Heroin Potential overdose... help please??

[xburtonchic]

I did a shot about 10-15 minutes ago, not much stronger than I usually do it. As soon as I was done though I got really dizzy and still am, like the high won't go away. My heart is racing really fast, my hands are clammy, and my pupils are sort of dilated. My hands were shaking pretty badly for a minute there, but all of the symptoms seem to be going down, other than a general feeling of discomfort. I feel like I want to go to sleep but I know that would probably be a bad idea.

I'm not sure if it's just an anxiety/panic attack or something super serious... I'm really freaking scared though. It's been about 20 minutes now. Do I need to be worried? Does this sound like an overdose to you? It's the same batch I've been using today, and like I said, I didn't add much more than normal and didn't even pull up the entire solution... I know that doesn't mean much, but yeah. What's going on? I've never experienced anything like this before and I'm scared shitless... my breathing seems okay... but still... I don't know wtf happened. I didn't even feel an intense high. I mean, I felt a high, but it was more like... I felt the high at the end of my shot and then immediately started having these symptoms.

I don't use a lot when I do, I only use for maintenance, so I hardly if ever get a rush. Could it be that I felt a bit of a high, and got caught off guard and therefore had a panic attack? My friend overdosed the other night too, so that could be contributing to it. It FEELS like just a bad panic attack, but I've never overdosed before so I wouldn't know for sure. I guess I just want to know if I'm going to be okay... right now I feel a bit nauseous and light-headed, palms are still a bit clammy, and my nose is running for whatever reason... ohh my God I don't know what to do! Help?!

 

[xburtonchic]

Fuuuck... ANYONE? Please?

I'm still alive and it's been about 45 minutes, 20 since I wrote that first post... it doesn't seem to be getting worse but it's not exactly getting better either... is that a good or bad sign? I'd stop worrying if it weren't for the shaking and the fact that my face is numb and I can barely feel it when I slap myself. I just don't understand what's going on... part of me wants to just go to the ER but another part of me knows that I'd be completely fucking myself over if I fessed up to my mom, showed up to the ER, had the cops called and all that other shit... only to discover it really is just a panic attack after all.

If anyone has ANY insight... please share...

 

[ErgicMergic]

I have no clue, XBC, hopefully someone with experience will chime in soon. The worst thing to do right now if it is a panic attack would be to worry about it, but that same worry can make you do something to save yourself in the event of an OD.

I would say to just have your mom/someone else drive you to the ER, better to be safe than sorry (dead). If it is a panic attack, then you'll be reassured and be able to sleep alright. If not, then you will have saved your own life. Maybe just tell your mom you feel really sick or something? Not drug related, necessarily.

 

[xburtonchic]

I hope so... everything just kind of stopped suddenly about 5 minutes ago and was replaced with a warm feeling all over. I don't like it. But the sensation in my face has come back - I can definitely feel it now when I slap myself. My breathing is also a bit slower than normal and so is my heart rate, but I am able to take deep breaths. The main thing that has me worried now is how freaking fast my heart rate went down.

Well it's been a little over an hour and I'm still alive and coherent. Just to be safe, I'm not going to allow myself to nod out or fall asleep for at least another 2-3 hours, so I know FOR SURE that I'm in the clear. And on top of that, I'm going to go into my mom's room and feign a horrendous panic attack and ask her to rub my back. I figure if I'm laying right next to her and her hand is on my back, she'll notice it if I stop breathing and will get me help. That's the most I'm really willing to do without more knowledge. A trip to the ER and inevitably getting arrested over a panic attack if that's what it is does not sound like a good time at all :/

 

[Swimmingdancer]

If you injected the heroin and it's been over an hour then you are in the clear. Heroin overdoses from IV use occur within 15 minutes, usually much sooner. It's an excellent idea to tell someone you are sick and hang out with them. Hope you are feeling better!

Also your symptoms do not sound like a heroin overdose, they sound like either a panic attack, "cotton fever" (an immune reaction to bacteria - usually harmless, just unpleasant), or injecting dope that was secretly mixed with coke or speed.

 

[xburtonchic]

If you injected the heroin and it's been over an hour then you are in the clear. Heroin overdoses from IV use occur within 15 minutes, usually much sooner. It's an excellent idea to tell someone you are sick and hang out with them. Hope you are feeling better!

Also your symptoms do not sound like a heroin overdose, they sound like either a panic attack, "cotton fever" (an immune reaction to bacteria - usually harmless, just unpleasant), or injecting dope that was secretly mixed with coke or speed.

Thank you, swimmingdancer. Your post made me feel a lot better.

I'm back at almost feeling 100% now. I think it must have been a panic attack, just a really bad one. Like I said, I haven't used to get high in a long time, I use just enough to get well and that's the way it's been since I relapsed (which I did to feel better from the Suboxone withdrawals... lol fuck opiates). Part of the reason for this is because I don't even LIKE the high anymore, it just feels uncomfortable to me now. So I think what happened was basically that I did the shot not realizing that I made it a lot more potent than I thought, I wasn't expecting to get such a huge headrush, and so when I did get that rush, it caught me completely off guard. Cause yeah, now that I think about it, the first thought that popped into my head was, "I feel dizzy. I'm lightheaded. I must be overdosing." Which, of course, probably sent me into a full-on panic attack.

Not gonna rule out the possibility that it was cut with speed or coke though... I'm doubtful only because I took a shot earlier from the same batch and was fine...

I'm just glad it's over now. Thank GOD.

 

[Swimmingdancer]

Glad you are feeling better I know the feeling, I have had panic attacks after doing dope too.

 

[Tripman]

Cutting dope with speed or coke isn't very common...

Also while i'm extremely glad you are ok BL isn't an emergency service and in these situations asking on a forum if you are ODing will waste time potentially causing you to overdose while waiting for a response.

When in doubt from IV use seek medical attention. Always. Dont ask on the internet, we can't say yes you're od'ing have some virtual narcan.

I'm closing this because you are ok and technically urgent medical attention threads are against guidelines.

Please remember in future that if you have concerns about your immediate health and safety that the consequences of "fessing up to mum" etc are a lot better than death.

In Australia there is no law saying the police will be called to an OD case in the hospital... I am unsure about US but this doesn't make sense to me because it deters people from going potentially causing more harm than anything else.

Closed.

Please PM me with any questions.