Submitted 12 hours ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to [deleted]
Just never really heard of anyone in all my years go to their PCP and get an “upper”. But have heard a bunch go to their doctor’s for something for less anxiety, make you sleepy, methadone, morephine hell even now weed. and again NOT SEEKING MEDICAL ADVICE.
Depending on country, but most people with ADHD are pretty much prescribed meth.
Hospitals even keep cocaine on site to use as a blood vessel constrictor.
ADHD meds are not meth. They’re chemically similar, but H2O2 is just one oxygen away from water. The meds are stimulants, yes, but the popular “it’s meth” thing is a misrepresentation.
amphetamine != meth
Yup. A lot of ADHD meds are stimulants.
The most successful ones are stimulants yes. But methamphetamine is neurotoxic, and seldomly perscribed (though remains an option for reasons unbeknownst to me). The stimulants Methylphenidate ADHD Amphetamine salts are neuroprotective. But there’s also non-stimulants like amoxitine, guanfacine, clonidine, and bupropion, which are not neurotoxic.
Steroids. You want some energy in your life, get prescribed some of that. Getting off of them really hits home how much they work, even when you taper off.
Doctors can still prescribe cocaine as a topical anesthetic, and ADHD patients regularly get prescriptions for amphetamines. But I thought you were a nurse?
Interesting that no one mentioned antidepressants. They're more long term uppers, but I still would broadly put them in the "upper" category.
I thought you were a nurse
Sister is she’s in NY going thru some stuff, Ever since she was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s she been very away from things. There’s a whole story to it but, no I am not.
Accounts are free, went not have your own?
Most ADHD medication (ritalin, etc) is basically just medical grade methamphetamine.
No, it’s not.
Adderall is literally just four different types of amphetamines.
There is an uncommonly-prescribed ADHD drug called Desoxyn that is literally just meth.
If you’ve never taken either or seen anybody on either and know almost nothing about either, then sure, I guess you could say that.
Having taken both and having worked a stint in pharmaceutical R+D, I can tell you they’re pretty much the same thing. One’s a bit stronger than the other.
ADHD meds.
Most ADHD meds would likely fall under “uppers” (amphetamines). Many antidepressants probably would be labeled “uppers” though they aren’t stimulants in quite that way. Many steroids are prescribed for various things (I’ve been given them to try and kick a mask infection without using antibiotics) and would probably be considered “uppers”.
I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting.
Had a stomach bug one time. Went to the ER (in hindsight I probably didn’t need to go). They were giving me fluids and something that had me crawling out of my skin. I just felt like I needed to move but I had an IV and monitors hooked up to me. Then they pushed some benadryl and I came floating down from that previous high. No idea what the stimulant was, but I did not like that feeling.
They probably gave you Reglan for nausea, but one of the side effects is basically what you described, especially if given too fast. Benadryl is the “antidote” for lack of a better word.
I hate giving Reglan for that reason and its why I always give it diluted and slow if I have no other choice.
I go to my PCP for PCP.
Amphetamine based medications are used for adhd - the primary thing adhd means is not enough serotonin, so amphetamines counter that directly. I am on Lysdexamphetamin-<something>, it does help
Usually adhd is more associated with issues in dopaminergic systems, but reducing it to that doesn’t really do the phenomenon justice.
Do doctors even prescribe benzos outside of like super short term use, anti-seizure medication or procedures?
Not anymore. At least they shouldn’t.
They even took my lunesta away from me :(
measureyoucanpleasure@piefed.social 8 minutes ago
i love amphetamines as much as the next guy but let’s not forget modafinil also exists