Can Smoking Methamphetamine With Xanax 2 Mg Cause Heart Attack ?

Posted on Thu, 3 May 2012

Question: are u really there?
this was the 5th time that i have smoked meth for a whole weekend.... i am prescribed 2mg xanax that i just took but it is weird it shoots from my back left shoulder blade through to my heart is what it feels like... in a lot of years of doing drugs ive never had something hurt there in the chest and what do you recommend to get some nutrition if i cand eat solids maybe for a few days,,, that's the last time with me and that stuff but what tests do i need to get Ive never been scared that ill have a heart attack when i go to sleep but im scared

Answered by Dr. Kiran Kumar (2 hours later)

Hi,

Your symptoms are suggestive of pleuritic pain which is radiating from the back to the front of the chest. This can be due various conditions.

1. Cardiac Ischemia
2. Gastritis
3. Esophageal Spasm
4. Musculoskeletal pain

Xanax (Alprazolam) does not cause such symptoms and its not the cause in your case.
Methamphetamine can increase the dopamine secretion in the body and can lead to increase in heart rate and BP. This some times can lead to chest discomfort and pain due to effect on the heart.

However, cardiac pain is somewhat different from what you have mentioned.
Your symptoms are suggestive of either musuloskeletal issues of due to Gastritis.

Consider taking antacids and analgesics for couple of days.
Avoid meth from now on. You should become better in 24 hours.

Pain is persists will need evaluation with X XXXXXXX Chest and Ultrasound Abdomen.

Hope this answers your query.

Please get back if you need any further information

Thanks and Regards
Dr Kiran

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Rajkumar Chemudugunta