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onickjo's picture

staying awake w/drugs

So what drugs do you guys take to stay awake?

Caffeine, adderall? What else?

I found a new gum that has the equivalent amount of caffeine in 2 cups of coffee. It works pretty nice and you don't have to get up to piss every 20 minutes.

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captk's picture

Jolt gum right? Awesome

Jolt gum right? Awesome stuff - got me through college.

BSD123's picture

to be honest

I feel like water helps me more than any chemical when it's like 3-4AM. You pee a lot, but I don't get any gross feeling like I've gotten from other substances.

Ballyho128's picture

Don't be a wuss - real men

Don't be a wuss - real men don't need wacky stuff to stay up. Just got done busting a 125 hour week myself, took me just one cup of crap coffee to crank product through the one night I didn't manage to get even an hour's nap. Keep hydrated and have a snack to keep your blood sugar reasonable, maybe bring a jacket to keep warm when your core body temp drops like a stone around the third day with less'n 3 hours sleep and you shart to shiver.

sd81981's picture

Don't be a wuss - real men

That's good stuff right there!!

thinker481's picture

coffee and gummy bears, lots

coffee and gummy bears, lots and lots of gummy bears

ratul's picture

Re: coffee and gummy bears, lots

thinker481 wrote:

coffee and gummy bears, lots and lots of gummy bears

You must be a fat ass.

ThoughtMan's picture

I've used aderall a few

I've used aderall a few times during my internship. It was for those nights where my main task was ALT+TAB between excel and annual reports. Its great stuff, but the powerful surge it gives your concentration is only for 2-3 hours.

I'd recommend hitting up an Aderall XR (extended release) 25 mg pill, which basically lets you stay focused for 10 hours straight. I'd also recommend Concerta (which is also extended release) but that keeps you awake at night and fucks with your sleeping schedule.

I'd only recommend prescription pills once in a while and only when you know your gonna be tired. Three times a month is a good limit (since thats how often I've done it during my internship and like to rationalize things).

thinker481's picture

festively plump bro

festively plump bro

sleepyguyb's picture

crack

crack

powerhog's picture

ice - i haven't touched it

ice - i haven't touched it but it got my gf through college with a 4.0

smuguy97's picture

Re: ice - i haven't touched it

powerhog wrote:

ice - i haven't touched it but it got my gf through college with a 4.0

It is always inspirational to hear anecdotes like this one.

In the media, all you ever hear about is the downside of using crystal meth. Who needs teeth or immunity from infections when you've got a 4.0?

thinker481's picture

teeth and immune system are

teeth and immune system are so overrated

waltersobchek's picture

peachy 30mg XRs are all I

peachy 30mg XRs are all I need

stubrummen's picture

Caffeine doesn't do much to

Caffeine doesn't do much to me. I do drink energy drinks, but it's mostly a symbolic gesture of my commitment to stay awake :P drug rehab

romeodunn_2009's picture

fear

fear is all you need to get through the late nights...

Night_Owl's picture

The best stuff...

No Doz

pacmandefense's picture

green tea guarana

green tea
guarana pills
sleep

cphbravo96's picture

Hahaha

romeodunn_2009 wrote:

fear is all you need to get through the late nights...

Yeah, I suppose being unemployed would be a great source of motivation, lol.

sleepisfortheweak's picture

if you'd like to stay

if you'd like to stay substance-free (or you don't have any at the moment)
wash your face with cold water. it wakes you up.

philosophical monkey's picture

real men don't need wacky stuff to stay up ...

"real men don't need wacky stuff to stay up"

Real men don't post stupid shit about what real men ought to do.

Ice water with a lemon worked for me.

Who am I kidding, Addrll 20 mg worked best; but then got hooked on 40 mgs...not good, and it made me horny as hell.

And a quickie in some empty conference room ...

sleepisfortheweak's picture

http://www.thinkgeek.com/caff

http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/

other types of candy similar to the gum you found..
also visit the drinks section.

jackofalltrades's picture

If you ever had "a quickie

If you ever had "a quickie in some empty conference room" you'd know that it makes you really tired and you need at least another 40mg to make it to 3am

philosophical monkey's picture

"If you ever had "a quickie

"If you ever had "a quickie in some empty conference room" you'd know that it makes you really tired and you need at least another 40mg to make it to 3am"

Thank you for informing, I wasn't aware. And I am sorry your body malfunctions that way. Not all penis are created equal. And tell me, didn't the fear of getting caught wake you up for a couple hours? Also, what if the quickie was after 3AM?