just wondering if anyone here can advise on what may be the source of a fairly recent symptom of parasthesia?
I've searched the forum, but nothing seems to quite fit: it's not quite "meth bugs", as there is no "crawling" sensation, and it's not "pins and needles" because I've experienced that plenty of times before. the observed sensation is more of a pin-pricking sensation... a single prick, as if someone gently stabbed me with a sewing pin--not forcefully enough to break the skin, but definitely enough to jerk away in reaction.
sometimes the symptom occurs in the legs, thighs, arms, or hands... sometimes (but rarely) on the torso. it usually doesn't last too long, but it's enough to be of concern, as I am very experienced (using different substances recreationally for about twenty-five years--but nothing over the top out of control).
however, I'm now on year four or five of daily kratom use (about an ounce per day), and have recently picked stims back up (amphetamine salts, cocaine, etc) after about a decade or longer hiatus from this type of chemical.
i'm not sure if this is a reaction to the long-term kratom usage, a combination of something interacting, (usually wind evenings down with a low dose of alprazolam and a normal active dose of zolpidem) or just having such a long career with recreational use.
i first noticed it once my amphetamine intake started to exceed 80-100mg, but it also shows up when nowhere near amps, but indulging in cocaine.
is this by body saying "no more stims", "bad combo", "you're getting too old for this stuff", or something else? my annual physical always checks out quite well, so I'm not sure what to make of it.
is my stimulant intake just getting too far up there for my physiology to take? does anyone else get random pin-pricking sensations when indulging in stimulants?
nothing on the usual web resources turns up anything that quite fits--other my ability to have found a name for the symptom.
thank you for reading.
I've searched the forum, but nothing seems to quite fit: it's not quite "meth bugs", as there is no "crawling" sensation, and it's not "pins and needles" because I've experienced that plenty of times before. the observed sensation is more of a pin-pricking sensation... a single prick, as if someone gently stabbed me with a sewing pin--not forcefully enough to break the skin, but definitely enough to jerk away in reaction.
sometimes the symptom occurs in the legs, thighs, arms, or hands... sometimes (but rarely) on the torso. it usually doesn't last too long, but it's enough to be of concern, as I am very experienced (using different substances recreationally for about twenty-five years--but nothing over the top out of control).
however, I'm now on year four or five of daily kratom use (about an ounce per day), and have recently picked stims back up (amphetamine salts, cocaine, etc) after about a decade or longer hiatus from this type of chemical.
i'm not sure if this is a reaction to the long-term kratom usage, a combination of something interacting, (usually wind evenings down with a low dose of alprazolam and a normal active dose of zolpidem) or just having such a long career with recreational use.
i first noticed it once my amphetamine intake started to exceed 80-100mg, but it also shows up when nowhere near amps, but indulging in cocaine.
is this by body saying "no more stims", "bad combo", "you're getting too old for this stuff", or something else? my annual physical always checks out quite well, so I'm not sure what to make of it.
is my stimulant intake just getting too far up there for my physiology to take? does anyone else get random pin-pricking sensations when indulging in stimulants?
nothing on the usual web resources turns up anything that quite fits--other my ability to have found a name for the symptom.
thank you for reading.
