Cocaine nose/face/mouth pain - PLEASE help!

[spicekid]

Hi, I'm a 24 year old male and first started doing cocaine about 3 and a half years ago whilst on holiday. Basically did it most weekends since, but only at the weekends not during the week. Towards the end of last year I decided I no longer wanted to do coke, and started moving away from my friends who were all still doing it. Did it for the last time before Christmas, so 3 months ago now.
Thing is, since then I've had the worst pain in my nose I've ever experienced. The pain is centered on the bridge of my nose, and I get shooting pains in my septum and pain when breathing in. I have a severe pain in the roof of my mouth, feel as though I have liquid dripping down the back of my throat, and basically just feel like my nose is collapsing. I never had any problems whilst I did coke, it's only since January this year that the pain has appeared.

The tip of my nose is definitely narrower on either side (this is something I noticed about a year ago, but didn't realise at the time that cocaine could be the cause) and has been getting gradually worse over the past 3 months. I feel that if it doesn't stop the 'narrow points' on either side of my nose will meet in the middle and my nose will collapse - is this possible?

I've been to see an ENT specialist to said my septum wasn't perforated and that I didn't have a hole in the roof of my mouth, but I'm not convinced. He tried to reassure me and has given me a low dose of anti depressant which can be effective for facial pain, but I honestly can't understand why it's still happening now I've stopped using the coke. ENT guy is gonna refer me for a CT scan, but it's so frustrating as it can be 6 to 8 weeks inbetween seeing him, and in that time I feel like my nose deteriorates and the pain is getting worse.

Sorry for the long post, I'm just really anxious and scared. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[ditchwitch]

Have you ever had any kind of addiction? Telling someone it's cancer is a real jerk move.  This person is not high, so don't call them paranoid.  People are here for help, don't antagonize them!  Come on, be nice!  Hopefully this never happens to anyone you care about.

[hatter2]

Cocaine has probably caused you to lose the plot and it is all in your imagination.  You are paranoid it sounds like.

Maybe not maybe you have cancer or something.  Or maybe it's your body healing nw you have stopped  

[london_man]

Like you I was scared to ask for help but it was the best decision I ever made.

I almost cried when I went to my doctor to ask for help and she passed me onto my local drug support group who helped me with my mental and physical state, reasons why I use and was a great opportunity to discuss my problems. I’m from England, so I’m not sure what advice an American doctor would offer.
If you are not able to speak to your doctor then try your local CA or NA group as they offer a fantastic support network.  I was really scared when I first walked into my first meeting but its great to meet people who are in the same situation.
Its not easy to stop using but I know that YOU can turn your life around for the better.
Believe me when I say asking for help will be the best decision you ever make 
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[Shminds]

If I've only been usIng for a couple months and feel like there is something wrong in my nostril, should I be worried? I feel like more air is comin in an out and it's freezing

[Chico10]

Omg I'm going thru the same thing right now and I found out I had a hole when I sticked a q tip thru my nose and finally reallized I had a hole... And now it's almost to the tip of my nose, I'm seriously scared right now... I grabbed a flashlight and looked thru my nose and it looks so bad in their I can see everything full of blood as if it's tearing everything up!!! I would blow my nose so hard that pieces of what it looked like was the middle skin of my nose it's gotened very bad and the worst part is I can't leave cocaine, I do it every day all thru the night I can't stop doing it... I know I need help but I'm scared of what people would think about me I have my own company and I waist about 1,000 dollars a week on cocaine and it's only getting worst...

[PinPinPatrick]

wow just read this whole thread and it's unbelievable...  I can't believe the damage of cocaine.  But it's very real.

One thing I noticed that every single person in this thread that had the addiction has in common...  Is...

They all regret their use of this drug completely.  

Cocaine... It's a hell of a drug.  And wherever it goes hell follows.  It opens itself up into a market of working class heroes and sometimes makes them a working class zero.  People are misleaded with this drug pleasure and it's powder white form make it look innocent and get's you as high as angel.  Too bad that pleasure is very misleading and deceiving, just to cause destruction to life.