Amphetamine (too much of)

[JawD]

Hello people.  Over Xmas I split from my partner and found the best escape was having a "bender" which included amphetamine (base?) and ecstasy.  I do know it was the wrong way to go, and now I feel I am suffering for it.  At the end of the night I was ill, rapid heart, panicy, sweating, almost like a "bad trip".  The problem I have now I think is related to this.  Most of the time I struggle to take a deep breath and my vision can be fuzzy / speckled.  I have had bouts of depression and often feel unmotivated.  I sometimes get tingling on my skin and hot flushes.  Also can feel detached and things are very surreal. I have been to the Doctor with the symptoms but didn`t mention what I thought the cause was.  I really feel like I am cracking up at times.  I am going for blood test on monday.

I am just wondering if anyone has had the same / similar problem and what direction I should be looking to go in?

Previous to this I did take "recreational" drugs but have now stopped altogether due to what I am now going through.

Thanks for taking time to read this.  Any help is appreciated.

[JawD]

Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment.  Its really appreciated.  I go for a blood test in an hour and then I guess I`ll see if I can find myself a psychiatrist to talk to.

[GOD]

Trust me... I know from a big addiction. ULTRAM is nothing to mess with. It takes a little longer to fet hooked on, but VERY long to get off of. Horrible withdrawl (worse than any Opiod-based drugs I've been addicted to.) If I were you, I'd put that ULTRAM away now. I think the reason It is SO addictive is that it makes you feel normal X10. You will be in a great mood, ready to tackle any problem, and feeling no pain. it was almost 2 weeks of pure hell for me. I was up to 15 to 20 per day after only 3 months of use/abuse. Good luck!

Jess

[OxyDout]

Hey guys, I have to say I'm the smartest kid alive.  I'm staying clean with the oxy so why not try cocaine??!! what an idiot I am, anyway, I tried it, and I DIDN'T LIKE IT, I didn't do much at all, it was enough to feel it but I still didn't like it, and then in the morning, I was SOOO jittery, my nerves were shot, is that normal?? it was awful coming down from it, but I thought I would feel fine in the morning. Anyway, on a good note, I definitely without a doubt didn't like it.  And I have stayed clean from all narcotics.  I have also gained 7-8 pounds of muscle back from going to the gym, so all is going well and I feel great. !! I hope everyone is doing well, and please post often, I know I will be here, I'm not even close to being out of the dark yet, I am now realizing that this will be a life long battle, but it is going to be the toughest in the near future, probably for the next 6 months. But I'm doing well and I"m determined.........

GWH

[Ketta]

Glad you don't like coke, but it's a narcotic for sure! The aftermath is so bad, that it overcomes the high- at least for me. You'll feel better when it's out of your system. You need to give it 72hours and it should be out. You're likely not getting sound sleep with it in your system either. Take some unisom, have a glass of wine(not 10) and you should feel better in a few days. Also, BIG

[Ketta]

Okay, the "post a comment" cut me off.
BIG depression. Take the L-tyrosine, helps a lot. Good job staying away from the pills. We'll be here.

[J.B. to Brian and Vicky]

It's good to see you around here again.  I've used cocaine but never got hooked on it for some reason.  I prefer opiates and only use the stimulants when I need to do something that needs me to be kind of "wired".  It may sound strange but I can get about the same effect from ephederine(Mini Thins)which are legal and a whole lot cheaper! It's like some people go nuts over tobacco and get hooked immediately, yet I can enjoy an occasional cigarette.  It drives my poor wife crazy because she's a two pack a day smoker with lung cancer and can't seem to quit them.

I sometimes wonder what kind of world we would have if there were no addictions at all.  Think about it! Sooner or later, we would get so bored that...oh well, who knows?

J.B.