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shez · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:56 pm Post subject: shock

was anyone else dismayed by reading some of the posts by mrnomates.
Each to their own and all that. but... the use of anything stimulating like coke and speed scares me, it would make me feel so much worse . i notice that when i am stressed if i drink too much coffee it makes me agitated.
Does anyone else have this experience?

wistful_dementia · Intermediate User Joined: Sep 28, 2004 Posts: 173

I wasn't dismayed over him advocating illicit drugs as much as much as it being suggested that antidepressants don't work. I think the stats suggest that they do work and that there is more to it than a placebo effect. As far as coke- yeah it stresses me. cocaine works on alot of different neurotransmitters but mainly on somekind of a norephedrine . Alot of illicit drugs cause euphoric effects and hit the system all at once like a torrent of water breaking down a damn. SSRI's are more like a slow trickle and take awhile to build up and for the user to feel the effect.

shez · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

I agree with you. I've found AD's have worked and the research does support it. But i view them as fuel for an engine I still have to stear to recovery.
Thank you for posting a reply

shez · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject:

I agree with you. I've found AD's have worked and the research does support it. But i view them as fuel for an engine I still have to stear to recovery.
Thank you for posting a reply

Remus · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:54 am Post subject:

I took speed when I was younger, it makes your SA ten times worse as does coke, he's prolly got SA from taking them I bet, I've met a few who have.

bloody idiot

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shez · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:38 pm Post subject:

Thank you all for replies, this was the first time i posted, thanks to encouragement from member D. Very Happy

I wouldn't be so harsh on people who use drugs eg coke, there is a reason why people do so, and sometimes people have to reach so low before recognising their is a problem.

I agree about anti depressants, i'm due to gradually stop mine soon. The main difficulty was overcoming the belief that only the meds made a difference. i realise that they helped get me to a point where i was able to make life changes.

GettingThere · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:57 am Post subject:

I tried sniffing coke once.

It was a mixed experience. The bubbles kinda tickled my nostrils and that was good but I didn't like having softdrink up my nose.

tommy_15 · Advanced User Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 351

iv used both coke, speed, and others in the past. I wouldnt rule out using small amounts again on occasion.

my experience was that it didnt affect my sp ... however i had a scare once from too much dexa-something or rather ... i felt like i was gonna die .. and it wasnt some stupid psychological thing .. id taken shitloads of the stuff, my heart was beating VERY fast, i had a massive fever .. very dizzy .. i would recomend to be very careful with amphetamines.

pot, weed, ganja, call it what you will, that shit is BAD BAD BAD BAD to anyone with sp. I wouldnt touch that stuff again under any circumstance.

tommy_15 · Advanced User Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 351

re caffiene ... i went through a period of about almost 2 weeks with no coffee (i drink about 5 cups a day normally) and i definetly felt a measurable difference to my nerves.

i try and limit it to 1 cup a day now .. the rest is decaff.

Remus · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:19 pm Post subject: