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Cocaine Questions for IV cocaine users

ComradeSnarky

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SWIM is desperate to chat with someone who has experience with IV cocaine use. She's been using cocaine nasally with her partner for about 10 months (which was her first personal experience with cocaine in general), and she discovered about 5 months ago that her partner was hiding IV use from her and confronted him about it. She's not naive to IV drug use, but has no personal first-hand experience, and a million questions she isn't comfortable asking the people in her life. Questions range from what average vs heavy IV dosage entails, where and why the hiding and secrecy stems from, as well as more deeply personal aspects. She feels like she is going crazy trying to cope with this alone, and is basically in a constant state of panic attack. She feels like any insight, or just conversation, with someone who has first-hand experience would help relieve her constant anxiety.
 
SWIM is desperate to chat with someone who has experience with IV cocaine use. She's been using cocaine nasally with her partner for about 10 months (which was her first personal experience with cocaine in general), and she discovered about 5 months ago that her partner was hiding IV use from her and confronted him about it. She's not naive to IV drug use, but has no personal first-hand experience, and a million questions she isn't comfortable asking the people in her life. Questions range from what average vs heavy IV dosage entails, where and why the hiding and secrecy stems from, as well as more deeply personal aspects. She feels like she is going crazy trying to cope with this alone, and is basically in a constant state of panic attack. She feels like any insight, or just conversation, with someone who has first-hand experience would help relieve her constant anxiety.
hey, well i have extensive experience with IV coke use. To begin with nasal vs smoking vs IV they all feel different almost as if thry were diff drugs. well if u compare inhaling to IV Is like comparing someone running to a JET going full Speed or someone sky diving. I'm gonna try to explain as detailed how it feels to IV coke. First u prepare the shot AND shit bla bla. When u get that shit into ur bloodstream, after less than 10 seconds u go deaf, u can speak AND not hear urself. Then u stsrt tasting the coke in the back of ur mouth, almost as if u had swallowed a bag of coke. When u do too much there's something ppl call the Metallic train, it's what most IV coke users are aiming for. There's a very thin line with this effect AND an overdose. Anyway when u go deaf like i said if u do enough u hear this Metallic distorted sound like a swoosh ur heart feels like it's gonna beat out of ur chest, the paranoia sets in. It's pure bliss, orgásmic AND scary as fuck at the same time. I've had countless seizures from doing coke this way, burned out veins AND arritmia Now. So to sum it up it's not worth doing this shit, it's very hard on ur vascular system but well I'm nobody to Tell u or ur bf what to do ur grown UPS. Just Let me Tell u one last thing IV coke is the Pandora box, something that should never be open. I'm lucky to he alive AND I'm only 25. Well hope this helped u, cheers. nzn
 
Appreciate the replies. Really. Thank you all. SWIM is a former fully functional opiate addict, used extremely heavily, daily, for about 3 1/2 years and just quit last year after meeting this guy and him helping her kick it, at the lowest emotional place she had ever been in life. (Hasn't touched an opiate in 10 months, and couldn't be happier. 😁) Shes no stranger to the euphoria/serotonin rush that draws you, and the fixation that keeps you there. But IV use of anything is something SWIM has no interest in trying, even tho her partner has expressed that using together is part of the appeal. Which ties into the more personal questions she has, because it has a sexual/fetish attraction to him. And she has even indulged some of those desires for him, but constantly expressed that she cannot live in that lifestyle, in any way. She has experience as a kid with her dad iving meth, many childhood friends who she considers family getting into iv use, and her personal experience with losing herself to a drug and having to face full surrender to personal weakness to get out of a dark place. But she feels lost in this and like shes losing it, and him. Would greatly appreciate some one on one with someone who can hear it out without judgment, and just acceptance.
 
IV cocaine is that honeymoon dragon chase that I'll never forget, so I tend to romanticize it. I've never heard of anyone maintaining it for any length though, people tend to die or move on moreso than even heroin users.

Whats "any length" tho? She doesn't have enough experience to have a frame of reference of how bad this is... Shes not stupid, she sees the frequency and dosage but just doesn't know exactly how far he is...
 
IV cocaine is that honeymoon dragon chase that I'll never forget, so I tend to romanticize it. I've never heard of anyone maintaining it for any length though, people tend to die or move on moreso than even heroin users.
Man, just writing that post for her Made me crave the shit for like 5 secs, i felt the hairs on my arma standin just to imagine that Rush. Awful shit, thank god I've Been clean for quite a while AND aunt going back that route nemore.
 
Whats "any length" tho? She doesn't have enough experience to have a frame of reference of how bad this is... Shes not stupid, she sees the frequency and dosage but just doesn't know exactly how far he is...
I once read that a habitual IV cocaine user has an average life expectancy of two years. Don't know about that statistic, but I doubt there is anyone around who will refute it for certain.
 
Whats "any length" tho? She doesn't have enough experience to have a frame of reference of how bad this is... Shes not stupid, she sees the frequency and dosage but just doesn't know exactly how far he is...

I don't know any habitual IV cocaine users but I've known some crackheads that were around long time. One of them was in his 50s and had been smoking crack for 30 years but lack of money would keep him from smoking a lot. He'd get money, spend it all on crack and then be sober for a week cause he had no money.

Anyway, as a former crack smoker neither crack or IV cocaine is very sustainable. I recommend trying to get him to switch to chewing coca leaves (you can order them online). It will be a big change at first but when you realize you can still get high but without the stigma that comes with street drugs it suddenly gets a lot easier. With the leaves you won't have to worry about:

1) Dying
2) Having to go to the hospital with a stroke or heart attack
3) Jail
4) Losing all your money (how is he funding this?)
5) Way easier come down

All those benefits and you can still get a good buzz from the leaves.
 
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IV cocaine was the one thing that made me "relapse" to IV drug use several times and I have taken opioids/opiates, ketamine, diazepam and so much more IV. IV cocaine caught me instantly and it took years for me to be able to take cocaine nasally without ending up shooting it.

Also, it is always dangerous to shoot street drugs compared to medical-grade drugs as you don't know the strength and what is really in it.
 
I once read that a habitual IV cocaine user has an average life expectancy of two years. Don't know about that statistic, but I doubt there is anyone around who will refute it for certain.
I habitually used it for 6 months once. I don’t think it was killing me that quick but it took its toll that’s for sure.
 
SWIM is desperate to chat with someone who has experience with IV cocaine use. She's been using cocaine nasally with her partner for about 10 months (which was her first personal experience with cocaine in general), and she discovered about 5 months ago that her partner was hiding IV use from her and confronted him about it. She's not naive to IV drug use, but has no personal first-hand experience, and a million questions she isn't comfortable asking the people in her life. Questions range from what average vs heavy IV dosage entails, where and why the hiding and secrecy stems from, as well as more deeply personal aspects. She feels like she is going crazy trying to cope with this alone, and is basically in a constant state of panic attack. She feels like any insight, or just conversation, with someone who has first-hand experience would help relieve her constant anxiety.

I think the replies here pretty much cover everything you need to know about IV cocaine use but if you have more questions I might be able to answer them.

There is no average vs heavy IV dose - it all depends on the deal you get. I would start with a point to see what it was like and hope that was enough to get the effect that @nznity BEAUTIFULLY described. The problem is if you don’t get it you feel compelled to keep shooting up every 15-20 minutes pretty much until your bag is gone even though you only get that first chance at a bell ringer.

The problem with shooting up every 15 minutes is vasoconstriction from the first shot makes it next to impossible to get a vein and register so you keep digging away hopping against hope to get one. This leads to many missed shots and coke it a bitch for causing abscesses of which I had more than one. However treated quickly with antibiotics they are not the end of the world.

Coke fiending is also very selfish - it’s so all consuming and you are so focussed on the next shot that you don’t have any bandwidth for anyone else. It’s definitely not the kind of drug approach you’d choose if you were trying to have a relationship with someone at the same time.

It’s also very expensive when you can go through several grams in a day when binging.

My solid advice: keep clear of IV coke (I switched to meth which I think was a health and safety improvement on IV coke in every way which should tell you something.
 
Appreciate the replies. Really. Thank you all. SWIM is a former fully functional opiate addict, used extremely heavily, daily, for about 3 1/2 years and just quit last year after meeting this guy and him helping her kick it, at the lowest emotional place she had ever been in life. (Hasn't touched an opiate in 10 months, and couldn't be happier. 😁) Shes no stranger to the euphoria/serotonin rush that draws you, and the fixation that keeps you there. But IV use of anything is something SWIM has no interest in trying, even tho her partner has expressed that using together is part of the appeal. Which ties into the more personal questions she has, because it has a sexual/fetish attraction to him. And she has even indulged some of those desires for him, but constantly expressed that she cannot live in that lifestyle, in any way. She has experience as a kid with her dad iving meth, many childhood friends who she considers family getting into iv use, and her personal experience with losing herself to a drug and having to face full surrender to personal weakness to get out of a dark place. But she feels lost in this and like shes losing it, and him. Would greatly appreciate some one on one with someone who can hear it out without judgment, and just acceptance.
I get what ur Partner Is thinking with bout iV using with u. Trust me that Is not fucking gonna end well. I showed the needle to my firstgf AND She ended up in rehab, never knew bout her anymore. The fucking love of my life, i did the same but no Cocaine this Time i thought only opiates. Look at me Now, 2 years AND still grieving. Please dont
 
So I have a personal question. Normally I’m your everyday porn watcher, only non ordinary thing is that I have a foot fetish. I jus appreciate girls who are already attractive then also have like perfect shaped or pretty toes. Anyway, when SWIM is finished with the IV soft night , usually masturbation helps calm them down to be able to sleep, but only after IV is SWIM super into really weird taboo questionable porn. Anyone else or am I the only nut job
 
SWIM has been in and out of rehab and drug court since they were 16. SWIM started using chach at 15 and has learned that when you start shooting it’s all downhill. It all starts with a bump, but if you start skin popping and shooting it’s an entirely different beast. If you’re in recovery for opiates I wouldn’t recommend diving down the stimulant rabbit hole, but as a long term user of all substances I can say without any hesitation that shooting will only make you want to go back to smack and harder than before. It’s going to get noticed quicker than you’d think too, the majority of blow is so cut with bs that it’s not long before every injection site starts bruising and showing. You only have so many veins between your toes and they’re far more fragile. Do yourself a favor and don’t go down that road, the highs never going to be as good as the first time, and every time you try for it you’re closer to your last high. If SWIY is gonna get down with that then I’ll repeat one the words of one of the 90s greatest one hit wonders,’
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast’
 
So I have a personal question. Normally I’m your everyday porn watcher, only non ordinary thing is that I have a foot fetish. I jus appreciate girls who are already attractive then also have like perfect shaped or pretty toes. Anyway, when SWIM is finished with the IV soft night , usually masturbation helps calm them down to be able to sleep, but only after IV is SWIM super into really weird taboo questionable porn. Anyone else or am I the only nut job
SWIY is a nut job, but everyone here is. Blowing a load after shooting up is one of the only sure fire ways SWIM can fall asleep when they’re coming down after being high for a few days straight
 
As someone who used to IV cocaine, I imagine your partner was simply no longer getting what he wanted from intranasal use. I find the high from snorted cocaine to be wonderful for the first hour or two and then degrade into flat quasi feel-good stimulation, anxiety and incredible fiending. For a long term user this tends to be even more the case.

Its possible he just wanted to see if he could find a better way of doing it in secret or that someone suggested or offered it to him in that form.

The high from IV is beyond description. Extremely fast and intense in an "i feel like im going to die" style euphoria and bodyfeeling. it is virtually impossible not to redose until your bag and eventually your bank account are completely empty.

The reason he kept it from you is likely out of shame, iv use carries a huge stigma and especially in the early stages where you feel kind of in control you don't want to bring down judgement, worry and ESPECIALLY you dont want anyone to stop you doing it.... even though you could stop if you wanted.... definitely

As mentioned a cocaine habit is unsustainable in any form due to short duration and high price. An iv habit is virtually impossible as the duration of each dose shrinks to around 5 minutes lol

Hope this helps
 
IV coke made me vomit the few times i did it, which was weird. Was probably because it was usa shit coke with some adulterated.
 
Intense nausea and/or vomiting after a shot of IV cocaine is not really an unusual reaction. Even pure cocaine can cause this, so this doesn't necessarily mean it happened because of some adulterant (not saying it was or wasn't adultered)
 
As someone who used to IV cocaine, I imagine your partner was simply no longer getting what he wanted from intranasal use. I find the high from snorted cocaine to be wonderful for the first hour or two and then degrade into flat quasi feel-good stimulation, anxiety and incredible fiending. For a long term user this tends to be even more the case.

Its possible he just wanted to see if he could find a better way of doing it in secret or that someone suggested or offered it to him in that form.

The high from IV is beyond description. Extremely fast and intense in an "i feel like im going to die" style euphoria and bodyfeeling. it is virtually impossible not to redose until your bag and eventually your bank account are completely empty.

The reason he kept it from you is likely out of shame, iv use carries a huge stigma and especially in the early stages where you feel kind of in control you don't want to bring down judgement, worry and ESPECIALLY you dont want anyone to stop you doing it.... even though you could stop if you wanted.... definitely

As mentioned a cocaine habit is unsustainable in any form due to short duration and high price. An iv habit is virtually impossible as the duration of each dose shrinks to around 5 minutes lol

Hope this helps
I saw an older post of you talking on IV use. How did you end up stopping the habit of IV of caine, specfically?
 
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