Posted by iris2 on September 10, 2004, at 14:28:09
In reply to Re: how do ritalin and cocaine differ ?, posted by linkadge on September 10, 2004, at 9:26:39
Just a subjective comment from personal experience.
I self medicated with cocaine for almost three years. I would snort small amounts at work to get through and function while there. It was addictive but not like smoking it which is how I got a lot of problems at the end. I take ritalin now for many years. It is different. I get less mood uplift from the ritalin but more energy. It does not seem to me to be addictive at all. Eccept when I stop it I have no energy to get out of bed but that is one of the reasons I take it. I do not feel physical or emotional withdrawel. With the cocaine when I tried to stop it or ran out I definitely felt mental cravings for it and would be very upset when I ran out.
irene
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