shangel, you may want to get a check up anyway and just be honest with the doctor. Worse case scenario is he tells you that you need to stop using meth. Big deal. He's not going to call the cops and have you arrested. You could have liver problems, although it could be a number of different things so please don't get all paranoid because you really have no idea what it is until you get examined. You should be fine if you're just starting to experience symptoms if that'll sooth your soul.
I started doing the same thing 6 mos. back but this is really a relapse. I used meth for years and other stuff too. Today it does nothing for me at all except keep me from going thru withdrawels. I get no high whatsoever.
So Keif Richards, I have to disagree with you there on what you said ( "....You can spot a meth addict in a second. " ) I have all my color, my normal weight, all my hair, no meth mouth, good hygiene, don't stutter or act sketchy (non using friends who know I use tell me so) I have a decent job (selling advertisement) which puts me in front of ppl all day and on the phone constantly along with a quota I have to meet each month, I have money in the bank, a nice car, live in a nice neighborhood, I have a loving family and good friends (non users mostly), I do all the things a lot of addicts don't get to do or want to (family stuff, barb ques, outings etc.), very little drama (we all come across idiots once in a while...lol), and people have no idea whatsoever that I'm a daily user. I use a lot too. I probably spend between 120-150/wk. I don't care if anybody does that per day, what I do is still a lot and too much. It's a wonder why I'm still here. Nobody except a few nonusing friends even suspects my use because I work hard at it. I have it down to a science practically! lol but you're probably just speaking in general right?
I do have sharp chest pains, numbing & tingling in the center of my back, a sharp pain in my left hand, and parts of my legs get twitching or feel wierd..like atrophy or somthing. Bad stuff I know but those are my worries.
Anyway, shangel, if you're pregnant, ESPECIALLY you need to stop. Not only for the sake of not wanting to harm an unborn fetus, but social svcs step in and it's over. Just some friendly advice.
If you're not sure where to go, then are a couple of options that have worked for me in the past, and they still should be working for me if it weren't for me being so gotdamned stubborn and harded! lol When I thought I had ADHD & manic depression, I went to a shrink and he priscribed Effexor (Venlafaxine) and it worked great! No high, no wierdness or no serious side effects (bizzare ass dreams though! lol). I took it for a year and never needed it again even though he said I would have to take it "for the rest of your life." BS
The other thing I would recommend is any of the 12 step programs out there. They all work great. I don't care what anybody says. I went into them kicking and fighting thru the court systems and resisted the whole way thru. When I finally got tired of that then someone helped me and when I listened and did what they asked me to do then for the first time in my life I was able to stop using and actually feel good about it! I'm not talking about brief periods of 3 mos. or 6 mos., I'm talking about 3-5 years and up (I'm and older guy). Sure I've had a few relapses here and there and fortunately I'm still alive, but man when I used their program all sorts of good shit started happening! I kid you not! Regardless of what others say, I found it. The only problem is, is ME. I keep getting the way of my own program. All the same bad traits addicts have, I got too and then some. So we'll see what happens if I make it this time.
I don't think they allow us to post links here (am I mistaken?) but if you want to look that up on Google, just type in NA or AA meetings and they'll connect you to your areas. Good luck and let me know what happens.