Hi, from what I've read most people seem to say it takes at least 2-4 weeks of daily use before withdrawals for someone who has never been dependent. I wanted to ask if it's possible to get minor withdrawal after a much shorter time. I'm including lots of (possibly unhelpful) details just in case they're useful:
I'm currently in the middle of a binge at the moment, this being the 6th day today although I haven't started yet today. For the last 5 days I've been using a lot by my standards (I have no one to compare it to and I don't know how much is what in numerical quantity). On the 3rd day I went on a day trip with a friend somewhere so I was going to the toilet every now and then to snort some but not getting majorly high, but other than that on the other days (and in the evening of that day) I've been almost constantly very high - can't really focus properly on anything (definitely wouldn't be able to read), keep having to rewind films cause I notice that I've stopped paying attention for 15 minutes or more, a lot of nodding off, occasional euphoria etc. On the 3rd day when I woke up a couple hours before going on my trip with a friend I snorted enough that I was really pale and sweaty and threw up but afterwards I was ok during the day.
So to today: I've been awake for a couple hours now and I have a kind of all round shitty feeling that I can't describe, my stomach doesn't feel too good, diarrhoea, a headache (but not too strong), I'm really really itchy all over (I can't stop itching all my body, maybe just a coincidence?), I have the whole 'restless legs' thing going on, my muscles don't feel too great, and it's hard to actually tell if I'm cold or hot or what at the moment, I feel mostly cold but I'm a bit sweaty and the room is a good temperature so I'm probably not cold. So is this possibly some kind of minor withdrawal even though it's not even been 2 weeks or more? Or is this some kind of 'hangover' type thing for heroin or what? It seems like it would be odd if it's a heroin 'hangover', because I've always been fine during other binges, and on the other days during this binge. I intend to carry on this binge today and tomorrow to use up the last of what I have, would it be worse after that?
My past experience with heroin (never been dependent or addicted):
My experience so far with heroin is just a few binges for about 3 days each about a month apart each time. I have no point of reference to describe quantity used but I'll try: in each case I've been high since I woke up around 7am each day until about 6pm (snorting every hour of so) but not majorly high. People would notice I was much more sociable and talkative etc on those days but not assume I'm high. Around 6pm/7pm when I got home I would get a lot higher so that I'd be getting euphoria and a lot of nodding etc until eventually I would sleep (never sleep for long though). I know there have been times where I think that if someone was talking to me or something like that I'd probably notice and hear but just completely ignore them.
Edit: just to add I only ever snort it, not tried smoking or IV'ing
I'm currently in the middle of a binge at the moment, this being the 6th day today although I haven't started yet today. For the last 5 days I've been using a lot by my standards (I have no one to compare it to and I don't know how much is what in numerical quantity). On the 3rd day I went on a day trip with a friend somewhere so I was going to the toilet every now and then to snort some but not getting majorly high, but other than that on the other days (and in the evening of that day) I've been almost constantly very high - can't really focus properly on anything (definitely wouldn't be able to read), keep having to rewind films cause I notice that I've stopped paying attention for 15 minutes or more, a lot of nodding off, occasional euphoria etc. On the 3rd day when I woke up a couple hours before going on my trip with a friend I snorted enough that I was really pale and sweaty and threw up but afterwards I was ok during the day.
So to today: I've been awake for a couple hours now and I have a kind of all round shitty feeling that I can't describe, my stomach doesn't feel too good, diarrhoea, a headache (but not too strong), I'm really really itchy all over (I can't stop itching all my body, maybe just a coincidence?), I have the whole 'restless legs' thing going on, my muscles don't feel too great, and it's hard to actually tell if I'm cold or hot or what at the moment, I feel mostly cold but I'm a bit sweaty and the room is a good temperature so I'm probably not cold. So is this possibly some kind of minor withdrawal even though it's not even been 2 weeks or more? Or is this some kind of 'hangover' type thing for heroin or what? It seems like it would be odd if it's a heroin 'hangover', because I've always been fine during other binges, and on the other days during this binge. I intend to carry on this binge today and tomorrow to use up the last of what I have, would it be worse after that?
My past experience with heroin (never been dependent or addicted):
My experience so far with heroin is just a few binges for about 3 days each about a month apart each time. I have no point of reference to describe quantity used but I'll try: in each case I've been high since I woke up around 7am each day until about 6pm (snorting every hour of so) but not majorly high. People would notice I was much more sociable and talkative etc on those days but not assume I'm high. Around 6pm/7pm when I got home I would get a lot higher so that I'd be getting euphoria and a lot of nodding etc until eventually I would sleep (never sleep for long though). I know there have been times where I think that if someone was talking to me or something like that I'd probably notice and hear but just completely ignore them.
Edit: just to add I only ever snort it, not tried smoking or IV'ing
