What does the user feel?

DXM effects vary by dose. Low doses cause a mild stimulant effect. Moderate doses can cause intoxication that could be compared to the alcohol or cannabis intoxication. High doses have dissociative effects, making the user feel as if he is detaching from his own body (that is why DXM can be compared to other dissociative drugs such as PCP or ketamine). Extremely high doses can significantly alternate the state of mind.
The effects DXM causes could be divided into pleasant, neutral, and unpleasant:
Pleasant effects:
•    Euphoria, mood lift
•    laughing
•    disassociation of the mind from the body (being pleasant when deliberately wanted)
•    creative dream-like experiences
•    increased sensitivity
•    some users report for increased empathy and warm feelings towards other people

Neutral Effects:
•    pupil dilation
•    visual and auditory hallucinations
•    decreased sexual functions (orgasm hardly reached)
•    confusion , disorientation
•    skin sensitiveness, changes in the sense of touch
•    robot- or zombie-like body movements
•    coordination impaired, lack of agility
•    lack of appetite
•    involuntary muscle contractions
•    when taken in higher doses, DXM may create a sense of becoming one with the surrounding objects (for example, bed or sofa)

Unpleasant effects:
•    stomach upset, vomiting
•    dizziness
•    itches throughout the body
•    rashes, reddish spotted skin
•    diarrhea
•    fever
•    tachycardia
•    some users report they feel as if being isolated and detached from the other people
•    other users report for hangover or depressive symptoms over the next one-two days

DXM effects usually start to manifest from 20 minutes to one hour after the drug is being taken, with this period increasing proportionally with the higher dosage. They reach their peak after 90 to 360 minutes. In low dosage the effects last for between 4 and 6 hours, while the effects of high dosages can last for 6 hours and even more than 6 hours.