Posted by craig getty on September 11, 2004, at 8:39:34
In reply to Re: how do ritalin and cocaine differ ? » linkadge, posted by pablo1 on September 10, 2004, at 11:32:52
here's my 2 cents on the subject from the perspective of how they affected me. Coke is stronger in terms of increasing my focus, making me social, and it has a much more powerful "feel good" affect. The problem is that it lasts so much shorter, and you find yourself having to constantly do more to keep this affect going. Eventually, it is counterproductive because instead of an aid (or self-medication) it becomes a hinderance - it becomes all about the coke, and i end up being less social (in the normal sense) and less productive (it's hard to write or study when all you can think about is the next bump you'll need in 15 minutes.) Ritalin, unfortunately, lost it's punch for me after a month or so of using it.
I've recently started adderrall xr, which seems like a nice fit. It's less "speedy" than ritalin and more effective for focus. It doesn't have the intense feel good effect of coke (or even what ritalin had at first), but then again I'm only on 10 mg.
Question....does anyone know anything about the possibility of alka seltzer or baking soda increasing the effectiveness of ritalin or adderrall? If this is true, how does it work?
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