Cocaine nose/face/mouth pain - PLEASE help!

[spicekid]

Hi, I'm a 24 year old male and first started doing cocaine about 3 and a half years ago whilst on holiday. Basically did it most weekends since, but only at the weekends not during the week. Towards the end of last year I decided I no longer wanted to do coke, and started moving away from my friends who were all still doing it. Did it for the last time before Christmas, so 3 months ago now.
Thing is, since then I've had the worst pain in my nose I've ever experienced. The pain is centered on the bridge of my nose, and I get shooting pains in my septum and pain when breathing in. I have a severe pain in the roof of my mouth, feel as though I have liquid dripping down the back of my throat, and basically just feel like my nose is collapsing. I never had any problems whilst I did coke, it's only since January this year that the pain has appeared.

The tip of my nose is definitely narrower on either side (this is something I noticed about a year ago, but didn't realise at the time that cocaine could be the cause) and has been getting gradually worse over the past 3 months. I feel that if it doesn't stop the 'narrow points' on either side of my nose will meet in the middle and my nose will collapse - is this possible?

I've been to see an ENT specialist to said my septum wasn't perforated and that I didn't have a hole in the roof of my mouth, but I'm not convinced. He tried to reassure me and has given me a low dose of anti depressant which can be effective for facial pain, but I honestly can't understand why it's still happening now I've stopped using the coke. ENT guy is gonna refer me for a CT scan, but it's so frustrating as it can be 6 to 8 weeks inbetween seeing him, and in that time I feel like my nose deteriorates and the pain is getting worse.

Sorry for the long post, I'm just really anxious and scared. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[missytaz]

hey dude!
Im recovery addcct.
Coc mostly,been clean for jus under a year..
That backdrop never see,s to go away for me,i can harly smell much..
That pain tho,never had it..
That must be crazy..
Did yo go thru rehab to get clean?
I crave every day!!
Its driving me insane.
Im a  born again christian so its pulling ne dwn..
What advice u hav for me to get rid of these cravings??
T

[divineinterventionlesson]

for the past 3 yrs i used coke but only once every six months or so which averaged to basically twice a year, the problem was that when i used ,i did any where from 2 - 6 grams during those occasional binges(actually i went up to 6 only once)the rest of the times was 2-3 and a half grams..i havent used in almost a year and dnt have any intentions on ever using again.the thing is now i get VERTIGO spells on a frequent basis/ the first time i had an episode was a year ago and it was during my cocaine "off" time so to speak so i know i did not get this from cocain use directly.Now the catch is i hurt my back in a car accident two years ago and herniated some disks/doctors say i didnt need surgery but initally i felt the VERTIGO was coming from this intense back n neck pain..after some reserch i found that vertigo really doesnt happen from back pain so now im thnkin that maybe it was my past coke abuse that is causing these spells..F.Y.I ive never had VERTIGO during the time i was using coke (before) i hurt my back...NEVER.....after i hurt my back is when these spells started happening, does anybody have any input for me?..can it be from the coke? i dnt have any nasal pain or any thng like that at all but i do have a hole in my nose that is about the size of a regular sized pencil eraser i dnt get any problems from this,my nose is its normal shape and ive stopped using for a while even though i still smoke chronic daily could it be from the weed or is it just some time of nasal infection?? i do have an E.N.T appoinment next week so i am investigating but still would love u guys's input.

[anserman]

Over-use of cocaine reduces the membrane to an open wound in your nose. What happens to an open wound if not dressed properly? Infection? Pain? Possible sepsis? Roll up some gauze thick enough to hit the inside cavity and outer wall, soak it in some antibacterial solution, I recommend a gentle over the counter wound wash and shove it all the way up there.  repeat every two or three hours as needed. the membrane will begin to heel naturally without all the pain and freaking out. your welcome.  :)

[chocs]

isnt it the worst mistake to think everyone does coke so what . so whats the problem . yeh thats exactly  the problem why havnt we got the confidence in us anyway to not need help x just because everyone does it so what. so if everyone does it why dont i be unique an b different, and not do it, becos i was a shitbag,when i was younger i was skinny petite not georgeous but ok but i never felt gud about me so coke gave me the boost to be loud  an hav a laugth but now i know there was nothin wrong with the way i w b4 cos that was me x now my nose has dropped my nose is skinnier and scarier than i ever noticed before i ever had a line ,u know a line!  stop lyin ,a line of coke ! cocaine admit it . doesnt it make you feel powerful , confident,  fun,  exciting, doesnt  it, my nose is never going to look like it used to , and do you know why becos coke made me feel confident it made me not care it made me be the person i thought i shud be becos i didnt hav the confidence to be who i really was or wanted to be . dont let your past hold you . if you didnt like the way your life was ay any aspect dont repeat it with your own and dont let it make you be who u want to be x x x x

[voxxx]

I am very familiar with the pain on the roof of my mouth after doing coke. Any stimulants will cause that dreaded sharp pain on the roof of my mouth, even adderall taken daily. I smoked some meth last week and I had the roof of my mouth pain for a WEEK. I have no idea what causes it as I still get the pain even after taking adderall or E pills or any stimulant, any route of administration including oral, although smoking always is the worst. Ive just accepted it as a side effect of stimulant use.

[violet29]

I hope you are ok, I know its really hard.  Its hard to feel as though you have no self control but you DO have it, it is within you, you just need to find it.  I've been through the same struggle and I know its hard, but you can do this!

Cocaine addiction is actually a brain addiction, so its your brain making you crazy, telling you it NEEDS the drug.  It will only make you sicker and sicker.

In NA they talk about a higher power, something you focus on to help in your sobriety.

Also, please see my post above about cocaine hallucinations/psychosis - trust me you do not want that to happen to you!!