Posted by detroitpistons on March 16, 2006, at 16:37:59
In reply to Re: Never thought I'd hear this....., posted by SLS on March 16, 2006, at 16:07:47
> I'll have to ponder whether or not a cocaine high resembles a true mania.
I've never been delusional or had psychotic symptoms while on coke. But it was very euphoric with rapid and excessive speech, happiness, optimism, flight of ideas, expansive mood, grandiosity (extremely high confidence), tons of energy, extreme desire to socialize, increased interest in sex, psychomotor agitation, feeling that your thoughts are very lucid and you are brilliant.
On the surface, the descriptions of the experiences are similar. I have never experienced a cocaine high to be able to compare them. I tried it once as an experiment. It did nothing for me.
>You should have taken more. Just kidding ;)
> You know, it might be interesting to discuss the persistence of a manic reaction beyond the elimination of the drug. How long does a cocaine high last for once the cocaine is discontinued. How long does a manic reaction to an AD last once it is discontinued?
>Depending on the strength, it can last anywhere from 30 minutes to more than an hour after it is snorted. I don't know this from experience, but crack lasts for even less time. Generally, these manic-like symptoms fade away with the high.
Ecstasy lasts several hours and the manic-like symptoms also leave with the high. For me, I get severely depressed (more than anybody else that I know of) when the high is finished. It's almost like an accelerated cycling from mania to depression, or a microcosm of the entire process.
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