Touting dopers on the clinic? Gross me out!blackcat said:
Right. I think it's kind of crazy that they prescribe this stuff for people to use day in and day out for years on end. Can't be good for your system?datalore said:I know some people who crashed and burned on that stuff. You don't get 9+ hours of phenomenal energy without a cost.
No a student gave it to me a while ago. They share this stuff all the time. (I didn't give him any grade favors or anything).Berzin said:A question-how'd you get your hands on it if it wasn't prescribed by a doctor? Over the internet?
I have been on Ritalin/Ritalin SR 20mg on and off for about 10 years, since suffering a brain injury in a car accident. I can't speak to adderall, but the drugs are similar. I think you'll find that it's like a number of drugs that end up being addictive because the first time is actually the best. If you need the drug to improve a real condition like I do, then you'll find there's no need to chase after the original high feeling. It's just a tool in an arsenal to alleviate the post-concussion symptoms I experience. If you're after the Day One rush, you'll find it very hard to come by on day two.Rip:30 said:Right. I think it's kind of crazy that they prescribe this stuff for people to use day in and day out for years on end. Can't be good for your system?
My other point is that at the University here, the students can get a prescription almost at will if they know what to say to the doc. It's kind of like how medical marijuana is here in Colorado: the prescription is a de facto licensing system for recreational/performance enhancing use.
I've never taken any prescription brain drugs before, and I'm absolutely blown away by the potency. I feel like I could CRUSH a bike ride right now, but I'm going to try to write instead. Just cleaned my office for like 3 hours LOL.
Sorry to hear. Didn't mean to imply there aren't legitimate uses. I do feel good right now though!!!skippythepinhead said:I have been on Ritalin/Ritalin SR 20mg on and off for about 10 years, since suffering a brain injury in a car accident. I can't speak to adderall, but the drugs are similar. I think you'll find that it's like a number of drugs that end up being addictive because the first time is actually the best. If you need the drug to improve a real condition like I do, then you'll find there's no need to chase after the original high feeling. It's just a tool in an arsenal to alleviate the post-concussion symptoms I experience. If you're after the Day One rush, you'll find it very hard to come by on day two.
meh, sick of those Chevron ads on Jim Lehrer spruiking their renewable energy, but sort of feel may as well freeload, and let them pay. Gwen Ifill> Condoleezza Rice. She gave the man ***** Imus a smackdown.Fausto's Schnauzer said:I took a 20mg Fukitol on Friday, pretty much haven't left the couch since. I can't find the remote and the TV is sorta stuck on PBS and it's pledge week here...but I don't care. Haven't showered, haven't shaved, I'm eating Pringles and Ben & Jerry's...but I don't care.![]()
No doubt--the only problem is you've got to plan the crash right. I recommend three or four 200mg ibuprofen prophylicatically, and lots of water.Rip:30 said:Sorry to hear. Didn't mean to imply there aren't legitimate uses. I do feel good right now though!!!
Hi Skippy,skippythepinhead said:I have been on Ritalin/Ritalin SR 20mg on and off for about 10 years, since suffering a brain injury in a car accident.
+1. As with any other potent stimulant, you don't see the same performance benefits with prolonged use, so in the long term, it is a mistake to use it for anything that requires consistently high performance. After a certain period of use, people find that they need it just to attain their previous baseline level of performance.skippythepinhead said:If you're after the Day One rush, you'll find it very hard to come by on day two.
I hope my post was not seen as implying there is no use for these drugs. I was talking about asymptomatic individuals taking them just to take them. There is a very real difference between therapeutic and non-therapeutic use.scullster46 said:as someone who actually takes meds like adderall(i take vyvanse) due to ADHD, I can say that they do wonders. Without them I honestly can't concentrate at all, and its impossible to get large amounts of work done. However, as someone pointed out before, be careful with it, because you won't feel like yourself. On stuff like adderall, you also will tend to not get hungry or, thirsty, so force yourself to eat and drink plenty. When I first switched to vyvanse, I hadn't been taking my meds regularly, and I lost 9 pounds in 3 weeks. When coupled with endurance sports, that becomes a huge deal.
no, I understood what you were saying, just wanted to give some perspective from my experience with them. Also, even though you could technically say that they are therapeutic for my case, I still would consider them as performance enhancers, as they are being used for that purpose. In fact, ADD medications are on the banned substance list for the NCAA. It was quite a bit of a shock when I was asked to procure test results proving I needed the meds in order to get medical exemptionskippythepinhead said:I hope my post was not seen as implying there is no use for these drugs. I was talking about asymptomatic individuals taking them just to take them. There is a very real difference between therapeutic and non-therapeutic use.
heroin addicts experience the same and spend the rest of their drug life intake trying desperately to recapture that first rush, 'chasing the dragon'..skippythepinhead said:I have been on Ritalin/Ritalin SR 20mg on and off for about 10 years, since suffering a brain injury in a car accident. I can't speak to adderall, but the drugs are similar. I think you'll find that it's like a number of drugs that end up being addictive because the first time is actually the best. If you need the drug to improve a real condition like I do, then you'll find there's no need to chase after the original high feeling. It's just a tool in an arsenal to alleviate the post-concussion symptoms I experience. If you're after the Day One rush, you'll find it very hard to come by on day two.