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Has Adderall Jumped the Shark?

Dorothy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:17:52 EDT

multi-faced...and a liar@PickleTitsTurner:

Has Adderall Jumped the Shark?

LoveHandles — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:46:44 EDT

@medialady: start with "I have trouble focusing and it's negatively affecting my work/school life. Then s/he will most likely proceed in saying, "do you have x? y? z?" anwer yes, yes, yes, if they sound reasonable. If they don't offer it up, just ask for it. Doctor's are pushers, they don't want to spend time with you.

LoveHandles

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medialady — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:41:48 EDT

Please tell me exactly what you have to say to the MD to get adderall prescribed. Please

medialady

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8Millionth — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:03:16 EDT

I'm like a B-19
On Benzedrine
When I'm on the scene
I punch a whole through the sky

--"On the Beam" sung by Bing Crosby

8Millionth

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Lycosidae — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:04:53 EDT

That wasn't an emoticon, by the way, just a close-parenthesis and a colon, Mr. Ketch!

Lycosidae

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Lycosidae — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:00:58 EDT

For a brief history on the subject, this looks like an interesting read (for me anyway, from over here in the slow, paint-drying-watching lane):

On Speed, Nicolas Rasmussen, briefly reviewed here.

Lycosidae

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LoveHandles — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:00:55 EDT

@depardoo: indeed. Wanna pop some pills with me?

LoveHandles

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depardoo — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:55:04 EDT

Damn refresh button.

depardoo

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depardoo — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:54:38 EDT

@LoveHandles:

Multiple posts are a sign of having tried this.

depardoo

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LoveHandles — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:51:59 EDT

shit. forgive me... I'm a little wired.

LoveHandles

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LoveHandles — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:50:47 EDT

@Shivery.McPickles: FYI: 4 red bulls and 40mg of adderall in a 6 hour span = dangerous. Never try this (unless you have to clean your house - then it's actually recommended).

LoveHandles

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LoveHandles — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:48:17 EDT

@Shivery.McPickles: FYI: 4 red bulls and 4o mg of adderral = dangerous. Never try this. (Unless you have to clean your house - then it's ok)

LoveHandles

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LoveHandles — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:47:03 EDT

@Pope John Peeps II: But what if you're lying there in your own filth, looking at the mess around you and wondering "why bother"? We can all agree that, then, drugs are acceptable, no?

LoveHandles

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SuburbanSocialite — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:39:49 EDT

@PickleTitsTurner: Exactly the reason I can't write on coke . . . that and the total lack of interest in proofreading.

SuburbanSocialite

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Shivery.McPickles — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:18:50 EDT

Doesn't anyone drink Red Bull anymore?

Shivery.McPickles

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roodles — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:48:07 EDT

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: once, again Xanax stops the worry. The withdrawal effects are a bitch though. Only take when REALLY needed.

roodles

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carolinacosmina — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:46:13 EDT

I wish these posts were more servicey.

carolinacosmina

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izzodee544 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:39:46 EDT

@sennheiserz: that happens with coke too. I mean... I've heard.

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: seconded.

izzodee544

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LeGagneur — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:39:39 EDT

Adderall is actually chemically similar to cocaine, not speed. Isn't it?

LeGagneur

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cardboardbelt — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:36:30 EDT

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: That's what weed is for.

And what ever happened to just being drunks, with the occasional mind-sharpening/tremor-reducing smoke?

Taking too much pseudoephederin-packed allergy medication made me feel great, until I noticed I was talking like Howard Hughes in that scene from the Aviator, 'Show me the blueprints show me the blueprints blueprints show me the blueprints'

cardboardbelt

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sennheiserz — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:34:16 EDT

I used to find that I couldn't get drunk while the stuff was kicked in, but the second it ended every drink of the night would hit me at once, and I'd usually black right out...

sennheiserz

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Botswana Meat Commission FC — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:30:19 EDT

@The Dewd:
Does it cut down on persistent neuroses? That's all I want to know. I'm kind of a natural worrier who wants to be all careless and fancy-free for a few days/months/decades.

Botswana Meat Commission FC

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extracrispy — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:29:24 EDT

Wait, guys... Nature is a scientific journal read mostly by scientists. It's not a general interest outdoors magazine.

The real story here is why it seems perfectly acceptable for scientists to take drugs that boost their thinking, but not ok for athletes to take performance enhancing drugs?

extracrispy

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Botswana Meat Commission FC — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:28:45 EDT

Those pills look delicious.

Botswana Meat Commission FC

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The Dewd — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:26:38 EDT

If you ever try drinking while on provigil it's quite interesting. No matter how hard you try you Cannot. Get. Drunk. Very bizarre experience.

The Dewd

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PickleTitsTurner — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:25:40 EDT

I used to take Addrall, but then I outran my sadness, found I had not depth, and had to stop. Now I'm miserable, mopey, and multifaceted.

PickleTitsTurner

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FitnessMadeSimple — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:25:07 EDT

You know what solves concentration problems cheaper and more effectively than pills? A belt to the ass.

FitnessMadeSimple

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GirlFriday — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:21:59 EDT

Oooh, thanks for the reminder. Whenever I navigate over to Gawker and then spend 15 minutes crafting a lame comment, I know it's time for a supplement...

GirlFriday

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mathnet — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:55:24 EDT

Aren't all outdoorsy people looking at pictures of outdoors outdoors because they have ADD?

mathnet

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What it is — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:54:38 EDT

adderall contributed to the completion of many a late-night paper and finals cram session in college. anyone want to hook me up for early deadlines?

What it is

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L'etrangere — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:51:27 EDT

@Phyllis Nefler: Adderall makes the greatest solitaire player in the world.

L'etrangere

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roodles — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:51:03 EDT

If adderall is helping you "focus and concentrate" instead of making you as hyper and speed-y, you may actually have ADD.
Oh amphetamines, you'll never replace my Xanax.

roodles

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depardoo — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:50:08 EDT

And let us not forget the admonition from the great "Sweet Virginia" to "drop your reds, drop your greens and blues".

depardoo

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depardoo — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:49:15 EDT

My recollection (not from experience, mind you) is that, technically, blues are depressants.

depardoo

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L'etrangere — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:48:03 EDT

The last time I took Adderall I wrote a story about a Russian clown. That's totally normal, right?

L'etrangere

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princepumpkinbeepster — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:45:26 EDT

@che_leo: I get all cottonmouthy just looking at them.

princepumpkinbeepster

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Phyllis Nefler — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:45:18 EDT

Adderall, rather than help me focus on, say, studying or writing a paper, typically instead helps me focus on writing even longer rambling/procrastinating emails to my friends.

Phyllis Nefler

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skahammer — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:44:40 EDT

The name Provigil is one of those few pharmaceutical names that actually make a kind of sense, considering what the drug is for.

"Provogil," on the other hand, sounds like a screenname on a Mormon dating site. (Because a guy can't be expected to look for *all* his wives offline.)

skahammer

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Jenniferhdaniel — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:42:46 EDT

@Pope John Peeps II: Man, it isn't just about the vaccuum. It's about double fisting. There's the vacuum in one hand and a glass of scotch in the other. It's about pushing that gd vaccuum around like there's no tommorrow, in addition to smoking this here cigarette, baking these biscuits and kicking the dog for shittin' on the carpet. When your nana's a speed freak, you learn to appreciate the art of multi-tasking with chemical enhancers.

Jenniferhdaniel

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Helman — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:42:23 EDT

@CaptainHangNail: That goddamn refresh button . . .

Helman

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maevemealone — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:42:13 EDT

I took mine yesterday at 3pm. It was really hard to get to the pharmacy for the refill. I was disappointed when everyone went home from work at 5pm, I had so much to talk about! I was also a little wide eyed at happy hour, but a few g&t's calmed me right down.

maevemealone

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malvones — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:41:34 EDT

i start to salivate just looking at those little clusters of amphetamine goodness

malvones

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Private Hangnail — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:40:23 EDT

I rode the orange pony for six years (thanks Dr. Gallo!) and then had to quit when I misplaced my health insurance. Fortunately the current job requires just enough attention span to refresh Gawker approximately six million times a day. Protracted sigh.

Private Hangnail

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Pope John Peeps II — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:37:30 EDT

If you cannot concentrate enough to plug in and push a vacuum, you might as well kill yourself. Except I cannot think of a method of killing yourself that doesn't require more concentration than plugging in and pushing a vacuum. Even counting enough pills to put you out takes concentratio... oh look the Tudors is on. what was I saying? this new starbuck's blend is smooth. Julia Allison? ssstzzzzz.

Pope John Peeps II

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Helman — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:36:02 EDT

But that Nature-reading contingent is such an edgy bunch. I'm sure the numbers are far lower among Gawker commentators.

Helman