India123
26-01-14, 21:22
For about four months now I've taken cocaine recreationally, mainly once a month, at the very most twice in a month so I'm by no means a heavy user. However, on New Years Eve I took some cocaine (only a couple of small lines but the stuff was way stronger than what I'm used to) as well as some MD mixed with alcohol. It was totally stupid I know, and I felt fine on the night but recently I've been having some funny symptoms. A few days after I started to feel sick after certain foods, for about a week I was worried I might be pregnant but after confirming I wasn't the sickness subsided slightly. About a week after new years I returned to University for my final term, I was fine for a few days until one evening I started having chest pains and pains and tingling in my limbs, which then caused me to have a massive panic attack. I've always suffered from anxiety but I've only ever had a panic attack once before and never this badly. Anyway I immediately sought medical attention thinking I was having a heart attack, they did an ECG and checked my blood pressure and said everything looked fine and it must have just been anxiety. Since then I was diagnosed with a chest infection as the pain continued and it worsens when I breathe in, I also have a cough. I took these for a week and recently finished them however the chest pain and cough is still there when I breathe deeply, particularly in the right side of my chest where my right lung is, and my right arm aches. I've been to three different doctors now and they've all said I'm fine, I recently looked up on google (I know, worst thing you can do) about Pulmonary Embolisms, since then I've been terrified as I know that cocaine use can increase the risk of blood clots and I've been feeling funny since new years. What I want to ask is is there such a thing as a delayed reaction/formation of a blood clot 26 days after taking cocaine?
I know that the drug would long be out of my system by now however my anxiety is spiralling out of control and I can't help but feel like I've done some permanent damage, even though I'm not a regular user and haven't touched the stuff since (or ever will). As I said the doctors have done an ECG and several blood pressure tests and all is fine, is that enough to rule out a possible blood clot? None of them will test any further, even after telling them about my cocaine use as they do not believe I am at risk. I wish they would as once I know I'm fine it is much easier to get over this, my anxiety is worse than it has ever been, I'm in tears every day and I'm terrified of going to sleep in case I don't wake up. As I have anxiety and I'm at a very stressful time in my life they're just putting it down to that but I wish I could know for sure so I can get this idea out of my head!
Please help!
I know that the drug would long be out of my system by now however my anxiety is spiralling out of control and I can't help but feel like I've done some permanent damage, even though I'm not a regular user and haven't touched the stuff since (or ever will). As I said the doctors have done an ECG and several blood pressure tests and all is fine, is that enough to rule out a possible blood clot? None of them will test any further, even after telling them about my cocaine use as they do not believe I am at risk. I wish they would as once I know I'm fine it is much easier to get over this, my anxiety is worse than it has ever been, I'm in tears every day and I'm terrified of going to sleep in case I don't wake up. As I have anxiety and I'm at a very stressful time in my life they're just putting it down to that but I wish I could know for sure so I can get this idea out of my head!
Please help!