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Harm Reduction exercise and stimulant use

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so i wanna begin exercising, but i also use stims basically everyday. lately its the addy presses (d-meth)

i don't mean using while exercise, but rather i planned on exercising in the morning and maybe taking an addy a few hours later.

anyone have a similar situation? or does it not really matter unless i use while exercising?

thanks guys
 
I'm no doctor but I'd imagine that exercising is recommended whether or not you're using stimulants.

Maybe don't snort a pill then sprint as far as you can when it kicks in but regular healthy exercise (along with a decent diet and good sleep) seems like a logical way to try and stay healthy to minimise the damage of the stimulants in the long run.
 
As long as you are relatively healthy and don't have any heart issues, I don't see any issue here.
 
I once tried to gather what's the really issue with exercise and stimulants, when stimulants are also what I and many other people do on gigs and raves and dance/mosh their brains out, and people don't drop dead of that like flies, and finally someone was able to point out something I hadn't thought; different drugs can cause blood pressure to fluctuate rapidly, stimulants can also sometimes cause temporary blood pressure drops, and at least you might not want to be pushing huge weights in the gym when that happens.
 
i'd say it depends a lot on how you dose. some one should have some exact facts about the science of what's going on with this lifestyle. i'm not sure if it's okay, but i would say that it's not as bad if you're not getting super high... i was gonna say that they recommend people on adderall to work out cause i always heard that was fine so i googled and they recommend taking some caution, but it's not really prohibited.... you can over do it exercising even with out stims too.

i would say your sleep schedule will also affect how safe it is when getting into this life style with my experience with stimulants. even if it's in the morning before you take the drug, if you didn't sleep and are heavily involved in this schedule, it's gonna be kind of strenuous on the body...i really don't know what that would do long term. some people can survive some pretty heavy punishment physically. everyone is different. the heart needs rest though no matter who you are.
 
Never had a problem myself but the only stimulants I tried when cutting was exactly stacks and sometimes Khat. I don't advise this last one as you dehydrated quickly. And just keep a check on your bpm and blood pressure signs
 
so i wanna begin exercising, but i also use stims basically everyday. lately its the addy presses (d-meth)

i don't mean using while exercise, but rather i planned on exercising in the morning and maybe taking an addy a few hours later.

anyone have a similar situation? or does it not really matter unless i use while exercising?

thanks guys
It will really get your heart rate up in a good and a bad way
 
An issue that exists if the effect is euphoric enough to, i forget the term, where you become more likely to do risky things or ignore warnings, something to do with inhibition. Anyway, that, can make you totally ignore say, an excessively high heartrate, youd be surprised what pain and vague senses/mood do to ones behaviour, a pulled muscle ruins my day.

Back when i was on methylphenidate id have pleasant manic episodes at night, from my slow release pills, during those episodes i used to exercise since it was very difficult to do during the day, i could barely breathe. I far surpassed my limits and often came very close to passing out, but in a continuous-process sort of way, so id be pushing right up to the threshhold because my body was doing just fine but my brain wasnt keeping up. Now im on dexamphetamine and it doesnt augment my heart rate at all.

Anyway, i spoke to my doctor about this who assured me, its purely a mechanical issue. a high chronic heart rate is bad for your heart, similarly is having it beat too quickly for a short time during exertion, but, its in pretty absolute limits, i.e resting heart rate is fine under 100 or so regardless of what you take/are doing, and during exercise, i think 160 or 180 is just, danger zone and your heart is hurting itself by beating that hard, even if light jogging is causing that. as long as you arent exceeding those physical human limits, you are fine.
 
Prescription ADHD meds don t mention anything about interaction.
Between taking the the med and after going exercising.
Do remember that checking heart rate and bloodpressure,
when on ADHD meds is mostly skipped except by my latest dr.
What s your pulse and pressure i d check ! [beforehand]

But it seems unnecessary imo, i rather exercise/ run sober.
And re creative use, involving 4 fold doses. Strain on the heart ?
I sure wouldn t, then again a Rave basically more exercise even.
Did that weekly a few years. at half my age now.

On drugs back in the day party s were heaven, i now get high from.
The right setting, music and dancing. Drugs, stim s or whatever your DOC is.
I save for the at home couch adventures.
 
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My doc told me that its fine in the afternoon or before taking it but not during the comeup or peak (no he didn't use those words)

But he was also referring to therapeutic doses of typical ADHD stimulants so that's something to keep in mind

Basically he said pay attention to how you feel, if you feel bad then stop. Seemed pretty reasonable to me
 
My doc told me that its fine in the afternoon or before taking it but not during the comeup or peak (no he didn't use those words)

But he was also referring to therapeutic doses of typical ADHD stimulants so that's something to keep in mind

Basically he said pay attention to how you feel, if you feel bad then stop. Seemed pretty reasonable to me
Does yours also kept to protocol. Measuring heart rate and pressure.
Before/ during and so on. Only my last did, never knew it was obligatory ?

Before prescribing stimulating meds. As the info i received was none,
besides the instruction manual in the box.
 
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