I can’t take amphetamines… I do (prescribed) to help me study (ADD, diagnosed at a very young age), however I’m insanely sensitive. I took 10mg dexamfetamine today, took my RHR from like 55 to 85! As to be expected, alcohol does the same, but lowers my inhibitions significantly and reduces anxiety so I don’t care/notice
Can relate, however it wasn’t working out that triggered such high rates (aside from say… sprinting), it was more related to going from sitting to standing suddenly. On amphetamines today my RHR didn’t go below 85 in the gym and during exercise it would routinely hit about 130 from deadlifting/rack pulls (was really emphasising lower back today, the pump was fucking insane!), so bad that a light 315 felt like 405+!)… that and my grip tends to give out completely after a while, so I’m going to invest in some straps (I have tiny, TINY hands)
100bpm at rest could indicate IST or perhaps cardiac dysfunction (have you had an echo?) have you looked into that (if not aggravated from orthostatic positioning), however HR is genetic, some legitimately have a RHR of 100BPM and that’s normal for them, it’s rare, but it happens.
If you’re using coke atm I’d advise staying away from AAS at cyclic dosages. Cocaine will further overload you’re sympathetic nervous system with excess catecholamines, make the heart beat very hard (inducing ischemia leading to cardiomyopathy over the long term), inhibition of potassium channels, increased calcium channel current etc (more mechanisms but these primarily come to mind) induce a profoundly pro-arrythmiac state, not good for someone on AAS at all. Furthermore , combined with alcohol, cocaine forms cocethylene, longer half life, even more toxic. Then there’s the scary reports of cocaine induced leukoencephalopathy, however that’s like saying you’ll acquire cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome from smoking a joint… then again a single tab of MDMA screwed you over royally for ten years… soooooooo… None of these substances are without risk, by using you’re accepting (as an adult hopefully) the risks and deciding the concept of experimentation is worth it.
Personally I’d never use cocaine (that’s just me) because I don’t see the appeal behind a drug that lasts like an hour at most then crushes the bodies ability to respond to dopamine making you feel suuuuppppper shit afterwards. I’d rather try psychedelics and/or disassociates
Alcohol doesn’t allow you to be you’re “real” self… trust me, you think you’re doing so well, everything is great, then you see what you’re demeanour is like on video… it’s sloppy, incoherent, loud etc. It may amplify personality traits to the extreme, however the profound sense of inebriation, cognitive dysfunction and impaired fine motor skills that come with it kind of nullify this point. I rarely drink at this point, and I noticed when I stopped drinking at parties how irritating it was to be around drunk kids, it’s fun when you’re one of the inebriated, but when you’re not and you’re around a bunch of drunk kids you realise “Jesus Christ, I get like this… what the fuck is wrong with me”. Not too say I don’t drink to excess ever… just rarely (I mean, I’m going to Europe on holiday, staying in hostels etc, chances are some incredibly irresponsible adventures will ensue)
People make stupid, STUPID decisions when drunk. Out of all the recreational drug use I’ve witnessed from members of my age demographic, the consequences from alcohol by far outweigh (in an acute setting, and perhaps even chronically) any other consequence from other substance abuse I’ve seen. Fights, unprotected sex, injuries, dangerous driving/decisions, fucking up friendships, respiratory failure requiring immediate hospitalisation and more… I much prefer weed, no one throws glass bottles at me when stoned or tries to start physical altercations with me for no reason other than to pick a fight with a muscular guy (no I don’t reciprocate, there’s no point, and it has the potential to land me in a world of trouble, I try to deflect such situations and only resort to violence if directly attacked and there is no way out)
