Posted by Ame Sans Vie on February 5, 2003, at 5:23:42
This is actually something I noticed with my first 100mg dose of Luvox two nights ago-- I would walk from my well-light room, through the pitch black living room, to get to the bathroom on the other side of the house. When I would suddenly flip on the lights, everything took on a 'liquid', 'trailing' effect-- as if I'd dosed on dextromethorphan (Robitussin). Now I haven't been stupid enough to trip on cough syrup in years, but I thought these brief little glimpses into a time when I *was* so stupid were actually pretty cool. Many former (and current) hallucinogen users refer to these as 'free trips' :-) Oh, dextromethorphan, by the way, is the only active ingredient in Vicks 44 Cough and Robitussin Maximum Strength Cough and in doses of 200-1500mg is a dissociative anesthetic; similar to PCP and ketamine, but nothing like either.
Anyways, I also take BuSpar (15mg tid) and Enada (5mg bid). Last night I was out with some friends and smoked a blunt, actually mainly because my stomach was so overturned from the Luvox... the stuff makes me nauseus as hell-- the visual flashbacks started immediately. I was once again fully immersed in the DXM experience. It was enjoyable, but it lasted until the high wore off. Very, very strange....
I know dextromethorphan is somehow serotonergic, as taking it with an MAOI can produce serotonin syndrome. And I know 5-HT is indicated often in the action of hallucinogens/psychedelics. DXM, btw, also happens to be the reverse isomer of levomorphan, a high-potency opioid.
Anyone with any experience/insight here? Anyone experience anything like this with Celexa, Lexapro, Paxil, Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft...?
--Michael
poster:Ame Sans Vie
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