Health - Various Side-effects and Physical Problems from Cocaine & Crack Use ( thread archive)

[khonsu13]

i'm new to this web page, and i'm sorry if any of you are sceptical of my post


I'm very concerned for some friends of mine, and i'm trying to find out where i can get some information online.


they might have done some coke this weekend that was cut with something bad. they did this on saturday night. today (monday) they're having nose bleeds, their hearts are racing, they're having problems breathing, and they go from being so lathargic that they just pass out to waking up sweating and feeling very ill.


Now i've been around long enough to know this isn't good. they were drunk when they snorted it which i also know isnt good. what i'm trying to find out is what the coke was cut with so they know weither to wait it out or go to the doctor, right now they're wanting to wait it out... and i'm very worried that that is a bad thing to do.


i'm very worried, and i have been online looking all over the place to find out. and i can't seem to find a web page that says what it is cut with and what the side effects can be from each of those substances.. if anyone has any info could you please let me know as soon as possible..


thank you

[searcher]

Sounds like rat poison like strichnine or something.

[OneDiaDem]

They need to go the Dr or hospital. Breathing issues and lethargic behaviour are nothing to fool with. They do not need irreversable damage done because they are afraid to go. If it were mushrooms, I would say wait it out. Who knows what that could have been cut with, and IMO they should seek help.

[manda]

I often feel lethargic after a speed run is over, and my heart races. After snorting for a while, I'll get a nosebleed. Sleep usually helps the lethargic feeling and the racing heart.


But this is coke, and your friends still experiencing all this on Monday, I think OneDiaDem is right... especially with the nosebleeds, take them to the doctor. Sounds like that was either unusally potent or flat out laced cocaine.

[dayslug24]

I think your friends need medical attention - if they pass out and are taken to hospital, its VERY important the doctors know what your friends had been using!



if they really did stop using blow sat., then they should have been normal by now. I never seen even really bad shit to have lasting effects like those.

Are you sure they didnt try ICE (Meth)? It sounds like maybe they never stopped using blow from sat.,

they got really nasty shit to begin with,

or they had tried some meth.

Keep a close watch on them!

[Skeptrix]

i was in the same f*cked-up situation as your friends were, 6 months ago. i believe my coke was laced with something else, or just cut bad. did some coke one night and my heart just went racing, probably because i also drank some alcohol and the combination of coke and alcohol (cocaethylene) sent my heart in to overdrive. went to the hospital to get it checked out, nothing serious was found, but i had recurrent heart pains and anxiety for a loong time.. after that incident, never looked back on doing blow, or drugs for that matter.


but its good if you get it checked out by a doctor, they could run some tests and determine what's wrong or been bothering your friends.. the longer you wait it out, the worse they might get.

[Jingleballicks]

Well, I'm mentioned this before and no one really repsonded.* Does no one out there get chest pains after a little bit into a ski trip?* Because it's been about 12 hours now of steady sking, and know my chest is tight, could be a panic attack, but I dunno, repsond quick please =) Gotta be in class in 3 1/2 hrs.

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Come on... NO BODY out there gets a tightness to slight chest pains...?

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Give it to me straight, what are the long term effects of being a coke head.. Is there scaring of the heart?* Or do just veins collapse in the hear?* I'm affriad to go to a heart doc.*



(Only been doing coke since March of this year, so surley I haven't damaged my heart)

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[Woodman]

Jingleballicks,



If it's serious, then you can see a G/P Dr.!

Go now if you can. You're posting repeatedly so obviously you feel it's THAT serious.



BTW, I've consolidated all of your posts, above.

[OneDiaDem]

I agree, get it checked out. If anything, it will be a relief if nothing is wrong, and calm some of your panic.

[Jingleballicks]

Thanks, I just did my last line.. I'll see how I feel in a few days, I hope I wont pick it back up. I just remind myself that this drug realy isn't all that good. It is good, but it's not worth it. I can feel that my right nostril is tight when I flare it out. Is that what Niacine means as a usless nostril?

[chronic777]

i thought i was gettin chest pains then i realised it was my muscle under my arm pit.

[Jingleballicks]

Damn..... when I read that and poked it, it is tense. I know muscles will tense up when your on a speed. But I never thought to think of those muscles causing pain. Good tip.

[chronic777]

Yeah i was shittin myself, everytime i smoked weed after a night on the white my chest would hurt so bad and i thought my heart was done for!


Then i realsied i always lean on that arm when im chillin on my bed and i put too much strain onit, i massaged the muscle once every now and then and now its cool, sumtimes 2 or 3 days after use itll tighten up but all it takesis a little massage to get it back to normal ) glad i could help i was freakin out when i thought it was my heart.

[chronic777]

Plus slow down bro, no matter how much you use slow down because its so fkin easy to slip into, i started around november last year, and i cant beleive its almost been a year, id say there was 6 months there where i was totally lost in it, i would never have stealed but my bank acocunt was battered and id do some on friday, then staurday, then sunday say fuckit and get another one.


Just take it easy, remember you got the rest of your life to do this shit.


Trust me take my advice, i wish i did!


I almost forgot how addictive this shit is, i stopped for about a month, got some more then i was SO craving a few days later. I Never had felt such a craving in my life apart for weed.


Soon as you do a line and you feel like it hasnt got you high, stop for a while so you can at elast enjoy it next time.

[Jingleballicks]

Yeah, that's what I figure. Coke is bad becuase when you get that tollerance, you do a line, then 10 min. more you want another one. It's hard to say "no more, wait till tonight" because you can feel so good. I've never stollen either. I think that is the lowest point. Drugs are not worth stealing over. My account is damn near drained. It sucks for me because i'm a server at a restaurant. So I get cash every night.


It's hard to say "no, you need that money". But then I think, "what's 20 bucks"? But the bad thing is, when that bag is gone. I want more. So before I know it's 3 in the mourning and I'm 60-80 bucks down the drain.


I thought before to save up for an 8. But that would be a bad idea. The more I got, the more I use. Thanks for the muscle issue. I never thought about it. That's why it pains to lift heavy shit after I'm off and sober.


I've only been on the white for about 6-7 months now. It's amazing. I sure hope I haven't damaged it. But I figure, people have been doing it decades and are ok. But then again.... could they suffer when they are older?

[Nicaine]

Man, if you're a worrier don't do cola... it's just a horrible choice if you're prone to worrying. Try downs instead, vicodins can be pretty good (or so I hear <img border="0" src= "smileys/smiley4.gif">).


Edit -- oh yeah, & get your heart checked out. No prob telling a doctor that you use the white stuff, they can't tell anyone (confidentiality laws). At one point I had about 3 doctors that knew I did it, no prob at all. One of them even prescribed a med for me to take if I started getting heart palpitations & all that.

[psy-fi]

What you had might have been angina. That's a first sign of an impending heart attack. Someone I know always drinks one liter of whisky doing that and had that problem while doing both. It also could be the effect of the shitty cut your dealer mixed in with your stash.

[ctcaine]

cocaine smoked causes many problems to your health, in your heart, lungs, stomache, intestines, and of course your brain. there is a great place to get information on the PAIN caused by smoking cocaine at Complications of Crack/Cocaine Drug Use


but yes to your question... it can cause chest pain, lung pain or feel like a heart attack... it can cause stroke, they say you can overdose and die, but i don't but i don't know how you do that... i have smoked for days and nights on end... and even though i usually puke up black phlem (that is in my lungs from the burning either of paper, or choreboy)... sometimes it looks as if chunks of crack/cocaine are coming back up... but we know that can't be... we didn't eat them. i get that result from too much using, and have seizures when i smoke so much that forget to TAKE MY REGULAR MEDS... when i forget to take Ativan (which i take 4 times a day for extreme panic attacks) that i have had longer then the length of drug abuse... anyhow if i forget to take my ativan, or don't have any... after about 72 hours, i will have a seizure from the withdrawl symptoms from the Ativan.


Take me at my word, I too thought i had seizures from crack/cocaine... but it doesn't happen that way... when i was in rehab once, the doctor said, what types of difficulty have you been having while smoking cocaine? i said, i spit up chunks of phlegm and i have seizures. "she said, I wish I could lie and tell you different, but smoking cocaine/crack does not cause seizures. you got the seizures from withdrawl of ativan which is a benzodiazepem... she said, even if i want to stay an active addiction... i must take my ativan as prescribed"


that put a smile on my face... knowing i could smoke all i want... and not have a problem... well i know we all have problems... but the seizures scared the people around me... and now i can party with my friends... and not give anyone a heart attack... thinking they have to call an ambulance... when even with the seizures i would come out of it in a few minutes, and all would the same... except for those terrified they were going to be found out by cops.

[chronic777]

Do you any of you guys sweat out the coke in your sleep sometimes?


Usually after using for a night or two about 3 days to a week later i sweat heavily in my sleep and have dreams about coke that i can remember distinctively.


This happens everytime i do it and sometimes ill wake up and my mouth will be really numb too. Anyone else?

[chronic777]

am i the only one?


this happens regularly

[Woodman]

chronic777,

You are NOT the only one!



I usually stink like a pig when I binge, especially my feet.



I, too, dream about using and find the most intense dreams come within a week or two after the binge.



In my dreams I'm taking hits and wired to kingdom-come. When I wake from the dream it's like I'm on the jones for a hit because for that brief moment, I've lapsed into the mindset of the after-binge jones. It's only for a minuite or two, whereas a REAL jones will last for hours.



I'm sure you know what I mean.

[linemup]

I have to ask this question because all drugs seem to affect me slightly different than my friends. I blame this on drug use by my parents before I was born.Ivewas diagnosed with add as a kid, and i know I suffer from anxioty and depression now.More times than not, drugs will have the opposite affect on me than the affects that my friends claim, and I usually have to take double if not triple the amount of any drug (as compared to my friends) to get any desirable affect at all.


So here is a rundown. To give you some history, I have done coke on 4 seperate ocassions, each time it was different stuff from a different person. The first time was over 3 years ago, the last 3 times have all been within the last 3 weeks (it's got me by the balls right now). Every time ive done it I have had the same affects. Here is a list:


The biggest one is an overwhelming since of well being. This is the one that keep me coming back for more.


Then there is the complete numb feeling all over my body. My teeth, my legs, face, everything just feels good and tingly. (it has always taken me at least 6+ good fat lines to feel this way though)


The one that gets me is my over all reaction to coke. My friends will be feeling great and what to talk and have a great time but I just feel like sitting there and enjoying the feeling. I never really feel like moving, usually because it is uncomfortable to do so. I usualy end up feeling cold all over and getting purple spots all over my body like you would when you are cold. I dont know if this is from me sitting in one place and not moving, or if it is a direct effect.


Another big one is my sex drive. My friends usually talk about being horny as can be (both male and female) but I feel the exact opposite. In fact my testicals shrivle up, and my penis shrinks and acts as if it is trying to run and hide inside me. You couldput me in a room with 100 fine, naked, and willing women and I can GUARANTEE I couldnt get an erection. (Yes I am straight )





So break it down to me.... do I react differently to coke, have I always had some bunk shit, or am I just expecting too much?


Thanks

[linemup]

OR IS THERE A GOOD CHANCE I JUST NEED TO MOTIVATE MYSELF TO GET UP OFF MY ASS AND DO SOME THINGS THUS GETTING SOME BLOOD FLOWING IN MY BODY AND ELIMINATING ALL THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS I HAVE MENTIONED?

I just find it really hard to get up and do anything. Id rather just sit and surf the web or watch tv.

[Kittyofftitty]

Well that seems mostly normal to me, except the coldness and
purple spots. It is quite common for me to just sit there and enjoy
the high, although I also get the super crazy talkative thing too
(probably when I do a TON). Also I dont think the whole body
numbness is normal, it is usually just the nose and sometimes the
whole face.

[Kittyofftitty]

Actually you bring up a good point I think that sometimes I don't feel
like moving but if I do some quick walking, or run maybe, then it
increases the high and then I can't stop moving (not good if you are
in school btw). In my experience a sedintary high is lower but lasts
longer, a walking high is often higher but doesnt last as long.