Opioids What exactly is a nod? Is this nodding?

[pbuilder]

Took 10mg oxycodone earlier, half via unsufflation, half via plugging.

First hour and a bit i didn't feel to to much, and then after about 90 minutes i just couldn't even keep my eyes open while watching tv in my bed, ended up kinda passing out for 2 hours but my dreams were meshing with the tv being on in the background it was weird. Felt like i kept getting jarred back awake and then back to sleep.

Don't think i was anywhere near oding or anything though, no other substances involved + have done higher doses of oxycodone before. Breathing seemed fine.

 

[Mass08]

Yeah man I'd say that classifies as a nod. My definition is when your on opiates and struggle to keep your eyes open slowly nodding in and out...

 

[ErgicMergic]

Just don't chase that nod, as it goes away soon in your opiate career, and dosages will very quickly climb if that's your goal. Euphoria, motivation, and feelsgoodman effects tend to linger even after you get tolerant to the nod, and those feelings are good enough for a lot of people.

I still remember that thread you posted not that long ago about trying cocaine once, and how it's awesome but that you wouldn't think you'll get addicted...

 

[pbuilder]

Just don't chase that nod, as it goes away soon in your opiate career, and dosages will very quickly climb if that's your goal. Euphoria, motivation, and feelsgoodman effects tend to linger even after you get tolerant to the nod, and those feelings are good enough for a lot of people.

I still remember that thread you posted not that long ago about trying cocaine once, and how it's awesome but that you wouldn't think you'll get addicted...

lol ya i'm tryna quit cocaine, i've probably used it around 20 times now but the use was very clearly escalating to more each weekend, thinking about it all week. I don't plan on using it again until my birthday in july.

and a weird story of how I got the oxy lol, my dad has a highschool friend that is super addicted to pain killers. (prescribed though for chronic pain, apparently according to him, although this seems insane, he takes 12 80mg's and 9 40mg's a day) His friend visited and offered my dad a few, and my dad gave me a couple lol.

I have no idea where to get opiates otherwise, and i'm not gonna start tryna find them!

i actually don't remember that thread myself, i might go searching through my posts and find it lol.

 

[ro0ga]

Yeah that certainly is what nodding out feels like...and if that happened after only 10 mg, I'd be very very careful with those 40's or 80's.

 

[pbuilder]

Yeah that certainly is what nodding out feels like...and if that happened after only 10 mg, I'd be very very careful with those 40's or 80's.

weirdly... or should i say stupidly, i've done 30 mg oxy with alcohol before and was fine (forever this was in small increments of about 5mg at a time over the course of 8 hours), didn't even get tired.

Also, i didn't get much sleep last night so maybe it was a genuine nap lol. And i took 20mg yesterday and didn't fall asleep.

EDIT: oh and i've taken doses upwards of 300mg codeine before as well. With no nod.

and oxy codone has a half life of 3-4 hours correct, since i dosed via insufflation and plugging, it should have gotten into my blood stream pretty instantly, if i was close to od wouldn't i have started to fall asleep much quicker?

 

[ro0ga]

^Interesting, maybe it had to do with the fact you plugged some of it. I wish I could get a nod from 10 mg oxycodone...man that'd save me a lot of money!

 

[pbuilder]

haha, maybe. I did the same thing yesterday though, 5mg plugged 5mg snorted, then i snorted another 10mg an hour later.

 

[served00]

10mg oxycodone?

Ahhh, to be young...

 

[pbuilder]

10mg oxycodone?

Ahhh, to be young...

i like to stay on the safe side!

 

[BiggDirty01]

Be careful getting the nods with cigarettes, if you smoke. I watched my roommate burn the holy shit out of his stomach on multiple occasions and not wake up until he'd effectively melted his skin to the cherry. It smells like ass and is really painful.
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I second that. Also, nodding should be more of a physical high and not the notion that your heart is beating slowly or your breathing is somewhat labored. That is NOT nodding and you need to call 911 or have someone there to help you if you feel any breathing issues.

For newbies, nodding and ODing can be an extremely fine line to walk.

 

[Paranoidcrash]

For newbies, nodding and ODing can be an extremely fine line to walk.

I don't suggest any newbs that are using harder drugs (ones with potential to OD, that is) to do them alone. always buddy up, it could very well save your life. Actually, even seasoned users shouldn't do it alone. Same roommate mentioned above OD'ed while I was at work one night (i was his (at the time) sober buddy/babysitter), and he almost died. only reason he didn't? he had a friend over, who was smart enough to call 911. NEVER hesitate to call 911 if you think you/a friend might be ODing. people die EVERY day from just a general fear of what will happen to you legally. No one's life is worth being lost over that.

 

[tricomb]

Right now, I'm nodding and would describe it like this:

- I am making a CONSTANT effort to stay awake, and keep my eyes open and focused, but they keep closing or blurring my entire vision.
- If I "gave in" I would probably nod out (drift in and out of consciousness) for a solid 45 minutes to an hour
- My sense of time is all fucked up (I started writing this post at 11pm), time literally flies by and before you know it, the day is gone.
- I would not get anywhere near my car keys, even though "I'm fine to drive." Even if your fine to drive, fine is not good enough. Either you are sober and can operate a vehicle, or you are under the influence and for the safety of yourself and those around you, stay the fuck away from cars and other heavy machinery.
- It's like the sedation and the euphoria are battling it out up in my brain, the sedation keeps trying to win and thus, I nod, but I am making an extreme effort to stay awake and enjoy the euphoria. So basically it's level of sedation vs. level of euphoria.
-You catch a nod by either taking too high of a dose to begin with, or by chronic redosing (for example, initially taking 10mg hydrocodone, then every two hours, add another 5mg hydrocodone, etc. )

I much prefer doing chronic redosing, rather than one lump sum to begin with. In my experience, by starting low and going slow, I have increased duration, intensity, analgesia, euphoria, etc. Plus it allows me to gauge my level of intoxication better, and a smoother come-up = a smoother come down. Note: it is dangerous to rely on yourself to gauge your level of intoxication when doing chronic-redosing, as often you forget when your last dose was, or you even forget how much you've done so far total


Nodding is highly dangerous, and in my case, usually only happens by accident, I never shoot for a high enough dose to nod right off the bat. That would fuck up my tolerance big time, something I cannot afford, but I'm a chronic pain patient and enjoy the slight stimulation that lower dosing gives you. Even when taking the same drug at the same dosage, sometimes I nod, sometimes I don't, there are many factors that affect my nod, environment being a big one.

It took me like, a good 25 minutes to write this due to the extent of the (accidental) nod I'm in. I think I'm feeling the effects of the NMDA antagonist already! Too bad DXM is more overpriced than food at the airport.

 

[Moe-D]

Nodding is magical IMO :-D
I usually like to use low doses of opioids and just be happy, relaxed and feel euphoric while my friends like to get drunk, i dont like to advertise the fact to my friends that im using drugs so sometimes when i slip in to that nod-mode it's so surprising how slowly and unknowingly it happens! And my friends are like " Man you must be drunk. "
Btw, of course my friends know that i like to use recreational doses of opioids sumtimes. : )

 

[macd610]

^Interesting, maybe it had to do with the fact you plugged some of it. I wish I could get a nod from 10 mg oxycodone...man that'd save me a lot of money!

I quite agree.
To served00, I would LOVE to go back to the time when I'd get excited when those percs wound up being 10mg instead of 5, ya know? Now it's 60mg of oxycodone ir at a time every 4-6 hours w/ a fentanyl patch.

To the OP....I hope I dont sound as though I'm talking down to you, but PLEASE keep up what it seems like ur doing ...keeping your tolerance at a reasonably low level. An obscene tolerance can sneak up very quickly. Take care!

BTW, I just realized I didn't answer your question!!
I've only had the experience of truly nodding once...it was very long ago when I tried H for the first and only time. I did not care for it much. It mostly consisted of being unable to stay awake or keep my eyes open even if I wanted to, and scratching my body all over with a brush. Not really enjoyable for me, I like a more stimulating experience.

 

[blight12]

I would like to offer a very simple way to differentiate the nod from a nap. Euphoria is is part of the nod Correct me if im wrong,.

 

[shimazu]

sounds like you had a nice little Noddingham Forest goin on but I never really enjoyed being unable to stay awake. Id rather be coherent and fucked than half-asleep. Some people love it, others dont.

 

[macd610]

Referring to Tricomb's last post:
Tri, I don't know if this is an appropriate question to ask on here...if not, I apologize.
I'm wondering what substances got you to where you were when you posted this?
Also, can you think of any other details/descriptions about the euphoria? I'm also curious about what it's like being around other people while in this frame of mind.This may sound stupid, but don't have much experience with this type of thing... is it difficult to talk, or to stay awake long enough to carry on a conversation? Do you find it annoying or pleasurable to be around others?
Thanks!!

 

[pbuilder]

Tri, I don't know if this is an appropriate question to ask on here...if not, I apologize.
I'm wondering what substances got you to where you were when you posted this?
Also, can you think of any other details/descriptions about the euphoria? I'm also curious about what it's like being around other people while in this frame of mind.This may sound stupid, but don't have much experience with this type of thing... is it difficult to talk, or to stay awake long enough to carry on a conversation? Do you find it annoying or pleasurable to be around others?
Thanks!

If I had to make a guess, I'd say oxycodone because i saw him post a recently cut original OC80 in a thread yesterday, although I'm sure their are other variables involved in that high. And I think he popped some DXM near the end of the post lol.

 

[tricomb]

Please refrain from speculating the drug use of other bluelighters. It derails the thread and is irrelevant. I don't want to answer that publicly on the boards out of fear of some unregistered guest who views my post and wants to feel good too without having my tolerance, but no it was not OC. No way could I nod like that on oxycodone with my tolerance.

If you really care to know, PM me, thanks.

@macd I could describe the euphoria for ages, so I'm not even going to touch that question.
Being around others? Honestly it depends on many things. Sometimes I'm social, sometimes I just want to be left alone. If you're nodding HARD then no, having a conversation would be difficult. But most nods, it's not like I'm falling asleep every few seconds, If I fight it hard enough I am coherent and "present".