Posted by JGalt on November 7, 2001, at 22:55:45
In reply to Re: GHB: Could anyone help me to know? Tks, posted by stjames on November 7, 2001, at 16:32:56
> Don't forget tolerance and addiction.
>
> jamesJames,
In my experience those terms don't apply to GHB. After 6 months of usage, I have not had to increase my initial starting dose by any amount to achieve the same effects. I know of no one who has either. There is also no temptation to take a higher dosage to achieve better effects. There is an optimum dosage unique for every person on an empty stomach. Go lower than that, you don't feel it as much and the effects aren't as noticeable or pleasurable. Go higher than that and feel too sedated or out of touch. Go say 2x your optimum dosage and you will pass out. Like I said, the amount doesn't change, except marginally downward on an MAOi inhibitor.
Addiction. I would not describe it as addictive. It could be if you are intentionally or ignorantly abusing the chemical, but there is little reason to if one understands it. It causes the storage of dopamine while you are on it that is released when you come off. Thus, when you come off it, you have a nice stimulatory and pleasurable effect. This occurs 4-6 hours after administration. If one doses ghb again before one comes off of it, dopamine builds up higher. If one does it several does this for say a day or more in a row, then it builds up to rather high levels, and when then when the person comes off, it is released, causing anxiety and overstimulation. This is easily prevented by never dosing again within the 4-6 hrs, or at least never more than twice in a row. If you do this, you will not have any withdraw symptoms. Without withdraw symptoms, one is not compelled to have to use it again, it is only if one wants to.
The way I see it, if something doesn't have withdraw symptoms that are not easily avoidable or tolerance, then it cannot be said to be any more addictive than any other pleasurable activity.
JGalt
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