METHAMPHETAMINE HARM EXPLAINED

Hi everyone. So I just wanted to cover once again just some of the basic vitamins and supplements that protect your brain, cardiovascular system, and other organs from meth use.

• Note for ignorant people who don't use:

Many users of methamphetamine are actually very health conscious people, which is a huge misconception. We work jobs, have families, and regularly visit the dentist, just because we use meth does not mean we throw everything away and get high 24/7. This guide will be more for beginners but if anyone has any supplements that work for them, please feel free to comment them below.

BRAIN

To begin this guide id like to start with the brain, as it takes quite a bit of damage from daily meth use. Even occasional users risk some damage, depending upon there dosage.

Methamphetamine can cause neurotoxicity with single large dose (10mg/kg). It is known to exert neurotoxic effects on dopaminergic neurons.

• Multiple administrations of high doses of methamphetamine to rats cause long-term depression of both dopamine and serotonin synthesis. Coadministration of the catecholamine synthesis inhibitor, alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine, antagonizes this effect of methamphetamine on both neurotransmitter systems.

However many other factors play a role in the neurotoxic effects other than just dosage. Things like sleep deprivation, malnutrition, and dehydration can also play a big role in your mental health overall.

• Keeping a semi-solid sleep schedule, food alarms to remind you to eat as well as drink water, is crucial for daily-use. I know it’s easy to forget to do these things, as well as you don’t “feel” hungry or at times thirsty. However your body is working 2-4x faster than what it normally would be so try to create good habits.

Supplements For Brain Care

L-Tyrosine

• A supplement typically used to improve alertness, attention, and focus. This supplement produces important brain chemicals that help nerve cells communicate and may even regulate mood. Naturally produced in your body from healthy proteins.
• Meth directly affects Adrenaline and noradrenaline, as well as dopamine by flooding the brain with large amounts when you Supplementing with Tyrosine is thought to increase levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine, adrenaline and norepinephrine. L-Tyrosine is also believed to regulate thyroid hormones.

Synthesis in human body looks like this

OMEGA 3

• Fish Oil supplements are a rich source of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), two types of omega 3 fatty acids.
• DHA plays a vital role, in maintaining the structure of your brain. In fact, it accounts for around 25% of the total fat, and 90% of the omega-3 fat, found in your brain cells
• The other omega-3 fatty acid in fish oil, EPA, has anti inflammatory effects that may protect the brain against damage and aging.

Fish oil is also a very important supplement for heart health.

Omega-3 fatty acids may help to:

• Lower blood pressure
• Reduce triglycerides
• Slow the development of plaque in the arteries
• Reduce the chance of abnormal heart rhythm
• Reduce the likelihood of heart attack and stroke
• Lessen the chance of sudden cardiac death in people with heart disease

HEART&CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Next we move on to the heart and cardiovascular system, and the effects meth has upon them. As a stimulant, Methamphetamine use, directly affects your heart health with every dosage. Using harm reduction/preventative measures to protect your heart is extremely critical in ensuring you stay in good health.

• Methamphetamine has profound harmful effects on the cardiovascular system and results in irreversible damage to the heart, raising the risk of a heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest and heart failure
• Methamphetamines can cause blood vessels to constrict and spasm, dangerous spikes in blood pressure, and the rewiring of the hearts electrical system. Meth can also lead to an abnormal heart rhythm, called arrhythmia, and change in the structure of the heart muscle, or cardiomyopathy.

Supplements for Heart&Cardiovascular health

Odorless Garlic Gell-caps

• Garlic has been used for blood vessel disease (atherosclerosis) and high blood pressure (hypertension).

Effective For:

• Improves Cholesterol Levels
• Lower the Risk of Heart Disease
• Garlic can lower total and LDL cholesterol
• Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis)

Coenzyme Q10 ( CoQ10 )-

I mentioned this one in the first post about harm reduction I made, but its really worth to repeat. CoQ10 is nutrient that occurs naturally in the body. It is also in many foods we eat. The nutrient acts as an antioxidant, which protects cells from damage and plays an important part in the metabolism.

Effective For

• Can lower blood pressure slightly
• Used to treat heart failure and other heart conditions (when combined with regular medications)
• Used to slow down (will not stop completely though) the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
• Used in treatment for migraine headaches
• Possible use in treatment Parkinson’s disease (need more testing for this one)

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Next we move on to the Nervous System and how meth-use places stress upon the body. Similarly to how meth affects dopamine in the brain, it also affects adrenaline and norepinephrine and blocks their re-uptake.

Methamphetamine dramatically affects the central nervous system (CNS). It acts as a potent CNS stimulant and is highly addictive. Several areas of the brain are affected: the nucleus accumbens, the prefrontal cortex and the striatum.

Short-term CNS effects of meth (mostly racemic due to l-isomer) abuse include insomnia, hyperactivity, decreased appetite and tremors. Extended meth abuse can cause depletion of monoamines in the brain, which can have a deleterious effect on learning.

Long-term use of (again mostly racemic) meth can also lead to psychological addiction, stroke, violent behavior, aggressiveness, anxiety, confusion, auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances, delusions, insomnia, seizures and short-or long-term psychosis.

Supplements Beneficial For Nervous System/Oxidative Stress Health/And/Prevention

Vitamin B-12 (with folic acid)

• plays a key role in making DNA and also helps keep nerve cells and red blood cells healthy.

Effective For

• Alzheimer's disease
• Heart disease
• Low vitamin B-12 can cause fatigue, weakness, memory loss, and other problems with the nervous system.
• The psychiatric manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency include delusions, hallucinations, cognitive changes (like memory decline), depression, and dementia.

Alpha-lipoic Acid (ALA)

• ALA is a powerful fat- and water-soluble antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals. Unlike other antioxidants, which target free radicals in either the blood or the tissue, ALA is effective in both.

Effective For

• Supports healthy blood sugar levels
• Protects heart from free radical damage
• Functions in both water and fat for greater benefits
• Skin aging
• Memory

Vitamin B6- also known as (pyridoxine)

• a water-soluble vitamin that your body needs for several functions. It's significant to protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism and the creation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters.

Effective For

• ❗️Benefits nerve function and synthesizing neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine
• Improve Mood and Reduce Symptoms of Depression
• Prevent Clogged Arteries and Reduce Heart Disease Risk
• Vitamin B6 also helps the body make melatonin (Important for sleep) (naturally synthesized by humans body from serotonin)

OVERALL HEALTH

Next I will cover a few supplements that you can purchase which contain several of these vitamins I have listed into one bottle. Saving you money, as well as making it easier to stick to a dosing routine

• At the end of the day methamphetamine is detrimental to almost every single part of your body. Not so much the drug itself, but the processes used to manufacture the drug, as well as impurities left (assuming you get product from the streets). Apart from the drug, what causes the quickest changes in people’s appearance is lack of sleep, food, and water.

Sleep Deprivation

• In the short term, a lack of adequate sleep can affect judgment, mood, ability to learn and retain information, and may increase the risk of serious accidents and injury. In the long term, chronic sleep deprivation may lead to a host of health problems including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even early mortality.

Death

• Though rare, an O/D from meth can prove fatal if under the right circumstances. There seems to be a myth that many believe “it’s impossible” to O/D on Methamphetamine, or at least die from an O/D. However know the symptoms of an actual O/D (do not confuse with over-amped)

Overdose symptoms

• Extremely high body temperature
• Difficulty breathing
• Sharp chest pains
• Altered mental status
• Agitation
• Stomach pain

OverAmping

• Extreme anxiety
• Panic
• Extreme paranoia
• Hallucinations (due to lack of sleep)
• Agitation

Both Over-dose and Over-Amping have very similar symptoms, but should not be taken lightly. If you or someone your with begin showing signs of these symptoms especially after taking a dosage in the form of any ROA, make sure to keep an eye on them and do not hesitant to call for help. ( - An Over-Dose that proves fatal or near-fatal could leave a user with permanent physical damage as a result in the brain and body if a person experiences prolonged seizures, stroke, heart problems, kidney failure, and/or altered mental status.)

Best Supplements For Overall Health

MULTIVITAMIN

• I personally use multivitamin myself, and have had great results. This supplement contains really everything you would need, basically in one. However I recommend looking at the dosages and possibly adding more to it, to fit your nutritional needs

L-Tyrosine

Tyrosine is also commonly used to improve learning, memory, and alertness, especially during stressful situations. The body uses tyrosine to make chemical messengers that are involved in conditions involving the brain such as mental alertness.

Effective For

• Mental performance
• Memory
• Improving alertness following the loss of sleep
• Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
• Parkinson's disease
• Produces 3 essential neurotransmitters: norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine

L-Lysine

• Lysine is a building block for protein. It’s an essential amino acid because your body cannot make it, so you need to obtain it from food. -It’s important for normal growth and muscle turnover and used to form carnitine, a substance found in most cells of your body. What’s more, it helps transport fats across your cells to be burned for energy.

Effective For

• May Improve Calcium Absorption and Retention
• Prevent the buildup of calcium in blood vessels. (Risk factor for heart disease)
• Helps Create Collagen
• Give structure to skin and bones
• Promote the formation of new blood vessels

Aspirin

Not so much a vitamin/supplement, but I listed it strictly because it has helped me tremendously several different times. I’ve been taking one daily, however that does not come without risk.

• Blood thinner (IV-USERS)
• Mild to moderate pain
• Fever
• Headache
• Inflammation
• It can also reduce the risk of heart attack.

I take an aspirin almost daily as a mild blood thinner, sometimes two depending if I were to get a headache. However it’s not without side-effects.

Possible side effects

• Rash
• Gastrointestinal ulcerations
• Abdominal pain
• Upset stomach
• Heartburn
• Drowsiness
• Headache
• Cramping
• Nausea
• Gastritis
• Bleeding

Supplement Safety

Remember that yes, these are just vitamins and supplements, however if misue they could cause more harm than help. Please! Do your research and remember to keep track of how much of each vitamin your taking a day.

(MORE DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN BETTER)

Quick Health Tips And Warnings

Below I will list a few things which could cause serious harm to you. Please remember to do your own research though about any supplement you purchase!

Aspirin + omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

• Talk to your doctor before using omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids together with aspirin. Fish oil and other products containing omega-3 fatty acids may rarely increase the risk of bleeding when combined with other medications that can also cause bleeding such as aspirin.
• Taking any dose of aspirin on a regular basis can triple your risk of dangerous gastrointestinal bleeding, according to some studies

Alcohol + aspirin

• If you're consuming just one serving of alcohol every day while taking aspirin on a regular basis, the risk of bleeding increases by another 250 percent.

Vitamin E + Warfarin

• Case reports have documented an increased risk of bleeding in patients taking vitamin E and warfarin concomitantly.

Calcium + (Medication)

• Calcium can interfere with many medications, including prescription osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates (such as alendronate), certain blood pressure medications, antibiotics in the tetracycline and quinolone families (like Cipro); and levothyroxine, which treats hypothyroidism.

Taking Calcium + Vitamin D Supplements Together Could Increase Your Risk of Having a Stroke

Vitamin D + Diuretics

• Taking high doses of Vitamin D along with a diuretic medication may result in too much calcium in the body, which can cause kidney problems.

Be careful when combining several Different blends of vitamins as you can Overdose on vitamins! Which could Prove fatal!

• Example: Iron toxicity can be caused by taking high doses of iron supplements for prolonged periods of time, or by taking a single overdose. ... Symptoms of iron toxicity include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain.

Be sure to do your own research, and make sure nothing you take daily will Interact Together

Be Safe. I Hope everyone has a good day, and thanks for reading.