Ritalin/concerta (the other big ADHD drug) is literally methylphenidate. “Meth” is in the name. Adderall is an amphetamine, the other half to “methamphetamine” …
There’s actually chemical similarities between the drug. Fact is: though similar, there’s a large gap between taking a drug as prescribed by a medical professional in a controlled dosage, versus hitting the pipe behind the dumpster…
I would argue that these drugs like many psychoactive drugs, when abused, could be just as hazardous as their illegal counterpart, however, in clinical use cases, they can be life changing.
There’s an ocean of difference between results if you compare what’s found on the street, to what’s in the bottle from the pharmacy.
This is the case for a lot of chemicals. Even pure cocaine has a place in medicine. The difference between something like methamphetamine bought from a street dealer, and the contents of Adderall or Ritalin/concerta, is huge. Minimizing that difference is doing a disservice to the public and only serves to spread FUD.
Amphetamine and methamphetamine are not that similar. Just because a chemical has a similar structure does not mean it is exactly the same. Buproprion is chemically almost exactly the same as ephedrine but have wildly different effects. Adderall is an amphetamine, vyvanse is an amphetamine.
These other drugs often leave most people feeling like shit, nobody is doing adderrall or these other drugs recreationally. Crystal meth gives you such a ridiculous dopamine rush that you feel like you are on top of the world, like you can conquer anything, but it will give you delusions and eventually that starts to go away.
As someone who takes Vyvanse 70mg (lisdexamfetamine) daily, and have smoked meth a few times, they’re quite different. Vyvanse does give you energy, but it doesn’t make you feel ecstatic. To me it just feels like a really strong coffee but I don’t feel like shit and I can sleep at night.
I’ve been through Vyvanse withdrawals twice, and it sucks, but its nothing like meth withdrawal (I haven’t experienced it myself, but I know people who have). People with a meth addiction are desperate enough to commit crime. Vyvanse withdrawals are so bad, sometimes us neuro-atypicals forget to take our addictive and dangerous drugs.
I tried to take vyvanse but I just couldn’t handle it. I’m a stim junkie but vyvanse made me spotty as hell. I’d be awake one moment and borderline asleep, get mood swings. I just don’t take prescriptions anymore.
Even if I did, it wouldn’t be a valid experiment. Vyvanse can only be metabolised by digestion. You can’t snort, smoke, shelf or inject it. Vyvance takes more than an hour to start working and lasts 12+ hours, meth is a few minutes and lasts a few hours.
My point is they are quite different. Vyvanse, by design, is much harder to abuse, and most people don’t want to take it recreationally.
Ritalin/concerta (the other big ADHD drug) is literally methylphenidate. “Meth” is in the name. Adderall is an amphetamine, the other half to “methamphetamine” …
There’s actually chemical similarities between the drug. Fact is: though similar, there’s a large gap between taking a drug as prescribed by a medical professional in a controlled dosage, versus hitting the pipe behind the dumpster…
I would argue that these drugs like many psychoactive drugs, when abused, could be just as hazardous as their illegal counterpart, however, in clinical use cases, they can be life changing.
There’s an ocean of difference between results if you compare what’s found on the street, to what’s in the bottle from the pharmacy.
This is the case for a lot of chemicals. Even pure cocaine has a place in medicine. The difference between something like methamphetamine bought from a street dealer, and the contents of Adderall or Ritalin/concerta, is huge. Minimizing that difference is doing a disservice to the public and only serves to spread FUD.
It’s worth noting that doctors can literally prescribe methamphetamine to someone with ADHD. It’s brand name is Desoxyn.
So you’re saying that methane works the same as methamphetamine?
Amphetamine and methamphetamine are not that similar. Just because a chemical has a similar structure does not mean it is exactly the same. Buproprion is chemically almost exactly the same as ephedrine but have wildly different effects. Adderall is an amphetamine, vyvanse is an amphetamine.
These other drugs often leave most people feeling like shit, nobody is doing adderrall or these other drugs recreationally. Crystal meth gives you such a ridiculous dopamine rush that you feel like you are on top of the world, like you can conquer anything, but it will give you delusions and eventually that starts to go away.
As someone who takes Vyvanse 70mg (lisdexamfetamine) daily, and have smoked meth a few times, they’re quite different. Vyvanse does give you energy, but it doesn’t make you feel ecstatic. To me it just feels like a really strong coffee but I don’t feel like shit and I can sleep at night.
I’ve been through Vyvanse withdrawals twice, and it sucks, but its nothing like meth withdrawal (I haven’t experienced it myself, but I know people who have). People with a meth addiction are desperate enough to commit crime. Vyvanse withdrawals are so bad, sometimes us neuro-atypicals forget to take our addictive and dangerous drugs.
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I tried to take vyvanse but I just couldn’t handle it. I’m a stim junkie but vyvanse made me spotty as hell. I’d be awake one moment and borderline asleep, get mood swings. I just don’t take prescriptions anymore.
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I don’t suppose you where making sure you smoked only 70mg of meth when you did didn’t you?
Even if I did, it wouldn’t be a valid experiment. Vyvanse can only be metabolised by digestion. You can’t snort, smoke, shelf or inject it. Vyvance takes more than an hour to start working and lasts 12+ hours, meth is a few minutes and lasts a few hours.
My point is they are quite different. Vyvanse, by design, is much harder to abuse, and most people don’t want to take it recreationally.
What about Nymphetamine?
I wouldn’t really call that a drug so much as a byproduct.
If I may ask, why did you bring that particular substance up?
I had no idea it’s actually a thing, always assumed it as a joke combination of nymphomania and amphetamine. It’s a song/album name by Cradle of Filth
Yeah Im aware of the song too lol, yeah it is an actual substance though.