness, euphoria, strong emotions, and a sense of
timelessness and expanded awareness.
Meditation on DXM can be an intense experience. Many people
report that DXM increases meditative abilities and the art of
meditation itself can increase CEVs and actually bring about
out-of-body experiences. A lot of people use their DXM trips
to sit back on a comfortable chair or on their bed and put on
their favorite music (headphones preferably) and go into a
deep relaxive state and lose themselves in the music. The term
'Dexitation' has been coined to describe this state.
Try it for yourself. Find a quiet place where you will not be
interrupted for a few minutes. Sit with a straight spine in
a position that is stable. Take several deep breaths, noting
where you feel your breath most strongly - at the nostrils
or abdomen. Keep your attention there as you breathe normally,
not forcing the breath to be long or short or any special way.
Observe the quality of the breaths - whether they are long or
short, deep or shallow, smooth or ragged. Without controlling
the breath in any way, begin to gently count each cycle of
in-out breaths: 1, 2, 3,... up to 10, then begin again.
Continue doing this for 10-15 minutes.
What happened? If you're like most people, you barely began
to count when you were distracted - perhaps by a pain in
your knee, a sound, a fleeting thought of your tenth-grade
biology teacher, or a fantasy. Few beginning meditators
get past 2 or 3 before they are derailed by their thoughts.
But most experienced meditators maintain that this fact
in itself is one of the most valuable aspects of meditation
practice - while the physical and emotional benefits can
be palpable, it is learning about your own mind that brings
you a new freedom and awareness in the world.
Hypnosis
Hypnosis, formerly known as Mesmerism, was initially discredited
by a French commission chaired by Benjamin Franklin. But some
respectable nineteenth-century physicians revived interest in
hypnosis when they discovered it could be used to treat certain
forms of mental ilness.
Strong variations exist of hypnotized subjects and what they
experience during hypnosis. And people also differ greatly in
their susceptibility to hypnosis. If you're easily carried away
by a book or a movie, you're probably extremely susceptible to
hypnosis. Hypnotic susceptibility appears to be partly learned
and partly inherited.
To induce hypnosis, the hypnotist usually begins by focusing
a willing subject's attention on the hypnotist's voice. The
subject may also be asked to concentrate on a specific object
or to visualize a particular scene, such as a relaxing day
at the beach. Guided imagery may be used to bring the scene
into sharp focus - for example, a subject imagining themself
stretching out at the beach might be told to think about
becoming progressively more relaxed. As a subject enters
the hypnotic trance, its effects may be heightened and tested
by some preliminary suggestions. For instance, the subject
may be told that at the count of 10 it will be impossible
to open his or her eyes. Sometimes these suggestions are
put in 'paradoxical' form. Subjects are told, for example,
that the harder they try to open their eyes, the more tightly
shut their eyes will remain. More suggestions of relaxation
follow until eventually the subject appears to be in a state
of complete relaxation.
The effect of a hypnotist's suggestions vary from person
to person. Some people who are t old that they cannot move
their arms or that their pain has vanished do, in fact,
experience paralysis or anesthesia. Some who are told that
they are hearing a certain piece of music or are unable
to hear anything may hallucinate or become deaf temporarily.
Some remember events from their early childhood and say
they feel as though they are experiencing those events
all over again. After instructions such as "You will remember
nothing that happened under hypnosis until I tell you,"
some have amnesia, which lingers even when they are no
longer hypnotized. In still other cases, instructions
received while under hypnosis may temporarily diminish
a person's desire to smoke or overeat.
Some of these results are easier to achieve than others.
It is usually easy to convince suggestible people that they
cannot opoen their eyes or that their arms are too heavy
to lift. It is more difficult to produce anesthesia so
that people become insensitive to pain (Spiegel, Bierre,
& Rootenberg, 1989). And it is still more difficult to
coax people to recall lost memories or to generate
hallucinations (Hilgard, 1965). Hypnotic suggestion, it
seems, is more effective with simpler behaviors or mental
processes.
Self-Hypnosis
Self-Hypnosis (SH) is one form of hypnosis that can be
achieved without having to go to a hypnotist and spending
a lot of money. It can also be used during DXM or the comedown
of DXM and the DXM may itself increase a person's susceptibility
to being hypnosis... however, there are no studies done on
this yet (there will be a section in a future issue regarding
SH and DXM).
Some simple techniques should be mentioned here to let the
reader be able to practice. First, it should be noted however,
that the goal of hypnosis should remain optimistic, to better
your life in some way.
I myself got into SH to further explore the actual state
and see how DXM affected it. So far, I'm in the initial stages
of experimentation so I can't really tell you my results,
except for one experience which I'm going to mention below.
However, I did go to my therapist and he gave me a post-
hypnotic suggestion to remember everything he told me so
it would be easier for me to induce SH on my own.
Basically what he did was put me in a recliner so I was
fully relaxed and used this method, which I might add works
very well:
o Breathe deeply and on each of your first three breaths find
something that you see and concentrate on it... examining
its appearance, size, shape, etc. It doesn't have to be
three separate things, but three different aspects of the
same object. Count 1, 2, 3 as you do this too.
Then with the next 3 breaths, concentrate on 3 different
things that you hear... perhaps the sound of your own breathing,
a ceiling fan or furnace, or a bird outside.
Then with the next 3 breaths, concentrate on 3 different
things that you feel... perhaps the way your back feels against
the chair or bed, how relaxed your feet are, or the presence
of cool air hitting your arms.
o Then, repeat the above step, using 2 breaths for each thing
that you see, hear, and feel.
o Do this one more time, using only 1 breath for each thing you
see, hear, and feel.
o Now let your thoughts roam freely. For instance you might picture
holding a lemon, examining its texture, holding it up to your
nose and smelling the aroma, causing your mouth to salivate.
Everything you concentrate on should have to do with you in
some way... for you are the center of the sphere and you cannot
control anything outside of your own awareness.
o As you continue to do this for several minutes, begin to concentrate
on your eyelids growing heavier and prolonging each blink to longer
and longer amounts of time, until it is physically impossible to
keep your eyes open.
o Now, with the darkness behind your eyes, concentrate on other thoughts
such as standing out in a field on a starry night and looking up
to the heavens and seeing a bright star shining down on you, and
hearing the crickets around you. Concentrate on such thoughts and
let yourself relax deeper and deeper until you no longer notice
the way you're sitting in the chair, or what you hear.
o This is the part where, after several minutes of concentrating and
letting yourself further relax and concentrating mainly on yourself,
your awareness, and how you tie in with the rest of the environment,
you can begin to give yourself suggestions to test whether or not
you are in a hypnotic trance. You may state that your arms have
become heavy and it is impossible to lift them. Or that your eyelids
are so heavy now that you can't open them.
o Even if you're not successful at maintaining a full hypnotic state,
this still makes good practice, and after you've given yourself
a post-hypnotic suggestion as to whether you'll remember this or
not (it is best to remember it and tell yourself it'll become
easier and easier to reach this state in the future), then concentrate
on your senses and how you feel yourself sitting in the chair,
or the sounds that you might hear. Also tell yourself that you
are becoming more alert and awake, and that your eyelids are no
longer heavy and that you can open them.
o Then, to the count of 1 breath, repeat the first 3 steps in backwards
order, until you are fully aware of your surroundings again.
It also may be easier to reach this state after coming down off
DXM. It is probably safe to assume that reaching SH under the influence
of DXM will probably impair the hypnotic trance in some way,
but that is not yet proven. For now, I would suggest trying this
exercise as you're coming down or after when you are more relaxed.
Keep in mind that simple behaviors and feelings are easier to
suggest than producing euphoria, hallucinations, or blocking certain
things from your memory.
Post-hypnotic suggestion can last anywhere from a few hours to
several days.
My own experience involved waiting until I was coming down off
a 2nd plateau dosage, then putting myself in a hypnotic trance using
the above-mentioned steps. It didn't take long until I felt myself
becoming deeply relaxed, and I saw a bright flash of light in which
I associated with becoming fully hypnotized. To test whether I was
hypnotized or not, I told myself that my arms were becoming increasingly
heavy as if they were covered in some sort of gook, and when I tried
to lift them I could barely do so. With this in mind I proceeded to
tell myself that when coming out of the trance I would become euphoric
(a simple post-hypnotic suggestion) and also told myself I would start
seeing CEVs at that moment, in which I did. As I slowly let myself come
out of the trance, I noticed that I had become more alert and awake at
simply my own suggestions and that I could barely remember anything that
I told myself... except for the fact of the euphoria. Almost all at once,
I felt a sort of MDMA-like euphoria flow all throughout my body, from
my toes to the top of my head. It was not an extremely intense euphoria,
nor did it last for very long amounts of time (it sort of came and went
on command), but it was still clearly not something associated with
DXM, but I am now convinced that DXM plays an important role in
helping one achieve the hypnotic trance.
I'll post more of my experiences in the next issue... I never realized
how great a tool self-hypnosis could be, nor how easy it would be to
achieve.
Automatic Writing
Automatic writing is similar to the Ouija board in regards that
you are using another entity to write through your hand, and
letting it have full control of the writing utensil you hold.
In a basic approach, one holds a pen or pencil to a piece
of paper and goes into a trancelike state similar to self-hypnosis.
Then, without any feeling in the hand or control whatsoever,
the individual notices his or her hand writing on the piece
of paper, as if someone or something is writing thru them.
What is written out can be startling and scary... and it is
not known, if there are entities that write through the person,
whether these entities are good or bad (the ones associated
with the Ouija board tend to be bad so it would probably
be the same case here). Some reports have surfaced as to
the writings that appeared... sometimes you have to hold
what is written up to a mirror, upside down, just to read
the message. Other times it is in a different language in
which the person has never studied.
Is this simply our subconscious mind letting out information
that we've somehow collected throughout our lives or are
we letting an entity write through us. If you believe in
the Ouija board, you might begin to see similarities in
the fact that you are letting something move your hand
to communicate a message. However, the trance involved
to induce automatic writing is much different than a ouija
board and takes much more effort and concentration. If
you are moving your hand in any way, shape or form, then
you are not truly doing automatic writing.
You can also automatic type, at the keyboard, by letting
your fingers type after going into a trance. You will
most likely not realize that anything has even occurred
until after you come out of the trance and find something
written. It is almost always some sort of communication,
not just random letters and gibberish. If it's just random
letters and gibberish, you probably aren't doing it right
and need to concentrate further.
If spirits are involved in automatic writing (AW) then
perhaps it would be best to ask for such a spirit to assist
you in going into a trance and using your hand to write
out a message.
It is also not known how DXM may affect automatic writing,
but my best guess is that while coming down one can enter
the trancelike state a lot easier than in normal, waking
consciousness. However, the question remains as to whether
or not automatic writing can be achieved, or how much easier
or difficult it is to achieve, while under the influence of
DXM.
Out-of-body experiences
A lot has been mentioned in previous issues regarding OBEs and
astral projection, so I'm not going to get into it in detail
here, but only touch on the issue that OBEs is one altered
state of consciousness in which DXM _can_ help you achieve.
Not just laying down and feeling yourself float around the
room, but actually astrally projecting your consciousness
to a different place or time.
One theory rests on how DXM affects OBEs and astral projection,
and that is the Dex-Astral Theory, that simply states that
DXM can induce out-of-body travel because of its dissociative
characteristics, however impairs the ability to fully perceive
such a state and limits the amount of astral substance that
leaves the body. One may feel themself fully submerged in an
alternate reality, flying thru time and space... but because
of DXM's effect on the physical body, you cannot project
enough substance to fully perceive the experience as a realistic,
bonafide out-of-body experience. Or it can be that DXM
limits your perceptions and abilities and that while you
may be travelling astrally, you are almost doing so in
a 'blind' fashion, using the visuals of your own mind to
guide you through this netherworld.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it should be noted that there are many different
types of altered states of consciousness. Drugs, for instance,
is a way of reaching an altered state of consciousness. However,
what I am getting at here is that the use of DXM in small amounts
might even bring about an easier way to obtain the above states
of altered consciousness, and if that is true as I suspect, then
DXM would be a great tool for self exploration and insight into
one's own mind.
The main reason I became so fascinated with DXM was the fact that
I could further explore a great interest of study for me... out-of-body
experiences and astral projection. Never had I before been able to
reach such a state until after DXM use, but DXM's direct use also
impaired my ability to maintain a full conscious projection. Instead,
I find it's ability to help induce hypnotic trance while coming down
even more beneficial and with enough practice I believe you can use
DXM has a vital tool in helping to shape the way you want to live
your life, and achieving your goals and desires.
I hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as I've enjoyed writing
this. There's much more to come in the next issue, so stay tuned.
DXM AND THE HOSPITAL DON'T MIX
by Anonymous
I had just finished drinking a bunch of Robitussin. It wasn't really
enough to get me past the 2nd plateau, but I had decided to drink
more about 15 minutes later. That 15 minutes never came.
Instead, only moments later, I found myself being catapulted
into the air after losing my balance from teasing my cat. I thought
I was going to hit the chair, but instead the curtains behind the
chair gave way to the corner of the wall, and next thing I knew
I was sitting on my ass screaming curse words and holding the top
of my head together. No, it wasn't that bad I would later find
out... I didn't get a concussion, but the main was immense and
as I took my hands down away from my head, I realized they were
both covered in blood, and I could feel the blood dripping down
thru my hair and onto my face.
Thankfully, the DXM hadn't yet kicked in so I didn't get paranoid
realizations that I was going to die or become permanently brain
damaged by it. However, I was extremely pissed off and ran into the
kitchen and told my mom to dial 911 (what I would've done if nobody
would've been home). Instead, since she didn't have the minivan there
(my dad took it momentarily down the road to our store), she picked
up the phone and called him, but for some reason the phone wasn't
working at the store so I must've waited 30 minutes on the kitchen
floor screaming and cursing at her to just drive my car. Finally
she decided to do just that and we hurried out into the driveway.
The fucking neighbor was out and waved, and I'm sure he realized
something wasn't quite right when I didn't take my hands from the
top of my head and just gave an awkward smile. Afterall, I was
holding a kitchen towel now to the top of my head trying to stop
the immense bleeding. We got into my car and the Robitussin bottles
from underneath the seat spilled out and my moms hands became
covered with syrup. She began cursing as well, and said she had
to now run back into the house to wash her hands off. This brought
more cursing from me, but just then my dad pulled up so we got
into the minivan and he drove me to the hospital.
I knew it wouldn't be long until the DXM kicked in, and it did...
quite subtly, while I was waiting in the Emergency Room after filling
out boatloads of paperwork with one hand while the other held the
towel to my head. I also felt a million eyes turn on me as I walked
thru the glass doors. I sat down with my parents (across from some
fine looking chicks, unfortunately) and just tried to block everything
out.
The pain was still there, and it hurt quite bad. So I put myself
into a hypnotic trance (something I've learned quite well and am now
able to do within minutes) and gave myself the post-hypnotic suggestion
that I wouldn't worry about the pain, that it would go away, and I'd
become very relaxed. As I came out of the trance, most of the pain did
subside and I found myself not even able to remember quite what happened...
only that I hit my head and I was more interested in what was on the
TV behind me, or what my ex-girlfriend must've been doing (yes,
I had broken up with her the same day this happened, and yes... my
birthday was the next day... what a helluva way to spend your birthday
I thought). Then a baby started screaming 3 seats down from me and
I found it impossible to concentrate on anything but my ringing ears.
This baby wasn't just screaming... but had to have been possessed
or something and was out to make my life a living hell it seemed.
Hours passed (literally) and finally a man protruded from the door
and called me back. I went.
I was hoping that there wouldn't be any signs of being drugged
while they were checking my blood pressure, etc., and I thanked my
lucky stars that I didn't get the chance to ingest my entire dose
of DXM before the accident happened, or else I would've really been
tripping out. At this point I was rehearsing how I would ask for
pain medication, thinking that if they gave me Darvocet or Tylenol
with Codeine I'd ask for something stronger.
At this point the female doctor came in (very nice looking) and
took out a needle. Oh, god I thought. Save me now. She went to the
back of my head while the gay male nurse named John kept making jokes
and trying to make me laugh. It wasn't working. My options were
this... shave my head and give me stitches or just shave around
the wound and staple my head. At first I thought the staples were
a joke, but when I saw a staple gun being held up to my face by
the female doctor, I soon realized I was in deep shit.
Knowing that I probably wouldn't feel the stitches nor the staples,
I opted for the staples since I didn't wanna go around the next day
looking like I got a bad haircut. The gay nurse shaved around the
area while the female nurse then started jabbing me (at least 5 times)
with the needle. Then the stapled my head 5 times as well... at
this point the pain was just a dull throbbing pain and I was beginning
to be glad I took the DXM (DXM is a great painkiller, my friends).
Also, the hypnosis seemed to had worked too.
The nurse squirted some antibiotic on my head and after a few more
gay gestures on his part I was free to go. No pain medication. The
fuckers. It was now close to 10pm (the accident happened at 6pm) and
I was left to go back home and ponder a night gone horribly wrong.
They told me if I got blurred vision, forgot my name, etc., to
come right back. So far so good.
But I did have very strange dreams... dreams which just aren't me.
After awaking I finally felt back to normal, and the pain on my head was
completely gone. Simply amazing.
And to think, I almost ended up being stuck in the hospital
all night on a high dose of DXM. But I guess there are Robo Gods
after all...
And to prove my point, the next day... when it WAS my birthday,
I stood frowning, looking out the window at a tremendous downfall.
I had just got done reading in the paper where there wasn't even
a slight chance of rain, and now it was raining cats and dogs. And
I needed to go out and buy a bottle of Robitussin... but I was
already dressed for my dinner date later that night. Argh. Then I
realized I had never had a bit of trouble my entire life when it
came to buying DXM... even if all odds were against me.
So I said to myself... "I have to go buy a bottle of Robo...
make it stop raining." And at that very instant, the rain subsided
to not even a light drizzle and I was able to leave and buy it.
And now, here I am, sitting as I type this, and the DXM is slowly
beginning to kick in. And yes, my friends, it's a lovely birthday,
because the sun is now out and I feel like last night never even
happened.
Guess I should save the falling for when I'm fucked up.
MIXING DXM WITH 2C-B
by Gravol
In early January, I consumed approximately 35mg of 2C-B after the
initial peak of a 2nd plateau dosage of DXM. All I can say is WOW.
For those who don't know, 2C-B (2-Dimethoxy-iodophenethylamine)
is a Schedule I hallucinogen that I got from Europe. The trip is
much like acid and XTC, but not the combination of the two. The
visuals are more intense than acid, and it involves a lot of color
shifting and other colorful hallucinations.
My experience started out by ingesting approximately 350mg
of pure DXM. I had a great trip, but as with any frequent 2nd
plateau dosage, the intensity doesn't quite last as long as it
once did. So after a few short hours, I took 7 small 2C-B pills
and anxiously waited. The next thing I knew, I was feeling
kind of queasy and unable to sit upright, so I laid down in
my bed... and that's when it all started.
EVERYTHING was moving around me... the floor was shifting,
the walls were bright and colorful explosions of color... even
my Jenny McCarthy posters suddenly came alive and Jenny changed
her facial expression to a sweet, seductive look and began dancing
in the poster. Her hips moved with slow, erotic fashion and
everything about her was coming alive. Her face kept changing
expressions... as if to say 'C'mon, fuck me Jeff... I know you
want to.'
That wasn't the only thing that was coming alive. All around
me, everything I saw was beginning to move in different ways,
different motions... and everything was more colorful and bright.
Even as I turned on the TV, I saw green, blue, purple, and red
stripes appear on the TV screen and there'd be green and red
halos appearing around certain people or objects. This phenomenon
only appeared on the TV, but everything else I saw also had
a distinct quality of uniqueness about it that personified the
colorful arrangements that were blossoming before my very
eyes.
The visuals continued to last for about 2-3 hours, then began
to subside. The after effects lasted another 4 hours or so,
and at this time I felt it was safe to leave for my date and
consume some liquid GHB.
2C-B is a very mellow drug... you don't get knots in your
stomach like LSD or a forcefully loving attitude as with XTC...
but you do trip and you do have mental control over your trip...
you can make it more intense or less intense at your own will.
It's a truly amazing drug... and doing it on DXM was quite
amazing in itself. I felt very floaty and coming down off DXM
at the time only increased the hallucinogenic effects of the
drug.
Apart from the buildup of mucuous in my throat and the initial
queasy feeling (not really one of nausea), this drug was splendid,
and I would definitely recommend mixing it with DXM. I wonder
what it would be like to take both at the same time, in larger
amounts. Probably out of this world!
For those of you who would like more info about 2C-B, you can
find it at any drug information site. I've included some background
information, however, posted below:
"2C-B is an extraordinarily colorful hallucinogen similar to LSD --
apparently somewhat analytical and dissasociative in higher doses or in
those sensitive to those effects. It can be taken orally or nasally. It
is most often found in either powder or pill form. The chart below shows
oral dosages for 2c-b in milligrams (mg).
Threshold........5 mg
Common.....10 - 25 mg
Strong.....20 - 40 mg
Onset...........45-75 minutes
Coming Up.......15-30 minutes
Plateau...........2-3 hours
Coming Down.........2 hours
After Effects.....2-4 hours
As with everything its important to remember that everyone reacts
differently to psychoactives, the following are not predictive but
merely descriptive of what people have reported.
The effects of 2c-b have been described as a cross between the effects
of LSD and MDMA, but that it is nothing like a combination of the two.
It is mildly psychedelic, much less mind-expanding or disassociative
than mushrooms or LSD, but much less directed than MDMA.
2C-B includes Open Eye Visual (OEV) effects which are usually described
as crawling, shifting, or undulating, or cartooning. Closed Eye Visuals
(CEVs) are present and increase with dosage. Many report a 'color shift'
where objects seem to have red / green halos around them.
2C-B has a large 'body' component which some describe as "body
tripping." Shulgin and others say that 2C-B can bring body-issues
forward or make them more prominent and, in this way, some people say it
can be a self-diagnostic tool for body work. Many, but not all, people
experience stomach discomfort sometimes including mild diarhea, gas,
nausea and (rarely) vomiting. One user has reported a very a recurrent
effect of increased mucus production at the base of the trachea, causing
constant coughing during the effects of 2c-b, pseudoephedrine seems to
clear this up. We would be interested in other reports of such
idiosyncratic recurrent effects.
In general, 2C-B has a somewhat 'positive' mood push as well as a mild
stimulant effect, but it is far less stimulating and far less forcefully
positive than MDMA. Some people find they can sleep once the peak is
over (about 60-90mins after the effects start).
Most people experience 2C-B as being much 'lighter' on their body than
MDMA with far less 'crash' and much less physically draining. It is also
not as 'easy' as MDMA, in that it is more of a 'true' psychedelic --
allowing the users mind to become manifest and create the experience
instead of being 'pushed' into a positive mood space as MDMA usually
does.
Some people find the stimulating and body effects to combine in a way
that is sensual or sexual and Shulgin has said that if an effective
aphrodisiac is ever discovered, it will probably be patterned after
2C-B. Many people, however, find it very un-sexy with the body effects
being experienced as somewhat disquieting.
Some people find 2C-B increases their ability to communicate verbally,
while others find themselves unable to elucidate their ideas clearly.
Some people describe a type of confusion that can be part of the
experience, a type of 'stoned' feeling of mental and physical relaxation
or floppiness which can translate in inability or lack of desire to go
into complex intellectual processes.
2C-B at medium and low doses has the interested character that it is
often quite easy to move into and out of -- that going from feeling very
involved in the experience to feeling quite 'sober' can be very fast and
sometimes unexpected. Some people describe 2C-B as being more 'plastic'
or 'malleable' than other psychedelics because one can learn to
manipulate the depth of the effects.
2C-B can be used in some of the same ways MDMA is used for working
through interpersonal issues and dealing with emotional conflicts.
'Inappropriate' smiling or giggling is common with 2C-B and other
psychedelics.
As with all psychedelics, many people experience the coming up period as
being somewhat cold and shivery.
As dose increases, the chance for feelings of fear and uncertainty
increase.
As with other entheogens, it is unsafe to drive or use dangerous
equipment with 2C-B because it effects attention span, visual acuity,
concentration, and coordination. If you work with 2C-B, plan your
entheogen experiences carefully and think ahead so you don't ever find
yourself needing to drive during the experience."
However quite wonderful the experience was, it is probably one that won't
be repeated because of the unfortunate rarity of 2C-B in the common
drug scene. The only place I found to purchase 2C-B is quite expensive
and for now I'd rather just stick with LSD. But it was worth the initial
experience. As with any hallucinogenic drug, it adds another perspective
to your overall viewpoint on life and how you perceive it.
MY FIRST TWO ATTEMPTS
by Faust
When I had heard about DXM, I didn't really believe it. I mean an
OTC drug that's easily available, cheap, and can be stronger than acid?
No way! But when I got on-line and seen the wealth of information, I
knew it was for real. I decided to give it a try.
I was drawn to the spiritual/psychological side, rather than the
recreational side of the drug. I have done alot of psychedelics, and
have my share of experience with dissociatives (Ketamine, PCP).
On my first attempt, I tried an 8-oz bottle of Robomax cough. I
weigh 140lbs, so I figured I should reach the low-mid 3rd plateau. I
downed the whole 8 oz, followed by about 3 glasses of water. My first
mistake was that I ate about a half hour before this (burgerking, BIG
mistake). Next was the setting. My house. Not a good place to trip.
Also, I drank too much water, too fast. Needless to say, I threw up
about a half hour after ingestion. I think I managed to reach a high
first-low second plateau. Not nearly what I was aiming for.
On my second try, I nuked 30 (15mg DXM) sucrets in water. That's
a total of 450mg of DXM. I mixed it up, and drank it. I had been up
since early that morning, and was a little sleepy to begin with. When
the DXM hit me, I got a dizzy feeling that alot of people describe when
it's first hitting them. I decided to lay down. I fell to sleep, and
didn't wake up until the next day.
After 2 failed attempts with DXM, I made a list of tips for
first timers and novices of DXM.
First, and I know you've heard this before, it pays to buy the powder.
Believe me. Second, make sure you're taking on an empty (not starving)
stomach. If you start to feel a little bit of nausea, eat some crackers.
This will allow slower absorbtion of the drug, and nuetralize some of
the acids in your stomach. Third, make sure you plan ahead. Try to plan
it so you'll be in a place where you're comfortable, and free to do what
you like (except driving). Try to be well rested to reduce mental
exhaustion for the trip. You don't want to waste the experience by being
tired or falling to sleep. And last, but definately not least, DON'T
forget your trip-sitter. This may not seem all that important, but DXM
trips can get pretty wild.
Good luck, and happy trails :-)
I'VE JUST MET GOD
by J
Dose: 354mg
Goal of trip:
To gather insight into my current state of affairs. In retrospect, I
would have been better served calling the Psychic Friends Network.
General Mood/Ambiance:
It was 1 am. I was on my way to bed; I had been researching DXM on the
web, and figured, what the heck. Previously I had not been in the best
possible mind set for the last two weeks. The love of my life had left
me saying that I was too intense for her, and she didn t want to be
consumed. It was also about a month off from the anniversary of my
father s death, and a mess of other angry-make events. I admit to being
an adrenaline junkie, (ex NASCAR driver); but my most recent of two
trips, gave me pause to re-examine my lifestyle. I had tripped a week
before, on the same stuff, with a little less quantity, fairly
uneventful, and actually pretty dull. The second time I had Massive
Attacks newest on the juke box, and it was a cold and windy night. Not a
cloud in the sky when I walked the dog around 10pm. I had left one
window open to circulate fresh air, and so I could hear the outside
world, a lucid dreaming trick I had learned at the NIH.
Description:
24 years old, 180lb, I have a rather exotic neurological disorder:
Friedriech s Ataxia, (think Steven Hawking), and have a 160 iq, scored
perfect on the language part of the SAT, (piss poor on the math, but
nobody s perfect). I had never even smoked marijuana before, and was a
virgin extreme to altered states. I had just finished some Sam Adams,
and was already a little woozy as I toddled off to bed.
The Trip:
At 1 am, I chugged a bottle of Robotussin Maximum Strength, Cough and
Cold, (354mg dosage, not a lot I know, [5ml per dose / 118ml in the
bottle x15mg per dose]); I did not gag at all. I climbed into bed,
turned off the lights, and waited. Within 30-45 minutes I was becoming
nauseous, but having had to throw back some truly disgusting substances
for my neurology, I knew could keep it down. About 15 minutes later the
sickness passed, and I, feeling sort of drunk opened my eyes, to look
for visual hallucinations. No such luck, so I closed my eyes, and rolled
over thinking, screw this, just go to sleep . I could feel my thighs
tense and relax, like a puppy in rem. I could hear the leaves rustling
outside. Every car that went by outside, I felt like I was the car for a
split second...Then I opened my eyes again, and found the ceiling,
white, was shifting like it was liquid. This was the coolest thing I had
ever seen. Big sigh. I found myself thinking about my girlfriend; I
think I may have had an out-of-body experience, because I was suddenly
in her bedroom in NC, while I knew My body was in NY. I was sort of
swept along by my thoughts, and found myself crying over her as she
slept. I kissed her on the neck, and was gone. Back to my room, I opened
my eyes again, and felt a presence. It wasn t an elf, or an alien, or
anything which I could make out clearly enough to identify. The shadows
on the ceiling sort of came together to form a void mouth type thing. It
saw that I had been crying and thought/asked if there was anything to be
done. Before I thought/said anything else, It thought/said she'll be
back, she misses you too . Once again I cried. It then started to rain
outside, right on cue, and I knew then what/who I had been conversing
with. I didn't fear it, but I started thinking, hey this is pretty cool,
getting to meet god on your second trip. I then sort of got up, and
robo-walked, (very, very odd) into the bathroom for the most wonderful
piss of my life. The other odd thing about my jaunt to the can was that
I didn't wake up the puppy. I felt such empathy for her, as she slept; I
then had a flash, and I was the dog. So bizarre, so basic, so hungry,
(the vet said that she was overweight, so I was cutting back on her
food). I got her a biscuit, and laid it at the tip of her nose, and went
back to bed. Crawling back to bed, this was odd, but I could swear that
I was levitating, and just sort of slid onto the mattress. I then stayed
awake until the sun came up, coming down; I had peaked at about
2:30-3:30am, and was feeling unusually beat. I fell asleep and woke
refreshed and only had a mild hangover at about 1pm. I massaged my
thighs in a hot bath to lessen the stiffness, and sit here in my
bathrobe, writing this.
I have also in reading the stories, faqs, and information on the web,
have encountered a number of strange real-world phenomena with regards
to my two trips. The first is the dimming of street lights in my
presence. I can shut off all the lamps on Broadway, one after the next,
within a 20-30 foot radius. As I pass by, the last one flicks back to
life. The other thing worthy of note is that I think I shut off the
coffee bean roaster, at my favorite local coffee house, until they took
my order, and then blammo, back on. Really quite bizarre; the other
thing that gave me pause to re-examine was after the first trip, I was
sitting at a red light, but the green wouldn t turn on! From red to
nothing...A sign to slow down my life now, before it s too late. One
which I am heeding with great care. I don t think that this is something
which I could control, but am having fun, with my thought clapper, as I
walk downtown after dark and amaze the odd pedestrian with my new found
power. A group of teens asked me if I was a vampire; to which I replied
"No, I've just met god."
The only recommendation I would have for people interested in DXM, is to
of course take it slowly, and to be certain that they read and
comprehend all of the warnings and contra-indications before they
proceed. I am so grateful to the people who have gone before and left
descriptions of their experiences, I felt it only right to leave my own
for the next generation of pyschonauts. Good-Luck.
P.S. I'll let you know if God was right about my fiancee.
HOW DXM COMPARES TO KETAMINE
by Anonymous
Ketamine is another dissociative that comes up a lot when people are
discussing DXM. Many people who haven't tried both typically put them
in the same class (dissociatives) but go a step further and say the
experience is much the same. However, there are many notable differencese
and anyone who is vastly interested in DXM should also know how it
relates to Ketamine, in case they ever have the chance to try this
amazing drug... also known as Special K.
Drug: Ketamine Hydrochloride
Street Names: K, Ket, Ketamine, Special K, Vitamin K
Brief: Ketamine is an anaesthetic used primarily for veterinary
purposes. Ketamine blocks nerve paths without depressing
respiratory and circulatory functions, and therefore acts
as a safe and reliable anaesthetic. It is commonly injected
intramuscularly, but can also be taken orally and nasal
pharyngealically. Ketamine is only available to physicians,
and is not commonly sold as an illicit drug, and is scheduled
in several states. The most common trade name for Ketamine
are Ketaset and Ketalar, which are intramuscular veterinary
Ketamine HCls.
Chemistry: 2-(2-Chlorophenyl1)-(methylamino)-cyclohexanone hydrochloride
M.W. - 274.2 C13H16CINO-HCL
LD50 (IPR-MUS): 400 mg/kg, LD50 (IVN-MUS): 77 mg/kg.
white solid - melting point 266*C - non-flammable.
Solubility: water 20g/100ml
References: Merck Index, 11th Ed., No. 5174
Anis, N.A., Berry, S.C., Burton, N.R., Lodge, D. "The
dissociative anaesthetics, ketmine and phencyclidine,
selevtively reduce