cocaine overdose symptoms?

been doing lines for awhile now. My worst run was roughly 4-5 grams over 18 hours, pretty much non-stop. Felt like s**t for doing so much and didn't feel the effects until my next run with it. I think it just depends on your body, and how you handle it. Mostly I think the problem is that you gradually need more and more to get the desired effect, so the limit is pushed a little farther each time. I am a writer and I definetely use it to open my mind and I know I create more interesting things under the influence.
I don't know, anything in life can become addicting. You just have to know your personality and how to handle it. I never feel like I need it, but I know there have been times when I turn to coke, and do too much, too fast, to try to distract myself. In the end I never really like the high I get, because I just feel more restless. I try to keep my use social, as then you stay more moderate, and have the shared experience, which is one of the "pros" of drug use.That being said, I mostly do it in the company of close friends. Occasionaly in social situations outside the home I will do it, but mostly it is a hassle to find the place and I usually feel too paranoid about my nose starting to run, or other signs being obvious to the public.
There have been occasions when I knew I was toeing the line (i.e the 18 hour marathon) and using too much too often. I'd finish my last bit and close the book on it for about 2-4 weeks. Immoderation leads to too much tolerance, and besides that being detrimental to your health, it also gets too expensive.
I neither recommend or discourage use of coke, but beyond this substance, I strongly resist and discourage.
I think its a personal choice, and you have to know the reason for why you are getting high- and make sure its for the "right" reasons, and you're not treating it as an answer to a problem. Can't forget that the side effects are not glamorous, and some of them are detrimental and can't be reversed. None the less, there are plenty of other illegal, and legal substances that can be just as harmful.

so.... to the previous poster... i am not disagreeing with anything you said, but you had a panic attack while high. and you are probably going to argue that it was a physical overdose-but thats what a panic attack feels like. especially in your hands... thats from slightly hyperventilating. anyways stay off drugs for your kid, but that was a panic attack not OD. especially since you mentioned that it was a lot less than u are usually fine with

"Hi, I suspect that my son has taken too much cocaine. How can cocaine overdose symptoms be noticed?" WOW! You think your son may have overdosed so you're just gonna throw the question out into world and patiently wait for a reply? Awesome.

a great friend of 12 years passed away last night. i have never and will never touch it. you all should respect everyone who loves you, put your selfish actions aside, and get some HELP

im on cocaine right now and the only reason i am on this forum is cuz ive now completed a true eight ball and my heart is a pumpin, i can barely sit here to type this i need to keep moving or i freak out and i am just hoping someone replies to this right now, I dont feel chest pains or notin im kind of breathing slowly and short breathes to i cant get a full breath, do i need a ambulance?

HI,
I'm coming at this as someone who has never touched coke but have been living with an addict for the past 3 years unknowingly in the begining. I read these messages and cried, my boyfriend at his worst was on 20gramms in a night, the sob stories, pleas and lies I have heard during this time are infinite. Seeing the person you love and father of your 1 year old daughter in such metal and physical torment from this drug has changed me in so many ways.. As I am writing this I am in bed alone after sending my boyfriend away for verbally abusing me his mother is now trying to help him as he is craving more cocaine but yet doesn't want to do it anymore... Taking him out into the sticks away from any dealers he knows!
On the come downs of coke he has verbally abused me, hit me (whilst holding our baby) and yet hardly ever remembers a thing, the arguments have been so many our children are being monitored by social services and my house has been smashed up many times. He sezured last year with White c**p coming out of his nose and mouth after having pains in his chest 2 mins before.. And being sick i managed to get an ambulance there within minutes but it felt like forever.. Holding his head as it smashed against the wall, tilting his head so that he didnt swallow his tongue was petrifiying! We ended up in a and e then on a mental ward as the side effects can be worse in ways than the original problem and last far longer.... The effects on me have been huge I ended up so stressed by having no control of what is happening to someone I love or being able to stop him that I now have very severe irritable bowel syndrome where I can be in so much pain I'm on morphine being sick upset stomach and I have had severe weight loss I lost 6 1/2 stone this year ending with a 2 week stay in hospital to try to get my weight within the normal bracket ...
I know lots of you justify your actions as just having a line or 2 what's the harm in that but it really is the effect this drug not only has on you but the people who care about you... Even if right now ESP if you've been on coke you think no one does care it's probably the drug talking no matter how mad angry etc your parents or partners or even kids get with you it is usually out of frustration of not being able to stop you using sacredness you might die or have given up at the moment or say they have to try to make you hit rock bottom to realise for yourself the misery this short lived high drug is having on your life in order for you to stop... Instead of taking this drug why not work out what is missing or wrong with your lives to make you want to risk this future for yourselves... My boyfriend started off just like all of you just a line or too here and there and now is after 3 years of on and off usage on the mental health list .. Has a sectioning order over his head if he becomes aggressive or violent to anyone and quite often wishes he was dead cos he can't understand how that happy go lucky guy on one or two lines got himself in such a state .. And everyday doesn't know whether his actions will make it his last on this earth and his last time looking at his beautiful daughter... I hope and I pray every day that my boyfriend finds a cure for his addiction and finds the help that he needs I still try to be strong and be there for him but I know this is not a life I want long term for me and my children and I have realised after hospital visits etc etc that no one can save him but himself ! I miss the man I met he was such a lovely guy... I hope next time I write on this it isn't to tell you he had a stroke and has died ... Find something good to give you a buzz in life cause all this drug eventually does is ruin your life loose you friends and family loose your respect from others and yourself wastes your money whilst setting your dealers lives up nicely and can cost you your mental health or in the end or beginning if your unlucky your life , I pray for you all, sorry if I sound like I'm preaching to you but it's sad to think so many of you out there are doing this to yourselves for what you all think is fun! My boyfriend is 24 dying this young seems pointless

I just started using cocaine, and my advice for anyone considering it: Don't mess around with this sh*t. If you ARE going to use cocaine, i would start out with small lines and gauge your reactions every 5 minutes or so. Once you overdose there is no going back, you can always take more, but you can't reverse the process. When I've taken too much in the past I get a nauseous feeling in my stomach, a racing heartbeat, and feel very feverish in the head. If you are genuinely scared of overdose, and you feel like you have, I agree with the above post to sit by a toilet and drink cold water. Tell someone you trust and if necessary seek medical attention. Guys, it's not worth it. Source- Personal Experience.

I injeced about a key or two of cocaine about a week or two ago. About a minute or two afterwards everything started to turn black. I was losing my site. My friends told me to sit but as I was walking to my friends bed my knees gave out and with my 130lbs I fell into a desk. Not to mention with my face, I lost conciousness for a few seconds, only hearing my friends voice tellin me I'm okay. My vision slowly blurredback in, but there was blood pouring from my lip and gums. Of coursemy dumb ass did it again and have been for the past two weeks. Yesterday I took the biggest shot of my life, about five keytips of cocaine. The head rush was amazing but ever since I woke up this morning I've been dizzy as sh*t, and extremely nauseated, with diarhea every few hours. Could it be possible tyat i am sick from using too much cocaine? The previous night?

Jesus wtf is wrong with yall !

You can find a lot of information on Wikipedia. While there are so many things wrong with this topic of posting, and the fact that there's no responsibility or logic in this. You all should know at the very least what the drug is doing to your brain.

It damages your "pleasure" receptors in the brain. But by all means continue to destroy that part of your brain so that you'll never feel pleasure without higher amounts of this obviously waste of money yet too expensive c**p.

To the person who was doing coke after having a child. Honestly, do the kid a favor and put it up for adoption. Until you can prove to your family, and yourself, that this won't ever happen again, and until any guy in your life proves he isn't hooked on this, you don't deserve to raise a child.

early on its hard to tell a user. it starts gradually as a once and a while occurrence, which involves only a little use of the drug. no one will show signs at an early age if he is a "weekend partier". if he develops a serious problem, which i have unfortunately, you will surely see signs. sleeping late, not eating regularly, shady as of what he is doing or who he was with, cutting back on family time and making excuses not to spend time with family, calling into work, spending lots of money randomly etc. Just look for signs of disinterest as to things he used to find fun or interesting. i have been battling addiction with cocaine for years now and have not broke down to find help, but am in serious consideration. i can tell you that it would be a lot easier for the addict to 'come clean' and seek help if you are understanding and not be overly stern when they decide to seek help.
On a side not, what is the best way to break friendships and relationships with people who i associate with that hang around with me mainly for the drug alone. i find myself waking up after late nights of partying about three times a week, depressed and saying i will never use again, not only to find myself crossing the bridge to get another sack. i dont really spend money on it cause i am one of the few who has a steady 24/7 hook up of some good for cheap and they supply me for getting it. I havent lost my drive in wanting a successful life, but have lost a fiance and many 'real' friends in the years. i have been bad off for about 3 years and want help, but dont want the shame, so to speak, in breaking down. i want to though, or i would not be typing this now. thanks for listening.........

i just want everyone to know just how dangerous cocaine really is. if u use cocaine, stop immediately. cocaine is a powerful drug and ive seen the effects not only from personal experience but also from seeing it firsthand. in 2008, my mother overdosed on cocaine and died. when she was found, my brother said she had puke and blood coming from her mouth because she had bit her lip while having a seizure. her chest was sunken in and purple and her eyes were blank and staring at the ceiling. when paramedics arrived she had been without oxygen for hours but she still responded. she was rushed to the hospital where she was hooked up to life support and continued to convulse. she was fighting to wake up but was trapped inside her own body. as tears ran down her face and she lay there lifeless, the doctors told us her brain had died. she was taken off of life support and we said our goodbyes. cocaine is serious. i believe my mother felt everything and died a slow painful death. please....if your children are using, help them. if u have friends with a problem, talk with them. if u have the problem, fight it. we dont need anymore deaths to happen.

These threads are so dumb...I suspected my son took to much cocaine..right because mothers log on to the Internet when there sons just od..one snorting cocaine can kill u..there certain people that are highly sensitive to it's central nervous system effects and they typically od the first time they snort it..two the peak blood plasma level is at like 15 minutes depending on your liver metabolic rate, if u still think your od 6 hours later u should see a physc doctor or don't do dompaine cascading drugs.and cut with striknine right so dumb.cause that's easy to buy..haha

Hi all. I am 27 with a bad past. I dabbled with weed, XTC, Acid & Cocaine from the age of 17 to 20. I would take XTC, snort cocaine all night and then smoke weed to come down. Sometimes I would have alcohol as well. I did this every weekend and then started doing cocaine during the week to help me work 2 jobs and stay awake. Not only was it a huge turn off to any decent guy I wanted to date but it wrecked my mental stability. I was mad one minute and ready to jump up and down out of happiness the next. It caused me to do very stupid things while high like drive, sex with random men I had just met and lying to all of my loved ones to get whatever I needed to get my next fix. I worked 2 jobs and made $3,000 a month with not many bills and finally realized it was the drugs taking all of my money along with everything else that made me who I was, which before drugs was a very smart, beautiful ambitious female. My last night with cociane and other drugs, consisted of 2 double stacked x pills, 4 grams of cocaine, xanax & weed. In that order. However, I noticed a few lines left after partying from 7 pm the night before until 9 the next morning, still high I decided to take the last few lines...Not even a minute later, I saw a black cloud above my head and pointed at it and asked my boyfriend if he saw it, he looked at me with pure fear in his eyes and me not knowing what he could see left me confused...But not for long bc about 30 seconds after that all I saw was BLACK. My boyfriend and I were in his car thank god and as I convulsed and my arms and limbs tightened up and I grinded my jaw with eyes rolled back in my head, my boyfriend backed out of the drivway and headed straight for the hospital. On the way there he said I was white as paper, convulsing, my fingers and toes were curled and distorted, my breathing was shallow until all of a sudden he heard a loud gurgle, I went limp and he heard my last breath leave my body. In a gas station parking lot right next to the hospital he performed CPR. He was scared to death to take me to the hospital in fear of what would happen to him and his reputation. Even though he was along side of me the whole night, doing exactly what I was. After 3 min of not breathing, he said I took a huge gulp in. I sat up, looked at him with a smile on my face and said "I'm fine, I'm fine" as if even though I was blacked out, I knew exactly what was going on. It took 2 weeks for me to feel normal again. I couldnt sleep, eat or rest. My chest hurt for days and all of my muscles were so sore, so was my jaw. I had awful headaches and almost got fired for missing so much work bc I could not function. I am now healthy, married with a beautiful 3 yr old son and can't believe my life could have ended that soon! All of the things I would have missed and my poor loved ones left to grieve over such a loss. Some of you think its cool to mess with drugs, I did until it almost cost me my life. I have been clean and sober 7 yrs now and never miss a thing about the drugs. Why did it seem so important to me then and why did I enjoy it so much? Questions I will never have answers to and let me tell you something else, that day haunts me still. What happened and what almost happened never goes away. Its awful to know I did that to myself and worse, others will put themselves through it too. FOR WHAT?! PLEASE, if you do these drugs, especially cocaine...STOP and if you cannot on your own, GET HELP! Trust me, you will be glad you did...if it's not too late. And always ask yourself when you snort that killer up your nose...Do I want today to be my last day? And like this? Cause guess what, it's a damn good possibility it will be your last. So think of all you will leave behind, things you will never do and the people who have to grieve your death. How cool would that really be?

Hi ! My name is Rob and I'm an addict. :) Im new to the whole blog/forum/discussion thing and figured this topic was the best place to start. I personally have never been admitted for OD but after reading the above posts, there is no doubt I have gone thru them lol. Snorted coke from when i was 17 until present. In 2004 i upgraded to crack as the coke high was geting mundane and boring. I ended up working for my dealer for 5 yrs and doing it literally every day. There was not one day in roughly five yrs i didnt use. Longest i stayted up on it was 13 days. Started hallucinating BAD and almost caused a MAJOR car accident. Slept like a baby for two and half days lol. Tried rehab and quitting on my own. Nothing has ever worked.bout 8 months ago i tried injectig it. That was the ABSOLUTE BEST high ever but,did it the once and  never again. Not cuz high sucked cuz it didnt. It was the thought tat it was bad enuf my kids had a drug adict as a dad but to have track marks running all over my body i coyuldnt deal with that. b but i I have been clean since May 18, By changing people, places, and things this time, it has made it alot easier. Some days SUCK ASS lol but ive made it thru them:) Anyways, thanks for reading. Wishing u al in recovery another safe 24.