Side effects - Allergy-like symptoms of DXM caused histamine release: Itching, redness, rash etc.

[markdoesdrugs]

my 300 lb friend just took around 1100 mg of powder dxm. he got all red
and itchy. im trying to keep him calm but he is scared he is going to
die. is there any way to end a dxm trip or make him calm down. help
assure me he will be fine. thanks

[Curtains]

just got the robo itch, its cool happens to some....no way to really end a dxm tripto my knowledgethe best way to calm him him down right would probably be music, becuase it just helps u let go and not worry, quite possible the best thing he could have right now. Really need to be in the right state of mind and have some experince before doing 1100mg

My two favorite songs while tripping hard on DXM are Modest Mouse's --Dramamine and the stars are projectors......relaxing and let u space out.......or just play anything relaxing in general

[par excellence.]

if he's 300 lbs 1100 mg isn't really that much for him. especially if he uses DXM frequently ^^



but yeah... relaxing music, nice lighting... maybe a relaxing movie he
might enjoy, preferably a children's (shh it works and is fun).

[a4stringedwonder]

Ive read what i could find on here about using claritin to counter the itch of DXM. SWIM is wondering if claritin will keep him awake. SWIM is bored this friday night and wants to try a 300mg DXM dose. Once again, swim does not want to stay up all night long, and SWIM wants to counter the horrible itch that he encounters when he does DXM

the itch mainly affects me at the scalp.

thanks,
fast reponse would be appreciated

[killthepoor187]

I would be very surprised if it did keep you awake. Most antihistamines (all of them, to my knowledge) are depressants. The ingredient in benadryl is actually also used in many otc sleeping pills.

[sands of time]

If anything, the DXM will keep you awake more than anything. Claritin is non drowsy, so it won't make you sleepy either. Just make sure you dont have claritin D, which has extended release pseudoephedrine. That will most likely keep you awake.

[Muirner]

you could also try a benadryl. I have read about people taking just one, and feeling fine with it... Either that, or keep a cold ice pack handy and just ice the itches away

Muirner

[killthepoor187]

Originally Posted by Muirner

keep a cold ice pack handy and just ice the itches away

Muirner

I'm gonna have to try that. It sounds nice.

[pumped3.16]

IT stoped my skin from itching when it got burned on a sunbed

[bluntz]

benedryl works fine im sure claritin would work fine as well you only need one usually.

[Muirner]

My only thought with my idea is. When SWIM used to trip all the time, anything he did, he would experience a much greater effect with. For example when he was tripping and he smoked weed the effect of smoking would be more intense then ever before. He has never been that high before, or sense.

With that being said, i'd start with 1/2 of a benedryl first. Just because some people react to benedryl harsher then others. There are some people who can take 2 and end up being so fucked up they cant talk and function normally. So play it safe, go with 1/2 of one.

Muirner

[quili]

Swim tried DXM (only 250mg in cough syrup form with no other active ingredients) for the first time last night around 5:30pm. Around 7pm she started getting itchy on her stomach and so she scratched it and put lotion on. She noticed that there were some red dots that look like little blood spots or a funky bruise on the sides of her stomach by her hip bones. They don't protrude from the skin at all, but seem like they are under it. She figured this was just a temporary result of the DXM and scratching. They are still there today, however, and swim was wondering if this might be from the DXM? Is it normal for something to carry over to the next day? She knows some people get rashes, etc., but she's never heard of it lasting past the tripping stage. Any thoughts?

[mouthwater]

Some users may be slightly allergic to DXM, causing the dreaded robo itch. This can be avoided by dosing anti-nausea/anti-allergy medication before dosing DXM. SWIM, too, has never heard of a rash lasting beyond the trip, and SWIM advises SWIY to go to a doctor if it hasn't subsided in a few days.

[highganja99]

The rash will disappaer after a week usually, youv'e just scratched too hard and it causes blood spots. taking an antihistamine when dosing helps, preferably diphenhydramine, just a usual recommended dose on the package, although this may make the trip less intense also.

[chronman]

SWIM took 700mgs of dxm about an hour ago. everything feels like normal ATM, but SWIM has this huge red rash on swims chest and neck and its warm to touch. it doesnt look like an irritation, just like its the color red. swims never gotten it b4. the store only had the "long-acting" kind, maybe this is why. anyone relate?

wen swim says he feels normal he means he's trashed, but has a rash. it on my arm a little bit too. is this anything to worry about?

also want to add this didnt come from scratching. although i do have the robo itch, i wasnt scratching my chest and its all red.

[Paracelsus]

The rash is not too worrisome as such, but is certainly a reason to stay away from that particular preparation. I don't know if the rash is due to the long-acting DXM itself, but it might be from other substances in the new product. If subsequents experiments with other (the usual) products result in such rashes, I would choose abstinence if I were in your pet's situation.

[Rush]

swim seems to have something similar, but it is on a smaller area,and in the center of the chest.

although he uses to take up to 350 mg doses, it seems to be dose related.

also swim dont uses syrups but powder dxm, so it cold be bromides action or the dxm itself.

[El Calico Loco]

Could be an allergic reaction. Swimmers may want to take a small dose of diphenhydramine with their DXM.


ECL

[Mr. Mcneal]

Swim have used DXM off and on for about a year and have discovered a rather annoying problem. Swim's favorite way to take DXM is via gel cap, but lately Swim has noticed a number of negative side effects that are not present when he uses another DXM containing product.

Whenever swim takes gel caps, starting about 20 minutes after the DXM kicks in his face turns bright red and he become uncomfortably hot. However this does not occur with other products. In addition, this only occurs when swim takes the generic gel caps, if they are actual robotussin this doesn't seem to happen.

Swim's best guess is that he is allergic to one of the inactive ingredients found in either the casing or the liquid itself.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

[swimswimming]

SWIM has never had this problem with gel caps, but he does believe that several times when he has dosed with gels that his face does turn red. He would imagine that it is very likely that it is a result of the inactive ingredients in the gel caps.

[Omalley]

yes this is a very common occurrence when on dxm. its the histamine release, so take an antihistamine(benedryl) when this happens

[eche05]

Originally Posted by Omalley

yes this is a very common occurrence when on dxm. its the histamine release, so take an antihistamine(benedryl) when this happens

An honest remark, though I must dispute the effectiveness of diphenhydramine. Benadryl (diphenhydramie) potentiates dextromethorphan, as a competative antagonist of cytochrome P450 isozyme P2D6. This itself isn't much of a problem, though SWIM would be worried about the drowsieness associated with benedryl.

SWIM would personally reccoment Zyrtec (cetirizine HCl) to control your antihistamine releases.

[RoboCodeine7610]

Oh, this happened to swim with some pills called "Tussilar".He used to take them without a problem (at about 300mg-450mg) until he took 900mg all at once.From then on every time he took tussilar he got those same symptoms but not when he used syrup.So it's not the DXM itself, it's the binders or whatever that's on a specific brand.Switch brands and you should be fine.

[sandoz1943]

SWIM agrees with Omalleys deduction sounds like histamine release and anti histamine should clear it up. SWIM now keeps some handy for such occasions and to combat the robo itch. She was hoping this therad would shed some light on her own allergic reaction to gel caps. SWIM believe she has an allergy to the red dye used. She finds that when ever she injests them she always throws up the red dye. SWIM has taken DXM often over last three years and other forms of DXM do not make her puke. With the exception of Mucinex. The smell alone makes her gag and she can no longer get them past her nose to swallow them. Anyone else hear of possible allergic reacton to the dye? Any sugestions on the Mucinex problem would also be appreciated since her local stores have stopped carrying DexAlone.

[El Calico Loco]

DexAlone made Cally hork worse than pur DXM HBr powder ever did - and it wasn't that high of a dose (~450mg). Generic robogels seem okay, but they definitely feel different to her than pure powder does - dirtier, more toxic, dysphoric.

She wonders if it might be the sorbitol. She's read that it can cause tummy trouble in large amounts.


ECL