Why is it that when i'm on speed that...

[ChemicalDan]

i get all these shit side effects. i mean the headfuck i expect and to feel ill after 20hrs buzzing is normal, but;
coming down i get this awful white stuff around the mouth sometimes. luckily its never much to see, but i can feel some shit has built up in my mouth...
also, my sweat smells really weird. not as much when i'm high but again more on the come down. especially if I have sex and i sweat a lot I can't stand the smell of myself.
so the question is...
-are those normal? or am i a freak?
-also i'd be really curious as to why that is so and if i can do anything to stop it.

 

[BlackOut]

It's perfectly normal. Meth fucks with your personal hygiene, that's a fact!
Drink LOTS of water, constantly, while tweaking AND coming down. That should aleviate some of the problems. And chew gum. You may want to look into using Magnesium for keeping those jaw muscles under controls. Remember to stock up on vitamins in general.

 

[Cornelia_Fabulous]

I get the white stuff in my mouth, too, but only after the two-day mark.
I ask somebody and they said it's dead cells, but I really don't know about that. I wonder what it could be.
And I get the same thing about the BO. I kept spraying lysol around my apartment, thinking I needed to clean up or somehting, and then for some reason I brushed my arm up against my nose and realized it was me.
The only thing I can think of is that your body is getting rid of the meth through your sweat glands, but again, this is only my (very uneducated) guess.
Hopefully someone around here knows what the deal is.
Fairnymph, can you help us?????????????????????? (Please note that I spelled correctly and knew what it meant BEFORE you posted that explanation in your signature )
[ 17 June 2002: Message edited by: Cornelia_Fabulous ]

 

[property magnate]

I'd say that the white stuff around your mouth is caused from dehydration!
Prbably dried up saliva!

 

[travis2600]

I bet that smell is the chemical ammonia. It's produced when your body does stuff, and you smell like it when you are... damn, can't think of the word... over-exerted? But anyway, it's common with meth use, or so i hear. Once I smelled like amonia even from a strenuous workout, with no meth involved.

 

[PhreeX]

Everything you describe could be attributed to a lack of water - keep yourself hydrated and that ammonia smell and rabies-mouth will go away.. of course there is no excuse for also not taking a daily shower, well, daily being around every 20 hours if yer tweaking for this time...
The notion that "meth makes you sweat ammonia" or "meth rots yer teeth" is a bunch of bullshit..

 

[ChemicalDan]

as some of u know i was goin hardcore on speed for study. i dont use speed more than once a month or two so having a gram in few days did fuck me up good.
basically, it was 40+ hrs study then 6hrs sleep. afterwards again i studied for 20 odd hrs and had to continue after the exam cause the next day i had another one. up to that point everything worked a charm, except for the whole hygene thing. I really thought i made a dick out of myself with that one.
anyways, i continued buzzing but my body and brain shut down, which meant no more study. went to the doctor and got my exam for today deferred. in about an hour or two i will pop a sleeping pill so i can sleep. (finally)
I've been buzzing now for close to 57hrs. and thats working hardcore. the thought of more speed makes me sick now, but i gotta continue tommorow using speed, but i will stop after 20hrs this time and pop another pill.
I suppose this complete statement of events was so not necessary in regard to the question, but i'm still buzzing in a very physically+menatlly dead way.
Thanx to all who have answered my different qustions throught the week. U SAVED ME A LOT OF TROUBLE !!!