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01-18-2010, 10:51 AM
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#76
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old hand
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,754
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Re: How many of you use Adderall, Ritalin etc. for playing?
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Originally Posted by sidecar
for anyone putting a fair amount of hands a day- lets say over 1000, I think Ritalin is very helpful, it really helps me focus and not make stupid errors, of course you have to get them with some sort of physician supervision because these drugs are not meant for everyone
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Thats like an hour and a half 6 tabling
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01-18-2010, 10:55 AM
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#77
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Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 3,650
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Re: How many of you use Adderall, Ritalin etc. for playing?
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Originally Posted by two2brains
Drugs are bad. Stay in school. Jenny eat something etc. etc.
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After school specials ftw
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01-18-2010, 10:58 AM
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#78
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veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Vomitspit
Posts: 2,910
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Re: Poker on Ritalin
side effects outweigh the benefits in the long run
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01-18-2010, 11:10 AM
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#79
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newbie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: KC
Posts: 19
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Re: Poker on Ritalin
So when you went to the doc want were the syptoms you described to receive Adderall. Not sure I would even need it but would like a little more focus at times.
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01-18-2010, 11:11 AM
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#80
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veteran
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Strong Island
Posts: 2,919
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Re: Poker on Ritalin
this^
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01-18-2010, 11:13 AM
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#81
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veteran
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Strong Island
Posts: 2,919
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Re: Poker on Ritalin
any-prolonged-taking-of-most-western-pharmaceuticals-will-have-a-negative-impact-on-your-health
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01-18-2010, 11:32 AM
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#82
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somewhere between Java & pinksheets
Posts: 11,537
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Re: Poker on Ritalin
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Originally Posted by bentonja
You should be aware that all drugs are harmful to your body on at least some level.
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Fail.
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01-18-2010, 11:34 AM
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#83
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somewhere between Java & pinksheets
Posts: 11,537
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Re: Poker on Ritalin
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Originally Posted by AlanDyer
don`t do speed.
read erowid.org hundreds of lives destroyed by this drug
it`s legal but it`s unsafe and addictive
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Fail.
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i`m not an add case so i can`t comment on those effects
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So why did you?
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01-18-2010, 11:37 AM
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#84
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centurion
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: 70mph plus- 70 mph TOPs!
Posts: 127
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Re: How many of you use Adderall, Ritalin etc. for playing?
anyone else take the pill ftw? best to be safe.
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01-18-2010, 11:43 AM
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#85
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veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Vomitspit
Posts: 2,910
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Re: Poker on Ritalin
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Originally Posted by DesertCat
Fail.
So why did you?
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Expert debating skills
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01-18-2010, 11:48 AM
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#86
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centurion
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 100
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Re: Poker on Ritalin
The online games would be sick tough if everyone had access to A-games.. I can barely write a paragraph normally w/o dazing off or losing confidence in what I'm trying to say and normally play 4 tables at a time. With Adderall I can throw massive walls of text out in a coherent manner, and play 12+ tables w/o feeling pressured at all... My results and confidence skyrocket.
People who abuse A-games are typically the same ones who will abuse anything.. You can't just take one out of the blue and say, "ah man I can't eat or sleep." Well no **** Sherlock, it takes time for your body to adjust, to learn how to sleep and eat under it's influence..
This is where all meth-heads run astray - YOU CANNOT REPLACE SLEEP OR FOOD WITH ANY DRUG!!!
When you start to crash, bite the bullet and get something to eat and sleep for a few hours... If you don't have the self control to do this then stimulants aren't for you.
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01-18-2010, 12:33 PM
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enthusiast
Join Date: May 2005
Location: H-town, Texas
Posts: 78
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Re: How many of you use Adderall, Ritalin etc. for playing?
I take Adderall "as prescribed" by my physician and it has resulted in an incredible improvement in my life.
I feel terrible for CRAI but one anecdotal story isn't exactly conclusive. Not like, say, a documented empirical study. And as far as I know there haven't been any documented studies that even indicate, much less prove, that Adderall causes mental deterioration or "brain damage". I have to wonder if there weren't other mitigating causes that might account for CRAI's decline in cognitive function? If anyone does know of such studies that I am not aware of please inform me so I don't end up losing IQ points. I personally need all I have.
Prescription drugs are like anything else; they can be beneficial and or they can be harmful. If taken as directed and monitored by a physician there is absolutely nothing wrong with them and in many cases they can work virtual miracles. However, like everything from water to wine there exists the potential for abuse. (Water, really. A couple of months ago a woman died after drinking too much water at a radio show contest.)
I haven't had any of the problems I've heard about associated with Adderall. No problem sleeping, eating (though it does decrease appetite, you just have to 'remember' to eat), no excess or increased urination, and definitely no problems thinking. In fact, it improves concentration and eliminates boredom. For the first time in 40 years I don't hate work, or the tedious boring chores of everyday life.
For those of you taking Adderall in order to play poker better, how many milligrams do you take? I'm not judging, merely curious. I have a set amount, which is not the maximum allowable, and I take it spread out over the day. My doctor warned me that exceeding a certain amount could cause a psychotic break. Which doesn't sound like something I'd like to experience.
Last edited by KnightEnder; 01-18-2010 at 12:46 PM.
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01-18-2010, 12:39 PM
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#88
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centurion
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Nevada
Posts: 124
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Re: How many of you use Adderall, Ritalin etc. for playing?
Half the circuit pro's are probably on blow or some type of stimulant. You wonder where they go when they dissappear from the table for extended periods of time. Sniff Sniff. I prefer Xanax as I don't enjoy being jittery and having shrunken balls when I play poker.
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01-18-2010, 12:41 PM
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#89
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grinder
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: blowing rolls
Posts: 402
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Re: How many of you use Adderall, Ritalin etc. for playing?
**** I'm from UK and I have no what anyone is talking about itt..you guys take prescription drugs as part of your 5 a day lol
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01-18-2010, 12:46 PM
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#90
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journeyman
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: boston
Posts: 245
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Re: How many of you use Adderall, Ritalin etc. for playing?
i take a 10 or 15mg capsule everymorning with my vitamins. its time released so it lasts through out the day. I tried taking a normal pill once but it made my heart race way to much.
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