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[Megathread] Coming down off stimulants : recommendations

ranunky

ranunky

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Took a medium dose of mdpv around 4pm today. It's 00.30 now and not looking like i'm gonna get sleep. Any tips for getting sleep or coming down off stimulants in general?

Ideally I would like some suggestions other than taking downers i.e. solutions that are safe and in line with the harm reduction ethos of the site. In saying this, if you have experience with using downers to come down off stimulants and know of particularly effective solutions that are safe then by all means do share.

I did get a bit of sleep in the end, my solution was to go eat a few mouthfuls of cold baked beans every half hour or so and not try to lie down to sleep until i thought i had a fighting chance of sleeping.

I think it's better to stay up (and post on bluelight:-P) while thinking sleepy thoughts rathar than to lie in bed tossing and turning. I got 'in the zone' then as soon as I did I went for the sleep and it worked!

MOD NOTE - let's not just turn this into a take opiates or benzos recommendation thread either. poly drug use isn't recommended and not the best health wise in regards to harm reduction.

alternate methods such as herbal aids, meditation, breathing exercises etc are what i'd like to see encouraged here:)
 
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ranunky said:
Took a medium dose of mdpv around 4pm today. It's 00.30 now and not looking like i'm gonna get sleep. Any tips for getting sleep or coming down off stimulants in general?

if a mod feels that this is worthy of megathreadness, feel free to delete this sentence and the punctuation in the title.
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Can you eat? If so, try and get full, with some warm milk or hot cocoas as well, if you got them. A full stomach is a great means to sedation.

I've not had the PeeVee, but with crashing from a lot of amphetamines, I find I usually keep myself up entertaining the depressing thoughts. It can be hard to do, especially when you have an active imagination, but just focus on NOTHING. Get in bed, close your eyes, and even if visual thoughts come to mind, try not to think it words. If you catch yourself starting to think verbally, twist the word into gibberish before you finish it.

All that sounds weird, but I find that narrative thoughts are more likely to keep me conscious and actively exploring an idea. Gibberish and visuals, even with meaning, are an easier segue into dreams.
 
Most here seem to use benzos, except hard-out Meth users who need APs.
 
reopened thread. we'll see how this goes for a while and if it fares well we can keep it going:)

let's not just turn this into a take opiates or benzos recommendation thread either. poly drug use isn't recommended and not the best health wise in regards to harm reduction.

alternate methods such as herbal aids, meditation, breathing exercises etc are what i'd like to see encouraged here:)
 
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i dunno about MDPV

but as more of a general recomendation for comedowns off Stims

benzos
barbs
alcohol (small-moderate doses)
weed


maybe a few other things but these 4 are good, and the weed helps but only so much. benzos n barbs are first choice IMO
 
benzos, opiates, clonidine, zanaflex, zyprexa, seroquel, haloperidol, trazodone, baclofen, soma, hydroxyzine.. (just naming a few of what i actually have for when i go into mania) im bi polar.. and i love depressants. cant stand the manic state. which is almost like a stim comedown. :\
 
Flunitrazepam and Vodka.

Yep, Rohypnol does have some 'legitimate' uses.
 
You could try Olanzapine (Seroquel), but I didn't find that much fun.

Years, ago GHB was about the only thing that gave me some decent sleep after methamphetamine. That was the only thing I found GHB useful for.
 
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You could try Olanzapine (Seroquel), but I didn't find that much fun.

Years, ago GHB was about the only thing that gave me some decent sleep after methamphetamine. That was the only thing I found GHB useful for.
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olanzapine is zyprexa..
quetiapine is seroquel..

both of which i had in my post of downers..
 
My first post was under the assumption the guy would take downers if he had them, but since this is kind of a general thread, I'll second clonidine. I asked to try this when all manners of antiperspirants were tried and could not prevent my amps sweats. I occasionally used it for that reason, but it reduced stimulation when I wanted it, so I started just using for sleep.

I was prescribed the lowest dose clonidine tablet (0.1mg). A whole tab at the end of the day would allow me to sleep easy, but not make me sleep, if I was still watching TV. For huge stim doses, you'd obviously need more, but higher dose tablets are more common anyway. Not enjoyable like opies or benzos, but it helps remove stimulation without keeping you too sedated the next day. Only side effect is dry mouth, which could be bad for the teeth, added to the dry mouth of the high. But, this goes away with using consecutive days. Using consecutive days, then taking a stim without some clonidine in your system can cause rebound hypertension.
 
EDIT: Damn it.. who deleted my favorite poster's post?!




Do not combine Benzos and Alcohol- especially in high doses or if you are inexperienced.. this can lead to severe respiratory depression.
 
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I can't believe ppl say take some benzos. i am currently scripted 30mgs Diaz a day, on Tuesday i took 75mgs and didn't even realize, but thats what comes of 8 years continuous benzo use.

I have been up 2 days administering my weeks supply of Ritalin SRs and have 4 left:( til nxt week, only Risperdal, or better Seroqual will tame things down for me.

I used to think Ritalin was a mild pill given to kiddies in school. I now know why it's sch ll.

When first given it 6 years ago the psych never told me 3 important Ritalin facts:

-It's addictive nature has been common knowledge for decades
-USA DEA placed in under strict narcotic controls in 1971
-Sweden banned it in 1968, followed by others.
 
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