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Cocaine Is a bellringer dangerous

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I’ve always heard people talk about the famous ‘bellringer,’ and I think I may have felt a small version of it once a long time ago when smoking crack. I usually prefer methamphetamine, but a friend recently had some cocaine that looked unbelievably clean and perfect. I saved a little for myself and thought, ‘Why not?’ So I mixed it with water and injected it. What hit me was a very intense bellringer — so intense that I started feeling scared and uneasy. It kept getting stronger, louder, and more overwhelming. I’m sure other people have experienced something like this or can relate. I’m just wondering: is that a sign that something bad is about to happen, is it your body warning you that you’re crossing into dangerous territory, or is it simply a side effect of the cocaine?
 
A "bellringer" is an indication of extreme changes in your body. It coincides with increases heart rate, blood pressure etc.

It is possible to overdose on Cocaine. To put it in simple terms, a bellringer is a place on a continuum that ends with an overdose.

We know that putting stress on the cardiovascular system comes with both acute and chronic complications. Different people with different histories will have different respective tolerances to these stressor.

In short, it is likely an indication of serious stress on your heart which is not good.
 
My understanding is that the ringing is actually caused by a spike in blood pressure, I used to shoot coke daily but it’s been years since I’ve done that so I forget exactly.

But yes it’s bad for you, when I shot coke the way I always explained it was you’re trying to get close as possibly to overdosing without overdosing
 
Oh how i miss bellringers. Dangerous shit though i nearly oded slamming coke. Basically the goal is to get as close to a od without actually oding
 
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