I don't shoot meth, I snort it. I was using pretty steadily for awhile, especially because the extra energy is helpful to me during holiday preparations. I ran out six or seven days ago but I didn't come down until four or five days ago.
Like you, I don't drink anymore. January 1 will be my one year anniversary of no alcohol. Like you, I do smoke bud.
And like you, I am a meth user. I am not trying to endorse or support your usage of meth by answering your questions with my own experiences in those areas. I hope something I share will be harm reducing for you.
Should I prepare for the drug in advance and if so, how?
See your dentist. Meth has given me problems with my teeth. I just chipped a tooth tonight in fact, eating pita chips. I have a partial plate and caps... if you don't have dental insurance then think about this... my insurance gave me the green light for $6000 worth of dental work to cover 2 years of whatever I needed. It took about 9 months to spend it all, and now I have this chipped tooth that I will have to pay to patch. Meth can do a LOT of damage over a very short period of time.
Sleep. I sleep/rest/stay in bed 24 hours before a binge. I find I get a better tweak when I am well rested.
What should I take during the experience?
Orange juice is what I like. It seems to help both with the nasty post nasal drip and the level of high I can reach.
Meth makes me really thirsty and gives me chapped lips. Have good chapstick and good beverage with you at all times. I like
Sobe Lifewater with electrolytes.
I like to scrapbook, make collages, write blogs, and/or clean while I'm on speed. I have playlists for each activity and I find that my experience is nothing without music and that is true of me on any drug during any of the past drugs and before I started taking drugs, I love music and
some songs give me an extra layer of satisfaction with the tweak.
What should I avoid during the experience?
Opiates. If I mix any type of good opiate with the speed I end up being violently ill. I stopped using opiates altogether after they switched OCs to OPs (oxycontin). I used to try that or heroin when coming off of meth after a four or five day binge and I always got sick. I hate getting sick, that's part of the reason I stopped drinking. If you get too high or the tweak gets rough, the valium will be very helpful. I prefer to come down from a binge with benzos (xanax, clonopin, ativan) and weed.
What should I do after the experience?
I like to smoke a bunch of weed while I'm coming out of a binge. A strong indica helps me relax and brings my appetite back. I smoke and benzo my way down until I can eat and then shower and then settle in for a preplannned uninterrupted 19 or 20 hours of sleep. I don't have a particular recommendation for what to eat afterwards. I am sure someone else on the board here will know more about that.