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There is a smart way to do this and not be a complete moron like the author. I take adderall a few times a year and have been doing so since my senior year (200
by systematical 14y ago
There is a smart way to do this and not be a complete moron like the author. I take adderall a few times a year and have been doing so since my senior year (2003) in high school and have never come close to this trainwreck. It's a simple approach: know exactly what you have to do before taking it, eat a meal before (since you will have no appetite), take them in the early morning (so you can sleep by night), and finally...don't use them again for at least a few months. Also have water nearby the entire time since it dehydrates you.
- tocomment 14y agoWhat kind of things do you on adderal?
- systematical 14y agoProgramming and if I get side tracked a little house cleaning. The trick is not to get side tracked and "crack" out on something that it isn't vital to the task at hand so I can maximize the "high".
- awakeasleep 14y agoGood luck getting that published.
- wahnfrieden 14y agoHow much are you taking at once that you space it by several months?
- systematical 14y ago1-2 pills at 10mg each. Try and just do one. Usually able to get a solid 8-12 hours of straight work out of them. It's hell on my back and I don't like the side-effects so thats why I limit it like that only taking them when I feel my workload necessitates it.
- wahnfrieden 14y agoIR?
- catshirt 14y agoabusing unprescribed drugs makes you a "complete moron", but abusing unprescribed drugs in moderation makes you well informed. note taken.
- icelancer 14y agoIs it abuse if you use them for performance reasons and moderate it properly? Just because the distributors of the drug say it is abuse doesn't mean it is - they do not get to decide these things.
- catshirt 14y agothis is to my point. who then is the arbiter of abuse? OP? x pills is fine, y pills is fine, z pills makes you a "complete moron".
- disbelief 14y agoWell, when your life starts to fall apart at the seams and you start exhibiting any one of the behaviours mentioned in OP's article, that's a pretty good indicator you've reached "complete moron" status. However I think you're over simplifying the question. Not everyone has the same response to drugs/substances. Some people can do what systematical does without any long term side effects because they simply have the willpower, self awareness, and personality type that allows them to avoid becoming dependent. Conversely other people would become dependent and turn into complete wrecks almost over night. Similar things can be said for alcohol, or any other "altered stated". It doesn't necessarily mean that the substance itself is the problem, or that all use is "abuse". It really comes down to knowing yourself, knowing your own limits, and being as well informed as you can be.
- systematical 14y agoDisbelief is correct here. On the other hand we have a developer at work (with a prescription) that takes this stuff almost daily. I couldn't live like that, I enjoy my lunch too much and feeling "normal."
- cmelbye 14y agoIR or ER? How much?
- arbitrarywords 14y agoYehhh, but... that's exactly what people say to themselves when they start. It won't happen to me because I (insert whatever here). Your brain may start to say different things without you really noticing, or if you do notice, it may seem to make a different sense later. You might want to have more safeguards than just this. An example of one is tell someone you trust what you are doing, talk to them about it, and write down somewhere, that if they tell you to stop you will stop. Even if they have changed. Even if they are a stupid idiot who doesn't understand anything and you don't even know why you were friends with them before etc. etc. etc. Slippery slope is slippery.
- Spakman 14y agoI'm pleased that you don't sound like you're having substance addiction issues. However, I'd recommend revisiting your entire thought process about this stuff the very first time you break one of your rules (like when you take them twice in a month for that one "really exceptional" situation). It's called a slippery slope rather than a precipitous drop for a reason and people don't get addicted to drugs because they're "not smart".
- systematical 14y agoI actually haven't taken them in over a year. Not too worried about any slippery slope.
- systematical 14y agoI should also rephrase. It was not nice of me to call the author a "moron" as addiction is difficult. She was/is just ignorant of the power of drugs. I always knew from a young age I would never become addicted to a drug. I'd never allow it to ruin my life which is why I've been able to try many drugs a few times w/o developing a dependence. Except for coffee, I'm total addicted to that stuff.