What are side effects of snorting OXY?? short/long term

[Ray420]

snorting oxycontin - any perminant damage? how does it effect your brain? say anything else you know about it please

[mimi1313]

I really don't know anything but maybe if you give more info like how much and how often, that will help and someone with more knowledge can help.

[GoingToMakeIt]

Why are you asking?

[Rose703]

We really need more info in order to give you an answer that will help!!

WELCOME!!

[Ray420]

I don't think needing to know more information about me has to do with my question. I snort oxies on a daily basis i do about 60-80 mg per day. I'm going to rehab in about 2 weeks still waiting, been waiting for over a month now already. Been doing oxies started at 20mg 9 months ago up to this amount. never popped them always snorted. was just wondering other than the obvious side effects from doing it like constipation, what damage would be done because of the way im doing it?

[Rose703]

Well being an oxy snorter in the past I can tell you that they tear up the membranes on the inside of your nose for starters.

We only ask questions so that we can give you an informed answer not because we are trying to be nosy. Your original question left out how much you do which is important when it comes to side effects and the length of the w/d's.

[worried878]

Heart issues and a busting a hole thru ur septum for starters...snorting really gives a big dopamine rush so if u quit, ur recovery/depression and fatigue could be longer than someone who swallows them

[Ray420]

i was wondering what kind of heart issues? for the last 2-3 months I've been getting really bad pains in my chest and was wondering if it was cuz of the oxies. Even right after I'll do the oxies the pain shoots right through sometimes. Any knowledge on that?

[worried878]

it is a rush and it stimulates ur heart just like cocaine does...not just like but very similar...u snort for the rush...the energy..right?   well ur heart is feeling that rush as well and racing....and u r also frying ur dopamine receptors...just thought of that one..when u snort it is a big overload/like shooting up is and it is worse on snorters to quit...u need to google the effect of consuming massive amounts of narcotics at once on ur dopamine/nuerotransmitters.....the depession when u quit will be worse and worse the longer u keep on doing this...i do not mean to be rude as i just read the post by lady...and i am not trying to be...but u asked what the damage could be so i told u...and u do know about it eating out ur mucus membranes in ur nose?

[Ray420]

no i dont kno anything about it, any more information would be great thanks. I'm going to rehab soon it's just been so long now I've been waiting I feel sickened by this habbit that I'm stuck with in this transition period of hell. waiting list is so effin long damn too many oxy heads out there!!

[worried878]

for sure...just do the best u can for now...there are alot of articles in my journal on dopamine if u want to read them

[Ray420]

thanks

[mr.lucky66]

It doesn't sound like that bad of a jones It would be worse if you were shooting them.

[soreadytodetox]

welcome to th group! and as everyone said we only ask to give you better info! i have ben snorting percs for over 4 years and any type of snorting can have serious conciequinces all the above plus your thyroid will start to give you problems as mine did and you can also be prone to sever blood level spikes totally not good! something could rupture in the brain. there is alot od info about snorting on the web thats where i got most my reading from, plus i have only been a member since april and everyone here has been there done that first hand knowledge, trust them i did and i am now 38 days today clean no snorting at all that was the hard part for me not the pills it was the snorting habit i had to break and it hasnt ben easy by no means but in 20 years this is the first time i have been clean! just be honest and truthful and their are people here to hlp! best luck to you with your recovery! work on the snorting thing first it is a hard addition to stop! have you tried to quit before or maybe to taper down? i tried to taper several time but nothing worked till i just went c/t with some help from clonidines, zanaxs, and seraquil,trazodone, animo acids and high protien diet, and exercise. all this info is on the front page check out amino acids protocals and PAWS and the thomas reciepe! it really helped me! check it out . we are here if you need us!! best of luck and again welcome!    sincerly sherri

[soreadytodetox]

worried 878 is so telling the truth about the long term effects. it took me almost over 2 weeks to get the w/ds symptoms  to ease up it took for ever but i have been snorting 20plus perc per day for 4 years .it took more and more each time to get that rush i was serching for! the more i took the more i worked,the more i worked the more i took! a never ending cycle! but now i look back ooh yes it was worth every hour of misery and pain and cramps, anxiety, depression, headaches, diareeha and the cravings were just flat out terrible the absolute worse w/ds i ever expeirenced! but i got through it! thank god for this forum and the friends i have had along the way. bst wishes      sherri

[mr.lucky66]

Soready and others have made good cases for kicking without strong narcotics and that it worked with some other meds. The thing about snorting is strange even though I did it with dope. I can understand oxycontin snorting but not percs with all that tylenol going up your nose. There was a guy here once who was snorting sub to get off of dope. We tried to tell him that it was a continuation of his junkie habits but he didn't get it. I guess it like 2 habits, one the drug and 2 the ritual. all best

[wheelz]

i have been snorting them for 3 or so years, on them for 5to6 years for pain. alot of it and i only lowered doesage because of family preasure which ended up to snorting them for the pain to be less severe. anyway, ive been scared lately, i stopped snorting but i didnt only snort oxy, zanflex, valium, percs, and now with this, my habbit is to the nose. i am still hurting but, like i said, im afraid i may have damaged something big and dunno what i could have damaged. please anyone, that may know some of the main things i coulda hurt so i can get them fixed or checked.

[addictedme]

Why are you waiting for rehab? You can start right now by just swallowing rather then snorting.