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Worried about nose damage?

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WARDMAN3

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I kicked an opiate habit quite successfully a year ago. I am prescribed Ritalin IR. Over the past year I have been taking it most of the time. Stupidly, I got into the habit of snorting it. I usually do 20 mgs a day spread out, so 5mgs at a time. There have been a few periods of weeks where I used none, but lets use 20mgs a year as a standard. I have read posts about nose damage from cocaine and other drugs here and of course, I am now freaked out.
What really are tell tale signs of damage? I do not seem to have any but after reading posts I convince myself that I have done damage. Furthermore, if I stop now, does the nose repair itself somewhat? Does further damage stop? I did do a search obviously, but couldn't find a more conclusive answer. I am a worry wart.
And for opiate abusers, there is hope. I have been clean from a 80 mg, 10 year on and off habit of hydro/oxy, barring a week of prescribed use from surgery. I haven't looked back and I feel great to be not enslaved!
Thanks for any feedback!!
 
the damage will repair itself over time, but there's not likely to be a hole lot of damage.

cocaine causes so much damage because it constricts blood vessels, not a problem with methylphenidate.
 
I have been using cocaine for 3 years, frequency, say 3-4 times a months sometimes more, now as a pure salt, most people know coke isn't caustic, but gettin pure these days is ni-on impossible.

I'd imagine (could be wrong) that the cutting agents in street coke are far more damaging than Ritalin.

I noticed a thining of my septum, so i abstained for a couple of months and it recovered, cartilage filled back out and my nasal passages felt narrower if you see what i mean (on coke they always feel wide and clear, shit on a cold day)

This is something i worry about but i have friends who having been going twice as long and twice as hard as me and there are no serious problems so far.

Hypocritical yes, but be careful and look after yourself

Zeke.
 
Thank you guys, I get that bee in my bonnet..then I dwell. I have no desire to continue and won't. Last night it was a bit chilly and when I breathed in hard I got a little of that brain freeze headache. However tonight i just took a whiff and it feels fine. I also have never tried coke in my life oddly enough! My nostril area outside feels fleshy and rubbery. Ok..I am dwelling too hard! StopWard!
What I am most proud of is the opiate cessation. My liver enzymes are perfect range. Thank God considering all that tylenol!
 
WARDMAN3 said:
Thank you guys, I get that bee in my bonnet..then I dwell. I have no desire to continue and won't. Last night it was a bit chilly and when I breathed in hard I got a little of that brain freeze headache. However tonight i just took a whiff and it feels fine. I also have never tried coke in my life oddly enough! My nostril area outside feels fleshy and rubbery. Ok..I am dwelling too hard! StopWard!
What I am most proud of is the opiate cessation. My liver enzymes are perfect range. Thank God considering all that tylenol!
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Theres no time to stop than like the present.

You should be fine, everyone gets the para's now and again.

I know first hand though that this won't help, your mind and imagination are your worst enemy on any pharmaceutical.
 
U wont have any damage from snorting ritalin... just fucking eat it like your supposed to though common...
 
JamieTO said:
U wont have any damage from snorting ritalin... just fucking eat it like your supposed to though common...
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I find it strange that you have never snorted coke or any insuffulant (that a word?) but feel the need to insuffulate ritalin...

Everyone i know who isnt an intra-nasal user, just takes them orally as a whole pill. Even people who are mad for coke i know, take ephedrine, sudafed and diazepam orally.

Out of curiosity, why do you snort them?

Zeke
 
Someone had told me it worked faster. It was great with my morning coffee and it hit fast and got me focused. I agree, it was not a smart thing to do. I am not a kid, I should have more common sense. It did seem to hit faster and I probably got used to the ritual, but in no way am I actually addicted to the drug itself as I have gone long periods without a thought. I have not snorted any other pills. Everything else was taken orally. So yes, it just turned into an odd habit.
 
WARDMAN3 said:
Someone had told me it worked faster. It was great with my morning coffee and it hit fast and got me focused. I agree, it was not a smart thing to do. I am not a kid, I should have more common sense. It did seem to hit faster and I probably got used to the ritual, but in no way am I actually addicted to the drug itself as I have gone long periods without a thought. I have not snorted any other pills. Everything else was taken orally. So yes, it just turned into an odd habit.
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In that case fair enough, and oh by the way, age has nothing to do with common sense :)

Physical addiction aint the problem, but if you now take them orally you might not get the hard straight up kick you want. So it could mentally develop, but with a varied knowledge of chemistry and some quick research, the caustic effects are pretty much nil. Obviously the erosion will occur as its and abrasive on a less dense, hard surface, but this is minor compared to caustic erosion/rotting of cocaine additives. You should be fine.

As i said before just keep an eye out for damage.

As a coke user, i find them best way to subdue the stinging/burning/ache in the morning, night before when your all done, snort saline solution.

Over here is England saline nasal spray isnt widely available, but its simple enough to make, half a spoon of table salt in a mug of boiling water, allow to cool, cup your hand, snort right back, not like a powder snort, more like a sharpe breath in. It clears right to the back of the throat.

Dont swallow the solution though. Either spit it out or blow it back out your nostrils, then some firm blows into a tissue clears it before bed, so you dont get that horrid one blocked nostril on the side your lying. Repeat as necessary.

It will get worse before it gets better though, after clearing your nose blood vessels swell like crazy and block you up good. But 10 mins and your as clear anything.

Been the only way i can sleep on the weekend the past year.

Zeke
 
Thank you Zeke, I appreciate your informative insight. The good news being I am stopping the Ritalin period anyway. For me, the cons far outweigh the pros. We were sampling drugs to help. I lost my mom 2 years ago this Thanksgiving and prior to that I was having a hard time focusing. So we tried this about 6 months after to see if it would help. It did.. then it didn't...then sometimes it did. it can leave sooo jittery. It did help when I finally quit the opiates however in Nov 2006. I know some wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole during WD. However, when I quit the opiates it was from a taper that I regimentally followed. So when I quit the hydro, I had only been at 20 mgs, 10 at 9am and 10 at 5pm for 2 months. The ritalin seemed to elevate my motivation in the morning, but I was having no WD issues from that opiate taper. That taper was the best thing I ever did, but it is hard to be religious about it. There are posts here about it.
So in summary, I feel I do not need this or any stim. We tried one course of adderall. NEVER again. I felt so awful on it. So awful... no sleep.. no focus..no pleasure.
 
I am sorry for your loss, never experienced such a blow myself so i cannot begin to understand what i'd turn to.

Good luck with kickin all of it. Its all a waste of time, money, breath and blood.

Yet i still do it...

By the way, that was a very generic feedback, England doesnt prescribe these of things often, only in severe cases and on the street they are non existent unless you are a heroin addict and crave tranquilisers.

Again out of curiosity, how old are you?

Zeke
 
the damage will repair itself over time, but there's not likely to be a hole lot of damage.
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A "hole" lot of damage hehe.

Over here is England saline nasal spray isnt widely available
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Are you being serious or what?

Ritalin up the nose seems to do a little more damage than, say, oxy, but overall it should be fine for the time being. I've been insufflating ambien for the past 4 years daily, and my favorite part of doing it is the unmistakable burn that comes hand in hand with it. Wonder what kind of damage that's causing :\ (I've tried switching to the regular oral moa, but that leaves my nose stuffier than a volkswagen beatle - it's like zolpidem has become a nasal decongestant for me).
 
Ouch! does the effect come on faster for you? I get that short term amnesia from it. So I don't like to take it.
 
As a Loooong terrm cocaine snorter I can attest to the damage it can do, and no, cartelidge does not repair itself. I have no septum, no turbinaires, and i can put my finger in one nostril and then poke it out the other. Where my sinuses were is now a cavern in my head. I even went a bit farther and got something no dr in AZ had seen. The coke had perforated the wall of my eye socket. A perforated eye orbit. The hole is about the sze of a pencil eraser. I literally had coke in my eye snot. I alomst had rto have the eyeball removed due to serious sinus uinfection that entered my eye. Fucked up thing is I still do it, not nearly as hard and fast but... cant be good for me. Just a little FYI, use it as you like.
 
snowbling, how long, and how often did u snort coke before this happened?

i am concerned with this as well happening as well. i've been doing coke maybe 4 months now, usually just on weekends (friday and saturday), and i dont want to blow out my septum. do you still have two 'nostrils', as in, nobody can tell that u dont have a septum? or just one uni-nostril ?
 
Snowblind, have you ever thought of getting professional help?

You need a plan. Your plan didn't work, obviously, just look at your nose. I think it's time you put trust in other people for your wellbeing.

~ Get Help ~ Forever ~
 
Oh, chilidog-- want to keep your nose the way it is?

Quit sticking foreign materials in your nose like a kindergartener.
 
Snowblind...does your nose flap in the wind or what? Whats holding it on to your face besides skin? I guess one great thing...you can never get a broken nose.
 
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