Posted by Larry Hoover on August 14, 2003, at 8:47:39
In reply to Re: Baking Soda.. Dexedrine » Larry Hoover, posted by gabbix2 on August 13, 2003, at 22:52:29
> I'm not going to Argue with the Rev. Larry Hoover but according to my book "Prozac and other psychiatric drugs" Carbonation does increase the effect of dexedrine, and this includes soft drinks.
> In my experience I've found this to be the case. However books have been wrong, and I also drink diet soda generally which has Phenylaline in it, which can act as a stimulant in itself.
> So I will bow to your respected researchI was speaking to the issue of acidity (something I used to teach at university), but I failed to consider the issue of carbonation, per se.
It is possible that the gas pressure of carbon dioxide released from the decomposition of carbonic acid "pushes" the dexedrine into the blood, protonated or not. Carbonated wines (e.g. champagne) increase the rate of alcohol uptake.
If your experience is that carbonated beverages enhance the dexedrine effect, I bow to empirical evidence. Theories don't trump data.
Lar
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