Playing under mind altering substances - Page 3

Boris · #21 03-29-2005, 02:29 PM

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i'd totally disagree with that. adderall, etc would probably help a ton.

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Yea if you're ADD they probably would help a ton. For me it would be a disaster.

Boris · #22 03-29-2005, 02:33 PM

Most of the time people take stimulants to fight fatigue. Common affects of fatigue include irritability and anxiousness. Stimulants will make you feel less tired, but in my case at least, they amplify the irritability/anxiousness. In my experience this is a disaster for a poker player.

astroglide · #23 03-29-2005, 02:37 PM

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Yea if you're ADD they probably would help a ton. For me it would be a disaster.

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it's rampant on college campuses for studying. a friend took some last saturday to focus on cleaning his house. the entire world doesn't have ADD. there are lots of stimulants that improve focus/motivation, and adderall is one of them.

Gabe · #24 03-29-2005, 02:37 PM

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Public-service replay:

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The people I've played against who were stoned were anything but focused.

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That's because when you play against the focused stoned guys, you don't know that they're stoned.

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girgy44 · #25 03-29-2005, 02:38 PM

I play high all the time, and feel that it helps me win somehow, maybe I just run well high which is fine with me.

Boris · #26 03-29-2005, 02:42 PM

I'll have to check it out for myself.

TStoneMBD · #27 03-29-2005, 02:43 PM

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Most of the time people take stimulants to fight fatigue. Common affects of fatigue include irritability and anxiousness. Stimulants will make you feel less tired, but in my case at least, they amplify the irritability/anxiousness. In my experience this is a disaster for a poker player.

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ive never smoked pot before so i cant tell you how it helps me focus, im very interested in this discussion however.

as for caffeine and other similiar stimulants, they are very, very bad for a poker player for the reasons that boris mentioned.

astroglide · #28 03-29-2005, 02:56 PM

well it's still a stimulant, needs a prescription, is probably addictive, etc. i haven't used it and wouldn't recommend it, i was just pointing out that such things exist. i knew lots of people that took it while they were in college.

Boris · #29 03-29-2005, 03:02 PM

First you say it improves focus and motivation and then you say you don't recommend it. WTF? You're sending some mixed signals Mr. Glide.

AviD · #30 03-29-2005, 03:03 PM

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i knew lots of people that took it while they were in college.

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So, are you saying you never went to college or just hung out with a bunch of stimulant junkies while you were there? Or both?