Obviously i’m late, but i started to OD a few days ago, empty stomach, did some and drank a beer , i got really hot but i was having cold chills and i pulled over and started throwing up, i got out of the car and was dripping sweat everywhere , like i had gotten out of a pool. It sucked and scared the shit out of me. I will take this experience as constructive, now if i even think about doing it again i get high anxiety where as before i was excited . So hopefully this painful experience will allow me to quit it for good.
This is what happens to me as well I have been told it is overdosing but the next step to the overdose would be you would go unconscious and have a seizure I have experienced this twice and had the ambulance called both times because I was seizing and foaming from the mouth, it really comes down to keeping yourself cool and drinking lots of water when doing coke. I am now clean!
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After 5 years of daily cocaine use… EVERY day… I learned to never… ever… start doing anything(coke, beers, etc) until you’ve ate something. From my experience, I think that’s why u got sick. Or, by how you explained your symptoms, it sounds like your coke might have been buffed with fentanyl.
Incontinence, body temperature, sweating, heart palpitations, chest pain, delerium. Every overdose although usually short and lived through leaves behind permanent damage to the heart, one random day it decides enough is enough and that's sometimes the last overdose for the addict.
Yep I have a heart condition now from my overdose 😭. I’m sober now I mean I have to be it will kill me way easier now. One sip of an energy drink or a beverage and I’m a mess. They don’t know exactly what yet but they thinking so far I’ve damaged the receptors in my heart. Got cardiology appointment soon. Cocaine no joke it’s serious and it kills. I’m glad I’m clean but I do have days I miss the high but I’m working on that
Look into POTS your past addiction could've triggered you to develop pots a mix of past addictions and then two back to back pregnancies caused me to develop it
Hey. I believe i am going through something similar and I really need to speak to someone who's going through it. Can you dm me by chance or speak here. Q
Fuck man I just thought the sweats and blue back of hands and shaking was all part of it. Better calm it the fuck down now. Was planning on getting on it next Friday. I still will but I think it's time to be a lot more careful with it
Hey there. I just came across this post and want to speak on this as someone who is almost a year clean off of this stuff. Now first off, imo it takes quite a lot (unless it is cut/laced) of this stuff to overdose on. The only people I have known to overdose on it were seasoned addicts. You start off small, then eventually gain more confidence with how much you can handle, but either way, eventually the little amount you used to do will inevitably not work anymore, so you have to use more to feel it, and then one day you overdo it. I never met someone who was new to using this who overdosed, only people who had been addicted to it for quite some time, because they had to do a lot more to feel it. With this being said, I take it that she is not new to using this stuff.
I overdosed on it several times without realizing, but the biggest indicators now looking back on it were:
- Extreme paranoia/anxiety
- My heart felt like it was about to burst; I could literally feel it not working properly. Getting heart palpitations, etc.
- Sweating, like a lot because of such high blood pressure.
- Feeling as though something very “bad” was happening, like the feeling I had on it was not normal, but genuinely life concerning. “Impending doom” if you will.
- Feeling sick, I know that’s somewhat broad and not specific, but it should NOT make you feel sick unless you’ve done too much. I felt very nauseous, dizzy, overall just very very unwell.
Also I feel I should note: If you are coming down and start to get depressed, DO NOT DO MORE. You are at a higher risk of overdosing, because no matter how much more you do, you will NOT feel better!!
Whoever she’s using with, she needs them out of her life, no matter how close she is with them. People that truly care about you don’t want you to do this to yourself, nor will they encourage you and do it with you. Unfortunately though, I couldn’t get clean until I truly, truly wanted to. I thought I did for a long time, yet made no changes in my life. If she truly wants to get clean, she will make these changes. You will see life in her; determination. Even if she relapses, she won’t give up. Sobriety is hard to obtain, and just because you broke a streak of it doesn’t mean you will never be able to achieve it.
However, if she doesn’t want to get clean, as someone who has first-hand experience with this, she won’t, and no one will be able to make her. She has to want to herself. If she doesn’t have fun on it anymore, but can’t stop, she has a problem. And having “fun” for the first two hours is normal, pay attention to how you feel when the night starts to end. Do you want to stop and call it a night, or keep going?
How often are you doing it? Do you feel you need to do it whenever you socialize? Do you feel like you can only enjoy yourself if you’re on it? Do you think the only way for your social battery to not run out right away is to be on it? Do you not want to go out unless it’s there? Will you take any excuse as a chance to use it (holidays, birthdays, weekends, days off, etc.)? These are questions that need to be asked.
I wish her the best, because this is something that could kill her. It’s scary, and I hope she is able to overcome this.
Hey there! I know this is soooo long ago, but I’m currently struggling with addiction, but I’m really good at stopping when it starts to make me feel sick. Do you know if there’s like a certain amount of lines I could do to maybe even out the addiction, lessen the amount I use, and keep me safe? I usually do about 8-16 lines a day (when I can afford it) and can usually get about 2 1/2 grams. It can take me like 2 weeks to finish this. Would you consider that a normal amount of time, or would you consider that consumed fast? I am trying to cut back but struggling on how to do so. Any tips would be really appreciated
Wow! 2.5 grams over two weeks!? That's far less than most people who party on a weekend would do. In my experience! I did over 2 grams btw 430-1000 today🤷🏼 but, I dont regularly use....we all have our own way to medicate. Just beware of an increase of use, or consequences in your life...addiction doesn't just disappear because we get sober for a minute. Or years. Mine didn't !!
Hi there! Firstly I should point out I never actually measured how much I was doing by grams, I measured it by how many bags I did.
The bags were usually the really small 2x2.5 or 2x3 ziplock baggies. I started out with one bag when I first started using. I’d do it with someone else and we’d split it. One bag originally got me 8/10 lines which I’d split with someone, but after a long time, the lines get bigger and fatter, which resulted in that same one bag turning into (at most) 4 lines. At my worst I think it was normal for me to do three bags in a night which always resulted in me getting sick, but there were times I’d do 4 or even close to 5 (mind you I shared quite often, I didn’t use ALL of it myself) and got VERY sick; those were the nights I overdosed. It sucks because one batch you have may be stronger than the last, so the amount you can take always varies because of how inconsistent of a drug it is.
Unfortunately, there is no way to stay safe with this drug, it’s something you have to accept. I don’t mean to scare you when I say that, but it’s the reality of the situation. I have no idea what I actually took during my addiction, but I know I’ve probably done m3th, her0in, speed, all while under the idea that it was snow.
It sucks to say, but I can’t tell you what will work for you when it comes to quitting. I had to slowly wean myself off of it. It took a solid year and a half for me to kick it. What used to be daily, turned to every couple days, then once a week, once a month, and then no more. I also no longer have ANYONE who uses in my life. You have to do a complete lifestyle change to get clean, but I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for. (I don’t mean that disrespectfully, I just genuinely don’t know if you’re trying to quit.)
I do really hope one day you want to quit, but I understand addiction is not easy in any way, shape, or form. I didn’t want to quit for a long time, and when I finally did, I realized just how bad it was.
Unfortunately, unless you go awhile without using, doing only a couple lines to ‘slow down’ or ‘be safer’ with it will never have the same effect on you that it once did. There’s quite literally zero reason to do it at that point, because you just won’t feel it, and you’ll want to do your regular amount which overtime inevitably increases. The reason this drug is so bad is because of how much of it you have to start doing to feel anything. And even IF you go awhile without using (I went four months at one point before relapsing) literally it took ONE LINE for my tolerance to come back. It made relapsing so much harder too, because it wasn’t even worth it. It felt like nothing.
When it comes to cutting back, I really wish you the best. It is hard, but I believe you can do it. It’s baby steps. Quitting cold turkey usually results in relapses, so it’s better to start buying less, and trying to limit the amount you let yourself do in one sitting. I’m not sure if you do it alone or with people, but distancing yourself from people who do it will help you SO much. If you do it alone, try to find a hobby to put your attention towards. I got back into video games and got a job that I really enjoy. Let me know if you have any other questions! And I hope I didn’t come off as harsh, I am just very concerned when it comes to others who fight against addiction with this specific drug. Good luck! You got this
You are such a kind person genuinely 💞 I have been trying to quit for about 3 years. I once almost did for a year but did it one summer and got hooked again. Thank you for the words. And it wasn’t harsh, I appreciate how kind and concerned you are and feel over a stranger. It makes me feel a lot better about the addiction itself. And being harsh and giving all details like you did can actually really help wake people up sometimes 💞💞 it being written out and explained like that kinda helped me just now realize you’re 100% correct and I have noticed everytime I need way more even if it’s been months since I do it. I’ve been buying less and trying to do it less, but I feel very dependent on it. For anyone else in this thread that cares, I’ll do my best to go to rehab if I truly cannot stop doing it. And anyone else going thru the same thing should too. I love you commenter 💞 I’m proud of you for being clean. Hopefully I can make it up there with you one day :3 thank you for taking time to reply and care. ❤️🩹
If you are still struggling with getting sober, theres this supplement I’m trying to help quit smoking cigarettes, I looked it up and it helps with drug cravings related to cocaine as well (very convenient for me) I’m not doing the best on my path to being sober but I was hoping this could potentially help someone else out there!!
N-acetyl cysteine
Im not sure if this is the most reliable website, however, if you look up “NAC supplement helps drug cravings” I’m sure you’d find similar facts.
Here's a tip. Stop using. My brother passed away on Dec 3rd from this stuff. Right before his 36th birthday. His son my mom and family miss him dearly. He did it trying to hide it from the cops. They didn't care. Didn't get him any help. They watched him die. Then told my mom "sorry". So please get some help
I’ve recently found out people normally do keys of the stuff, while I’ve been doing lines. I do one bag over a few hours is that dangerous? Once I started sweating and had blurry vision, like you said I started saying my goodbyes because I thought that was it. On it rn just to pump up the mood, psychs don’t work on me although seems a lot safer
I can’t say, everyone is affected by it so differently. I never did “bumps” of the stuff either, I did small lines that eventually turned huge, and because of this I got sick often and overdosed idk how many times. If you can, please try not to rely on it. It should only make you feel talkative and energetic. Inevitably you will come down at some point in the night and that’s normal, but it fucking sucks to go through, and a lot of people feel the need to do more when they start to come down, but I promise you that does nothing and will make you worse, along with increasing your chances of overdosing. You shouldn’t feel sick, you’ll just feel down and possibly severely depressed, but it depends on your mental state. It also depends how big the bag is. If you start to sweat and your heart beat seems more noticeable, I’d say call it quits for that night. As soon as you have any symptoms you consider concerning, don’t ignore them, and don’t keep doing it. When you say you do one bag within an hour, I’m assuming you’re talking about the smallest of small bags you can get. Still, you never know what’s in it, so one bag could be fine, but it could also be deadly. That’s the unfortunate reality with this drug. Please stay safe. An overdose on this drug is nothing like an overdose on an opioid. You’ll know if you’re fine, and you’ll know if you’re not, you just have to be really in tune with yourself and don’t overthink it, just listen to your body. I strongly recommend not doing it after everything I went through on it, but if you do use it, please be safe and pay attention to how you’re feeling.
Hi I’m currently in a scary dilemma and have been researching all morning. I stayed up last night and did definitely less than .5 and they were pretty spaced out bumps. I eventually started to freak out was clammy, heart beat not normal, and just felt like I was dying. I couldn’t help but to think it was laced so I went to get narcan. I took the narcan and I felt a little better but I still am very on edge but I can’t tell if I’m going to be okay or not. Do you have any suggestions. I feel a little bit better but still on edge and anxiety and I just keep trying to track my heart.
This is old, and I’m about to RANT because this is something very close to home for me so sorry in advance for all I’m about to type, but this is the realest advice you can give to someone who hasn’t lived the life you and I have lived. My dad was a very hard drug addict my whole childhood and adolescent life. Me not knowing the hold a drug addiction has on you, I always thought he just didn’t care about me and was a bad father, but he was just a slave to his addiction and he couldn’t help his self or do the right things if he tried. He came clean cold turkey with no rehab once I turned about 16, and he has taught me the same ideology you just said about how “you can’t help a drug addict no matter how hard you try, they have to want to help themselves first” and it’s so true. My mom is now an addict and as an adult I see it so much more clear now. All the denial of being a junkie and stuff will never change because she hasn’t accepted that she needs help. So I know there’s nothing I can do. I wanted to tell you, with your mindset being the same as a man (my father) who was a hardcore drug addict, super broke, quit cold turkey, and has been confidently able to say he has a 0% chance to ever relapse ( 14 years clean ). I believe someone like you can do it as well. I know we don’t know each other but nothing warms my heart more than someone winning the fight with drug addictions, because people like me and you who has seen the lifestyle our whole life knows exactly how HARD it is. My dad is now working a 6 figure job, has custody of my 18 year old autistic brother, and is the most hard working anti-lazy person I’ve ever met. I couldn’t be more proud of him and I’m very proud of you as well. People like you are the best teachers in the world, because you may not know the right things to do, but you are able to teach people exactly what not to do, and I feel since that’s how I was raised, it pushed me to want to be better than my family tree and be the first successful man in my family and give my newborn an amazing life. And someone who came from a childhood of drugs and poverty who later become successful are the most wise people we have on this planet, because I will be able to tell my son what not to do confidently, and I will be able to also tell my son what he needs to do confidently in order to be successful. That’s not something most successful people have, because most successful people have successful parent and a successful bloodline, so they arent able to give any true advice on what not to do in life, because they seen nothing but success. people like us are never given a chance and we cave in to the family heritage of working minimum wage jobs, on welfare, and doing drugs. That’s all these people have ever known. It still takes someone with drive to be better than what they grew up in, and a lot of people don’t have that. That’s why a success story from families like mine are so glorified and made into books and movies because it’s very uncommon. Most people grew up to not think for themselves and let their adults in their life take care of things for them. That creates a follower, a person not ready to be an adult, and an underachiever because they weren’t given the confidence from their parents that they can do things on their own. Eventually they follow suit with their parents because that’s all they seen in life and they think it’s their easiest route because they weren’t provided the knowledge of a regular life and how to achieve it. Their mindset is “my whole family does (insert drug name) I don’t mind to try it either because I have nothing else to live for, I just love the euphoria I get that I was deprived of as a kid for the lack of good memories and comfortable live I had as a kid” and boom just like that, they flip a switch in their brain and they think that it’s a regular thing when in reality, they have just wasted another chance of the bloodline to finally give their family a credible name because for the foreseeable future they won’t care about food, water, a home, family, friends, or federal laws. As long as whatever it is they have to do to get that next high is doable, they will do it, regardless of who or what they destroy in their path. The regular working person will here my story of how I was raised and think I had bad parents, but I am very grateful for the way I was raised, and the knowledge I was given from someone who failed at becoming what they want to be in life. Because my mom is a smart women, and she knows she had too many left turns in her life, and her caring for me as much as she did, she stressed to me everything you can’t do that will take you down the wrong route. She always quoted “don’t do as you see, do as you told” as a young kid I was stubborn and refused her advice because she was telling me not to do things that she has done, and it upset me because it was blatant hypocrisy, but she was able to swallow her pride and admit to me that she is a failure, and she wants better for me. I later realized that she was right around the age of 8, and I’m sure everyone has made their self’s promises that they swore to keep to themselves forever as a kid. My promise to myself was that I was going to be succesful, stay away from drugs, and give my son the life I always wanted” and that was my motivation my entire life to this very day. It’s my safe word to myself when I catch myself being complacent or tempted to either do something I was always told not to do, or if I’m playing the game all day and not helping the wife with the baby as much as I should. It is something that I could always say to myself through my entire life that would immediately make me lock in, and do what I’m supposed to be doing. I can now confidently say that I am the one person in my family who has actually made something of myself today at the age of 24, and my family is very proud of me. There isn’t a better feeling than achieving a goal you set for yourself as an 8 year old. I know we don’t know each other, but coming across your advice on here, it reminded me of my father, and I just wanted to truly let you know that you’re a lot more stronger than the average person makes you feel for being clean for a year, sometimes it takes someone who knows your pain to tell you how hard your fighting for you to truly feel proud of yourself. I know either annoyed you or helped you with the fight with your addiction from this super long thread, but I’ll always try my hardest to let a recovering addict know that they are doing one of the hardest things to do on this earth, and they deserve unlimited support and praise for doing so. Good luck brother, and I’m really hope this reaches you and you are still going strong on your sobriety❤️
is there any way you can help the OD or do you just have to wait it out (or, hopefully not, see a doctor) ive read somewhere people use xanax to help w stuff like this and for when they are tripping- but i feel super nervous about mixing them because i know it can also be super dangerous? ive just been drinking water and keeping myself in a cozy environment but i was wondering if anything else would help cuz i cant just ‘go to sleep’
Hey, sorry for the late reply, but I personally would steer clear of mixing drugs. The early mornings where I binged all night and stayed up until the sun was rising were some of the worst of my life. I had no choice but to just lay in bed or on someone’s couch hoping to fall asleep, and eventually it does come, but I just had to sit it out and focus on calming myself down. Sipping water helped, but sleep was the only thing that ever helped me. Even if you think it’ll help, in my experience, using other drugs/drinking alcohol doesn’t, you’re only putting more shit into your system and that’s not worth the risk considering you’re already on a hard drug. I’d be taking shots at 8AM hoping it’d overtake the drug and get me tired, but almost every time it just made me more sick and unwell. Wishing you the best, those nights are awful, but being somewhere you’re safe and not using anymore (specially that day) is the best you can do, don’t put anything else in your system if you can.
Hey man sorry this is a late reply…. I’ve got a really dumb question, is a coke OD instant? Like if I take one too many bumps is that last one gonna get me within 10 secs of bumping it? Just curious, after reading what u said it kinda matches with what I’ve got going on, I feel absolutely fine btw.
P.S. would like cardio training or something help at least a little bit to prevent the heart shit from happening at least? Like obv itd still beat fast but maybe the damage wouldn’t be so bad since the heart is trained to go at that intensity? Idk man, sorry for typing so long, like I said been skiin a lil hard tonight, goodnight man have a happy easter if u read this before Sunday 🤘👍
Firstly, don’t say sorry that’s not a dumb question! It’s better to know than not to know. But quick tip, don’t stress yourself out whilst you’re actually on it by looking this stuff up!! Research while you’re sober, that way you can be more aware of what exactly could be going on with you when you’re on it, but to answer your question, no it’s not instant.
If you get sick from using coke right after a line/bump, it’s not actually that one that made you sick, but one from earlier, so if you want to bring your risk of overdosing down, don’t do anymore once you get the sick feeling.
I’ll use alcohol as a quick example:
If you take a bunch of shots all at once, you don’t just feel it all hit within 10 seconds of taking the shots, it takes a bit. It’s different for everyone, but usually after 20-40 minutes is when you’ll actually feel the effects of how much you drank. With coke it’s the same idea. If you don’t let it settle and see how you’re feeling and you end up doing too much, you could really screw yourself over. It’s a hard drug, you have to be careful and mindful of that.
Back to the alcohol example, that’s why people space out shots and drinks, to be able to tell when they’ve had enough vs drinking a bunch really quick, assuming they’re fine because they don’t feel anything yet, then making the mistake of having more and as a result getting extremely sick from too much alcohol because they didn’t let it sit and wait to see if it would make them tipsy/drunk.
The key is to space it out as much as possible so you can pay attention to how you feel, and if you start to feel sick it’s easier to catch it and end it there for the night.
And I don’t think cardio training would help because it’s not the same as what the drug does to you. Your heart pumping fast from exercise vs from coke are two very different things. One can seriously harm you and continue beating at an unhealthy rate for a long time, the other naturally goes down in a couple minutes and it’s not drug induced. One is healthy and normal, the other is the complete opposite. Prolonged cocaine use damages your heart, and the longer you’ve done it, the more at risk you are of heart failure. So please be careful!! Best of luck to you and stay safe, and happy Easter to you as well!
I appreciate the answer, the alcohol analogy was perfect, thank you!! Definitely gonna space em out a lot longer and prolly stop after this bag, can’t afford to be addicted lmao💀
I’m pretty bad I’m ngl, when I do do it I slam like 3 key bumps and then leave it, obv I give it like 3-5 min increments so it has time to absorb and settle, but yeah about 3 for a good 10-20 mins, if it hits my hard I’ll be good for 30-the end of the hour, the worst part is the come down, that’s what gets me crawling back, my dabs don’t touch me when I’m off that shit💀💀💀
Like I said I’m good for about 10-20 mins, if I’m by myself and absolutely bored I may dabble in a couple more, it’s honestly all down to you, do a bump, wait a min, if u feel okay then take another, my heart won’t be beating fast but it’ll be hard, that’s normally when I stop, honestly depends on a lot like everyone says person/tolerance/purity, just be safe bro it’s a lot better to stop and have more for later than take another bump that’ll go away and do damage to urself🫡👍
This is a late comment but I'm leaving this for anyone who hasn't fully researched the drug like I have and because the opioid epidemic has completely changed the public perception of what an overdose is. People usually think of death or hospitalization when hearing overdose but an overdose is simply taking more than the recommended dose (.1 for ❄️). For ❄️ overdoses you don't need to go to the hospital unless you're having a heart attack, seizure, stroke, aneurysm, etc. . The main symptoms of a ❄️ overdose are dilated pupils, excessive sweating or chills, inability to get an erection (I can only speak for us guys on the sexual part), and a really fast heartbeat. Hearing that you may have realized you've experienced an OD pretty frequently with use and that is true because it's the 2nd fastest drug your body metabolizes (about 30min) but that doesn't mean it's not doing harm, every time you OD you're doing damage to your heart like a timer until one OD it decides its had enough. If you or someone you're with is experiencing an OD and doesn't have the symptoms I mentioned earlier for the need to hospitalize then what you're supposed to do is have them take a warm shower to help speed their blood flow up and open their veins to allow oxygen, make sure they drink plenty of water with electrolytes and have them lie down in a blanket so they're warm and stay with them until it passes (30min give or take) and they should be fine, if they experience severe confusion or really bad heart pain and tightness in shoulders or neck immediately have them chew aspirin and take them to the ER (aspirin is a blood thinner and prevents your heart from clotting any further from a heart attack, it will not prevent them). Please also always test your stuff even if you trust them, the people that intentionally lace their stuff is actually very rare, most ODs from laced product is because dealers who deal fent aren't the most cautious or hygienic so if they don't clean their scales after weighing the bad stuff it'll mix, 3 salt specks of fent is enough to kill a healthy adult. (For any mods if this comment violates any guidelines let me know and I'll fix it, I'm still new to reddit despite my account age cause I never really used it until recently)
I’m so sick. I can’t stop shooting coke say and niight for about three weeks. Go to work shoot coke in the bathroom cause I was up for three night and need to stay awake. I’m sick and my life was ten years of not being stung out. Was very successful. The I out every person before me. And poured from an empty cup with my shame and now I have a dwi. I lost my good job that’s what started this whole thing. I’m a disaster. I need help.
How are you doing now? If you need help still, there’s places that can help for free. Swallow your pride if it’s getting in the way. You CAN be successful again.
I may need help . But I can’t put my family through going to rehab and letting them know what I’ve been up to. I’ve been using for like 2-3 years now mostly only on weekends and I’m starting to get chest pain and tingling in my arms and legs
man it’s all mental bro trust brother for you to come on here n say you need help it’s bad if you know what’s causing you these problems and you feel like shit why keep doing it You had your fun with it enough is enough stop before it’s to late
So taking 4g of snow is not normal shi been taking 3.2 exactly ima take another but that is some peak shit man, I enjoy driving on it i drive golf r it’s like 4wd very safe only at night on country road I use it as coping mechanism thiught heart rate thibg was normal cuz weed does the same
I had a cocaine overdose (I’m sober now). My friend knew something was wrong with how I looked quite pale and confused but I told him to go home. He left and then I felt my body temperature feel like I was in an oven at 300° and then I collapsed. I picked myself up as I didn’t want family to find me on the floor in kitchen. Got myself upstairs, removed all my clothes to get cold (cold can lower heart rate) and then collapsed again. Blood was pouring from my nose, I couldn’t move, breathing was really difficult, heart was god knows what bpm and my brain felt like a helium balloon. I was having spasms and was completely out of it. I NOW HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO MY HEART AND GOTTA GO CARDIOLOGY ! COCAINE NO JOKE ! So signs to look for is ….
HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE (sweating)
SUPER HIGH HEART RATE
SLOW BREATHING
COLLAPSING (this is a biggy my second overdose paramedics say a collapse is a big indicator and quite a serious one)
REALLY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
LOSS OF AWARENESS OR CONFUSION
BLUE SKIN COLOUR
SEIZURES
LOSS OF URINE CONTROL
All of this doesn’t need to happen at once to be classed as an overdose. Just one of these can be an indicator trouble about to happen or is happening. Please try and get her clean. I now have permanent heart damage and I wasn’t even using for more than a year but I did use quite heavily. My cocaine was tested professionally too and came back clean so even with that this shjt can still fuck you up. I now have to have a heart monitor and carry an oximeter. I can’t eat carbs (so majority of foods) or drink alcohol, exercise much or smoke anymore because it will send my heart into an attack (even a tiny amount can trigger). You don’t want this for her but this is what’s gonna happen eventually her heart will go no if it hasn’t already done any damage.
Getting off cocaine is HARD it’s a lot of fun on it but the long term I effects from only my one year of heavy usage was not worth it and almost dying definitely was not worth it.
Yes you can tell you will feel like you’re about to die I overdosed before and my heart rate was normal but my blood pressure was way high went to hospital and they injected me with something and I was sound after
Not much you can do if she keeps Oding on Cocaine. One day she is gonna just drop dead and you or her family will find her body days later. My ex-girlfriend died that way. It’s best to move on so when it happens it won’t hurt as bad
So officially, an overdose just means youve went over intended usage…if your teeth hurt, thats like .25 or so, medically, any recreational useage is an overdose because your over intended dosage…as far as a deadly overdose, i mean if yall are in your 20s, with normal
People money, shes probably not overdosing…i cut lines on my mirror…half inch wide, 8-10 inches long, sniff the whole line…anywhere from .5ish maybe .7 upto maybe 1.25 grams..i dont weigh it, but you know ir varies..it aint killed me…I’ve always held up my dope well, but still…it aint herione man, its not easy to overdose…if yall using sticks…idk man, you can overdose easy. Shooting cocaine isnt entirely forniegn to me, but i dont have much experience with it either
i do about the same maybe a little less….everyone ik that does coke too is always shocked by how much im taking bc i am kinda a newbie but ive learned the hard way that taking one big line is better than a few small ones (mostly bc i hate the taste and smell) i kinda treat it like liquor too i always make sure i eat something first bc i know i wont be hungry and i always make sure to have water near me n so far i have been ok. i think a lot of ppl dont consider their bmi when doing coke which leads to taking too much/too little
u/dirtyfishTwist, addiction is an illness, and while you've not said anything about addiction, it's safe to say that if she's using a drug that's known to be addictive - and doing so habitually or regularly - then she's almost certainly addicted. And addiction is an illness. You're doing her no favours in only thinking about what to do if she's had too much - if she's coming home having had it at all with any regularity, you need to intervene. For her good and possibly your own.
I wish I had known two months ago that my brother was doing this stuff. He passed away yesterday. Take care of yourself and take care of your people. He was the last person we thought this would happen to.
I don't even know how to respond to this. I've been thinking about it all day. I'm sorry. I hope you've got good people around you who can support you through this. Do you have friends or a local support group you can go to? My local doctor's surgery has a bereavement group, so yours might have something similar.
There's no light side to this coin. On one side you've got the simple truth that addiction kills, and on the other you've got the knowledge that plenty of addicts are able to present as perfectly normal and functional people.
I don’t but I will look into it. I just started a job last week- I have no idea how to ask or call them or even comprehend anything right now. Im trying to be here for my parents. And he has a three year old who will never know her father now and a ten year old I have been trying my best to occupy for the family. My brain literally hurts like mush. Idk
Was it mixed with Fentanyl? Or was it strictly cocaine? Seems like 95% of the deaths that involve cocaine right now are because it was mix with fentanyl and the user didn’t know
Absolutely look into it. Be open with your employer about it. Be there for your parents but don't let it be at the cost of your own ability to grieve - don't let yourself think that looking after everyone will make it easier for you in the long run. That's a dangerous trap to fall into and can put your mental health at great risk.
Let yourself grieve, be there for your brother's kids and your parents, but let yourself do your own grieving.
I know it sounds like a pointless platitude and I'm just a stranger on the Internet and don't have any right to say this, but I'll say it anyway - you'll be OK.
Look after yourself and try to enjoy the light each day shows you.
Slow_Cauliflower_314@reddit
Obviously i’m late, but i started to OD a few days ago, empty stomach, did some and drank a beer , i got really hot but i was having cold chills and i pulled over and started throwing up, i got out of the car and was dripping sweat everywhere , like i had gotten out of a pool. It sucked and scared the shit out of me. I will take this experience as constructive, now if i even think about doing it again i get high anxiety where as before i was excited . So hopefully this painful experience will allow me to quit it for good.
Littlerissa18@reddit
This is what happens to me as well I have been told it is overdosing but the next step to the overdose would be you would go unconscious and have a seizure I have experienced this twice and had the ambulance called both times because I was seizing and foaming from the mouth, it really comes down to keeping yourself cool and drinking lots of water when doing coke. I am now clean!
MightGetSmoked@reddit
Replying to True-Map-3804... After 5 years of daily cocaine use… EVERY day… I learned to never… ever… start doing anything(coke, beers, etc) until you’ve ate something. From my experience, I think that’s why u got sick. Or, by how you explained your symptoms, it sounds like your coke might have been buffed with fentanyl.
Additional_Leave_133@reddit
Sweating is a sign of fentanyl? Because i did some and started sweating bullets blood pressure hella high and my chest felt super lightq
Kooky_Captain_6085@reddit
I need a girl like that :(
planthippie27@reddit
Hahaha hang on wait, a girl that overdoses? Or am I misreading your comment?
Little late to the party to comment I know hahaha just curious
Ethicsgradien7@reddit
Incontinence, body temperature, sweating, heart palpitations, chest pain, delerium. Every overdose although usually short and lived through leaves behind permanent damage to the heart, one random day it decides enough is enough and that's sometimes the last overdose for the addict.
Bredplane45@reddit
This is very helpful thank you
True-Map-3804@reddit
Yep I have a heart condition now from my overdose 😭. I’m sober now I mean I have to be it will kill me way easier now. One sip of an energy drink or a beverage and I’m a mess. They don’t know exactly what yet but they thinking so far I’ve damaged the receptors in my heart. Got cardiology appointment soon. Cocaine no joke it’s serious and it kills. I’m glad I’m clean but I do have days I miss the high but I’m working on that
Trixie_rose_xxx@reddit
Look into POTS your past addiction could've triggered you to develop pots a mix of past addictions and then two back to back pregnancies caused me to develop it
Additional_Leave_133@reddit
Hey. I believe i am going through something similar and I really need to speak to someone who's going through it. Can you dm me by chance or speak here. Q
dirtyfishTwist@reddit (OP)
thank you for being helpful. cheers.
Soft_Instance1707@reddit
Fuck man I just thought the sweats and blue back of hands and shaking was all part of it. Better calm it the fuck down now. Was planning on getting on it next Friday. I still will but I think it's time to be a lot more careful with it
9nikk@reddit
Hey there. I just came across this post and want to speak on this as someone who is almost a year clean off of this stuff. Now first off, imo it takes quite a lot (unless it is cut/laced) of this stuff to overdose on. The only people I have known to overdose on it were seasoned addicts. You start off small, then eventually gain more confidence with how much you can handle, but either way, eventually the little amount you used to do will inevitably not work anymore, so you have to use more to feel it, and then one day you overdo it. I never met someone who was new to using this who overdosed, only people who had been addicted to it for quite some time, because they had to do a lot more to feel it. With this being said, I take it that she is not new to using this stuff.
I overdosed on it several times without realizing, but the biggest indicators now looking back on it were: - Extreme paranoia/anxiety - My heart felt like it was about to burst; I could literally feel it not working properly. Getting heart palpitations, etc. - Sweating, like a lot because of such high blood pressure. - Feeling as though something very “bad” was happening, like the feeling I had on it was not normal, but genuinely life concerning. “Impending doom” if you will. - Feeling sick, I know that’s somewhat broad and not specific, but it should NOT make you feel sick unless you’ve done too much. I felt very nauseous, dizzy, overall just very very unwell.
Also I feel I should note: If you are coming down and start to get depressed, DO NOT DO MORE. You are at a higher risk of overdosing, because no matter how much more you do, you will NOT feel better!!
Whoever she’s using with, she needs them out of her life, no matter how close she is with them. People that truly care about you don’t want you to do this to yourself, nor will they encourage you and do it with you. Unfortunately though, I couldn’t get clean until I truly, truly wanted to. I thought I did for a long time, yet made no changes in my life. If she truly wants to get clean, she will make these changes. You will see life in her; determination. Even if she relapses, she won’t give up. Sobriety is hard to obtain, and just because you broke a streak of it doesn’t mean you will never be able to achieve it.
However, if she doesn’t want to get clean, as someone who has first-hand experience with this, she won’t, and no one will be able to make her. She has to want to herself. If she doesn’t have fun on it anymore, but can’t stop, she has a problem. And having “fun” for the first two hours is normal, pay attention to how you feel when the night starts to end. Do you want to stop and call it a night, or keep going?
How often are you doing it? Do you feel you need to do it whenever you socialize? Do you feel like you can only enjoy yourself if you’re on it? Do you think the only way for your social battery to not run out right away is to be on it? Do you not want to go out unless it’s there? Will you take any excuse as a chance to use it (holidays, birthdays, weekends, days off, etc.)? These are questions that need to be asked.
I wish her the best, because this is something that could kill her. It’s scary, and I hope she is able to overcome this.
Slight_Ad2086@reddit
Hey there! I know this is soooo long ago, but I’m currently struggling with addiction, but I’m really good at stopping when it starts to make me feel sick. Do you know if there’s like a certain amount of lines I could do to maybe even out the addiction, lessen the amount I use, and keep me safe? I usually do about 8-16 lines a day (when I can afford it) and can usually get about 2 1/2 grams. It can take me like 2 weeks to finish this. Would you consider that a normal amount of time, or would you consider that consumed fast? I am trying to cut back but struggling on how to do so. Any tips would be really appreciated
DirtVarious9662@reddit
Wow! 2.5 grams over two weeks!? That's far less than most people who party on a weekend would do. In my experience! I did over 2 grams btw 430-1000 today🤷🏼 but, I dont regularly use....we all have our own way to medicate. Just beware of an increase of use, or consequences in your life...addiction doesn't just disappear because we get sober for a minute. Or years. Mine didn't !!
9nikk@reddit
Hi there! Firstly I should point out I never actually measured how much I was doing by grams, I measured it by how many bags I did.
The bags were usually the really small 2x2.5 or 2x3 ziplock baggies. I started out with one bag when I first started using. I’d do it with someone else and we’d split it. One bag originally got me 8/10 lines which I’d split with someone, but after a long time, the lines get bigger and fatter, which resulted in that same one bag turning into (at most) 4 lines. At my worst I think it was normal for me to do three bags in a night which always resulted in me getting sick, but there were times I’d do 4 or even close to 5 (mind you I shared quite often, I didn’t use ALL of it myself) and got VERY sick; those were the nights I overdosed. It sucks because one batch you have may be stronger than the last, so the amount you can take always varies because of how inconsistent of a drug it is.
Unfortunately, there is no way to stay safe with this drug, it’s something you have to accept. I don’t mean to scare you when I say that, but it’s the reality of the situation. I have no idea what I actually took during my addiction, but I know I’ve probably done m3th, her0in, speed, all while under the idea that it was snow.
It sucks to say, but I can’t tell you what will work for you when it comes to quitting. I had to slowly wean myself off of it. It took a solid year and a half for me to kick it. What used to be daily, turned to every couple days, then once a week, once a month, and then no more. I also no longer have ANYONE who uses in my life. You have to do a complete lifestyle change to get clean, but I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for. (I don’t mean that disrespectfully, I just genuinely don’t know if you’re trying to quit.)
I do really hope one day you want to quit, but I understand addiction is not easy in any way, shape, or form. I didn’t want to quit for a long time, and when I finally did, I realized just how bad it was.
Unfortunately, unless you go awhile without using, doing only a couple lines to ‘slow down’ or ‘be safer’ with it will never have the same effect on you that it once did. There’s quite literally zero reason to do it at that point, because you just won’t feel it, and you’ll want to do your regular amount which overtime inevitably increases. The reason this drug is so bad is because of how much of it you have to start doing to feel anything. And even IF you go awhile without using (I went four months at one point before relapsing) literally it took ONE LINE for my tolerance to come back. It made relapsing so much harder too, because it wasn’t even worth it. It felt like nothing.
When it comes to cutting back, I really wish you the best. It is hard, but I believe you can do it. It’s baby steps. Quitting cold turkey usually results in relapses, so it’s better to start buying less, and trying to limit the amount you let yourself do in one sitting. I’m not sure if you do it alone or with people, but distancing yourself from people who do it will help you SO much. If you do it alone, try to find a hobby to put your attention towards. I got back into video games and got a job that I really enjoy. Let me know if you have any other questions! And I hope I didn’t come off as harsh, I am just very concerned when it comes to others who fight against addiction with this specific drug. Good luck! You got this
Slight_Ad2086@reddit
You are such a kind person genuinely 💞 I have been trying to quit for about 3 years. I once almost did for a year but did it one summer and got hooked again. Thank you for the words. And it wasn’t harsh, I appreciate how kind and concerned you are and feel over a stranger. It makes me feel a lot better about the addiction itself. And being harsh and giving all details like you did can actually really help wake people up sometimes 💞💞 it being written out and explained like that kinda helped me just now realize you’re 100% correct and I have noticed everytime I need way more even if it’s been months since I do it. I’ve been buying less and trying to do it less, but I feel very dependent on it. For anyone else in this thread that cares, I’ll do my best to go to rehab if I truly cannot stop doing it. And anyone else going thru the same thing should too. I love you commenter 💞 I’m proud of you for being clean. Hopefully I can make it up there with you one day :3 thank you for taking time to reply and care. ❤️🩹
lunar_lily88@reddit
If you are still struggling with getting sober, theres this supplement I’m trying to help quit smoking cigarettes, I looked it up and it helps with drug cravings related to cocaine as well (very convenient for me) I’m not doing the best on my path to being sober but I was hoping this could potentially help someone else out there!! N-acetyl cysteine Im not sure if this is the most reliable website, however, if you look up “NAC supplement helps drug cravings” I’m sure you’d find similar facts.
Intelligent-Good-662@reddit
Here's a tip. Stop using. My brother passed away on Dec 3rd from this stuff. Right before his 36th birthday. His son my mom and family miss him dearly. He did it trying to hide it from the cops. They didn't care. Didn't get him any help. They watched him die. Then told my mom "sorry". So please get some help
Which_Set_8399@reddit
I’ve recently found out people normally do keys of the stuff, while I’ve been doing lines. I do one bag over a few hours is that dangerous? Once I started sweating and had blurry vision, like you said I started saying my goodbyes because I thought that was it. On it rn just to pump up the mood, psychs don’t work on me although seems a lot safer
9nikk@reddit
I can’t say, everyone is affected by it so differently. I never did “bumps” of the stuff either, I did small lines that eventually turned huge, and because of this I got sick often and overdosed idk how many times. If you can, please try not to rely on it. It should only make you feel talkative and energetic. Inevitably you will come down at some point in the night and that’s normal, but it fucking sucks to go through, and a lot of people feel the need to do more when they start to come down, but I promise you that does nothing and will make you worse, along with increasing your chances of overdosing. You shouldn’t feel sick, you’ll just feel down and possibly severely depressed, but it depends on your mental state. It also depends how big the bag is. If you start to sweat and your heart beat seems more noticeable, I’d say call it quits for that night. As soon as you have any symptoms you consider concerning, don’t ignore them, and don’t keep doing it. When you say you do one bag within an hour, I’m assuming you’re talking about the smallest of small bags you can get. Still, you never know what’s in it, so one bag could be fine, but it could also be deadly. That’s the unfortunate reality with this drug. Please stay safe. An overdose on this drug is nothing like an overdose on an opioid. You’ll know if you’re fine, and you’ll know if you’re not, you just have to be really in tune with yourself and don’t overthink it, just listen to your body. I strongly recommend not doing it after everything I went through on it, but if you do use it, please be safe and pay attention to how you’re feeling.
Affectionate-Mine225@reddit
Hi I’m currently in a scary dilemma and have been researching all morning. I stayed up last night and did definitely less than .5 and they were pretty spaced out bumps. I eventually started to freak out was clammy, heart beat not normal, and just felt like I was dying. I couldn’t help but to think it was laced so I went to get narcan. I took the narcan and I felt a little better but I still am very on edge but I can’t tell if I’m going to be okay or not. Do you have any suggestions. I feel a little bit better but still on edge and anxiety and I just keep trying to track my heart.
Patient_Job_8551@reddit
This is old, and I’m about to RANT because this is something very close to home for me so sorry in advance for all I’m about to type, but this is the realest advice you can give to someone who hasn’t lived the life you and I have lived. My dad was a very hard drug addict my whole childhood and adolescent life. Me not knowing the hold a drug addiction has on you, I always thought he just didn’t care about me and was a bad father, but he was just a slave to his addiction and he couldn’t help his self or do the right things if he tried. He came clean cold turkey with no rehab once I turned about 16, and he has taught me the same ideology you just said about how “you can’t help a drug addict no matter how hard you try, they have to want to help themselves first” and it’s so true. My mom is now an addict and as an adult I see it so much more clear now. All the denial of being a junkie and stuff will never change because she hasn’t accepted that she needs help. So I know there’s nothing I can do. I wanted to tell you, with your mindset being the same as a man (my father) who was a hardcore drug addict, super broke, quit cold turkey, and has been confidently able to say he has a 0% chance to ever relapse ( 14 years clean ). I believe someone like you can do it as well. I know we don’t know each other but nothing warms my heart more than someone winning the fight with drug addictions, because people like me and you who has seen the lifestyle our whole life knows exactly how HARD it is. My dad is now working a 6 figure job, has custody of my 18 year old autistic brother, and is the most hard working anti-lazy person I’ve ever met. I couldn’t be more proud of him and I’m very proud of you as well. People like you are the best teachers in the world, because you may not know the right things to do, but you are able to teach people exactly what not to do, and I feel since that’s how I was raised, it pushed me to want to be better than my family tree and be the first successful man in my family and give my newborn an amazing life. And someone who came from a childhood of drugs and poverty who later become successful are the most wise people we have on this planet, because I will be able to tell my son what not to do confidently, and I will be able to also tell my son what he needs to do confidently in order to be successful. That’s not something most successful people have, because most successful people have successful parent and a successful bloodline, so they arent able to give any true advice on what not to do in life, because they seen nothing but success. people like us are never given a chance and we cave in to the family heritage of working minimum wage jobs, on welfare, and doing drugs. That’s all these people have ever known. It still takes someone with drive to be better than what they grew up in, and a lot of people don’t have that. That’s why a success story from families like mine are so glorified and made into books and movies because it’s very uncommon. Most people grew up to not think for themselves and let their adults in their life take care of things for them. That creates a follower, a person not ready to be an adult, and an underachiever because they weren’t given the confidence from their parents that they can do things on their own. Eventually they follow suit with their parents because that’s all they seen in life and they think it’s their easiest route because they weren’t provided the knowledge of a regular life and how to achieve it. Their mindset is “my whole family does (insert drug name) I don’t mind to try it either because I have nothing else to live for, I just love the euphoria I get that I was deprived of as a kid for the lack of good memories and comfortable live I had as a kid” and boom just like that, they flip a switch in their brain and they think that it’s a regular thing when in reality, they have just wasted another chance of the bloodline to finally give their family a credible name because for the foreseeable future they won’t care about food, water, a home, family, friends, or federal laws. As long as whatever it is they have to do to get that next high is doable, they will do it, regardless of who or what they destroy in their path. The regular working person will here my story of how I was raised and think I had bad parents, but I am very grateful for the way I was raised, and the knowledge I was given from someone who failed at becoming what they want to be in life. Because my mom is a smart women, and she knows she had too many left turns in her life, and her caring for me as much as she did, she stressed to me everything you can’t do that will take you down the wrong route. She always quoted “don’t do as you see, do as you told” as a young kid I was stubborn and refused her advice because she was telling me not to do things that she has done, and it upset me because it was blatant hypocrisy, but she was able to swallow her pride and admit to me that she is a failure, and she wants better for me. I later realized that she was right around the age of 8, and I’m sure everyone has made their self’s promises that they swore to keep to themselves forever as a kid. My promise to myself was that I was going to be succesful, stay away from drugs, and give my son the life I always wanted” and that was my motivation my entire life to this very day. It’s my safe word to myself when I catch myself being complacent or tempted to either do something I was always told not to do, or if I’m playing the game all day and not helping the wife with the baby as much as I should. It is something that I could always say to myself through my entire life that would immediately make me lock in, and do what I’m supposed to be doing. I can now confidently say that I am the one person in my family who has actually made something of myself today at the age of 24, and my family is very proud of me. There isn’t a better feeling than achieving a goal you set for yourself as an 8 year old. I know we don’t know each other, but coming across your advice on here, it reminded me of my father, and I just wanted to truly let you know that you’re a lot more stronger than the average person makes you feel for being clean for a year, sometimes it takes someone who knows your pain to tell you how hard your fighting for you to truly feel proud of yourself. I know either annoyed you or helped you with the fight with your addiction from this super long thread, but I’ll always try my hardest to let a recovering addict know that they are doing one of the hardest things to do on this earth, and they deserve unlimited support and praise for doing so. Good luck brother, and I’m really hope this reaches you and you are still going strong on your sobriety❤️
Academic_Ease_870@reddit
is there any way you can help the OD or do you just have to wait it out (or, hopefully not, see a doctor) ive read somewhere people use xanax to help w stuff like this and for when they are tripping- but i feel super nervous about mixing them because i know it can also be super dangerous? ive just been drinking water and keeping myself in a cozy environment but i was wondering if anything else would help cuz i cant just ‘go to sleep’
9nikk@reddit
Hey, sorry for the late reply, but I personally would steer clear of mixing drugs. The early mornings where I binged all night and stayed up until the sun was rising were some of the worst of my life. I had no choice but to just lay in bed or on someone’s couch hoping to fall asleep, and eventually it does come, but I just had to sit it out and focus on calming myself down. Sipping water helped, but sleep was the only thing that ever helped me. Even if you think it’ll help, in my experience, using other drugs/drinking alcohol doesn’t, you’re only putting more shit into your system and that’s not worth the risk considering you’re already on a hard drug. I’d be taking shots at 8AM hoping it’d overtake the drug and get me tired, but almost every time it just made me more sick and unwell. Wishing you the best, those nights are awful, but being somewhere you’re safe and not using anymore (specially that day) is the best you can do, don’t put anything else in your system if you can.
Sufficient_Blood9467@reddit
Hey man sorry this is a late reply…. I’ve got a really dumb question, is a coke OD instant? Like if I take one too many bumps is that last one gonna get me within 10 secs of bumping it? Just curious, after reading what u said it kinda matches with what I’ve got going on, I feel absolutely fine btw.
P.S. would like cardio training or something help at least a little bit to prevent the heart shit from happening at least? Like obv itd still beat fast but maybe the damage wouldn’t be so bad since the heart is trained to go at that intensity? Idk man, sorry for typing so long, like I said been skiin a lil hard tonight, goodnight man have a happy easter if u read this before Sunday 🤘👍
9nikk@reddit
Firstly, don’t say sorry that’s not a dumb question! It’s better to know than not to know. But quick tip, don’t stress yourself out whilst you’re actually on it by looking this stuff up!! Research while you’re sober, that way you can be more aware of what exactly could be going on with you when you’re on it, but to answer your question, no it’s not instant.
If you get sick from using coke right after a line/bump, it’s not actually that one that made you sick, but one from earlier, so if you want to bring your risk of overdosing down, don’t do anymore once you get the sick feeling.
I’ll use alcohol as a quick example: If you take a bunch of shots all at once, you don’t just feel it all hit within 10 seconds of taking the shots, it takes a bit. It’s different for everyone, but usually after 20-40 minutes is when you’ll actually feel the effects of how much you drank. With coke it’s the same idea. If you don’t let it settle and see how you’re feeling and you end up doing too much, you could really screw yourself over. It’s a hard drug, you have to be careful and mindful of that.
Back to the alcohol example, that’s why people space out shots and drinks, to be able to tell when they’ve had enough vs drinking a bunch really quick, assuming they’re fine because they don’t feel anything yet, then making the mistake of having more and as a result getting extremely sick from too much alcohol because they didn’t let it sit and wait to see if it would make them tipsy/drunk.
The key is to space it out as much as possible so you can pay attention to how you feel, and if you start to feel sick it’s easier to catch it and end it there for the night.
And I don’t think cardio training would help because it’s not the same as what the drug does to you. Your heart pumping fast from exercise vs from coke are two very different things. One can seriously harm you and continue beating at an unhealthy rate for a long time, the other naturally goes down in a couple minutes and it’s not drug induced. One is healthy and normal, the other is the complete opposite. Prolonged cocaine use damages your heart, and the longer you’ve done it, the more at risk you are of heart failure. So please be careful!! Best of luck to you and stay safe, and happy Easter to you as well!
Sufficient_Blood9467@reddit
I appreciate the answer, the alcohol analogy was perfect, thank you!! Definitely gonna space em out a lot longer and prolly stop after this bag, can’t afford to be addicted lmao💀
SignificanceIcy520@reddit
How long do you normally Soace it out ?
Sufficient_Blood9467@reddit
I’m pretty bad I’m ngl, when I do do it I slam like 3 key bumps and then leave it, obv I give it like 3-5 min increments so it has time to absorb and settle, but yeah about 3 for a good 10-20 mins, if it hits my hard I’ll be good for 30-the end of the hour, the worst part is the come down, that’s what gets me crawling back, my dabs don’t touch me when I’m off that shit💀💀💀
SignificanceIcy520@reddit
soo after the 3 bumps do you not go back for more ? If so how long ? I I get freaked out n wait couple hours before doing more lol
Sufficient_Blood9467@reddit
Like I said I’m good for about 10-20 mins, if I’m by myself and absolutely bored I may dabble in a couple more, it’s honestly all down to you, do a bump, wait a min, if u feel okay then take another, my heart won’t be beating fast but it’ll be hard, that’s normally when I stop, honestly depends on a lot like everyone says person/tolerance/purity, just be safe bro it’s a lot better to stop and have more for later than take another bump that’ll go away and do damage to urself🫡👍
SignificanceIcy520@reddit
Thanks bro I appreciate your response 🤝
Sufficient_Blood9467@reddit
Gotchu homie
Sufficient_Blood9467@reddit
Most I’ve ever done in a night is def just over or just below a gram, nothing too insane
SignificanceIcy520@reddit
How long you been on it ? I’ve been on and off for couple years now but longest was like 3 months everyday
Sufficient_Blood9467@reddit
Been doing it socially/ sometimes will binge the odd week, since then
Sufficient_Blood9467@reddit
Sorry, misread. First time was Halloween of last year in a nightclub
onikami_pisces@reddit
This is a late comment but I'm leaving this for anyone who hasn't fully researched the drug like I have and because the opioid epidemic has completely changed the public perception of what an overdose is. People usually think of death or hospitalization when hearing overdose but an overdose is simply taking more than the recommended dose (.1 for ❄️). For ❄️ overdoses you don't need to go to the hospital unless you're having a heart attack, seizure, stroke, aneurysm, etc. . The main symptoms of a ❄️ overdose are dilated pupils, excessive sweating or chills, inability to get an erection (I can only speak for us guys on the sexual part), and a really fast heartbeat. Hearing that you may have realized you've experienced an OD pretty frequently with use and that is true because it's the 2nd fastest drug your body metabolizes (about 30min) but that doesn't mean it's not doing harm, every time you OD you're doing damage to your heart like a timer until one OD it decides its had enough. If you or someone you're with is experiencing an OD and doesn't have the symptoms I mentioned earlier for the need to hospitalize then what you're supposed to do is have them take a warm shower to help speed their blood flow up and open their veins to allow oxygen, make sure they drink plenty of water with electrolytes and have them lie down in a blanket so they're warm and stay with them until it passes (30min give or take) and they should be fine, if they experience severe confusion or really bad heart pain and tightness in shoulders or neck immediately have them chew aspirin and take them to the ER (aspirin is a blood thinner and prevents your heart from clotting any further from a heart attack, it will not prevent them). Please also always test your stuff even if you trust them, the people that intentionally lace their stuff is actually very rare, most ODs from laced product is because dealers who deal fent aren't the most cautious or hygienic so if they don't clean their scales after weighing the bad stuff it'll mix, 3 salt specks of fent is enough to kill a healthy adult. (For any mods if this comment violates any guidelines let me know and I'll fix it, I'm still new to reddit despite my account age cause I never really used it until recently)
Inside_Raisin_5862@reddit
I’m so sick. I can’t stop shooting coke say and niight for about three weeks. Go to work shoot coke in the bathroom cause I was up for three night and need to stay awake. I’m sick and my life was ten years of not being stung out. Was very successful. The I out every person before me. And poured from an empty cup with my shame and now I have a dwi. I lost my good job that’s what started this whole thing. I’m a disaster. I need help.
BlueEyesWhiteLoser@reddit
How are you doing now? If you need help still, there’s places that can help for free. Swallow your pride if it’s getting in the way. You CAN be successful again.
silentninja54@reddit
I may need help . But I can’t put my family through going to rehab and letting them know what I’ve been up to. I’ve been using for like 2-3 years now mostly only on weekends and I’m starting to get chest pain and tingling in my arms and legs
Long-Mediocre@reddit
man it’s all mental bro trust brother for you to come on here n say you need help it’s bad if you know what’s causing you these problems and you feel like shit why keep doing it You had your fun with it enough is enough stop before it’s to late
CertiChased@reddit
So taking 4g of snow is not normal shi been taking 3.2 exactly ima take another but that is some peak shit man, I enjoy driving on it i drive golf r it’s like 4wd very safe only at night on country road I use it as coping mechanism thiught heart rate thibg was normal cuz weed does the same
True-Map-3804@reddit
I’m gonna type a lot but please read this !!
I had a cocaine overdose (I’m sober now). My friend knew something was wrong with how I looked quite pale and confused but I told him to go home. He left and then I felt my body temperature feel like I was in an oven at 300° and then I collapsed. I picked myself up as I didn’t want family to find me on the floor in kitchen. Got myself upstairs, removed all my clothes to get cold (cold can lower heart rate) and then collapsed again. Blood was pouring from my nose, I couldn’t move, breathing was really difficult, heart was god knows what bpm and my brain felt like a helium balloon. I was having spasms and was completely out of it. I NOW HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO MY HEART AND GOTTA GO CARDIOLOGY ! COCAINE NO JOKE ! So signs to look for is ….
All of this doesn’t need to happen at once to be classed as an overdose. Just one of these can be an indicator trouble about to happen or is happening. Please try and get her clean. I now have permanent heart damage and I wasn’t even using for more than a year but I did use quite heavily. My cocaine was tested professionally too and came back clean so even with that this shjt can still fuck you up. I now have to have a heart monitor and carry an oximeter. I can’t eat carbs (so majority of foods) or drink alcohol, exercise much or smoke anymore because it will send my heart into an attack (even a tiny amount can trigger). You don’t want this for her but this is what’s gonna happen eventually her heart will go no if it hasn’t already done any damage.
Getting off cocaine is HARD it’s a lot of fun on it but the long term I effects from only my one year of heavy usage was not worth it and almost dying definitely was not worth it.
Fit-Scientist-8391@reddit
Can you elaborate on the loss of urine control?
ketakitty808@reddit
You piss your pants. & had no control over it, it just came out.
Thatgirl_youKnew@reddit
F
Fair-Yellow3138@reddit
Yes you can tell you will feel like you’re about to die I overdosed before and my heart rate was normal but my blood pressure was way high went to hospital and they injected me with something and I was sound after
SuccessfulGold6432@reddit
Not much you can do if she keeps Oding on Cocaine. One day she is gonna just drop dead and you or her family will find her body days later. My ex-girlfriend died that way. It’s best to move on so when it happens it won’t hurt as bad
Far_East_94@reddit
Holy fuck I’m sorry
brianlion93ude@reddit
So officially, an overdose just means youve went over intended usage…if your teeth hurt, thats like .25 or so, medically, any recreational useage is an overdose because your over intended dosage…as far as a deadly overdose, i mean if yall are in your 20s, with normal People money, shes probably not overdosing…i cut lines on my mirror…half inch wide, 8-10 inches long, sniff the whole line…anywhere from .5ish maybe .7 upto maybe 1.25 grams..i dont weigh it, but you know ir varies..it aint killed me…I’ve always held up my dope well, but still…it aint herione man, its not easy to overdose…if yall using sticks…idk man, you can overdose easy. Shooting cocaine isnt entirely forniegn to me, but i dont have much experience with it either
Academic_Ease_870@reddit
i do about the same maybe a little less….everyone ik that does coke too is always shocked by how much im taking bc i am kinda a newbie but ive learned the hard way that taking one big line is better than a few small ones (mostly bc i hate the taste and smell) i kinda treat it like liquor too i always make sure i eat something first bc i know i wont be hungry and i always make sure to have water near me n so far i have been ok. i think a lot of ppl dont consider their bmi when doing coke which leads to taking too much/too little
dirtyfishTwist@reddit (OP)
any help would be much appreciated.
Low_Dingo_211@reddit
Bro your gf need to sort herself out. She needs to stop. Nevermind about an overdose, get her help.
7ootles@reddit
This is the only possible answer.
u/dirtyfishTwist, addiction is an illness, and while you've not said anything about addiction, it's safe to say that if she's using a drug that's known to be addictive - and doing so habitually or regularly - then she's almost certainly addicted. And addiction is an illness. You're doing her no favours in only thinking about what to do if she's had too much - if she's coming home having had it at all with any regularity, you need to intervene. For her good and possibly your own.
ConsiderationTop6319@reddit
I wish I had known two months ago that my brother was doing this stuff. He passed away yesterday. Take care of yourself and take care of your people. He was the last person we thought this would happen to.
7ootles@reddit
I don't even know how to respond to this. I've been thinking about it all day. I'm sorry. I hope you've got good people around you who can support you through this. Do you have friends or a local support group you can go to? My local doctor's surgery has a bereavement group, so yours might have something similar.
There's no light side to this coin. On one side you've got the simple truth that addiction kills, and on the other you've got the knowledge that plenty of addicts are able to present as perfectly normal and functional people.
ConsiderationTop6319@reddit
I don’t but I will look into it. I just started a job last week- I have no idea how to ask or call them or even comprehend anything right now. Im trying to be here for my parents. And he has a three year old who will never know her father now and a ten year old I have been trying my best to occupy for the family. My brain literally hurts like mush. Idk
SuccessfulGold6432@reddit
Was it mixed with Fentanyl? Or was it strictly cocaine? Seems like 95% of the deaths that involve cocaine right now are because it was mix with fentanyl and the user didn’t know
ConsiderationTop6319@reddit
We believe it had fentanyl but we are waiting on the autopsy- we believe so- he was drinking that night to and drinking and fentanyl is toxic mixed.
7ootles@reddit
Absolutely look into it. Be open with your employer about it. Be there for your parents but don't let it be at the cost of your own ability to grieve - don't let yourself think that looking after everyone will make it easier for you in the long run. That's a dangerous trap to fall into and can put your mental health at great risk.
Let yourself grieve, be there for your brother's kids and your parents, but let yourself do your own grieving.
I know it sounds like a pointless platitude and I'm just a stranger on the Internet and don't have any right to say this, but I'll say it anyway - you'll be OK.
Look after yourself and try to enjoy the light each day shows you.
dirtyfishTwist@reddit (OP)
I really appreciate the helpful advice, you are right. Things need to change.
dirtyfishTwist@reddit (OP)
I appreciate you being straight up, you are right.
probablythrowaway71@reddit
What are her symptoms?
LordFlegg@reddit
Hey man, hope you’re okay! Are you still with her? Did you get her any help?
Rexel450@reddit
have a look here.
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/cocaine-treatment/overdose-symptoms-and-dangers
dirtyfishTwist@reddit (OP)
thanks
Rexel450@reddit
YW
Klutzy_Cake5515@reddit
Fake. OP is just pretending to have a girlfriend for attention.
dirtyfishTwist@reddit (OP)
stupid
AcanthaceaeLive8875@reddit
I would agree, the quality of street cocaine is incredibly difficult to hit LD50 of.
Same if anyone ever claims to OD on cannabis, it's nigh on impossible to consume the amount needed to get to LD50 at the rate it metabolises.
Opiates are a totally different game, those are crazy low LD50s