I would like to know how many of you suffer from anxiety while using cocaine and if so how do you handle/treat it?My story is this. I have used cocaine for about 4 years now. On average a gram/session which is about once a week. I used to smoke weed as well, not together tho. I got my first anxiety attack after I ate a weed brownie that my friend made insanely strong. Since then I have been prone to anxiety. I continued to use cocaine and had one or two anxiety attacks, nothing to worrisome. Fast forward to a few months ago, I met this dealer that had really good quality product at a very good price. Needless to say, my gram/session become a half ball/session habit. This went on for a few months and I would have the common come downs, mild anxiety attack, nothing I couldn't handle. 6 months ago I decided to stop using but just 2 months ago I had a terrible anxiety attack while at the gym and had to go to the hospital. This wasn't anywhere near the ones I'd have while on coke. The doctor ran and MRI, chest X-ray, EKG, blood and urine work and all came back perfect. I used to drink energy drinks before the gym and the doctor told me to stay away from that stuff and that I had just suffered and anxiety attack. I felt confident when I left, but 4 days later I had another terrible attack.Since then, I have been very very obsessive with my body. I seem to be always on the look out for anything that might be wrong. If my heart beats too fast or too slow I immediately freak out. If I even have a headache I freak out. All this is leading to this point. My friend is coming into town soon and I know he's gonna want to visit our old dealer. I am okay with doing cocaine once in a while, but I am really worried that I might suffer from another strong anxiety attack while on the stuff.I do not have any means of getting any benzos or anything like that and I don't enjoy marijuana as it means me anxious itself. Are there any suggestions on how I can handle this potential situation?
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Cocaine induced anxiety
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PotatoMan
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Mmmmm. Yes stimulants do cause anxiety. I haven't read your post due to the length but I recommend a small dose of a benzo before you do the coke. This may take from the high but it would be a smoother ride.
Now if you were to take my advice you must be careful as if you drink on cocaine then you may have a higher tendency to abuse the benzos you may have on you. The utmost self control must be exercised and you will be good.
I just glanced at the bottom of your post and saw that you do not have any means of acquiring a benzo. I'd suggest you give the cocaine a rest if it's causing you these unpleasant feelings. After all, why would you want to feel unpleasant when you're trying to feel good?
Now if you were to take my advice you must be careful as if you drink on cocaine then you may have a higher tendency to abuse the benzos you may have on you. The utmost self control must be exercised and you will be good.
I just glanced at the bottom of your post and saw that you do not have any means of acquiring a benzo. I'd suggest you give the cocaine a rest if it's causing you these unpleasant feelings. After all, why would you want to feel unpleasant when you're trying to feel good?
Johndoedoe.junk
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^Ditto. Sounds like your cocaine use may have sparked an underlying anxiety issue or perhaps even caused it. Anxiety is a bitch and trust me it can lead to benzo use and eventually benzo dependence which is one of the worst dependencies IMO. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking benzos, they do have their place and are quite effective if not miraculously so for severe anxiety/panic attacks. I would think if you've been in the hospital for anxiety that a PRN benzo script wouldn't be out of the question (not telling him what to say to his doc or how to get a script mods/admins ![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
) so if you do have an attack you can cope without having to go to the ER. Having said that there are alternatives to benzos for anxiety which some find effective (buspar, vistiril, mirtazipine, etc.) which have a much lower addiction potential. As far as the cocaine, stay away IMO. This will only likely magnify an already bad problem and you don't want to end up in the ER having to explain that you did coke and it gave you anxiety. I suffer from severe anxiety myself and made the mistake not too long ago of doing meth (over-doing it actually) and ended up ODing feeling like I was going to die with great difficulty breathing, chest pain, etc. Called 911 and ended up taking the walk of shame and even caught a case for it as the police showed up along with EMS and FD. So not worth it. In the end they told me it was anxiety that caused these symptoms induced by the meth (I know meth isn't cocaine but they are both stimulants) so if coke is likely to put you in a similar situation it's best to abstain. Let your friend do what he wants but you need to protect your health.
) so if you do have an attack you can cope without having to go to the ER. Having said that there are alternatives to benzos for anxiety which some find effective (buspar, vistiril, mirtazipine, etc.) which have a much lower addiction potential. As far as the cocaine, stay away IMO. This will only likely magnify an already bad problem and you don't want to end up in the ER having to explain that you did coke and it gave you anxiety. I suffer from severe anxiety myself and made the mistake not too long ago of doing meth (over-doing it actually) and ended up ODing feeling like I was going to die with great difficulty breathing, chest pain, etc. Called 911 and ended up taking the walk of shame and even caught a case for it as the police showed up along with EMS and FD. So not worth it. In the end they told me it was anxiety that caused these symptoms induced by the meth (I know meth isn't cocaine but they are both stimulants) so if coke is likely to put you in a similar situation it's best to abstain. Let your friend do what he wants but you need to protect your health.