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Strange meth withdrawal symptoms

Cdurules

Cdurules

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I am new here so don’t fully know the rules but I’ve been banging meth for about 4 months. When I try to stop, I get intense vertigo and feel like I’m gonna blackout. Extreme rage too, which I get but everyone says meth withdrawal isn’t so bad but I’m finding otherwise. It also feels like my face is getting numb when it’s been too long between shots. So anyone have advice on this? I’m a former heroin addict who got clean and started a family. I’m fucking up hard. I cannot go to rehab again, I may still be able to keep what I’ve done hidden if I stop now, but I can’t. Please I need to feel not alone
 
Cdurules said:
I am new here so don’t fully know the rules but I’ve been banging meth for about 4 months. When I try to stop, I get intense vertigo and feel like I’m gonna blackout. Extreme rage too, which I get but everyone says meth withdrawal isn’t so bad but I’m finding otherwise. It also feels like my face is getting numb when it’s been too long between shots. So anyone have advice on this? I’m a former heroin addict who got clean and started a family. I’m fucking up hard. I cannot go to rehab again, I may still be able to keep what I’ve done hidden if I stop now, but I can’t. Please I need to feel not alone
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Hey friend, welcome to Bluelight firstly.

And secondly, it could be any number of reasons you're having these symptoms. I have heard of people getting dizzy like that from meth withdrawal.

How much you currently take in a day? Usually meth isn't something you would have to taper off of, but maybe that's something that you might need to consider. Keep a log of how much you're doing in a day and start cutting it down each day.
 
I suck at quantifying shit but I got 1.75 grams last night and have one shot left. Had a miss though. I’ve been on Adderall off and on for a very long time (14-currently 37) and thought I may react differently to meth cuz of stim tolerance? I’ve never felt euphoric really on it, Idk even know why I do it. Still get euphoria slightly from add though just mega doses now (thanks meth)
 
Yeah, I mean that's a LOT to do in one day. Especially IV.

You could always try and transition to completely Adderall. That has had some success with helping people get off meth.
 
Cdurules said:
I am new here so don’t fully know the rules but I’ve been banging meth for about 4 months. When I try to stop, I get intense vertigo and feel like I’m gonna blackout. Extreme rage too, which I get but everyone says meth withdrawal isn’t so bad but I’m finding otherwise. It also feels like my face is getting numb when it’s been too long between shots. So anyone have advice on this? I’m a former heroin addict who got clean and started a family. I’m fucking up hard. I cannot go to rehab again, I may still be able to keep what I’ve done hidden if I stop now, but I can’t. Please I need to feel not alone
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Sorry to hear you’re going through it with wd’s, I’m in the same boat. Does anyone know which vitamins/supplements help with all the shitty feelings, depression, anhedonia?
 
deficiT said:
Magnesium helps a lot. L-Tyrosine, L-Trytophan, L-Phenylalanine can all help restore burnt out neurotransmitters. Regular old one a day multivitamins can make a big difference too.
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Noted! What about NAC? Do you know if that’s helpful?
 
That can apparently be helpful too! I have used it before, but only went through one bottle. Can't recall how helpful it was. Look into black seed oil as well. It's traditionally better equipped to help with opioid withdrawals, but it's helpful for everything and all kinds of inflammation.
 
Thanks. I feel like if I wanted to be done badly enough I could get through this weird shit from withdrawal. When I was done with dope I knew I saw that out till the end and it was a ghastly and dark life. Whole life has been up until 2016 when I got clean. Ever feel like you’re just destined to be a junkie? That a better life you just can’t keep up because it’s not who you really are?
 
This is just a guess but have you measured your blood pressure?

If you shoot say a gram of meth a day for a significant period of time, and stop, your average daily blood pressure is probably going to drop quite abit. What you're describing reminds me of hypotension. What happens if you sit down for a while and get up quickly? Do you feel like passing out?

Get a blood pressure monitor maybe. But even then, perhaps relatively normal blood pressure might produce hypotension like symptoms of say ones average blood pressure is 160/105 daily for a few months of shooting meth then drops to 110/65, who knows.

Ephedrine might be a decent way to treat physical meth withdrawal symptoms, perhaps better than normally dosed ADHD amphetamines. Not without a variety of risks though. Granted meth can be made out ephedrine very easily so this wouldn't be surprising. Essentially you might experience physical vasopressor withdrawal when discontinuing high dose IV meth, thus producing symptomatic hypotension (dizziness etc). Just a theory
 
Cdurules said:
Thanks. I feel like if I wanted to be done badly enough I could get through this weird shit from withdrawal. When I was done with dope I knew I saw that out till the end and it was a ghastly and dark life. Whole life has been up until 2016 when I got clean. Ever feel like you’re just destined to be a junkie? That a better life you just can’t keep up because it’s not who you really are?
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I know the feeling. I'm happy to say that it does get better if you give your mind and body a break. Hard to see the light when you're at the bottom like that. You'll know when you're ready to be done with it, and you definitely can do it and you can be more.
 
negrogesic said:
This is just a guess but have you measured your blood pressure?

If you shoot say a gram of meth a day for a significant period of time, and stop, your average daily blood pressure is probably going to drop quite abit. What you're describing reminds me of hypotension. What happens if you sit down for a while and get up quickly? Do you feel like passing out?

Get a blood pressure monitor maybe. But even then, perhaps relatively normal blood pressure might produce hypotension like symptoms of say ones average blood pressure is 160/105 daily for a few months of shooting meth then drops to 110/65, who knows.

Ephedrine might be a decent way to treat physical meth withdrawal symptoms, perhaps better than normally dosed ADHD amphetamines. Not without a variety of risks though. Granted meth can be made out ephedrine very easily so this wouldn't be surprising. Essentially you might experience physical vasopressor withdrawal when discontinuing high dose IV meth, thus producing symptomatic hypotension (dizziness etc). Just a theory
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That’s a good point. I can check my bp at work on the sly cuz the dizzy spells def happen there. We have ephedrine too lol. I’ve been hypertensive from PAWS or something after dope but it resolved. When I sit down during these episodes I get headaches.
 
Cdurules said:
I am new here so don’t fully know the rules but I’ve been banging meth for about 4 months. When I try to stop, I get intense vertigo and feel like I’m gonna blackout. Extreme rage too, which I get but everyone says meth withdrawal isn’t so bad but I’m finding otherwise. It also feels like my face is getting numb when it’s been too long between shots. So anyone have advice on this? I’m a former heroin addict who got clean and started a family. I’m fucking up hard. I cannot go to rehab again, I may still be able to keep what I’ve done hidden if I stop now, but I can’t. Please I need to feel not alone
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Welcome too bluelight! Trust me your never alone here. Looking forward to seeing you around!
 
deficiT said:
I know the feeling. I'm happy to say that it does get better if you give your mind and body a break. Hard to see the light when you're at the bottom like that. You'll know when you're ready to be done with it, and you definitely can do it and you can be more.
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I’m playing with fire. I will die in squalor and alone if I don’t stop. My counselor is bugging me to go into detox but I feel like that’s lame and will obviously out me to my husband. I listened to Deathamphetamine a lot when I first started this shit, trying to scare myself away I guess (plus it’s badass). Now I can’t hear it cuz it’s all coming true. I’m losing my friends, my faith that I’m a good mother.. good mother’s don’t do meth. I see pain in my husband’s eyes. Goddamit.
 
Cdurules said:
I’m playing with fire. I will die in squalor and alone if I don’t stop. My counselor is bugging me to go into detox but I feel like that’s lame and will obviously out me to my husband. I listened to Deathamphetamine a lot when I first started this shit, trying to scare myself away I guess (plus it’s badass). Now I can’t hear it cuz it’s all coming true. I’m losing my friends, my faith that I’m a good mother.. good mother’s don’t do meth. I see pain in my husband’s eyes. Goddamit.
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You might consider detox/rehab if you can't stop, would be better for your family in the long run, though difficult in the short run
 
Cdurules said:
I’m playing with fire. I will die in squalor and alone if I don’t stop. My counselor is bugging me to go into detox but I feel like that’s lame and will obviously out me to my husband. I listened to Deathamphetamine a lot when I first started this shit, trying to scare myself away I guess (plus it’s badass). Now I can’t hear it cuz it’s all coming true. I’m losing my friends, my faith that I’m a good mother.. good mother’s don’t do meth. I see pain in my husband’s eyes. Goddamit.
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You can restore that faith. Outing yourself to your husband isn't the worse thing that can happen. Think of what could happen if you don't get sober.
 
OP If you are getting completely sober, medical detox is 100% your best bet and come clean to your family so they can support you, they will get past any initial anger.

At detox intake say you are there for Alcohol and Meth, not just meth alone. Your insurance will give you all the time in the world, but possibly not as much for just putting down meth. I went for crack and heroin and my insurance kicked me out after 5 days on a 3 day suboxone taper, it was brutal .. read my benefits after my detox visit.. and I definitely should of put alcohol down too.

Going to bed and not always on BL but if you go the detox route, this small tip will get you as many weeks as you need.

EDIT* its due to the risk of seizures your insurance has to give you more time. I hope you beat this OP!!
 
Just caught in this awful shit. The urge to keep doing it is so fucking strong I feel like a weak little coward I won’t stop. Thnx for asking. How are you
 
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