It is true that some on ADD have a rather snooty attitude to the drug; they seem annoyed that people should be doing such a 'useless' 'pathetic' substance while other alternatives are out there. This may colour their judgement.
I disagree. The first few times I took it were absolutely magical, not least because after sampling some awful legal alternatives in 2008, I presumed that anything legal must be rubbish. It was a delightful surprise.
I felt fantastic, not MDMA fantastic, but something almost equally enjoyable. And my friends inform me I wasn't annoying at all, apart from telling them about what a wonderful time I was having.
My best mate much prefers me on such substances; I have an alcohol problem that manifests itself in occasional binges where I become a misanthropic, glass-eyed monster. Especially when I neck a bottle of Bushmills.
Mind you, the first few times I took it was in pill form, from a well known supplier who stopped selling for a few months in the summer; I'm now led to believe I was taking a combination of M1 and mephedrone. That's what I've been mostly taking since.
I've just overindulged. Fortnightly turned into weekly turned into taking from Friday to Sunday and back again on Friday. I've been taking magnesium and Taurine, but can't replicate the initial buzz. At the same time, I haven't fallen asleep on the bathroom floor in a puddle of whiskey-smelling vomit. Which is good.
From listening to my body, and then coming to this place, I've become concerned. Who knows? I also suffer from certain long-standing health problems I won't divulge, not least because some judgemental folks round here will begin a barrage of 'WTF??? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS SEEK MEDICAL HELP NOW!!!' Yeah, I know. I was born a weak-willed arsehole and I'll die a weak-willed arsehole.
I'm certainly not going to make any rash promises about my future use. If I die, you can inscribe 'I told you so' on my tombstone. But at least I've been given food for thought.