Short-term Effects of Methamphetamine Use
Meth causes serious physical and psychological damage with every use. Common short-term effects include:
- Brief rush
- Paranoia
- Depression and anxiety
- Irritability
- Sleeplessness
- Increased physical activity
- Unpredictable behavior; violence
- Heavy sweating
- Acne
- Dry mouth and bad breath
- Uncontrollable jaw clenching
- Cracked teeth
- Headache
- Performing repetitive, meaningless tasks
- Dilated pupils
- Loss of appetite and weight loss
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- Increased breath rate
- Dangerously elevated body temperature
- Sores and skin infections
- Increased blood pressure
- Seizures
- Damaged nerve terminals in the dopamine-containing regions of the brain
