Getting high on medicine?!


Question: Getting high on medicine.?
can u get high off cough medicine or dimetapp.?.?.?.?....im not looking to get high, im not going to get high, i dont plan on it..

.the only reason is b/c back yesterday i took 2 tsp of it at 3 pm then i took 2 more at 6 pm and then 3 more at around 6:30-7pm and along wiht some pain killers...i was veryy very sick...and i wasn't thinking....

but i realized i felt all funny and i was acting a bit insane and my friend asked if i was high and my other friend who stay with me that night said to me the next day omg u were so drugged by those med's...and i said alot of things i wouldn't have normally said....like "word vomit",the words just kept coming out....so from the dose i took was it possible that happened.?.?.?.?.?.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
Yes, you can. Cold medicines contain a chemical called dextromethorphan. When taken in high dosages, it can cause a chemical imbalance in the brain, causing you to feel 'high'.

ABC News has run a special about teens getting high by using OTC cough medicines. You can read it here:
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Another good article to read is from Dallas news. Here is the link:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/...

Be careful.

Hope this helps!

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