ShockV1.89 Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 So I have a huge paper that might be due tomorrow. I dont know the professor changed the due date a few times, so I'm not sure now. So I decide to get it all done tonight so it's out of the way. To assist me, I decided to use some no-doz pills (for those who dont know, they're basically the opposite of sleeping pills... concetrated caffeine). I've used them before, in a small dose. I'm a big guy, so they didnt work well. So I decided to double the reccomended dosage from 2 to 4. Bad idea. The first hour, I felt very little. At around the hour and a half mark, I began feeling shaky. A gnawing hunger began eating at my stomach. At around two hours, it became too much, and I devoured three hotdogs. I still felt hungry, but I felt full too. I was jumpy, almost twitchy. I began to feel ill, and almost threw up. Even now, I'm typing in quick bursts. I feel my hands shaking as rthey pass over the keys, and it's difficult to focus on any single thing at once. Coherent thoughts are difficult, as I am tired, but not... my mind is tired, but my body wants to keep going. Muscles are stiff now. My back hurts a little. Anyone else have a bad experience with no-doz pills? It truly does suck hard...
Boba Rhett Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 My older brother was in the same predicament as you only he, for reasons beyond anyone, decided to take like 7 of them. It sounds like you may have gotten too much for your system to handle. I'd go ahead and call someone you know and stay on the phone with them for a while just in case you need help.
Luc Solar Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 I don't need pills. I drink so much liquid caffeine that I have no need for pills. After doing this for almost 5 years now, I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that it might be better for me to actually sleep every once in a while. I had such a horrible hang over on saturday that I slept the entire day. When I finally woke up I had this weird, awesome feeling: WTF?? I'M NOT TIRED!? :eek: Ummm.. no, I have not have bad no-doz-pill-experiences and I doubt I should be posting on this thread.
Clemme w/Stick Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 Well, I didnt know that there were no-doz pills... Or maybe its just me thats pretty ignorant. Anyways, that doesnt sound good. If I were you I'd listen to Rhetts advice next time you take an overdoze, but lets hope that there wont be a next time. Pills are bad mkay ! -Clemme
ShockV1.89 Posted March 10, 2003 Author Posted March 10, 2003 Yeah, you aint kiddin. Damn pills wouldnt let me sleep more than three hours, and I'm still shaking a little. At least my stomach is calmed down. No more no-doz for me. Mountain Dew is teh bettar.
Kstar__2 Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 no pillz here, but i imediatelly imagened you all shaky jumping around the house:p
Kylilin Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 I try to stay away from caffeine pills, more specifically no-doz and vivarin, they always make my stomach hurt. I discovered this in high school, so i started drinking large amounts of soda and coffee. Then one day one of my friends comes up to me with a bottle of something called "mini-thins", and they would be good at keeping me awake so I could study and keeping me going for games and practice. Little did I know, or anyone else back in 1994/1995 when I was a junior in high school, just how bad these "mini-thins". You see, mini-thins were straight up, over the counter pills of pure ephedrine, aka, ephedra, aka ma huang, aka, that stuff that killed a bunch of athletes because they took it before they worked out. Which I find horrifying now, because I used to take it before all my games and practices too, and I played 3 varsity sports in high school. That adds up to a hell of a lot of ephedrine. Heck, me and my roommate went half on a bottle of 500 pills of ephedra, I used to take ten of'em at a time. No joke at all, I can't beleive I'm not dead, knowing now how bad that stuff is for you.
ShockV1.89 Posted March 10, 2003 Author Posted March 10, 2003 Originally posted by kstar__2 no pillz here, but i imediatelly imagened you all shaky jumping around the house:p Actually, I did do a few hops around my living room after everyone fell asleep.
Mex Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 That must be a pretty scary experience. I don't want to try that.
Clemme w/Stick Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 Originally posted by kstar__2 no pillz here, but i imediatelly imagened you all shaky jumping around the house:p Actually I pictured him jumping around and screaming. Just like in the episode of South Park, with the Underpants Gnomes....(I think it was the one where Tweek was introduced !)! -Clemme
C'jais Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 Originally posted by ShockV1.89 No more no-doz for me. Mountain Dew is teh bettar. Southern f*cking Comfort me! Cheers. -C'
munik Posted March 11, 2003 Posted March 11, 2003 I took no-doze once for work as I hadn't gotten sleep the night before. Did not like it at all, and it was just one dose. From then on, if I needed an extra boost of caffeine, I just drink more coffee, or in dire situations drink some Mt Dew (yack!). Kylilin, mini thins kicked ass! Man, I haven't even thought about those for almost a decade. You just gave me a little trip down memory lane
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