Stimulants Atomoxetine (Strattera) for occassional single-dose use?

[fugme]

Most of the discussions on the internet involve atomoxetine used for weeks, months even. I'm interested if anyone has taken single larger dose (40mg or more) as ocassional eugeroic/stimulant, like one would take modafinil/armodafinil. For those who have used it this way, is it effective and how does it compare to modafinil?

 

[Atomic_Decay]

I have not but I expect since it primarily increases norepinephrine a single large dose could be both unpleasant and dangerous. Expect a potentially dangerous spike in blood pressure, uncontrolled sweating, tachycardia, anxiety, liver damage for starters.

 

[negrogesic]

Will not work as a eugeroic, do not recommend this.

 

[ItzCritz]

You'll feel hypertensive,tachycardia, but mostly angry and ready to snap at your mom doing your laundry for you to cheer you up. Seriously tho; Atomaxatine is kinda worthless recreationally. Anecdoteally everyone I know whose tried it,including me, just had rage on therapeutic doses.,

 

[purplehaze147]

No. There's no selective NRI's on the pharma market that will work as wakefulness promoting agents in acute dosages (correct me if I'm wrong).

The closest one is bupropion, but it's a DNRI when taken in a way that bypasses the first past metabolism. Meaning bupropion itself is a DNRI, but if you take it orally it'll nearly all be metabolized into a NDRI (some kind of CYP meditated oxidation occurs I think, but the technicalities aren't important).

Pseudoephedrine/ephedrine is a norepinephrine releasing agent as well as a DRA to a much lesser degree.

 

[fugme]

Thank you all for the replies! Although i was comparing it to modafinil, my main reason is to use it from time to time in order to get shit done like i do with speed / 3-fpm. I'm not looking for any recreational value, just productivity.

Would that still be a no-go? Thanks!