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robobrotoday at 2:34 PM2 repliesview on HN

Saliva divinorum is inherently dysphoric due to its agonism of the kappa opiod receptor. For a different cheap legal drug that affects serotonin and the NMDA receptors like ibogaine does, there's always off label use of dextromethorphan (cough medicine)!


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tastyfreezetoday at 3:33 PM

Really difficult to find a cough syrup with only high amounts of DXM and nothing else. All the brands changed their recipes in the late 90s.

Trasmattatoday at 2:56 PM

DXM is also the active ingredient in the antidepressant Auvelity (combined with bupropion)

Lot of interesting studies and anecdotes on its efficacy as an antidepressant