Will strong heart beats and rate stop eventually after cocaine usage?

[Bjinn]

Hello. Thank you for reading! Any shared experiences or info is much appreciated as I've been rather worried the last few days.

From Saturday night around 10pm until Sunday morning around 6am I used cocaine off and on (maybe up to 1 gram). Apparently it was very strong stuff but I was unaware of the potency as I have barely used it in my lifetime. Later Sunday afternoon, around 5pm, I began getting very strong and fast heart beats. I could really feel them through my chest. The rate has calmed for the most part (though I think it's still a bit high for my resting state) but the pounding seems to still be there. This is now five full days after.

My question is, should these heart palpitations eventually go away with time? I had heard that most after effects of cocaine can last anywhere from 24 to 72 hours, but this is getting much longer. At the 72 hour mark, I spoke with a nurse over the phone who recommended that I get an ECG done and so I did go into emergency. (I told thrm about the cocaine usage) The ECG showed that my heart was fine, so I'm happy about that... but the pounding continues.

Has anyone have a similar experience, and what was the outcome? Can I expect these heart symptoms to eventually subside when the full withdrawl is over?

Thank you!

[achillea]

Here's some helpful info:

http://www.livescience.com/48796-cocaine-heart-damage-undetectable.html

[Bjinn]

I should add that I was drinking beers as well throughout the entire binge. I recently read about the production of cocaethylene so maybe that is at work here??