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Cocaine causing social anxiety

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Nodozplus

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Quite a simple question: I'm well aware that taking a higher dose, or on the comedown cocaine can cause anxiety however:

For me it occurs instantly on a normal line, say 100mg and is worse the more I take, depending on quality as well. I get the high and feel great but immediately become very self conscious and feel very awkward. All I want to do is sit on my own and enjoy the high.

Most people use coke to become more social, outgoing, and enjoy partying more, but for me it seems to do the opposite. Is coke just not going to work for me, or am I doing something wrong?
 
Consider yourself lucky.
Coke does nothing for me, and the way you described how you felt makes perfect sense to me.
(Some people will say, "yeah but you haven't done any decent coke...blah blah blah", but IME it is a bullshit drug - end of story).
 
Nodozplus said:
Quite a simple question: I'm well aware that taking a higher dose, or on the comedown cocaine can cause anxiety however:

For me it occurs instantly on a normal line, say 100mg and is worse the more I take, depending on quality as well. I get the high and feel great but immediately become very self conscious and feel very awkward. All I want to do is sit on my own and enjoy the high.

Most people use coke to become more social, outgoing, and enjoy partying more, but for me it seems to do the opposite. Is coke just not going to work for me, or am I doing something wrong?
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Are you taking any medications?
 
Nope, no other drugs in effect at all.

It seems to make me super self conscious, I became acutely aware of all the things that are usually sub conscious.

For example I become acutely conscious of my body language and posture and feel very uncomfortable unable to relax.

It culminates in a strong desire to leave the social situation and be alone.

Really odd!

I should also note, I've done plenty of coke and this is definitely the same even with very good batches, definitely not dodgey product causing it.
 
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A friend of mine avoids blow like the plague because when she uses it, she becomes extremely agitated. Borderline psychotic. She's not on any meds either.

I guess blow unfortunately affects you negatively. I'm sure it's not unheard of. There are documented paradoxical reactions to many psychoactive drugs (Rx or recreational).

Goes to show how differently our nervous systems are wired.
 
Any stimulant can cause anxiety; it stimulates your fight or flight mechanism and can cause agitation, aggression, paranoia etc.. in some people this is stronger than the chatty, sociable push many stimulants also have. It may somewhat depend on set and setting (where you are, who you are with) and any other drugs you combine it with, including alcohol, but it may just be that cocaine isn't your drug. This isn't necessarily a bad thing - where I live coke i overpriced, overcut and even if it is decent it can still turn people into arseholes ;)

I would give it a miss if I were you, sounds like it isn't for you. I wouldn't try mixing it with anything else to alleviate this, not a good path to go down and potentially dangeous (eg if you use alcohol).
 
shreddedlettuce said:
Consider yourself lucky.
Coke does nothing for me, and the way you described how you felt makes perfect sense to me.
(Some people will say, "yeah but you haven't done any decent coke...blah blah blah", but IME it is a bullshit drug - end of story).
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Each to their own. But I can conclusively say you are very fucking wrong + never experienced high quality cocaine.
 
This always happens to me in some degree on stimulants. I become over aware of every little thing I do and I think way too much into what I say. I've found the best thing to do is just tell myself I'm over thinking and just try to relax. It's all in your head.
 
yeah their right you haven't done decent coke, otherwise you would be sitting down with your head thrown back with your ears ringing and your entire body numb, end of story.
 
Kind of off-topic - however a harm reduction question nonetheless - isn't blow still adulterated with Levamisole nowadays?

One more thing, every dealer can say their blow is the bomb, but chances are (especially as you go further north in North America) it's cut to shit.

One thing you can check for - which may reduce the chance that it is cut to shit - is to see if you can get it in rock form (not crack) still off the brick. Usually you'll get that shit wrapped in tin foil. But it's rare, I've lost count years ago how many times I've used and only a few times (as in about 3-5) was I ever able to buy off the brick. That shit was the bomb. Massive drips, numb face, smooth talkin', horny as fuck; all that good shit. That was about 5+ years ago though. Since then, the best I've been able to score was (rough estimate) maybe 40% purity.
 
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rizmatter said:
Each to their own. But I can conclusively say you are very fucking wrong + never experienced high quality cocaine.
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Lol, I love it when people know more about how I feel than I do.
"conclusively" on top of it.
My favourite colour is blue, I guess I am wrong about that too.
 
One of my best friends reacts similar to what you described OP. I've done coke with him numerous times and every time he gets really quiet, and seems to fall out of the picture in the social settings. It actually irritates me a bit because I get really talkative and edgy on good coke.

Sounds like you're either not doing enough, the coke you're getting is cut and is shitty, or you're similar to my buddy in that it just affects you differently.If it's the latter, you might as well just not do coke.

I also want to note the friend I'm talking about has ADD. (might be ADHD I don't remember)
 
kronedog said:
I also want to note the friend I'm talking about has ADD.
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For what it's worth, I have ADD too, so that might be the reason I don't get anything out of coke.
But then I guess that would apply to stimulants too, but they work just fine.
It's strange, but at least I don't feel like I am missing out by getting nothing from coke, I just don't care for it.
 
shreddedlettuce said:
For what it's worth, I have ADD too, so that might be the reason I don't get anything out of coke.
But then I guess that would apply to stimulants too, but they work just fine.
It's strange, but at least I don't feel like I am missing out by getting nothing from coke, I just don't care for it.
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Have you tried meth? Not that I'm recommending you do - just wondering (if you have) how it affected you.
 
Taken orally, nothing could beat it.
Was my DOC for about 7 years, unfortunately I wasted so much of it by smoking it, and wish I just stuck to taking it orally.
 
Nodozplus I'm interested to know has it always been this way or did you used to feel different on it? For me socialising on stimulants is one of the main reasons I take them so if a stimulant made me feel anti-social I like to think I wouldn't use it.
 
Good coke is not very enjoyable without alcohol, especialy if you already suffer from anxiety. If i do a line of %80 coke without a strong drink then i will feel anxious and wont talk much,however if i have a good whisky and then do a line i will feel indestructible. Why do you think freebase cocaine scares the shit out of you and makes you think that the police are about to knock the door down? dont do coke without drinking unless your "coke" is %90 amphetamine which is very likely in the US and that wont cause you the same anxiety.Anyone who says this is bullshit is welcome to come down here to SA so they can see for themselves....
 
pkt said:
Good coke is not very enjoyable without alcohol, especialy if you already suffer from anxiety. If i do a line of %80 coke without a strong drink then i will feel anxious and wont talk much,however if i have a good whisky and then do a line i will feel indestructible. Why do you think freebase cocaine scares the shit out of you and makes you think that the police are about to knock the door down? dont do coke without drinking unless your "coke" is %90 amphetamine which is very likely in the US and that wont cause you the same anxiety.Anyone who says this is bullshit is welcome to come down here to SA so they can see for themselves....
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I agree - rarely have I done blow without booze. Just doesn't feel the same. I especially enjoyed combining it with beer.
 
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