People mainly take Methamphetamine (desoxyn) for focus, mood, energy. Based on 3 first-hand reports and 230 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1583 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 0% are positive.
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
At least one meta-analysis, or 5+ randomized controlled trials. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: People with substance use disorders appear to have greater difficulties in emotion regulation than people without substance use disorders.
PubMed 35851975 ↗Conclusion: Prescription psychostimulants, particularly prescription amphetamines given in robust doses, have a clinically significant beneficial effect to promote abstinence in the treatment of individuals with PSUD, specifically the population with cocaine use disorder.
PubMed 32601988 ↗Conclusion: No pharmacotherapy yielded convincing results for the treatment of AMPH/MA dependence; mostly studies were underpowered and had low treatment completion rates. However, there were positive signals from several agents that warrant further investigation in larger scale studies; agonist therapies show promise. Common outcome measures should include change in use days. Future research must address the heterogeneity of AMPH/MA dependence (e.g. coexisting conditions, severity of disorder, differences between MA and AMPH dependence) and the role of psychosocial intervention.
PubMed 32185696 ↗Conclusion: Overall, NAC treatment appears to be safe and tolerable. Further well designed, larger controlled trials are needed for specific psychiatric and neurological disorders where the evidence is favorable.
PubMed 25957927 ↗As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Methamphetamine certainly has performance enhancing effects similar to amphetamine. However, neurotoxicity, cardiotoxicity and side effects become an issue.”
“Desoxyn (pharma meth) is absolutely the most effective ADHD med I've used. Seriously. I've never had such calm clarity. But there's a huge stigma attached”
“from the anecdotes I have seen, the vast majority of people who have actually tried Desoxyn have overwhelmingly had amazing experiences with it. They say it is far and away the cleanest, most effective ADHD med on the ma”
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