Dextromethorphan is the main ingredient in many cough and cold medicines many people tend to go over the limit on these just to feel the affects of the medicine itself many young people today are using it more and more as a dare to see how much they can take but what they don't know is they are doing more harm than good this is what they call Robo-Tripping it comes from the cough medicine Robitussin, prolonged use of these cold medicines or cough medicines in large doses can cause major health problems like liver failure, it can also cause hallucinations if taken for along period of time.
The other bad thing with Dextromethorphan is their is no withdrawal symptoms that go along with it but their has been mental withdrawal symptoms this can cause depression, strange cravings,and a high irritability,along with feeling like you have been electrocuted,but if you take Dextromethorphan in small doses you will only feel sleepy, and euphoric, which is a normal feeling you get if you use it just for a cold, or cough,if you decide to take this early as in your teen years with prolonged use it can cause impairment in your learning process.
In older adults who may abuse these cough, or cold, medicines it can cause erectile dysfunction if used for along period of time but it could take years for this to happen it can also cause your kidney's to failure and even cause your death so if you feel like your loosing control and can't control your urges to over take these medicines then you should seek help as soon as possible before it gets to out of control and you cause more harm to your body and it's to late to fix it.
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