joeygk Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 In a city of weight-obsessed work-aholics, it comes as little surprise that the amphetamine Adderall has become the new drug of choice. The blue pill has replaced Ritalin as the go-to upper for the under-30 crowd, who are faking attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to nab prescriptions, or buying pills from friends who’ve had it legitimately prescribed. The rampant pill popping is prompting longer, more efficient workdays, with the side effect—some say bonus—of weight loss, since Adderall is essentially fancy speed.But the drug’s sudden popularity has doctors concerned. “It can make you paranoid and crazy,†Ivan K. Goldberg, a Manhattan psychopharmacologist, says of improper usage, adding that addiction, rapid heartbeat, and insomnia are other side effects. “It is a dangerous thing.†Some doctors worry that their colleagues are prescribing it too readily to New Yorkers who are hopping on what one 25-year-old banker calls “the A train.†U.K.-based Shire Pharmaceuticals, which makes Adderall—a blend of amphetamine salts—to treat ADHD in children and adults, posted an 18 percent rise in profits, to $74.6 million, in the first three months of this year compared with 2003. And Joel Eichel of Bigelow Pharmacy confirms that Adderall sales are swift. Generic versions are also popular.If Ritalin is like coffee, says a 28-year-old law-school graduate, then Adderall is like cocaine: “Once you’re accustomed to the real amphetamine in Adderall, you can’t really enjoy Ritalin anymore.†But it’s also designed to be gentler than Ritalin. According to Adam Stewart, 23, who’s had a prescription for about two years after taking Ritalin for almost a decade, “Adderall is a more gradual up-and-down. It doesn’t slam you down like Ritalin.†He claims it’s helping his career, too: The first word on his most recent work evaluation was industriousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrooksbro Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 I ride the blue pony as well haha. So easy to get a prescription, I was tested for ADD and found not to have it, yet I managed to get a prescription by telling a shrink I couldn't focus, such a joke. It does make it tough to fall asleep, but it's also a nice bonus on those long drinking binges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Blue? I thought it was orange.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted May 20 Author Report Share Posted May 20 I ride the blue pony as well haha. So easy to get a prescription, I was tested for ADD and found not to have it, yet I managed to get a prescription by telling a shrink I couldn't focus, such a joke. It does make it tough to fall asleep, but it's also a nice bonus on those long drinking bingesI'm so jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fouroneone Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 I'm so jealous! adderal is NOTHING. shit does not do shit to you. Although i am sure the same people that still "roll very hard" feel it strong :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted May 20 Author Report Share Posted May 20 Waz up crackhead. I've tried it before.....it's a great pick me up when your exhausted & not nearly as obvious as coke. I'm not talking about taking it to get fokked up, just to have around the house when you're draggin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkornre Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 i had an adderall xr not too long ago...not bad stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrooksbro Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 10 mills are blue, 20's are orange. It's not something you take to get fucked up, but it does make doing schoolwork/real work less boring, and it is a cheap and effective way of keeping yourself awake for those long binges. One pill does you for a few hours, and much cheaper than coke, although not fun like coke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fouroneone Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Great, so now you can feel like you just drank half a cup of coffee AND destroy your liver at the same time!Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted May 20 Author Report Share Posted May 20 It's nothing like coffee. Are you sure you tried it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fouroneone Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 It's nothing like coffee. Are you sure you tried it?Tired it more than 5 times, have found ritalin to be 100x more effective.However, my resting pulse is like 99-109, and coke does nothing for me. I can fall asleep off of meth right after a line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyshady Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 crackheads.i use adderol to study lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkornre Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 crackheads.i use adderol to study lolsure u do...and i use heroin to sleep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystify Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Blue? I thought it was orange....We used to do lines of it in college...ours was blue....the worst was the drip you got.....oh and having blue snot in your nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystify Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 crackheads.i use adderol to study lolwe used to take it at college for studying for finals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismakk69 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 sure u do...and i use heroin to sleep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrooksbro Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 I use mine to study as well, but I also use it for fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shroomy Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 Joey, give me a ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmikedr Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 we're definatley a pill taking society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 im a fan as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamimonk Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 I was presribed this once.... I dont know why ANYONE would tkae this for fun, it is NASTY. But I guess it does different things to different people. I get Very queasy and unable to talk to people, eat, or move around alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahn Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 crackheads.i use adderol to study lolso your not a crackhead if you take pills only for school related purposes......................interesting......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harddtime Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 its my get shit done pill, although i crash hard as hell once its over. Very easy to get a script to, just go to one doc and tell him another one used to prescribe it for add while reciting the add symptoms back to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxylady69 Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 I love adderall. I think they are very good for focusing, getting sobered-up when drinking, or just for staying awake and dancing all night. I think they give a slight euphoria, too. I don't do them too much, so I still get off on them pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkornre Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 this weekend...just for fun...i did 14 adderal XR's...i was realllllllllllll speedy till monday nite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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