Posted by Molybdenum on February 7, 2008, at 4:08:11
In reply to Re: benzodiazepines (clonazepam) - mental clarity, posted by sdb on February 6, 2008, at 16:17:14
> Unless of course you knew you were going to flunk it & wanted to make the experience as enjoyable as possible (??)
> >
> > Maybe you should try to do some different tests. Like the MENSA entry tests, etc.
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> flunk - no. I took two bananas before a performance, probably this was the trick to be the best one this time.
>hehehehe....well maybe the bananas did the trick...!
I suppose if you were anxious, then the benzos might help you focus a bit.
I did an IT course last year & I was not sleeping well & on the final day we had to do a $200 exam & get 75% to get the certificate. The course was SO BORING (ITIL) - if you don't know what ITIL is then please, please don't look it up. You're better off not knowing.
Anyway, I took a few 10mg Ritalin in the morning & just before the test. I "did" pass but I think your body chemistry has to be in just the right mode in order to really benefit mentally from stimulants. Otherwise (at least for me) it just feels like my brain's a freight train going down a mountain with the brakes all melted. eeeeekkkkk..!
I understand that soldiers have been given them to keep them awake for a few days. I think even for a young "fit" person, they're dangerous for any important activity though. And I sure wouldn't want to walk up to the guy with the M16 & say *boo* after his been on 72hrs of Ritalin :)
Maybe your experience of heightened alertness on the benzos is some sort of idiosyncratic reaction. I remember taking a handful of Trifluoperazine (Stelazine) when I was 16 (just bored). Anyway, instead of knocking me out, it made my whole body go into muscle spasms. I couldn't bring my neck down and I was having trouble breathing.
Lesson 1 I learned: don't do this at your parents house when you're 16.
They rang an ambulance & you can imagine the drill.....
Maybe try smoking the stringy bits on the bananas. I think they're supposed to have a little bit of bufotenine - like the skins of some frogs - a bit like psilocybin.
Good Luck - it sounds like an interesting experiment....!
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