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I don't think you should recommend that people just try amphetamine or cannabis, much less in tandem. There are serious side effects especially if you have an e
by x220 7y ago
I don't think you should recommend that people just try amphetamine or cannabis, much less in tandem. There are serious side effects especially if you have an existing or latent mental illness. Cannabis can induce a psychotic episode in a nontrivial proportion of the population. Amphetamine can, among other things, induce mania in someone who has bipolar disorder. It's fine if you know the risks and want to do it anyways, but Jesus Christ, I don't think you should tell people to use speed because "it helps them concentrate".
- np_tedious 7y agoHe's not offering official medical advice. He is sharing his anecdotal experience. I personally have zero interest in speed (meditating or otherwise), but I still enjoyed reading the comment.
- x220 7y agoHe is offering medical advice. He's telling people to use drugs. You can't get more medical than that. Again, it's fine to tell people to use a drug as long as you tell them the risks. It would be irresponsible for me to tell people to try fentanyl because "it's a lot of fun" without mentioning the serious risks.
- yariik 7y agoBy the way, about > the risks It seems that, for some reason, people have a skewed perception of the risks that involve using psychoactive substances. For example, people who consider using a psychedelic drug (like LSD) for the first time, always tend to worry about losing control of their mind as a result of using the drug, and stuff like that. Yeah, sure there is a risk, but actually there could far more greater physiological risks. Like, your blood pressure or body temperature could get too high, etс.