Cocaine: End of the line... suggestions?

[Nicaine]

SWIM will be coming off the equivalent of a week and a half long run of cocaine by the end of this weekend. No plans to continue after that, in fact the hope & likelihood is that "thus ends this year's indulgences."

I expect SWIM will be suffering some dopamine depletion and anhedonia + some jonesing, probably not long term, but even a little of this combination can really suck. Word is that he takes Wellbutrin (which should help), but any further suggestions? I've heard L-Tyrosine, but has anyone really experienced a major positive benefit from supplementing with it, or is it more like placebo?Edited by: Nicaine

[BrandonAA]

is there any way you can get some benzo's? that will help you w/ any pains, irritation or general stress. don't use them like crazy, just in small doses to help you thru the times.


also does SWIM take Wellbutrin everyday already, or you are talking about just for the duration of the couple weeks. Because if he is prescribed them consistantly he should not be doing cocaine. And if he is just taking for a couple weeks that is another bad idea as it takes a few weeks at least for the antidepressant to build up in your brain and take effect thus not even helping him for the desired period. Also wellbutrin can cause weight gain, depression and irritabilty all on it's own, and he never knows how he could react.


but good luck, please stay of the yay for your sake. it sounds like you don;t want to do it, and a 16th is quite a bit to be doing 2 times a week for 6 months. if you can't use for fun and it becomes a habit that you feelneed to do,it'sgood ideato stop take a look at your situation andtell yourself "not any for30 days" and see how your willpower is.and don't give in to any assholes that push on you, tell them "fuck you i'm getting drunk all month" or something.


Hey i'm all for partyingbut everybody needs tomake sure they don't getcaught up.

[Nicaine]

Originally Posted by BrandonAA

is there any way you can get some benzo's?* that will help you w/ any pains, irritation or general stress.* don't use them like crazy, just in small doses to help you thru the times.

Good suggestion, SWIM already has some. Helps with agitation, but does nothing whatsoever for anhedonia or cravings. Hopefully Wellbutrin will help with that.

also does SWIM take Wellbutrin everyday already, or you are talking about just for the duration of the couple weeks.* Because if he is prescribed them consistantly he should not be doing cocaine.

SWIM knows this, he waits at least 24 hrs after the last dose before doing cola. But you're right... increases seizure risk by quite a bit.

Then again people shouldn't be doing cola and drinking alkeehaul (about 10 times worse on the heart than cola alone), and almost everybody does. Not that SWIM's making any excuses.Edited by: Nicaine

[Unsolved]

I think that covers just about all that I know. L-Tyrosine is okay, it can be hard on the stomach, but if I were you I would just stick to the welbutrin. It's much more effective and I'm not sure if it's safe to take these together. Try and get as much sleep as possible, while coming down. Weed will definetly help, if it makes you tried. This is commonly over looked by many people that have been partying and staying up till all hours of the night. Maybe not getting any sleep at all. Sleep is a huge deal and helps pass the time while having a bad hangover. His body is proably pretty exausted although he may not feel like it is. Everything takes it's toll. As my friend told me with my first come down. "What comes up must come down."Edited by: Unsolved

[Nicaine]

Originally Posted by sitbcknchill

Sorry to here about your emphysema nicaine...

But honestly if you really want to quit, just quit and don't worry about it no more...you don't need other drugs to compensate...

Really, you're right... the way to quit cola is to put it out of your mind completely, like you've never even heard of the stuff. I'll let SWIM know about this.

Thanx to everyone for the suggestions.

[besocelestial]

What worked for me, personally, was excercise. Whether it was due to natural excercise enduced endorphins or whatI cannot say, but it worked for me in a big way.I walked, whoohoo big deal, at a normal pace, nothing exciting, no big arm powerwalk swinging thing or anything like that.


Drank gallons of water to cleanse my system out....


Also added potassium in several different ways as my legs were aching like a bitch and I learned it was due to potassium deficiency due to dehydration.


I didn't feel like walking, that is for shit sure, but once I moved I grooved and it felt good.

[Nicaine]

BTW, SWIM reports successful resistance today. His friend called & asked if he wanted to party, he said he'd rather not (the funds were available too). No generalizing to anyone else, but to him cola is like an old lover who's outstayed their welcome & keeps beating on the door at 3AM. This time he didn't answer.Edited by: Nicaine

[Unsolved]

Good for swim. Sometimes saying no, when it's not a thing you should be doing anymore can be really hard. Swim should pat himself on the back, for showing self control in a hard situation.