how much crystal meth is bad?

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Hey long time reader, first time question-asker, at least I hope this is how I post a question. Alright so I know a guy who has been using crystal meth for the past 3 months, he has only done it 10 times within those 3 months with about a week between each session and 2 and a half weeks before the last one, each time he his railing anywhere from 50 mg to 350mg of some pretty good stuff, and now he is trying to quit. However after researching so much about crystal withdrawal and long term effects it seems like its going to be tough and last for up to years in some cases before he can return back to normal, however everywhere that says this always says this happens after chronic long term use. Is 10 times over the course of 3 months considered chronic and long term? Will he be depressed for months in an anhedonic state and has he damaged his brain for years to come? Or will these severe withdrawal issues probably not occur for longer than a month or 2, can he prevent these issues by stopping asap or is it too late? Thanks for any advice he would just like to know if he should be as worried as he is after reading some of the research. He is also a young individual in peak health if that helps.

 

[Mysterie]

if u are worried about your health its probably worth stopping now, its just going to be harder later, the main negative effect u will exp is probably some fixation about the drug i woulda thought

 

[opiatekrzy]

It's ok your In the right place, if "your friend" is you, a forum I recommend is Dark Side. Way more to offer on this site than drug talk, safe harm reduction, and a lot of members who think they have an M.D. If it is a friend I apologize and can only tell you how I ended up.
Don't think because it wasn't crystal meth I was abusing, and the fact it was RX amphetamines that they're safely because d-amp ,the active amphetamine found in adderall and Dexedrine, and what your stomach enzymes break vyvanse into; is 3/4 as potent at methamphetamine if not just as potent. The only big difference is methamphetamine has a longer half life, less negative side effects, smoother and cleaner buzz. All RX amphetamines are neurotoxic as much as crystal meth. I been through the extreme weight loss. Sleep deprivation, delusional and psychosis myself. I originally faked ADHD to get these drugs on purpose when I was 14, thinking back I never had ADD or ADHD, long term effect of amp a use i believe altered my brain chemistry, now I really do have ADHD as long term side effects.i tend to have a great memory, but short term memory issues are an issue for me now. Just simply feeling not as smart as I was...not to scare u this was 14yrs on and off excessive use. ***relax*** chronic use is far more than what you described! it's like using daily back to back to back, for years??? Also, whether u injected, snorted , smoked or took orally plays a role in the neurotoxicity and damage it can cause. It's been studied it takes the human brain 2yrs drug free to balance back to normal...
If you suffer any withdrawal expect to be depressed and always wanting to sleep, after all you depleted all your natural brain chemicals, u need time to naturally get them back.. U will probably gain weight and eat more. Just expect to have a lot of depression and anxiety. You could take a Xanax or klonopin, but then that will become a dependency issue as long as you take it when you really need it..if you can get your hands on adderall , etc, try taking a tablet, and for 7 days lessen ur dosage to make the withdrawal not as bad, i hate to say this,even if it's crystal , orally take amounts that won't cause recreational value..use as last resort, speed withdrawl is child's play compared to other drugs..take vitamins! If it makes u feel any better, if meth was so damaging ,the FDA wouldn't of approved Desoxyn for children or adults with ADHD,and that's. Methamphetamine .YOU'RE FINE, like I said it can take up to 2yrs to feel back to normal, than again what's normal if we decided to use drugs?



I have been abusing prescription meth (adderall, Dexedrine, vyvanse, and similar to amphetamine the infamous Ritalin for about 14 years now, I'm 28 currently and finally taking Adderall as prescribed, it is The reason I'm in college, work, changed my life and helped my ADHD, however even at 20mg, I crash and get anxiety like hell and want to redose, so thinking about switching to Dexedrine.
I stupidly. First tried crystal meth as I know a source getting it from down south to where I live u never hear of it, and my question that baffles me is when people say "I did 300mg, then an hour later did 70mg" do all you own a scale and dump meth on it until it hits .3 (300mg??) from my days of smoking crack and doing coke, and heroin never have I heard a person say they did " such and such MG tonite". For example say an average dose of heroin is 100mg, we're assuming pure heroin correct?? We all know heroin is so poor quality , how do we measure even meth at 50-300mg? What if it's half pure, u really only did 25-150mg?? I'm drifting off topic.........

 

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Thanks for all the info, u made some good points, my friend does have access to adderall/vyvanse but is hesitant becuz he would take the occasional one once every few months before trying crystal and that was what made it an easier choice in the first place, as for knowing how much was used, yes he had a scale and a large amount of ice and after each time using would weigh the remainder to figure out how much was used, do u think the depression would improve daily or take weeks to months before any improvement?

 

[opiatekrzy]

2 weeks more or less to feel normal. Make sure you get a lot of rest, **.vitamins daily are a must so you can replenish your brains natural chemicals you depleted from speed as it releases dopamine and serotonin - don't worry they come back ** drink fluids and eat, rest avoid stress. It sucks but isn't so bad if you had low dose. Vyvanse to take as a taper every other day for the first week , bring the intensity down, but cold turkey is not bad at all...the depression lessens as each day passes it's not all intensity until withdrawl is over...you will feel better as days pass