Posted by Elizabeth on April 23, 2002, at 22:47:32
In reply to Re: don't freak out II » Elizabeth, posted by Iago Camboa on April 21, 2002, at 4:20:02
Hi Iago. Thanks for clarifying that. I'm glad to hear you didn't actually mean that!
It's sometimes difficult to recognize irony on the internet because you don't have tone of voice, facial expressions, etc. to go on. And sadly, some people actually believe the things that you said in your post. That's why I thought you were being serious -- I didn't see any indication that it was meant as irony.
> And no, I have never took heroin and I have NO personal involvement in that issue.
Why would that matter?
> But I DID take - never on a regular basis but once during some three weeks - dexedrine (that is almost as maligned as heroin both in the USA and in Europe) and I NEVER felt any tolerance for it (in the sense that I never had to up the dose to keep feeling the same stimulation as the day before) NEITHER ANY withdrawal effects after three weeks of taking it daily and have NOT become an addict.
Dexedrine is, of course, a different drug entirely from diamorphine. Three weeks probably wouldn't be long enough to become tolerant to amphetamine, but some people taking it long-term for narcolepsy, attention-deficit disorder, daytime sleepiness, etc. do have to raise the dose with time. What were you taking it for, BTW?
> To speak the whole truth, I just began to take an IMAO (by the name of Niamid (from Pfizer)) the day following my last dexedrine intake.
We don't have nialamide in the USA, only phenelzine, isocarboxazid, and tranylcypromine. How does nialamide compare to these? Are you still taking it? Why did you stop taking the Dexedrine?
> And I attest here that I consider the said drug (dexedrine or dexto-amphetamine) very effective, very safe and very clean.
Yeah, it's not nearly as unpleasant as most antidepressants can be. It lacks the sexual side effects of SSRIs, the anticholinergic side effects of TCAs, and the food and drug interactions of MAOIs. It doesn't cause weight gain, orthostatic hypotension, sedation, etc. either. I guess that's why it's considered "bad:" it's not unpleasant or annoying enough to take. :-)
-elizabeth
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