Topic: asleep, awake

[poomcgoo]

So I'm at work right now and ten minutes ago I literally could not keep awake.  I fell asleep twice sitting at my desk since I got here at 7, and I haven't gotten a damn thing done.  It was one of those tireds where you just plain haven't slept in days and absolutely can not function.

The hidden beauty of this situation is that the only energy I need to muster to get through the day is an easy reach into my pocket.  Running on empty, I dig through my khakis, and like a gift from heaven two Ephedrine pop out of my former altoids box.  Now coffee/caffeine usually does nothing for me, but I brewed a cup to wash down the Ephedrines and now, ten minutes later, I'm not only wide a-fucking-wake, but I'm sweating bullets and I'm drumming on my desk like I'm getting paid for it.

This thread is just to profess my love for Ephedrine.  It's over the counter, cheap as fuck, and I've slept probably 6 hours total in the last 7 days but I still feel like a million bucks. 

The only bad part?  I just ate my last two.

[Quemaqua]

I'm gonna' go out on a limb here and say that most likely that isn't the only bad part.  I mean, it's not like I sleep much either, but damn dude, that can't be good for you.

[poomcgoo]

Certainly not, but I know well enough not to be stupid about it.  I have it all worked out so that there's never more than 75-100mg of ephedrine still kickin' in me.  Therapeutic doses range up to 150mg and beyond that can become pretty harmful.  Habitual use isn't great for you, per se, but in reality it's really not overly harmful.  The worst side effect is probably losing my appetite and not getting enough nutrients, but I combat that with protein shakes and multivites.  I try to cycle it as well so as to avoid problems with tolerance, and I know nearly every biological effect enough to keep myself within reason.

See, drugs can be good after all.  Really good.

[Pugnate]

Aren't you a pharmacist?