Ok, still experimenting with Amantadine every now and then ,and I did not make this very clear in my last post (maybe it wasn´t even clear to me att lol ) .Thing is I´m basically using this , at sub therapeutic doses at times - others at therapeutic doses ( finally got to experiment with 100mgs/ just once though ) with the main goal of doing my Benzo/Sub taper ( whatever you´re about to read keep in mind that I´m still on Bupre and Benzos ( the equivalent of 15-20 mgs of Diazepam on average ) .
I did however experimented with other uses such as : " potentiation"(of ) /" Interaction with other substances I was able to score ( streets )/get scripted ) .
Believe it or not the addict in me is yet to allow me to take it as prescribed ( even though there is some issues with it being relatively corrosive when opting for the R(s)OA I do -refrained from IVing it for obvious reasons btw) ... having said this ,all the times I took this drug I either took it sublingually or snorted it -I believe I haven´t read a single trip report on the latter ( Nasal Amantadine) and curiosity took the best of me ( clearly not condoning this since everything within Reason told me not to do it to begin with) .
At the time I came across these capsules I was just curious since I had heard about the substance before ,little did I know the many potential uses I will be attributing to this substances below .
Without further due I´ll begin with the " Pros" :
- 1st ,in no particular order , would have to be "Mood elevation " - ( to be expected ) effects come quicker snorted but ,between that and sublingual , I would establish an average time for the effects to fully kick in at 20 minutes ( give or take ).
I take the Bupre/benzo "am ".Top up with Amantadine sometime "pm " so this omnipresent umbrella effect must be potentiation of the dose of said substances I took just a few hours prior .Very noticeable each and every time ( even at the lower doses ) ; last time I snorted 100 mgs I even feared not having easy access to this substance cause I´m running out of capsules and convincing my GP that I´m suffering from Parkinson´s is sth I´m not quite sure how to approach .
- Another very noticeable one pro is the aforementioned "Potentiation " of the following substances which seemed safe at the following doses : 1 day I took 2/3 of my usual bupre intake ( around 3-4 mgs spreaded out during the day ) in the morning . This time ,instead of the benzo I took some Atarax (Hydroxyzine -lower end , 25 mgs ), few hours after dosed the Amantadine ( 60 -80 mgs eyeballed )...few hours later in the afternoon I took 1 benzo ( 10 mgs diazepam) + 2 x 50mgs + 1 x 100mgs Tramadol ...around 6 -7 pm I was in what I would deem as "recreational territory " ...recreational enough to wish to repeat the experience. Let it be known that Tramadol does not potentiate the others like it did on that day, not even close, Trams are hit or miss here, sometimes I get some glow from mixing it with Bupre ,others -nil, same as having taken jack sh*t .
I did however repeat the experience couple days later, just to be sure about placebos and short term side effects and things of that nature - got the exact same potentiation as opposed to an accumulation of the various substances´s effects .
Put it like this -never any combo missing an opiate agonist tricked me into feeling as if I was in that Zone. Not even remotely close. It´s a very weird zone though ...like doing some new opiate agonist for the 1st time ...the dreamy nature of the experience is there -that fine line between being awake and dreaming from one sec to the next - so is the well being of an opiate agonist however alien and strange as it may feel .
- Another aspect which did not became clear to me in the 1st few times I tried Amantadine with Bupre/Diazepam was its analgesic effects ...I have a couple herniated disks which at times give me trouble and I certainly can feel them when my work out is moderate/intense ,specially at my age - the other day it was moderate enough to have me feeling all sore basically ...upon taking the Amantadine I no longer felt any muscle ,disk, stomach discomfort I had been having that day ...all moderate pain which the buprenorphine didn´t solve earlier on, Amantadine did -everything . Just like when I was on Heroin ...the analgesic effects of this combination are sth which should not be ignored especially since I hear a lot of people struggling with Fibro and such ( and without easy solutions ). I reckon this combo of relatively easy to obtain substances would solve their problems . Again, not experience enough to be 100% accurate .
As for the " Cons " ...I should probably not be snorting this ...I´ve researched this enough to know that it irritates the eyes (inclusive ) ,and for some reason, upon snorting it, 1 hour later or so I feel this irritation as when you´re exposed to some corrosive vapours ...not enough to dissuade you from doing it though.
The biggest "Con " which makes me afraid to try ,says, half a gram in one sitting is this heart discomfort which is present 4 to 5 hours after dosing ...it´s actually interesting cause you´re feeling great but at the same time there´s this discomfort which feels unusual -again , from Web research, I know Amantadine can cause arrythmias and things of that nature ...it´s not increase/decrease in heart rate ,that never worried me much ...it´s a constant feeling which makes you feel can turn into sth unpleasent/unpredictable if dose is increased by much .
And here it is. I apologise for both the rather redundant wall of text , and for not trying 1 kg in one sitting and typing back any subsequent breakthrough alienation/revelation
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Nothing eventful here ... yet, if , for example, somebody with chronic pain reads this boring wall of text and decides to try Amantadine + Bupre under supervision (and as prescribed preferably ) and subsequently finds relief from her/his discomfort ..."mission accomplished !" you know ?
