Posted by Trevpr on July 2, 2013, at 1:40:51
In reply to Re: Daily crash and dysphoria after starting Adderall, posted by antennastoheaven on June 30, 2013, at 18:07:55
I've always wondered how it is that ANYONE can take stimulants long term... It seems that building up a tolerance only takes like a month or two TOPS and the effects of stimulants usually are short-lived, then you feel miserable for the rest of the day, anxiously awaiting the next dose.
They also have tons of side effects like rapid heartrate and anxiety/panic attacks in those who are prone. Again, it isn't so much the side effects that are the big problem, it's just that they do not seem to be sustainable.
They also downregulate "feel good" receptors and invoke dependence. To me, they are an all-around bad idea. I had to compulsively keep upping my dose of Ritalin because I kept getting a tolerance to my stimulant prescriptions (I'm not talking about "chasing a high," I'm talking about chasing any sort of positive effect at all.). I accidentally overdosed and they had to empty my stomach and all that. Not very fun (think extreme panic attack + heart rate at like 200bpm). I became tolerant to Adderall very quickly as well.
Well, luckily I survived that - and my caffeine overdose (had a similar sort of effect - panic attack feeling + sky high heart rate + high bp, etcetera).
I think people usually ask for stimulants just for fun. It's like getting a freebie for party drugs, lol. That's my opinion at least.
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