@ Rockstar, i dont agree that the RC stims are shit. You just have to adjust your expectations with them. Ie you're obviously not going to be getting something that's gonna hit you like top grade cocaine or methamphetamine.
During the first year or so after Mephedrone was banned i was bitterly disapointed with every new RC chem that was released. I was expecting a meph replacement. I've eventually accepted thats not happening any time soon, and these RC Stims are much better treated as a subtle, background, functional, mild buzz and moodlift substances. I agree that you wont be getting you're rocks off on them,. Its pointless trying to cain them, trying to get an intense brilliant high that just wont come.
@ Kronos Ive not tried ritalin, but ive tried Modalert (generic modanifil - at first i really liked it, and it is ok, but after getting some ethyl as a free sample, im finding that is much better) Ive been using ethyl as a functional stim over these last couple of weeks. IMO it works extremely well, gives a very good concentration and energy boost. Also seems to have mood lifting properties, plus it seems to help me in social settings, in that i feel far more confident at ease, relaxed, wittier, and more interesting. (of course i may be way out with this and be coming across as a boring, unfunny, twat, but i genuinely dont think so. I think my relationships with every person @ work has improved greatly. Im getting a nice new sense of being liked lol. Probably wasnt much liked before as was a depressed, self absorbed, introvert etc....
As to doses, well thats been worrying and hard to account for all the variables (downers consumed on the preceeding night, amount of sleep etc etc). I think first day i bombed 100 mg and found that far too strong. 50 mg was about right for a few days, i then started to need 50 mg 2 or 3 times a day, Currently im taking about 115 mg 3 times a day. But i havent been getting very much sleep atalll of late, have been caining much more etiz @ night recently and drinking poppy pod tea...so obviously thats at least partly why im needing more ethyl than i did before. I cant tell how much is just 'natural tolerance'.