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Posted by cirrus6000 on August 19, 2007, at 20:01:21
How long will it take my brain to heal from Crack cocaine abuse? I work out almost every day. I have noticed the standard symtoms i.e. poor short-term memory, easily agitated, & irritablity. I want to go back to school next year, but I am not sure how great my retention of information will be.
Posted by blueboy on August 20, 2007, at 13:18:08
In reply to How long will it take for my brain to heal?, posted by cirrus6000 on August 19, 2007, at 20:01:21
One year is my best guess.
Posted by cirrus6000 on August 29, 2007, at 0:18:04
In reply to Re: How long will it take for my brain to heal?, posted by blueboy on August 20, 2007, at 13:18:08
Is it only a guess or is that program talk? b/c I've heard the same thing around the rooms but I was hoping to get a more solidified answer
Posted by pstrait on December 10, 2007, at 1:18:33
In reply to Re: How long will it take for my brain to heal?, posted by cirrus6000 on August 29, 2007, at 0:18:04
consider taking omega 3 fatty acids (e.g., fish oil) -- you have to take a lot, like 9 grams a day, but its been shown to cause brain cells to regrow.
Also, low doses of lithium regrow brain cells as well. If you think you might be bipolar (something like 80% of cocaine abusers are bipolar), you could get a script, but you dont need to take a therapeutic dose to get the neurogenerative benefits, so you could opt for lithium orotate (available at health food stores), and take about 30 mg of elemental lithium a day (varies by brand, but that works out to about 6 pills, or around 800 mg of lithium orotate).
I used to use cocaine daily for years, and the combination of lithium orotate and omega 3s brought me back from hell to basically normal in a couple months. YMMV
Posted by cirrus6000 on December 10, 2007, at 19:50:42
In reply to Re: How long will it take for my brain to heal?, posted by pstrait on December 10, 2007, at 1:18:33
> consider taking omega 3 fatty acids (e.g., fish oil) -- you have to take a lot, like 9 grams a day, but its been shown to cause brain cells to regrow.
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> Also, low doses of lithium regrow brain cells as well. If you think you might be bipolar (something like 80% of cocaine abusers are bipolar), you could get a script, but you dont need to take a therapeutic dose to get the neurogenerative benefits, so you could opt for lithium orotate (available at health food stores), and take about 30 mg of elemental lithium a day (varies by brand, but that works out to about 6 pills, or around 800 mg of lithium orotate).
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> I used to use cocaine daily for years, and the combination of lithium orotate and omega 3s brought me back from hell to basically normal in a couple months. YMMVI have been taking Lecithin b/c it contains phosphodidyl-choline which is a precursor to acetlycholine one of the n.t.'s in the brain in addition I am also taking L-tyrosine to repair the damage i did to my dopamine levels in my substantia nigra. I also take the occasional Omega 3's in fish oil pills...Thank you so much your imput is greatly appreciated.
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