Tubbs
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Tired, and a little bit drunk... hoping I can get to sleep soon... not counting on it though
Anyone else here maintain a regular exercise regimen, along with a drug habit / addiction?
Personally, I love training/practicing Muay Thai, but due to financial constraints I'm limited to a less-expensive gym membership where I do cardio and some resistance training.
I find myself smoking weed before I train, especially if the day is a cardio-centered day: I feel (or tell myself) that marijuana helps me get "into" the otherwise monotonous workout of running on a treadmill / riding a stationary bike. Plus I get really into my music, lol. I don't necessarily feel like it has a negative impact on my breathing/stamina, but maybe I am naive?
I use to use opiates before workouts - because I was addicted to opiates, not because I thought it did anything for my workout. However, it did seem to bring a degree of numbness that allowed me to push a little harder when it came to heavy lifting... But energy also wore-off much quicker, and by the end of the week I would just stop exercising because the addiction becomes all-time consuming... No time for exercise when I'm living in full blown junky-mode.
Currently, I've been taking 0.5mg of alprazolam (Xanax) about an hour before my workout. I don't really struggle with panic-attacks, just mild social anxiety that would be better treated with therapy / behavioral techniques (rather than benzos), but a few weeks after quitting heroin I uncovered a large amount of xanax for a tempting price, and made the plunge. It's now been a little overr 2.5 months of daily alprazolam use. I wanted to be careful, so the last week I have been weaning down, and I now take 1mg/day split between two 0.5mg doses. It'll be time to drop my dose to 0.5mg/day in the coming days. I'm not sure if I even would have serious withdrawals after 2 months of daily use average dose was anywhere from 1 - 3 mg / day); but benzo withdrawal can be so dangerous so I planned a two-week taper, that culminates with low doses of valium, and finally magnesium"
I've found that taking the benzo + smoking a small amount of marijuana before a workout does help me get "into the zone," but after an hour and a half energy levels are definitely depleted; where as working out sober, I could train hard for a solid 2..5 hours.
To be clear: I am NOT suggesting or recommending anyone do what I've described: it is essentially a "speed-ball," where the benzo or opiate act as the the downer/depressant, and the exercise is the stimulant (not to mention that pre-workout drink brimming with caffeine)!
Anyone else have experience / input surrounding the use of non-traditionl drugs (i.e. NOT steroids) while completing a workout?
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