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rotularen · 12-10-2004, 08:56 AM

Greetings,

I am a schizophrenic, and a recovering addict. My drug of choice was Dextromethorphan (DXM). I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with this drug, but it is the active ingredient in anti-tussive cough medications. I have only very recently started to get over my addiction, and it almost cost me the love of my life before I realized just how bad it was getting. While DXM is not physically addictive, it is certainly psychologically addictive, especially for those with mental health problems as well. It was indeed a very poor choice of drug for me, as it has only made the problems that I have with the schizophrenia worse, as it is a dissociative.

I am looking for others who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, particularly those who have had addictions to dissociatives or hallucinogenics, to perhaps share experiences with.

Sincerely,
-= Myndian Rotularen =-

12-10-2004, 08:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
rotularen Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wixom, MI Posts: 1	Looking for others... Greetings, I am a schizophrenic, and a recovering addict. My drug of choice was Dextromethorphan (DXM). I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with this drug, but it is the active ingredient in anti-tussive cough medications. I have only very recently started to get over my addiction, and it almost cost me the love of my life before I realized just how bad it was getting. While DXM is not physically addictive, it is certainly psychologically addictive, especially for those with mental health problems as well. It was indeed a very poor choice of drug for me, as it has only made the problems that I have with the schizophrenia worse, as it is a dissociative. I am looking for others who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, particularly those who have had addictions to dissociatives or hallucinogenics, to perhaps share experiences with. Sincerely, -= Myndian Rotularen =-