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Hrmmm... caffeine + 5mg of adderal. Feeling not-depressed for the first time today, and it doesn't feel like it's just a factor of the exercise. My leg is bouncing un-controllably, but my mood is good and I can concentrate (compulsive livjounalling notwithstanding). It's kind of scary how good the buzz feels. I've always been afraid of becoming one of those people who needs coffee or whatever in the mornings. Non-reliance on that sort of thing has always been a point of pride for me. And I've always been tired and subject to depression. Maybe instead of waiting until after I've crashed, I should try more readily identifying the days when I start out underwater and just "give in", and "risk getting hooked on" stimulants (by which I just mean caffeinated tea, but yes those are the terms I think of it in), and use that momentum to get some exercise, a change of scene when I need it, or at least something actually done at work so I can point to that if I lose it later on.

...then again, I can already feel it wearing off, I think. Meh. Treading carefully.

Date: 2009-10-26 08:33 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] laurion
Adderal is the new drug of choice on college campuses because of the mental boosting effects it has on cramming and tests, even for people who don't have some medical need for it. Around finals time it can go up over $5 a pill...

And there are enough people out there willing to substitute a short term enhancement for actual learning. *sigh*

Date: 2009-10-26 08:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] usernamenumber.livejournal.com
It's weird: the adderal actually has a fairly mild effect on me. One of the things I like about it is that I barely notice it. I just sort of realize after a while that I've been doing the same thing for the last $time_period... when it works, at least. Sometimes I'm not even sure it's doing anything, but then it is a very small dose (5mg). I only get a real sense of energy/mood boost from caffeine. Not sure what that implies.

Tried to get the extended-release version to see if that's different, but MA has some incredibly invasive and stupid laws that are preventing me from getting my prescription filled for now, but that's a subject for another post.

Hmmm.....

Date: 2009-10-28 11:08 pm (UTC)
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Re: Hmmm.....

Date: 2009-10-28 11:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] usernamenumber.livejournal.com
I'm afraid I'm going to have to wait for [livejournal.com profile] lmpshd or some other passer-by to translate this. =:P

Re: Hmmm.....

Date: 2009-10-28 11:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] usernamenumber.livejournal.com
Nevermind. A cast member in a my current show got it for me. fwiw, one of the things I like about this guy is that he's not just about throwing drugs at people, but... yeah, some experimentation might be warranted. We shall see.

Re: Hmmm.....

Date: 2009-10-29 06:50 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Lmpshd I am sure would have helped out, but currently has to tend to a mathematician and his lady friend.

Re: Hmmm.....

Date: 2009-10-29 02:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] usernamenumber.livejournal.com
Ah, I understand. I hear tending mathematicians can be trying work. =;)

Re: Hmmm.....

Date: 2009-10-31 06:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lmpshd.livejournal.com
Some more than others, indeed.

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