tension headaches, intravenous methamphetamine abuse. possibly serotonin syndrome..?

[kingtweaker92]

So I started using methamphetamine about 2 years ago smoking and insuffilating on the weekends. For the past 6-8 months though my ordered ROA is intravenously, while smoking inbetween doses. I'm injecting 3-5 times a day between 250-500mg pet dose. For the past few Weeks though, I've been getting a tight feeling in my jaw right by the let ears buy I'm not clinching my jaw..which soon leads to horrible tension headache that wrong subside..what can I do? Benzos and lortabs help, but I don't want anymore addictions than the one I'm dealing with. Also, any day without, I feel like a zombie, no emotions. Angry and agitation are the only things I feel without. But now d the Meth don't even help. It makes thingsworse. I need advice. I have no where to turn. My bridges are burnt. BL HAS never steered Me wrong. I trust you all, and thank you in advance for, any advice..

-KING

 

[Hiltoniano]

Dude you have to just stop. Maybe do a fast as fuck taper, stop injecting, take a low oral dose, decreasing each day. Untill you get to a dose where you essentially feel no relief from the withdrawals and after effects of heavy methamp abuse. You need to quit on that day, for good. If you fail to properly taper, then I suggest a detox facility. Honestly the doses you have been injecting are tremendous, ESP for the length you did it for. At least go see a doctor and explain everything man.

 

[someone12345]

Yeah those are some pretty massive doses. Unfortunately I am not sure if I had any recommendations to deal with your tension headaches. It seems like one of those things that are best treated by bringing extreme drug abuse to a halt

 

[pasha]

You may be suffering from tension headaches or cluster migraines. As the above posters said, cease your amphetamine abuse. If the problem persists see a doctor. Unfortunately there aren't many effective medications for migraines of the sort you have. Nevertheless, see a doctor.

 

[Swimmingdancer]

Yep, it's very possible the meth is causing the headaches, I would be willing to bet they would improve after quitting, especially after withdrawals are over (if they don't, see a doctor as Chromophobia said, and you should ideally see a doctor regardless and get some help for your meth problem and any contributing mental or physical health issues). Even if you aren't perceptibly clenching your jaw or neck muscles even very subtle muscle tension can cause headaches, and then you have the dehydration (another cause/contributing factor for headaches) and the vasoconstriction - narrowing of the blood vessels - that meth causes, which is definitely known to cause headaches as well. So any or all of those factors could be responsible.

Were you wanting advice on how to reduce the headaches while continuing to use meth, or help with quitting meth or anything like that? If you don't even enjoy it anymore it's time to quit.

In my experience the withdrawal symptoms from quitting meth are over relatively quickly and are mainly mental (not saying that mental symptoms aren't extremely hard to deal with), so if you can just somehow get through those first few days you can make it if you learn how to cope with cravings. The most important part is working on the mental addiction.

 

[kingtweaker92]

its sad to say, but it took jail for me to quit. now looking at prison time. i am seeing a doctor and hes prescribed some sort of dopamine booster type anti-depressant called imiprimine.

just wanted to thank you all for the advice and let you all know im doing much better.

-KING

 

[thesameoldfears]

Wow your doc is giving you imipramine? I haven't heard of that being scripted in years and years, or anything from the tricyclic antidepressants. I got it back in 1998 but I was so young I don't remember it's effects on me.

Anyways...I suffer from chronic tension headaches and let me tell you meth is going to make them so much worse. Headaches are complete hell when they begin to run your life so I hope yours get under control asap.

Good luck on quitting and congrats on taking that step forward. You can do it

 

[Pagey]

its sad to say, but it took jail for me to quit. now looking at prison time. i am seeing a doctor and hes prescribed some sort of dopamine booster type anti-depressant called imiprimine.

just wanted to thank you all for the advice and let you all know im doing much better.

-KING

Not that I posted in this thread back then, but I'm happy to hear you're doing better. Congrats on taking that step towards quitting, and I hope everything goes okay.