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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by culi on Friday November 08, 2024 @01:11AM (#42084591)
> Methamphetamine is a whole other level of stimulant.

The extra methyl group that differentiates it from regular amphetamine salts mainly serves the purpose of crossing the blood-brain barrier quicker. However, during this process it loses that extra methyl group. So whether you're taking meth or adderal, the chemical that actually reaches your brain is ultimately the same

In fact, methamphetamine is available as a prescription ADHD medicine under the brand name "Desoxyn"

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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by InDubioProRubio on Friday November 08, 2024 @03:12AM (#42085184)
And you get a erdös number for taking them : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Erd%C5%91s#Personality
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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by neonnoodle on Friday November 08, 2024 @07:18AM (#42086280)
Don’t forget to use the tweaking umlauts:ő
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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by jart on Friday November 08, 2024 @01:16AM (#42084621)
I thought that (1) meth (e.g. methylphenidate a.k.a. ritalin) blocks reuptake of dopamine, and (2) amphetamine (e.g. dextroamphetamine) stimulates production of dopamine, and (3) methamphetamine (a.k.a. desoxyn) does both. Is that understanding accurate?
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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by LM358 on Friday November 08, 2024 @03:05AM (#42085146)
I have never seen "meth" taken to mean anything other than methamphetamine, and certainly not methylphenidate.
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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by bichiliad on Friday November 08, 2024 @03:57AM (#42085402)
“Meth” is methamphetamine, not methylphenidate. Ritalin isn’t the same thing as Meth. Not sure about how Ritalin vs Adderall act different on dopamine.
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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by jart on Friday November 08, 2024 @06:45AM (#42086075)
Then why does it have meth in the name genius?
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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by 542354234235 on Friday November 08, 2024 @08:28AM (#42086687)
“Don’t call me a homo sapien! I’m not gay!”
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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by jart on Friday November 08, 2024 @08:44AM (#42086773)
Leave it to the peanut gallery to always assume the vulgar definition.
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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by EdwardDiego on Friday November 08, 2024 @09:04AM (#42086931)
<spiderman J Jonah Jameson meme> You're kidding, right? </spidey-meme>
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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by EdwardDiego on Friday November 08, 2024 @01:13AM (#42084598)
Yeah, precisely, that methyl group is why methamphetamine is super popular, it makes a whole lot of difference in the felt effect.
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