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Almost Died
Methamphetamine
Citation:   jbrown. "Almost Died: An Experience with Methamphetamine (exp19520)". Erowid.org. Dec 9, 2002. erowid.org/exp/19520

 
DOSE:
T+ 0:00
200 mg insufflated Methamphetamine (powder / crystals)
  T+ 0:45 200 mg insufflated Methamphetamine (powder / crystals)
BODY WEIGHT: 145 lb
Let me start by saying that if you've never done meth before.. I really advise that you don't start because it really does change your life forever, and not in a good way. If you do... please please please watch your dose and go slooooow (this ain't coke!)

Before trying crystal meth for the first time six months ago, I really hadn't had much experience with drugs... just the occasional use of pot, mdma, and a few snorts of coke (which I didn't like). Before taking E, I had read about it extensively, and made a reasonably well educated decision about it. Why I didn't do that with meth, a much more dangerous substance, I don't really know.

My first, and unfortunately not last experience, almost ended with me dying right on my couch. The evening started with a sexual encounter with an acquaintance... who suggested that it would be really fun if we snorted some crystal to liven it up a little bit. Well, never being particularly adventurous, I decided to go out on a limb. Big mistake. After the insanely painful line (that I later found was way too big), I began noticing the effects pretty quickly. Heightened sensations, tremendous ability to concentrate on whatever I wanted, which was sex at the time. I started sweating profusely and my heart was beating like crazy, this was awesome! I felt like some kind of sexual animal... so naturally I wanted some more.

So in less than an hour I had snorted about 400 mg. which isn't a lot for a regular user but for someone who hasn't tried it and doesn't even drink coffee.. well, it wasn't pretty. A few minutes after snorting the rest, I had this pain in my chest and I literally felt my heart start to skip beats. I tried to concentrate on the sex, which was still really amazing (DAMN!), and not think about what my body was telling me. Finally the pain started to get bad and I started to worry I was having a heart attack, so we stopped and I sat on the couch for a while. I started getting this tingling sensation in my limbs and my vision was getting spotty, then the really scary part. I started realizing that I was having difficulty breathing. I tried to call out to the girl I was with but she couldn't hear me.. the words wouldn't come out. I was pretty sure I was going to die right there on my couch. The girl I was with had bolted and I sat there for about an hour... it started to get better... but the pain in my chest lasted for several days afterward. I don't really know how close I came to dying, but I really did feel myself slipping away.. kind of like how the dentist puts me out.

The crazy part about this story is about a week after this incident, I wanted more! I stopped thinking about how I almost died and remembered how good the sex was. I've since tried it two other times and monitored my use a lot more, but after calling in sick to work to uh.. please myself for 18 hours with almost no breaks (ouch, I know)... I can see that it is definitely not good for me. Unlike with E, I haven't learned anything from my experiences with crystal.. in fact, I can barely remember them because it just flew by. It was fun, don't get me wrong.. but not worth it. The depression that I went through in the days after it were pretty awful, I entertained several thoughts of suicide, which really isn't like me. Four months lafter, I still think about it about once a day. I can definitely see how people get addicted and ruin their lives on this stuff. Be careful.

Exp Year: 2002ExpID: 19520
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: Not Given
Published: Dec 9, 2002Views: 41,140
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Methamphetamine (37) : First Times (2), Sex Discussion (14), Overdose (29), Health Problems (27), Small Group (2-9) (17)

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