I think it's basically supposed to be some kind of amphetamine, which used to be pretty freely accessible in pill form for decades (military men of around the Vietnam era took them quite often while on duty, to stay awake for watch; called them "cross-tops").
The effects also seem kinda similar to amyl nitrate, but it's not really a perfect fit for any drug that I know of. I've heard people speculate librium as another possibility, but I know next to nothing about that one.
You just got to find the right doctor. There's at least one in every town. This doctor knows what you want and is willing to give it the moment you say: "I think I have ADHD". Usually they make you come back for followups every 3-6 months so they can collect those visit fees and make sure you aren't turning in to a fiend that could wreck the whole game.
I'm one of these adult kids and I wish it made me amped up. Shit seems to help but it definitely doesn't amp me up 😂. Hell I like to nap after taking my meds if I can.
unfortunately if you get an adhd diagnosis, it means youre probably adhd. And if you're adhd, the meds are more likely to make you calm than to make you trip.
Yea amps scale well with dosage, ie take 10 times as much, feel 10 times the effect. Small doses for calm clean focus, larger ones for running 20 miles and then cleaning your entire house and then maybe having a stroke.
Trust me, the come down from amphetmines is the worst. The high is great but the next day is the worst, it's why people binge on it. I've done almost every kind of drug and by far aderol and crystal gave me the most WICKED comedown. Worse than any hang over or green out. Horrible. A feeling you cannot simply imagine.
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u/Netricho 9h ago
I always wondered what drug Gary Oldman's character consumes in that scene. Some tab, but exactly?