Legal stimulants

[pokergod0588]

i was in 7-11 the other day and noticed all the energy boosters and stimulants at the counter...anyone ever try these? was wondering if they'd give you a sorta rush like high if you take enough?

[Benga]

check out what's the active substance, mostly likely caffeine ( coffee, guarana, kola etc), ephedrine (ephedra, ma huang, sida cordifolia...) amino acids, vitamins... and read up on that would be my suggestion

[wingsofazrael]

any legal stimulant sucks and ephedrine hcl/ephedra has more side effects than most illegal stimulants...

[Loser]

not to mention... well actually to mention... ephedrine or ephedra is
illegal in the usa... so u wont find it in any erngy type of object
sold around...



so if your like a little picker upper after a short sleep or little
energy waker upper.. .then ya take some or a can of energy drink...
will do as much to ya as caffeine... but dont take to many of either
cause it will just upset your stomach...



i take energy drinks when i dont get much sleep... helps me... caffeine
just makes me feel like shit so i dont take it anymore... cept in
minimal accounts like soda...



also i had a strange reaction to coffee... two hours after i drink... i
start to sneeze a bit... only with coffee... so its not really the
caffeine... not a big deal but weird non the less...

[Benga]

the things I don't like about caffeine is the way it can tense up my muscles and act on blood circulation (cold hands) even hours after drinking some (I'm thinking franco-italian style dark machine expresso here), which is something that bothered me a lot as a musician when I had gigs. So i stopped coffee for some years, but now i'm back on a moderate loop. Nicotine does pretty much the same for circulation actually. Another thing I don't like about is the delay, especially if you plan on taking a nap, i'm sensitive to caffeine which causes me to not be able to lose consciousness and drift off to sleep, especially a few hours after a cup, when it hits.


I really prefer the non jittery stimulation of coca tea, which is not a problem to import here, but unfortunatly the last boxes were not of very good quality, much weaker than coffee in a way.


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[Nagognog2]

Coca tea enjoys having a pinch of baking soda placed in the cup to make the active alkaloid more soluble in the water. Give that a shout instead of coffee for breakfast! It is Bongo-Approved.

[Pinkavvy]

Originally Posted by Loser

not to mention... well actually to mention... ephedrine or ephedra is
illegal in the usa... so u wont find it in any erngy type of object
sold around...

so if your like a little picker upper after a short sleep or little
energy waker upper.. .then ya take some or a can of energy drink...
will do as much to ya as caffeine... but dont take to many of either
cause it will just upset your stomach...

i take energy drinks when i dont get much sleep... helps me... caffeine
just makes me feel like shit so i dont take it anymore... cept in
minimal accounts like soda...

also i had a strange reaction to coffee... two hours after i drink... i
start to sneeze a bit... only with coffee... so its not really the
caffeine... not a big deal but weird non the less...

Ephedra can be purchased OTC in most places in the USA. Ephedrine can't.
Edited by: pinkavvy

[acolon_5]

I didn't see anybody mention betel nuts. I love em they keep me up and a little euphoric without the jitters....good stuff

[sands of time]

Originally Posted by acolon_5

I didn't see anybody mention betel nuts.* I love em* they keep me up and a little euphoric without the jitters....good stuff

How do you use it? I have some but I read your supposed to chew it with something. What do you chew it with?

[Benga]

Originally Posted by sands of time

How do you use it? I have some but I read your supposed to chew it with something. What do you chew it with?

very good question !!! I've heard that betel can be toxic too. You can get it anywhere here, in asian supermarkets, betel nuts, dried, powder, leaves...


the only betel use I know of is the indian pan, which i tried a few times in my indian trips, but not something I could consider preparing myself...the little packets of pan parag with tobacco in them i have a hard time finding here though.


how do use betel ? chew it straight with limestone paste ?


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[Nagognog2]

I have read that chewing betel nut will stain your teeth bright red. Not sure if this is a bad thing. I love scaring dentists!

[Benga]

Originally Posted by nagognog2

I have read that chewing betel nut will stain your teeth bright red. Not sure if this is a bad thing. I love scaring dentists!

yeah it does do that among other things. Limestone paste isn't that good for the teeth, and the common mixture of tobacco in the pan massala has given some pretty nasty tumors to daily users (a few pans a day, everyday...)