At Suncoast Rehabilitation Center, we work to educate our community about a variety of drugs – including what the drug is and what its side effects are. In this article, we will talk about a lesser known drug: Methoxetamine – also known as Mexxy, Rhino Ket, Moxy, Mket, KMax, Roflcopter, or MXE.
What is Methoxetamine?
Mexxy is a sedative which is very similar chemically to PCP and to ketamine (which was created as a surgical anesthetic to replace PCP). It is a dissociative sedative which means that it is a pain killer, but also puts the user in a sort of a trance – the person is not completely knocked out. It can cause hallucinations and detachment from the current environment and from oneself. It is currently not classed or regulated on a Federal level, but different states have laws about this drug. For example, here in Florida this drug is illegal to use, possess, or distribute.
MXE has only recently hit the streets. It is most often sold as a replacement for ketamine – and is promoted as having fewer negative effects than ketamine. However, methoxetamine is stronger than ketamine, and users often overdose. Additionally, there is no evidence whatsoever to support that methoxetamine is easier on the body than ketamine. In preliminary experiments, methoxetamine appears just as toxic as ketamine.
What Does Methoxetamine Do?There hasn’t been very much research into this designer drug. However, many effects caused by methoxetamine use are documented. Here are several of them:
* Euphoria
* Disconnection with surroundings and physical body
* Visual and auditory hallucinations
* Confusion, anxiety, agitation, aggressive behavior, fear, terror
* Lack of coordination, slurred speech
* Flashbacks
* Nausea and vomiting
* Exhaustion
* Insomnia
* Increased blood pressure
* Addiction
* Accidental injury or death
* Feelings of mental impairment over a period of several days
* Heart attack or stroke
* Vein or nasal damage – depending on how the drug is taken
* Overdose
* Slowed or stopped breathing
* Catatonia
* Death
There is a term associated with ketamine called a “K hole” which is when a person who is experiencing hallucinations after taking ketamine believes that he or she cannot move – and often they feel as if they may die or are dead. There is a similar situation called an “M hole” which is associated with methoxetamine.Because this drug is stronger than ketamine, the effects listed above are more severe than those commonly experienced by users of ketamine. Additionally, this drug – like ketamine – is a depressant and is extremely dangerous to mix with other drugs or alcohol.
If you or someone you know is addicted to this or any other drug – whether it is a street drug like this one or a prescription medication, contact us today at (800) 511-9403. We can help you get rid of your addiction and recover your enthusiasm for life, by going clean with our drug free program.
Refs: Erowid.org, DrugScience.org.uk, NCBI.NLM.NIH.gov, ThePoisonReview.com, DrugFree.org
