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Posted by Alex17 on October 25, 2003, at 15:20:50
I'm wondering if anyone with experience with cocaine and/or antidepressants can help me with a question. About five months ago, I used cocaine on two occasions, a day apart. The second time was essentially a binge, and I felt horrible about it (and hungover) the next day. I did not use it again. Prior to that, I had almost no history of using it as well (another isolated experience about 2 years earlier). Now, I am noticing some oral abnormalities, such as my tongue has a very whitish tinge, the tastebuds seem rough and/or enlarged, and I think I have less saliva than I should. I became obessed with these symptoms, and in my head I related it to the cocaine use. Is this possible? I am just confused because the coke experience was five months ago and I didn't notice this mouth problem until maybe three months ago or so. Because of my anxiety over this (I'm sort of a hypochondriac ... but maybe for a good reason!), I finally decided to resort to taking Lexapro (I had been given samples by a doctor but spent some time making up my mind whether to take it). I'm on day three of Lexapro and I have a dry mouth and a metallic taste. Should I just have faith that these symptoms will fade? Am I obsessing over nothing? I have no intention to use illicit drugs again but I'm afraid I've harmed myself irreversibly. Please help. Thank you.
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