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Stimulants Focalin XR

Zaxon

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I have been taking 20 mg Focalin XR for a little while now for ADHD, and I am quite used to it. I have snorted the crushed up beads twice with desired results.

I have a few questions:

I know you don't typically snort time release pills, but I have had success so far. Is there a better way to get high from them?

If I take my Focalin as advised, and then take another one that I crush up and snort, will it change anything?

If you snort these at night to study, is there any possibility of falling asleep? I have access to "natural supplements" for adult sleep. (I am a teenager)

If I snort these early in the morning while taking my prescribed dose as advised, will this affect my sleep?

Thank you, all help and input is very much appreciated.
 
For me if I use amphetamine (btw focalin is not amphetamine) past 6PM there is no way I'm falling asleep that night. If you take your oral dose along with an insufulated dose in the morning you should get a stronger high and you should be able to fall asleep that night.
 
For me if I use amphetamine (btw focalin is not amphetamine) past 6PM there is no way I'm falling asleep that night. If you take your oral dose along with an insufulated dose in the morning you should get a stronger high and you should be able to fall asleep that night.

Thanks for the reply. Would you recommend anything other than snorting? I would be willing to try parachuting or crushing up the beeds and putting them back into the pill to get the full release. Personally, I would not like to plug or inject. I am fine with snorting, but the second time I did it I had a really bad runny nose during the day. It was a bitch in school.
 
^for the sake of simplicity, methylphenidate can be an amphetamine.

Ok, OP, first off i just wanna say real quick that I'm pretty sure you cant bump your own posts (mods, correct me if I'm wrong). Please read the BLUA and guidelines.

Also before I answer, I'm gonna let you know that methylphenidate is a very side-effect ridden drug, and that it's positive effects will quickly reduce, and that if possible, you should ask your doc to switch you to dextroamphetamine (or lisdexamfetamine, which is essentially d-amp ER), which IMO is the only common ADD med that actually works without all the side effects that ritalin, adderal, focalin, and such come with.

Focalin was my first ADD script, and I used to LOVE snorting the tablets, and I would crush a whole bottle of tablets up and put them in a plastic baggie, and snort them and binge as if they were coke. If you use them like a recreational drug with non-oral ROAs, it immediately stops working therapeutically, so if you want to keep using it and have it help you focus at school, stop snorting it and forget you ever posted this thread, and continue taking it AS PRESCRIBED. If you just wanna get high, coninue reading.

While a LOT more effective than oral, insufflation is harmful, especially since the focalin pharmaceutical pills have about 10mg of active ingredient and like 200mgs of filler. I understand your insatisfaction with oral dosing, but with the XR beads IME the only effective ROA is oral, as crushing them to snort or plug seems to lose you a lot of product. Also, I find methylphenidate EXTREMELY addictive in all ROAs aside from oral, as well as most DRI stimulants (cocaine, MDPV), moreso than with adderall or crystal meth (although they are more damaging in other ways besides addiction) due to their very brief high and uncomfortable comedown, which could make you feel like redosing, which is a bad idea with stims, as it becomes an endless loop of dose-crash-redose, so before you try anything, consider that.

If you must use it recreationally, I would plug it: crush the beads into a fine powder using a mortar and pestle, dissolve in water, apply very low heat, suck up solution with needless syringe, lube, insert into your anus, and push the plunger. when applying heat, use a cooker made of tinfoil, and only apply heat for 7 seconds at a time, taking 5 second breaks for it to cool down in between. I would also use HALF of your typical dose for your first time using this ROA, and you can titrate as needed. It will feel a lot different than insufflating, it will be more euphoric and slightly relaxing, with a noticeable "rush". You will get the impulse to redose, but it is easily controlled.

And I personally can do a line of coke or MPH at midnight and then fall asleep at 2AM, but your stimulant tolerance is low, and for intolerant users, typically all stims will produce insomnia, and the first time I snorted focalin was at 1AM and that was my very first full night of no sleep due to drugs, and many more have followed, getting more unpleasant with each time. I'd just use it earlier in the day if possible.

For supplements, take 300mg chelated Magnesium before and after, and when you want to crash and go to sleep take another 300mg of the Magnesium, as well as 50-100mg of diphenhydramine (benadryl), melatonin, L-theanine, L-tryptophan (or 5-HTP). If you are feeling anxious on the comedown, take some kava, valerian root, and passionflower, and if you can get some very heavy indica strains of weed, smoke a bowl or two as well. If you can get GHB or benzodiazepines, then just take that with the magnesium.
 
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If I take these on only school days, will this help lower my tolerance? I have snorted these several times. How do I snort these and still be able to use them therapeutically? And also, if it helps, I got my doctor to give me a really small dose of instant release for after school purposes. Any thoughts?
 
Don't expect to benefit therapeutically from a drug your using recreationally. Stop snorting focalin, either XR or IR it's going to be damaging to the epithelial lining in your nasal passages. Pills are not designed to be snorted, just orally titrate your dose until you're where you want to be...
 
What if I use a lower dose of a drug recreationally than the therapeutic dose? If I am only snorting Focalin one or two times a week, will it cause any significant damage to my nose?
 
If you were to use the drug recreationally, what would your method of choice be?
 
On a serious note, since I have snorted this drug a few times already, will parachuting it be less effective? I know that is will be be less intense but longer, but if will it be even less intense because of my experience snorting it? What if I use a higher dose?
 
I just railed 40 mg and I feel great. I'm just worried about my nose and lungs... When you say it would cause damage, what do you mean?
 
You should be worried about your nose and your lungs, it's damaging to both to inhale fine particles. Especially your lungs, if your getting powder in your lungs, your snorting way too hard. Just stop snorting it.

I'll say it again, I would highly recommend you use the oral/sublingual ROA and just titrate your dose accordingly to account for the bioavailability.
 
the particulate matter clogs the alveoli in the lungs, disabling parts of your lungs from properly dealing with O2 and CO2, potentially leading to many serious complications such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
 
I've decided to stop snorting this drug. I've done it a few times already, 40 mg the highest. My therapeutic dose is 20 mg. I didn't take the drug today. How can I speed up the process of getting my tolerance down? I assume it is too high as of now to benefit from my therapeutic dose.
 
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