Need to stop 7 week lond daily coke use

[Dr Rockso]

Hi all,

I read from a "scare you Rehab website" that it takes a "Good 2 months to become psychologically addicted to Cocaine"; but I don't believe it. I think it is less. I know a problem is starting; and I want to stop before I really takes over. I am 7 weeks into a $40-100 habit and want to QUIT! PLEASE HELP.

I use between $40-$80 of Regular decent quality Cocaine by nose and gums only a day; as i have a good hookup since the Beginning of December. Again, It has been a good bout of steady 7 weeks usage. A few days off early on; but by the end of week 2 I was going to the straw every day cutting my 2 lines. Took a day off this Monday and slept 20 hours.

I can control myself and not finish an entire $100 or $150 bag if it's here. That is a good sign as most people I know or read about uses every bit that they have in one night. Sometime if I have a long day I'll do $100 throughout the day as I take half a Xanax to come down and sleep; and I do really crave it. Worst day ever was about $120 on a Saturday; but the standard is I get a $150 bag and it lasts 3 days during the week; 2 days on weekends. My girl is same and wants to stop but it seems to be not as addictive to her; she also does less as a $50 last her 2-3 days.

I wake up and want to do a line. 1-2 hours later another 2 lines. By nighttime its a bunch more.

I want to STOP this before it get anymore out of hand. I see the money I am wasting and want to set a strict limit of once per month if i can. I was hooked on bumping 8 mg Dilaudid for 4 months twice. 1st time was 2 springs ago after injury cold turkey (did it successful- but never CT Opiates again lol) 2nd was This Summer back to Dilaudid and occasional 80OC which i kicked with a 4 month Suboxon I will finish next week. Fixed that but picked this up, blah. I am a healthy person but had a health problem keeping me home and depressed the last 2 years. I should return to work mi Feb and want to be clear of Coke barking at my brain.

Any Suggestions? Ordered Wellbutrin to replace Dopamine and on SSRI. Plan to start Wellbutin in conjunction with the Coke stoppage; next week or week after. ASAP. What do people think? Should I try and Taper? Just stop, sleep 2 days and start Wellbutin, Vitamins and Aminos? I also have about 10 monofidil and plenty of Xanax and Klonopin. I feel like if I go a week clean I'll be Fine as I don't like everything about this stuff; but for now it's a daily necessity.

Any help and Feedback is welcome.

Thanks so much!

-Dr Rockso

 

[Lord]

First of all, know that the withdrawal at this point won't be too bad. Not nearly as bad as it would be if you continued.

I'd recommend forcing yourself to stop cold turkey and accept the few days you may be absent from life. However, if you taper, do it over 2-4 weeks and lower your dose gradually. Start off by reducing the amount you use by a quarter, and do that for a week.Then reduce the amount to half of the original for another week, then to a quarter for another week, then a tenth, then stop. Anything you have left, throw away. It will make withdrawal a lot smoother, but it can be difficult to stick to the plan. If that doesn't work, consider going to therapists, drug councellors, or rehab. It's very important that the therapists and counsellors are good ones. They can take time to find.

Remember, you need to want to live a sober life. The drug, at least for a few months (at most), will make you feel good. But eventually you will need it to feel as good as you would when you were sober, otherwise you feel like shit. Then you'll always feel like shit whether you're on drugs or not. It only gets worse.
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I'm getting exhausted...
you said you were just using daily for 7 weeks? how long before that were you using at all? If you're taking any of those meds because of cocaine, I would be very cautious. They can screw you up even more and you may develop a dependence to them.

 

[jackstraw5656]

Research a drug called Nuvigil to take when you are off. I heard it works wonders as in focus and concentration, feel good in general all day. I think there was a study done where lab rats actually switched from daily cocaine consumption to nuvigil instead.

 

[StrongAsaOxy]

I was stuck on soft for about the same ammount of time, doing alittle bit more, somewhere around a a g and a half a day, I had alot of panic attacks and my chest hurt from the anxitey but otherwise I was ok. Benzos will be your best friend through the detoxing, they will allow you to sleep and not get so nervous, when i came off I was eatting about 4 bars a day to keep myself from swearing I was dying of heart failure from the withdrawls heh.

 

[Dr Rockso]

Thanks so much guys...im so done with the downs it follows and the nosebleeds!

 

[Fight Club]

Cocaine . . . taper? Cocaine . . . taking benzos to quit? Just give it up cold turkey! There is no physical withdrawl, and tapering will just prolong the agony of quitting. See a doctor for wellbutrin, lexapro or another anti-depressant.

You may already be psychologically addicted. Count on feeling bored and depressed for at least 3 months; maybe 6 or more. Remember, just don't do any more coke - the withdrawl cycle will start all over again.

Having problems staying stopped? Consider addiction counselling or 12-step meetings.

FC

 

[bennoculus]

I agree with Fight Club. The withdrawal from cocaine isn't bad, it's just the mental cravings that never stop.

I had about a 100 of or more a day (very high quality cocaine) IV coke habit, with the occasional crack smoking sessions for about 2 years. Quitting was a complete bitch. It made me go insane in the head. I think the only real reason I was able to cease my use of the drug was because I was also on smack. I compensated with extra heroin for the lack of cocaine.

I agree man, stop while you are head. It leads to horrible roads you do not want to go down.

 

[Ripamaru]

Mental addiction is a bitch but it is better than the physical hell of methadone WD.....

You need to stop immediately and cut yourself off of everyone you know who does it......

You will crave it all the time but try to think of how much worse it could be.....

 

[stevein7]

Find coca tea, learn about chewing with baking soda.

Do that for a while then quit or keep going, nothing to say it is harmful, could be healthy.

As tea it does very little.

Chewing is the way.