The Controversial Current: Article #1 - Stimulants.

I was just watching 60 Minutes, and the previous story was about perscription drugs meant for ADD/ADHD patients such as Adderal (Amphetamine/Stimulant) or Ritalin/Concerta (Methylphenidate/CNS Stimulant). I've been meaning to write about these for a while, and they are fun to debate about.

They do help calm down the people who really are diagnosed with ADHD. Even so, a shot or two of espresso is still equivalent and it is all natural and is much more beneficial than a dose of harsh chemicals.

Sure, they help you become more alert due to dopamine enhancement, however, your dopamine receptors over time will go on overload thus causing mild cases of schitzophrenia. Pretty euphoric and spectacular experience, right? Not really. It sucked. I'll tell you from experience. Just don't do it.

I don't understand the concept of taking them to cram for a test, to force interest in something, or to stay up all night in general. First off, you forget everything you had reasearched once you come down; Secondly, you can't just force interest in something by harming both yourself mentally, physically, and emotionally due to anxiety caused by these stimuli; As for the sleep, don't be retarded. You need it to be able to concentrate. Common sense would tell you that. If anything, take some natural melatonin or drink some earl grey tea to promote a better night's sleep in which your brain is craving.

Why do people give their children these? Parents are getting lazier and lazier and it's uncalled for. It's called proper discipline. Why do you think 12 year olds are whoring themselves out these days? Parents are too damn lazy to teach them morals and think "well, they have ADD/ADHD", then give them a pill and think,"okay, problem solved. They'll behave now".

I believe most of these "disorders" are made up by the government so they can make money off their shitty perscriptions because they don't want marijuana or other street drugs to be legal. To be quite frank, the ADD/ADHD stimulant drugs are equivalent to shitty low grade coke. Sure, go ahead and give your kid cocaine! That's REAL smart. GREAT parenting!




My experience with Concerta:

I went to the Charlotte County Behavioral Center to speak with the therapist there to help me with the same old average stress of high school. She had sent me to a doctor next door to her office for full diagnosis. They first perscribed me Sertaline (Zoloft), an anti-depressant in which boosts your serotonin level thus making you happy. However, when you first start taking them you feel like a zombie due to your brain adjusting to such a boost of a certain chemical. It can take several weeks to adjust to them, therefore causing dependency.

I couldn't handle them for even a day. I went back in for another diagnosis because I knew I wasn't "depressed". I told them that. I clearly stated I was "anxious". My anxiety was causing me to lose concentration which is completely normal. They still felt the need to perscribe me something because it was a psychiatry office and not a psychology. So they gave me a script for Concerta. To start off with, take a 18mg dosage.

Though what the retards didn't realize was stimulants and anxiety don't mix well. Not only that, they wanted me to stay on the Zoloft which interacts differently with Concerta which isn't a very good mixture. Seratonin + Dopamine + Negative (Other Chemicals) = Horrible Reaction. So I was smart enough not to take the Zoloft.

I took one the next day and felt as if I could rule the world. It's basically low grade cocaine in pill form. You feel great when you first do it, and you slowly go downhill. Anyway, I felt so productive. My house was spotless, I read a lot, and I was up until the next day doing all sorts of productive things from making clothes to reorganizing my whole closet, you name it.

I loved being on this because I didn't have to down shots of espresso. Just pop a pill and poof you've had a whole gallon of coffee. I couldn't wait to get my next script. Even my friends at the time were taking them with me and we would go on all sorts of adventures.

My next visit to the office was interesting. I didn't even want to mention my problems. I just wanted to have an intellectual conversation with the therapist about psychology because it's of interest and my parents can't comprehend anything I say ever. They decided to give me the next script which was a triple dosage in one pill (54mg).

Those were even better. Soon I was reading books about intellect, philosphy, and of course still reading psychology but twice as much as usual. I remember I had taken the 54mg one morning and then an 18mg later that day. It was the day I had gone to the "Take Action Tour '09" to interview both Breathe Carolina and Every Avenue's latest basist. I was so dehydrated that a bottle of water felt like a sip, and I had a lot of trouble breathing. It was so embarassing because I ended up losing my voice during the interviews. Way to screw up the launch of your new media site, Allie Failboat. What was even stupider is I ended up getting a mocha latte at a cafe down the street. Super stimuli! That's what stimulants do. You just can't get enough.

My group of friends at the time attended with me. We ended up staying the night at a friend of a friend's house. Ironically, he was in college studying psychology. So I stayed up all night reading about 300 pages of his Carl Rogers book. They all woke up the next morning with a look on their faces stating "Why the hell is she still up reading that?". (By the way, once I came down later on, I forgot everything I had read.)

I had no apetite. They had offered me muffins, but looking at them made me want to throw up. I hadn't eaten anything the day before that either. I ended up throwing up pure stomach acid when I got home that day. I ended up not being able to sleep that night either. I threw up the next morning right before I had gone back to school as well. I ended up not eating that day either. That night, I ended up seeing things flying around the room and coming at me as well as things crawling on me. I was flipping out. I remember calling my friend at about 2AM but of course he just wanted sleep.

Those symptoms were the first signs of schitzophrenia caused by dopamine overload. Once you come off of the pills, it may take a couple years for the receptors to even out again. My anxiety hasn't been the same since. I can't even drink coffee without feeling as if I'm going to jump out of my skin. Worst feeling ever. You know that feeling you get when you're super worried and nervous? Well that's just a mild feeling when you have an anxiety attack. I've been feeling that all the time ever since they perscribed this to me. The feeling is on and off and there is no controlling it. If you just ignore it, and flow with it, it will go away. It's just like an ocean current, don't fight it or you'll drown. Well in this case, don't fight it or it will lead to a severe panic attack in which leads to vertigo which is the worst thing ever. I honestly would rather experience my worst Arthritis flare up than that. I literally felt as if I was about to drop dead.

I've still been getting symptoms lately. If something slightely startles me, I start shaking a bit. not as bad as they used to be. If I were to be slightly startled, I would start freaking out and crying. It was horrible.



So this is why you don't do stimulants. ...or any perscription drug at that. Natural medicine is the way to go!

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