Posted by Buffet on October 17, 2000, at 22:17:42
In reply to Re: GHB, a 1 year trial..., posted by stjames on October 17, 2000, at 19:06:24
> > After a long all day binge, did you have the same side effects that I had - > elevated heart rate, extreme anxiety/paranoia/mania, aggression, extreme irritability, and phychosis? While intoxicated, did you ever have problems learning, converting things to memory, and concentrating?
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> James here....
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> This is textbook discription of barbitute abuse and/or addiction. Messy.
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> jamesGHB and barbs are quite different in how they react in the brain. I have been on fioricet for about six months before the GHB experience (used for migraines) , and yes I must admit to experimentation with high levels of fioricet. It contains butalbital (sp?), one of the weaker barbs. I never had the same reactions from the barbs, but then again they were high doses of a weak barb so who knows. Are you saying that GHB and the barbituates are in the same class, or work in the same manner? If so, I would have to dissagree. There side effects from abuse may be similar, but the two drugs are apples and oranges.
Also, GHB detox is very uncomfortable physically, but relatively harmless when compared to going cold turkey on barbs, which has the potential to put you into seizures and death.
One more thing, the effects I had seem to be related to excess dopamine. Then again this is speculation.
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