overdosing on pills to get high

someone i know (no it isnt me) has been experimenting with this, specifically ten times the RD (reccommended dosage) of Coriciden Cough and Cold. I’m just curious, what exactly are the physiological affects of such behavior? Thanks.

Ahhhh, noooo DON’T OD on Coriciden. If you wanna get high find something else. Coriciden has chlorpheniramine maleatein it that will cause problems, ie death (heart failure?) when you take to much of it. I’m not sure how far I can go with this without getting locked. Mods, I would suggest you just delete the next few lines rather then the entire post if it’s a problem. I would suggest doing your own reseach on the net, as there’s plenty of info to be found. Your friend needs to experiment with Robotussin Maximum Strenght or another medicine that lists DXM as the ONLY active ingredient. Guafinisen (sp I know) will cause vomiting so stay away from that to. Anyways, as for what it will do, it causes a disociative (I know I know, I can’t spell I just want to get this posted before someone OD’s on Coriciden) trip. I’m not going to go into the effects here, like I said before, just do a little reseach on google (search for DXM, robotrip, Robotussin abuse etc…)

Most likely a hallucinogen effect. Some cough syrups contain DXM (dextromethorphan). You need to consume about half a bottle for the effect to take place. It can make you really sick and can mess you up. I’d advise your friend not do this anymore.

:smack: I didn’t read ‘Coriciden’. I took the OP to mean cold syrup medicine for some reason. Either way, neither is good. There are so many other ways to get a better effect then OD’ing on cold medicine, from the usual places of course.

thanks for all the answers, i should have specified. I’m not looking for what they experience when they get high, but more are the negative affects on their body.

Tripping on coricidin is bad news, and this site shows why. Most people who abuse it are trying to abuse DXM, which is a crappy drug with its own risks. But there’s lots of threads on that so I won’t elaborate.

QtM, MD