- 중추성 진해제

- 부작용: 졸음, 두통, 구토

-  In 2022, the FDA approved a certain formulation of it to serve as a rapid acting antidepressant in patients with major depressive disorder. 

 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33682569

- Dextromethorphan is also used recreationally. When exceeding approved dosages, dextromethorphan acts as a dissociative hallucinogen. It has multiple mechanisms of action, including actions as a nonselective serotonin reuptake inhibitor[8] and a sigma-1 receptor agonist.[9][10] Dextromethorphan and its major metabolite, dextrorphan, also block the NMDA receptor at high doses, which produces effects similar to other dissociative anesthetics such as ketamine, nitrous oxide, and phencyclidine.

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 Shin EJ, Nah SY, Chae JS, Bing G, Shin SW, Yen TP, et al. (May 2007). "Dextromethorphan attenuates trimethyltin-induced neurotoxicity via sigma1 receptor activation in rats". Neurochemistry International. 50 (6): 791–799. doi:10.1016/j.neuint.2007.01.008. PMID 17386960. S2CID 43230896.
 Shin EJ, Nah SY, Kim WK, Ko KH, Jhoo WK, Lim YK, et al. (April 2005). "The dextromethorphan analog dimemorfan attenuates kainate-induced seizures via sigma1 receptor activation: comparison with the effects of dextromethorphan". British Journal of Pharmacology. 144 (7): 908–918. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0705998. PMC 1576070. PMID 15723099.