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Stimulants Tachycardia? how much is to much?

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snubi

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Hi there.


My resting BPM is about 55. But when im on stimulants it is usually 120-130 bpm.
I was wondering if that is dangerous?

If not, when does it begin to get dangerous? When im at the gym, and sprint on the treadmill my bpm sometimes reach 180-183. But that is only for short amounts of time.
 
~120 for extended periods of time is fairly common with stims. I'd only start to get worried if you're at >180 for more than half an hour or so.
 
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~120 for extended periods of time is fairly common with stims. I'd only start to get worried if you're at >180 for more than half an hour or so.
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Thanks a lot for the reply.

But what about Vasoconstriction? i usually get cold in my fingers and toes, when im on stims. And it tickles/twitches in my fingers. Is that dangerous in any way?
 
Normally I wouldn't worry about that, it's a fairly common side effect. Only thing to look out for there is if the tips of your fingers start turning blue/purplish, in which case you need to get checked ASAP.
 
nAON said:
Normally I wouldn't worry about that, it's a fairly common side effect. Only thing to look out for there is if the tips of your fingers start turning blue/purplish, in which case you need to get checked ASAP.
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Yeha i tried that once. I took 1.5 g of what i thought was regular street amphetamine. Big mistake :D

What about numbness? my toes was a little bit numb 10 minutes ago, after wriggling my toes it dissapeared.

Is that something to worry about?
 
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a lot of stimulants effect the sympathetic division of the autonomic system. this is going to dilate blood vessels around the heart and dilate the airway, and constrict blood vessels to the kidneys, GI tract, and probably some extremities, in higher doses.

it's your bodies way of getting ready to run from a sabre tooth tiger. glycogen and triglycerides are going to break down, giving you some added glucose (and some extra ATP, too). once this happens, you're kind of in a lull for glucose, so your hands and feet may get cold or you may have numbing sensations their. nothing to worry about unless it persists for an extended period of time or you experience complete numbness.
 
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