• havokdj@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Amphetamine and methamphetamine are not that similar. Just because a chemical has a similar structure does not mean it is exactly the same. Buproprion is chemically almost exactly the same as ephedrine but have wildly different effects. Adderall is an amphetamine, vyvanse is an amphetamine.

    These other drugs often leave most people feeling like shit, nobody is doing adderrall or these other drugs recreationally. Crystal meth gives you such a ridiculous dopamine rush that you feel like you are on top of the world, like you can conquer anything, but it will give you delusions and eventually that starts to go away.

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      As someone who takes Vyvanse 70mg (lisdexamfetamine) daily, and have smoked meth a few times, they’re quite different. Vyvanse does give you energy, but it doesn’t make you feel ecstatic. To me it just feels like a really strong coffee but I don’t feel like shit and I can sleep at night.

      I’ve been through Vyvanse withdrawals twice, and it sucks, but its nothing like meth withdrawal (I haven’t experienced it myself, but I know people who have). People with a meth addiction are desperate enough to commit crime. Vyvanse withdrawals are so bad, sometimes us neuro-atypicals forget to take our addictive and dangerous drugs.

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          Even if I did, it wouldn’t be a valid experiment. Vyvanse can only be metabolised by digestion. You can’t snort, smoke, shelf or inject it. Vyvance takes more than an hour to start working and lasts 12+ hours, meth is a few minutes and lasts a few hours.

          My point is they are quite different. Vyvanse, by design, is much harder to abuse, and most people don’t want to take it recreationally.

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        I tried to take vyvanse but I just couldn’t handle it. I’m a stim junkie but vyvanse made me spotty as hell. I’d be awake one moment and borderline asleep, get mood swings. I just don’t take prescriptions anymore.

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        I wouldn’t really call that a drug so much as a byproduct.

        If I may ask, why did you bring that particular substance up?

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          I had no idea it’s actually a thing, always assumed it as a joke combination of nymphomania and amphetamine. It’s a song/album name by Cradle of Filth