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Re: Great info on stimulants » Ame Sans Vie

Posted by btnd on September 3, 2003, at 18:54:37

In reply to Re: ritalin, etc » loolot, posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 2, 2003, at 12:04:44

> > Is ritalin very addictive, though? I worry that I am getting more and more addicted to the dopamine and norepinephrine (I have those nasty involuntary tics now).
>
> One can develop a dependency to Ritalin or any of the amphetamines after a few weeks of continual use. But if you genuinely need them and plan on continuing to take them, dependency shouldn't be an issue. "Addiction" is a term loosely thrown around to refer to dependency *or* addiction, which are two very different things. Dependency simply means that your body and/or mind relies on the drug to function properly (e.g. a diabetic on insulin; a cancer patient on fentanyl; a mentally ill person on stimulants).
[...]

> As for whether you'll develop tolerance to them, it has been my experience that you will not. I've taken amphetamines off and on for years,never developing any kind of tolerance. Yes, the initial "high" that you get from them will disappear, but in all likelihood, their DA/NE release and reuptake inhibition effects will remain and continue to be helpful.


>Though this is totally subjective, it may help if I tell you that I found Ritalin to be absolutely awful -- like drinking wayyyy too much coffee.


I haven't tried Ritalin, but coffee is awful for me at any dosage - makes my anxiety sky-rocket, more concentration/attention problems and definitely very bad experiences (I have almost all ADD symptoms and amphetamines, on the other hand, help tremendously - especially Dexedrine).

BTW, AmeSansVie - great info on stimulants. I've been researching the tolerance/sensitivity issue of amphetamines for few days now and definitely partial NDMA antagonists (glutamate antagonists)help with it. I'll post more in a couple days.


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