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Seizures from coke???

xtcgurl123

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I bought an 8ball of coke last weekend and ended up having a seizure in the middle of a night club! This is the third time in the past 4 months that I have seized while doing coke! A friend of mine that is a medic tells me that the coke is being cut with something that causes seizures but he doesn't know what it is. Anyone have any ideas what it could be?
 
If this has happened three times in 4 months, then maybe you shouldnt be doing coke. Alternatively get another dealer.
An eightball is also quite a bit. (i have no room to talk) but maybe you should have realised the first time that there was something wrong - either with the amount that you were doing, or the coke itsself.
Please be careful - next time you might not be so lucky.
 
Thanks for the input. I was just wondering cuz I've been using since I was 15 and I'm 32 now and I never had seizures before. Maybe my body is just telling me it's time to quit! I rarely use the same dealer so it must be me.
 
It is extremely unlikely that a 'cut' is causing the seizures. I do not know of any commonly used cuts (or any at all, really) that would induce seizures.
Seizures are not uncommon with cocaine use, and of all the commonly used stimulants, cocaine has the lowest seizure threshold (this means that it is easier and much more common to have a seizure with coke than with say, meth or MDMA). If you have tendencies to epilepsy/seizures, which seems quite likely considering your recent episodes, then you should DEFINITELY stop using cocaine immediately. I would also strongly suggest that you avoid all stimulants -- meth, MDA, 4-mehtylaminorex/ice (in particular), Ritalin, and MDMA (which is the least likely to cause seizures of all the stimulants).
If you choose to continue using stimulants (despite my warning), then please try to be very cautious about your use -- don't do that much, and don't do a whole lot all at one time, but rather space it out so that you dont overload your system. If your heart starts pounding uncomfortably or you begin twitching/having hand trembles/shakes -- then realize that you are entering dangerous territory, and DO NOT do any more coke that night.
Epilepsy is not a fun condition, and in most places your driving license will be taken suspended for at least 6 months. Furthermore, with each additional seizure, future seizures become much more likely.
So, PLEASE proceed with EXTREME caution if you would like to remain healthy and functional.
 
Long-term users of cocaine are more likely to have seizures than occaisional users. Cocaine has a "kindling" effect on seizure activity in the brain so that with regular use, the chance of having a seizure continuously increases.
Also the flashing/strobe lights at clubs can induce epileptic seizures in individuals prone to them; the addition of a stimulant would probably have an additive effect.
 
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