I'm wondering if anyone has tried this one as a study aid. Good focus & memory for reading? What dose would you recommend? Oral best I assume?
I used this for studying for about two weeks, a few months back. I didn't think it was particularly suited for this, I just used it because I was in between prescriptions for vyvanse and ran out of Ethylphenidate. It was very motivating--moreso than most other stims I've tried--but it didn't help very much with focus, and it didn't counter sleep deprivation. The motivational effect was pretty cool, but of course would disappear as soon as any health anxiety would manifest.
I find oral to be MUCH stronger than nasal, and also much more serotonergic--so much so that it was sedating rather than stimulating. 40mg insufflated was enjoyable (although not necessarily "recreational", it was still fairly mild) as a stand alone dose. You get lots of residual stimulation and side effects with redoses.
The drug itself gave me a very calm stimulation. Not tweaky, and not energetic, but it conferred a sense of centered confidence. I haven't tried cocaine, but I was reminded of the way people frequently describe cocaine as hugely boosting the ego/making you feel on top of the world/etc. that being said, the "high" was always mild.
I quickly found that side effects overwhelmed any positives to the drug. It just "felt" toxic, and it tended to make my peripheral arteries balloon in size-- I was constantly paranoid about my blood pressure while on it--the health anxiety I mentioned earlier. In retrospect, I don't know whether it actually had a significant effect on blood pressure--that may have just been deep tissue vasoconstriction and drug-induced paranoia. That being said, I don't generally have issues with health anxiety on stimulants--though I do psychedelics, so maybe the serotonergic component had something to do with it.
My first few trials with it were pretty positive, but overall I doubt I'll get it again.
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I suspect it would combine well with a more dopaminergic stimulant. That being said, the combination with ethylphenidate, even in low doses, mostly resulted in amplification of both drugs' side effects. If I still had some around I would probably try combining it with 3-fpm.
It's also worth mentioning that I never noticed a comedown. Pretty damn nice feature, actually.