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What Causes Discomfort In Left Breast After Using Tranquility Bath Salt?

last sat. i did some tranquility bath salt and smoked an herbal inscent. i went into a state of paranoia and started to twitch very abruptly. i kept grabbing my chest like i was having a heart attack . my right arm lost some feeling. it now wed. and i have not touched anything but i have this sensation in my left breast. it doesn't hurt but is very uncomfortable. what could this be?

Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Hello,

I understand your concern. Despite a long list of frightening and devatating side effects, the most important and dangerous effects of bath salts on the body are related to the heart and blood vessels, so basically to the supply system of your entire body. When using bath salts, you are causing your blood vessels to become narrow, thus putting a strain on your heart and making it beat much faster than normal while trying to supply your body with the oxygen and nutrients contained in the blood. The blood vessel narrowing can go so far as to cause a heart attack, which is manifested with chest pain and shortness of breath and can be fatal.
By dramatically decreasing the blood supply to the nerves, bath salts cause numbness and loss of feeling in various parts of the body. Usually these effects last for 6-8 hours, but sometimes they can linger on for much longer, depending on many factors, such as the quality of the drug, age, body mass, body fat, and how fast your metabolism is.
By taking bath salts this time you got a loud warning from your body that it cannot take another hit, so please refrain from repeating this in the future as there might not be a next time anymore.

Wishing you good health and all the best.
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What Causes Discomfort In Left Breast After Using Tranquility Bath Salt?

Hello, I understand your concern. Despite a long list of frightening and devatating side effects, the most important and dangerous effects of bath salts on the body are related to the heart and blood vessels, so basically to the supply system of your entire body. When using bath salts, you are causing your blood vessels to become narrow, thus putting a strain on your heart and making it beat much faster than normal while trying to supply your body with the oxygen and nutrients contained in the blood. The blood vessel narrowing can go so far as to cause a heart attack, which is manifested with chest pain and shortness of breath and can be fatal. By dramatically decreasing the blood supply to the nerves, bath salts cause numbness and loss of feeling in various parts of the body. Usually these effects last for 6-8 hours, but sometimes they can linger on for much longer, depending on many factors, such as the quality of the drug, age, body mass, body fat, and how fast your metabolism is. By taking bath salts this time you got a loud warning from your body that it cannot take another hit, so please refrain from repeating this in the future as there might not be a next time anymore. Wishing you good health and all the best.