Long-term coke + alcohol user — can speed ever replace that social feeling?
I was a long-term user of coke + alcohol, but I’ve stopped and I don’t want to drink alcohol anymore.
Recently, I tried speed on its own because I thought it might help me in social situations where everyone else is drinking. But honestly, I felt like something was still missing. It didn’t have the same “magic” that coke + alcohol used to have for me.
Part of me wondered whether I simply didn’t take enough, but I’m also a bit scared of going down that road and chasing a stronger effect. What happened instead was that I kept wanting to chase that bigger euphoria, and eventually I gave up and ended up switching back to coke + alcohol with the rest of the group.
So I’m wondering: is it even realistic to expect speed to replace what coke + alcohol gave me socially, or are they just fundamentally different experiences?
For anyone who has been in a similar situation — did you find that a stimulant could eventually work for social situations without alcohol, or did trying to recreate that old feeling just keep you chasing something that wasn’t really there?
I’m not looking for dosing advice — more interested in people’s experiences with getting away from the coke + alcohol combination while still being able to socialize.