From: mtymp15@staff.tc.umn.edu (David Hutton)
Newsgroups: alt.drugs
Subject: Reefer Dystopia
Date: 5 Jan 93 03:53:59 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota

More strange words for the desk of mtymp15 (dr. thc):
 
As a frequent user of marijuana, I have run across the dysphoric and 
amotivational syndromes that characterize heavy use of THC, and I have spent thelast year trying to find a way around the "bakers blues" that often cause major changes in lifestyle (i.e. dropping out of college, severing relationships,     stressing family members or more frequently failing to work to one's potential, tending to be lazy, etc.) in stoners' lives that are unnecessary and avoidable. 

Users will argue over and over that pot is harmless, and this is true - in      moderation. However, in long term use things start to change (for some people,  such as me).  
 
The most obvious solution is quitting, and this is also the most effective      method, but... I thought there must be a way to have the best of both worlds, soI kept searching and I eventually found my own personal solution.  The solution is rather silly and foolish, so get ready.  Also, it is a "personal" solution t the problem so... caveat emptor.
 
First off, when I get high during the week and have homework to do, I often makea concoction around the fourth hour of the high that brings me back into the    swing of being motivated.  I have purchased the following ingredients at Health Food stores around Minneapolis, and I am sure they are all available to everyonereading this newsgroup (with the exception of Canada for DMAE).
 
Mix the following liquid ingredients into the drink of your choice (I prefer    water):
 
 
2 Squirts DMAE-H3 (Twinlabs)
1 Squirt Ephedra Extract
1 Squirt Ginseng Extract
100 mg. Caffeine (one ground up No-Doze)
 
 
note:  a "squirt" is one full dropper of the liquid.  the preparations come in  bottles with eyedroppers for dispersion.  One squirt is about 1.0 Ml. (?)
 
Drink this quickly (it tastes funny) and you will be energized for the next 6   hours or so.  
 
Over the long term, make sure to get 6-8 hours of sleep each night.  There is nosubstitute for sleep, the body needs to repair itself.  Taking 2,000mg of       Vitamin C in addition to a good B-complex supplement every morning has helped meconsiderably as far as physical and mental health is concerned.  Read           misc.health.alternative for more info on the benefits of megadoses of C.
 
Try out the drink sometime when you feel that you are just amotivated beyond    help... it will get you going a bit.  The drink coupled with the other advice   should* bring you the best of both worlds.  As users of both modern technology  and recreational pharmacology, we are a different breed.  We must take care of  ourselves.  Anyone with further ideas send them to me... this is a universal    problem and I'm sure everyone has a tip or two!
 
Mail them to mtymp15@staff.tc.umn.edu
 
peace
 

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Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will
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all." - Robert M. Pirsig  "Ride the surf of the sea of neuron activity." - Me
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