What is the general character of a DXM trip?
This is a difficult question to answer, because DXM’s effects tend to vary widely depending on the person, their set and setting, other drugs, their physiology, and so on. DXM, probably more than most drugs, tends to exert its (recreational) effects on plateaus, rather than being linearly dose-dependent. Within a given plateau, a given set of effects will occur (at a roughly dose-dependent strength). On the other hand, once the next plateau is reached, the feel may change entirely. A reasonable analogy is water — it exists in three states (solid, liquid, and gas) which all can exist at varying temperatures, but which have different characteristics. As to how many plateaus DXM exhibits, this is debatable. Formerly I partitioned DXM’s effects into two plateaus (“low dose” and “high dose”), but after review and suggestion I have changed to a three-plateau structure. Some people will undoubtedly disagree, but I think this is the best way to represent DXM’s effects. The specific effects at
