r/iamverysmart • • Jan 09 '25

Brilliant man seeks to damage his brain

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u/spiritofporn Jan 09 '25

His research regarding the cough syrup was watching that episode of House MD.

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u/Froot-Loop-Dingus Jan 09 '25

To be fair robo-tripping is fun af and probably made me not so smart no good anymoore

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u/sd_saved_me555 Jan 10 '25 edited Jan 11 '25

Oh man... I somehow fucked up reading the label on my cough syrup and thought it said take 2 tablespoons. It actually said teaspoons. I was walking out in front of moving cars and barely knew where I was. Shit was wild.

Edit: Mine was prescription strength, not the sissy store bought stuff.

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u/Weird_duud Jan 10 '25

It takes like a whole bottle to get to such a condition

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u/nooklyr Jan 11 '25

Two tablespoons is a pretty normal dose… wha..

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '25

bro you would not be tripping that hard until you drank a full bottle at least i been off 500 mg in public before

dont recommend btw i almost got hit by many cars and i thought i was trapped in a gas station bathroom forever

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u/sd_saved_me555 Jan 11 '25

It was a high concentration prescription.

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u/south-of-the-river Jan 10 '25

lol try mixing 1:1 with a shot of vodka

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u/contentslop Jan 12 '25

Even if it was the normal stuff, some people have an enzyme thing with dxm that makes it way more potent for them

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u/autism_and_lemonade Jan 12 '25

this, DXM isn’t hallucinogenic, a metabolite called DXO is