His ridiculous self-prescribed dosage and willingness to abuse the drug alone is indicative of the careless risk-taking required to decide to do something like insider trading and think he could get away with it. The arrogance required, especially from someone intelligent and capable enough to do a job like his, is palpable.
80mg is four times the average dosage. Anyone who has taken this drug therapeutically for its intended purpose at sane dosages will tell you that it can have some nasty side effects if you’re not careful. In brief, it makes it more difficult for your body to tell you when its had enough and needs food or rest. Things like sleep and eating are simply more difficult. You’ll find that out quickly enough without a doctor informing you of such, but it’s manageable then. We could just as easily be discussing someone who increasingly decided to sleep and food deprive themselves for months or years.
No, that exists and is called Desoxyn. For many people who have ADHD in the US, this myth makes getting their medication more difficult and adds unnecessary stigma to its use. Don’t perpetuate it.
Stimulant therapy for ADHD is one of the (if not the) most well studied and effective treatments in all of psychiatry. Yet, the DEA has done a fantastic job making this one of the most difficult drugs to get a prescription for. It is ironic that patients who would struggle to keep a routine must remember to call their doctor to get a script every month because of the drug’s schedule.
This guy is just talking up the drug he was taking to make it seem worse than it was. An adderall addiction is no joke, sure, but it is a far cry from meth.
His ridiculous self-prescribed dosage and willingness to abuse the drug alone is indicative of the careless risk-taking required to decide to do something like insider trading and think he could get away with it. The arrogance required, especially from someone intelligent and capable enough to do a job like his, is palpable.
80mg is four times the average dosage. Anyone who has taken this drug therapeutically for its intended purpose at sane dosages will tell you that it can have some nasty side effects if you’re not careful. In brief, it makes it more difficult for your body to tell you when its had enough and needs food or rest. Things like sleep and eating are simply more difficult. You’ll find that out quickly enough without a doctor informing you of such, but it’s manageable then. We could just as easily be discussing someone who increasingly decided to sleep and food deprive themselves for months or years.
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> He says he came up with the scheme while he was abusing Adderall, which he started taking to deal with his long hours at Wells Fargo.
Very loose connection there...
> it changed the person that I was while I was on it. This is a no-joke drug. It’s medical-grade meth.”
Okay, that I agree with.
> “It’s medical-grade meth.”
No, that exists and is called Desoxyn. For many people who have ADHD in the US, this myth makes getting their medication more difficult and adds unnecessary stigma to its use. Don’t perpetuate it.
Stimulant therapy for ADHD is one of the (if not the) most well studied and effective treatments in all of psychiatry. Yet, the DEA has done a fantastic job making this one of the most difficult drugs to get a prescription for. It is ironic that patients who would struggle to keep a routine must remember to call their doctor to get a script every month because of the drug’s schedule.
This guy is just talking up the drug he was taking to make it seem worse than it was. An adderall addiction is no joke, sure, but it is a far cry from meth.
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How tall was the guy? 80mg a day? Far beyond a reasonable amount.