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Great Cure for the Misery of a Cold
Methylphenidate
Citation:   Skriabin. "Great Cure for the Misery of a Cold: An Experience with Methylphenidate (exp109841)". Erowid.org. Nov 30, 2017. erowid.org/exp/109841

 
DOSE:
T+ 0:00
3 mg oral Pharms - Clonazepam (daily)
  T+ 0:00 75 mg oral Pharms - Bupropion (daily)
  T+ 0:00 10 mg oral Pharms - Methylphenidate (daily)
  T+ 8:00 20 mg insufflated Pharms - Methylphenidate (ground / crushed)
BODY WEIGHT: 180 lb
Mindset: feeling dull; reading/dozing all day; getting over a cold, typical cold depression
Setting: Home & comfortable
Other Drugs: Usual Daily Rx since 0600 (T-8 hr.):
• Clonazepam 3 mg
• Bupropion (Wellbutrin) 75 mg
• Ritalin oral 10 mg
Source: Generic Rx methylphenidate 2 x 10 mg immediate release
Dose: 20 mg
Prep: ground up 2 x 10 mg tabs with spoon on plate, not very fine, didn't try to separate filler.
(NOTE to self: next time don't use a pale blue & white plate -- invisibile!)

0:00 Inhaled as 2 rather bumpy lines. Very little nasal irritation -- less than meth
0:10 starting to feel good, started writing this
0:15 My stuffy nose is _much_ clearer!
0:20 Feeling very good, excited, active, brain seems to work faster & clearer
0:30 Feels like it's peaking; legs tingling.
Pulse normal/low 56. BP a bit high 160/99 but forgot to do baseline
0:40 Holding good mood, active on computer
1:00 Slowing down
2:00 Feel finished but mood still good - no crash

OVERALL: Faster onset than oral, intenser, otherwise doesn't feel much different
Really good cold remedy: mood improved, decongestant, no sneeze, no drip!

Exp Year: 2017ExpID: 109841
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: 70
Published: Nov 30, 2017Views: 1,983
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