Effects - Using Amphetamine / Speed To Study

[Aar0n]

SWIM has read quite a bit about Ritalin and Adderall, and how you can take them to revise and study for exams, providing the dosage isn't too high so that you don't go off on a Ritalin trip.

SWIM thinks it will be next to impossible to obtain either of these, and doesn't want to try and pretend he has ADHD/ADD because it's not worth the hassle. Can SWIM use Speed to study or is it too dissimilar to Ritalin.

Maybe SWIMs understanding of the whole thing is wrong, so perhaps someone could correct SWIM. SWIM has never done speed but has a great deal of trouble actually studying and revising, which is affect SWIMs education.

Thanks

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[desperado]

I know that people take speed so they can stay up all night and study coz they have very little time be for exam or test or what eva. Dont think its a good idea if you juts 2 lazy to study =]

[eastsidebra]

Originally Posted by desperado

I know that people take speed so they can stay up all night and study coz they have very little time be for exam or test or what eva. Dont think its a good idea if you juts 2 lazy to study =]

Thats a pathetic response the op was serious.. OP if you do thnk you adhd then get it checked out. I am booking in to see a psychologist because i believe i may have. Literally i could spend the whole day studying but only take in a few sentences or a few points. Ritalin really helps you concentrate and focus.... its not about staying up all night to study

[PsychoActivist]

SWIM is unsure as to what exactly SWIY is referring to when they say "speed". But if he is talking about amphetamines such as Dexedrine or Adderall or even Methamphetamine, then yes they do have some potential to be useful for studying in the same respect that Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is.

Most people find that both stimulants (such as Methylphenidate [Ritalin]) and Amphetamines (such as Dextroamphetamine, Amphetamine salts and Methamphetamine) when used in lower doses would be ideal to help them study. For many people (including SWIM) In therapeutic and even low recreational doses, Amphetamines and other stimulants seem to support ones ability to focus and concentrate on one particular thing a lot longer than usual. Some users also feel a lot more motivated, like they want to accomplish something. In this respect, yes, they both could very well be useful for studying.

Keep in mind while it works for a lot of people, SWIY may react completely different so SWIM is not going to sit here and say with 100% surety that it will work for SWIY

Also, there is quite a fine line between the amount that could serve as therapeutic and the amount that will just have one tweeked. This amount of course varies from person to person as well. So if SWIY decides to try it, SWIM would recommend he start out very low and work his way up to a happy medium.

On a final note, SWIM probably doesn't have to tell you this but Amphetamines can be very addictive. Just know that if SWIY decides to try this "just to study" he could also very well be playing with fire.

Be careful.

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[NotImportant]

It works for swim. When swim has a lot of deadlines, swim takes some speed to hold it all together. Dont take too much or too little. And keep track of how much you take and when. It might sound stupid, but in swims experience, you just want another hit and another hit and another hit. So make sure you dont get too high, because then people at your school might notice alot. So, just be careful. But for swim it works brilliantly.

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[dark12]

SWIM is assuming that by speed, SWIy is referring to street meth.

If this the case, then yes it should be very effective at what SWIy is looking for. Methamphetamine is actually prescribed for ADHD under the brand name Desoxyn. It is said to be one of the most effective medications out there with little side effects. Then again, it is prescribed in dosages of 5mg at a time so it won't get the patient completely tweaked off their asses. Instead it will provide acute mental stimulation that will keep their mind from getting over-stimulated from other things, thus allowing them to focus their attention on the task at hand.

SWIM does not recommend using street meth simply because of possible impurities. SWIM strongly recommends taking very SMALL dosages to achieve the affects SWIy is looking for.

SWIM wishes Desoxyn were prescribed more. Too bad the "meth epidemic" scared everyone shitless of its obvious therapeutic benefits.

[jasita]

Aar0n it worked for SWIM when SWIM was studying at undergrad and post grad level. SWIM first tried this during her first degree - she had fallen behind- and worked out that she would have to read and write for 5 days straight in order to meet deadlines- by day two coffee wasnt helping. SWIM happened to have a small amount of speed in her home and decided to just have a VERY small amount every now and then. A small amount was enough to keep SWIM alert, awake and focused SWIM was careful not to take too much as SWIM also knew it was important to sleep in this period as well.....
As others have pointed out - getting the dosage right is the key. SWIM told a friend about her 'study technique' SWIM's friend decided to try this - but she was taking way too much and ended of jittery and unable to concentrate !
After the first try SWIM used this technique on and off but thinks it should not be relied upon every time an essay or exam is due...best to plan in advance....

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Originally Posted by jasita

Aar0n it worked for SWIM when SWIM was studying at undergrad and post grad level. SWIM first tried this during her first degree - she had fallen behind- and worked out that she would have to read and write for 5 days straight in order to meet deadlines- by day two coffee wasnt helping. SWIM happened to have a small amount of speed in her home and decided to just have a VERY small amount every now and then. A small amount was enough to keep SWIM alert, awake and focused SWIM was careful not to take too much as SWIM also knew it was important to sleep in this period as well.....
As others have pointed out - getting the dosage right is the key. SWIM told a friend about her 'study technique' SWIM's friend decided to try this - but she was taking way too much and ended of jittery and unable to concentrate !
After the first try SWIM used this technique on and off but thinks it should not be relied upon every time an essay or exam is due...best to plan in advance....

Hey, thx for the info @all. Is there a dosage which SWIY would recommend to a person who is a stimulant-virgin more or less ? SWIM guesses, that oral ingestion would be the proper type of consumption for not overstimulating at the first time, can someone admit ? Also SWIM does not have a first-hand connection for street-amphs (and has to wait till another SWIM gets some) and does not see chances to get it prescribed, since in his area it is not a common cure-med for ADHD (here Ritalin/Modafinil is very popular). SWIM would not say he has ADHD, he is just soo f***ing under-motivated, supposes many university-students (at least in this Forum ) know that feeling. Out here street-amphs are rumored to only contain 10 - 30 % of pure amph, the rest is a stretch-medium (like coffein or lactose). Could that be even effectual anymore ?

[aerozeppelin123]

My pet hamster tried this once when he had a presentation to do for the next day, just as a little experiment as he was curious about using amphetamine in this way (this was using illegally produced UK amphetamine sulphate). What ended up happening is that he didn't get the work done any faster because he kept saying 'just one more dab' and ended up getting high and spending lots of time listening to music instead. So if you were to try this, it's very important to keep the dosage much lower than a recreational dose, at least in my pet hamster's opinion.

He is very reluctant to use speed in this way though as it seems like such a cheap and fake way of getting motivated to work. IMO it's much better to address the problem without chemical aid and ask yourself why you are not motivated and try to find a way to achieve genuine motivation rather than artificial motivation that has been forced upon you chemically. My pet hamster can sympathise with your lack of motivation though as he often feels the same, but does not want to risk becoming dependent on stimulants to feel motivated so chooses to avoid this option. Everyone's different though, so it may not be the same story for your pet hamster!

[cobetcknncoio3]

back when SWIM used to occasionally take stimulants for academic purposes, he found that amphetamine was far superior to methylphenidate for this purpose. sure, methylphenidate will make one be able to concentrate better and be a great deal more efficient, but it lacks a certain "intellectual" quality that amphetamine has. on methylphenidate, SWIM felt like an apathetic robot, just burning through one assignment after the other, automatically. but with amphetamine, SWIM felt a real purpose and motivation, and a much more psychological quality that enhanced creativity and effort. specifically, reading/writing was great while on amphetamine, as was math: anything requiring deep thought, it just clicked, and SWIM was an expert on whatever he was doing at the time.

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[dadrone]

Originally Posted by Aar0n

SWIM has read quite a bit about Ritalin and Adderall, and how you can take them to revise and study for exams, providing the dosage isn't too high so that you don't go off on a Ritalin trip.

SWIM thinks it will be next to impossible to obtain either of these, and doesn't want to try and pretend he has ADHD/ADD because it's not worth the hassle. Can SWIM use Speed to study or is it too dissimilar to Ritalin.

Maybe SWIMs understanding of the whole thing is wrong, so perhaps someone could correct SWIM. SWIM has never done speed but has a great deal of trouble actually studying and revising, which is affect SWIMs education.

Thanks

SWIM heard from AFOAF that there was a guy who used methamphetamine to write a 3000-word paper he waited until the last night to start and was very successful with it.

So according to what SWIM heard, it may work for SWIY.