Low HR while smoking crack
Hello everyone. Wondering if anyone could shed some light on this unusual phenomenon.
I have been smoking crack for the past 2 years, and I developed a bit of a health anxiety from it. I know, stupid right? Checking your HR and BP after doing something that you know fucks you up one way or another.
I’d appreciate saving the "you’re ruining your life” and similar comments of this sort to yourself as I know exactly the risk I am taking but I just simply like it, just like some like hitting the pub and getting shitfaced on the weekend.
I’m what you would call a functioning drug user. I don’t use it everyday, never smoked more than a gram in one sitting which is mostly on weekends when I have time to myself. I run a business, make good money, doing well for myself in general and I have strong enough willpower not to even think about it when I have things going on. I treat it more like a reward after a week of grafting rather than an 'addiction’. I don’t drink or use any other drugs other than weed. Used regular coke socially for a number of years when I was younger.
Now, since I can get a little anxious while on it I check my hr and bp more often than I should to make sure nothing too bad is happening with my vitals.
What I notice is that my BP rarely increases.. 130-135/80 would be on the higher end, usually I have a stable rate of 120-125/80.
My HR however seems to drop when I start smoking, like I’d be a few hits in, chilling on the sofa and my resting HR can drop to 52-55bpm, no symptoms other than getting more anxious when I see it lol.
I just has a visit with a cardiologist a couple weeks ago and my heart is doing perfectly fine, the doctor said that a resting HR of 50 is perfectly fine as long as I don’t have any symptoms that come with it. (Obv I didn’t mention I smoke crack lol)
I am just confused, there is always talk of stimulants increasing HR and BP but in my case it does not. When Im sober I also usually have a lower HR but it seems like it can get a little lower when high.
Also, my gear is good and tested, I’ve got no concerns on that.
Any thoughts? I’m starting to think the anxiety that now comes with it aint worth it anymore, so will probably cut it out and stick to weed, but Im curious nonetheless on the potential cause.
Thank you for any insight.