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What Causes Tunnel Vision And Ringing Ears After Taking Meth?

Hi. Now even though I don t feel comfortable putting my business out there this is the second time if done this and of course the second time this had happened. I recently did meth. The other week. Never tried it before and not sure why I did. Afterwards I got really lightheaded and dizzy. Tunnel vision and my ears would ring. I got real warm. The back of my neck also felt cramped and was hurting. My stomach was tensed and it hurt as well. Kinda like cramping like I was really hungry. Headache. This only happened when I would stand up or bend over. I m trying to think of anything else but i can t at the moment. The second time I did it was yesterday and same things happened. Now I wasn t worried the first time because I am a addict and heroine is my drug. Now I have stopped for almost a year and recently started doing it here and there. I wish I never have started and I don t want to but i just moved to Washington state and don t know where any clinics are that will help me with suboxone s. I don t have insurance yet through my work and I don t want to get fired for getting a habit. I can usually take 2 in 4 days time and feel fine. I just don t know how to get them here. Plus the heroine out here is different than the east coast and I m sure you already know that. Can the heroine have something to do with the way my body reacts to the meth. I don t do both in the same day. Although I want to do some now so maybe I can come down. I really don t like this high. Or is it something else. Now I have recently found out i have hep c. I thought you should know everything. Thank you.
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The quality control of illegal drugs, sadly, is just not very good. While heroin does not have much interaction with methamphetamine, this says nothing about what is actually in the drugs you are taking. An over-the-counter urine test would evaluate SOME of the possibilities.

Then, stimulants raise blood pressure and heart rate and cause multiple symptoms TEMPORARILY. If they persist past the "high" that can imply serious injury and this needs evaluation.

Addiction is an illustrative point. Just thinking that it is a bad idea to use them is not likely to be very helpful. What is helpful is developing an instinctual fear of what you are addicted to.

As far as an aversion is concerned, I suspect you are not going to use methamphetamine again, but will have more issues with heroin. Suboxone is good, but it has to be put into a context.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman
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What Causes Tunnel Vision And Ringing Ears After Taking Meth?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The quality control of illegal drugs, sadly, is just not very good. While heroin does not have much interaction with methamphetamine, this says nothing about what is actually in the drugs you are taking. An over-the-counter urine test would evaluate SOME of the possibilities. Then, stimulants raise blood pressure and heart rate and cause multiple symptoms TEMPORARILY. If they persist past the high that can imply serious injury and this needs evaluation. Addiction is an illustrative point. Just thinking that it is a bad idea to use them is not likely to be very helpful. What is helpful is developing an instinctual fear of what you are addicted to. As far as an aversion is concerned, I suspect you are not going to use methamphetamine again, but will have more issues with heroin. Suboxone is good, but it has to be put into a context. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Matt Wachsman