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I've been prescribed Adderall for about 20 years and I've come to the conclusion that sober is the way to go. I take it maybe once every few months now and when I took it regularly, I needed Xanax to sleep at night. Nick is spot on. The negatives heavily outweigh the positives as Adderall is both bad on your heart and cardiovascular system. Fit and healthy is much better than strung out and weak. Coffee is my go to for energy but even that should be consumed in moderation. Good stuff guys, love the videos!
Good for him to warn people about the likely downsides to stimulant use. Adderall is talked about much more casually now that many years have passed where it's well-recognized that pre-law and pre-med students use them to compete for scholarships, internships, and school placements. It's predictable that there would be a lot of temptation for poker grinders to drift into a lifestyle of frequent stimulant use.
Great clip JJ! Took heaps of adderall during law school. Was tough coming off later in life. Also realize it doesn’t matter at all if a doctor gives it to you. Has the same bad effects in your regardless how you get it. Also it does not make you smarter it just makes you feel better about being there. In fact I think it makes you less creative
I’m a poker player with ADHD who is prescribed adderall and I don’t take it on days I’m playing. I have never ever played better taking it, especially at a higher dose than I’m prescribed
@ayo9057 finishing a session at 2 am rn and I feel great, just going off good sleep and Diet Coke, sure adderall could make you stay up all night but you won’t be playing at your best
Besides being among the best in poker, Nick is one of the most thoughtful and articulate pros in the game. Thanks for being open with your thoughts and sharing with the rest of us.🙏
A lot of the older pros used beta blockers, I wonder if thats still a thing. Nicks obv not a doctor but I would be curious about his thoughts on various noots as well. Ill take some ashwaganda or alpha gpc if Im in a really tough game or shot taking.
This may sound weird, but I don't enjoy playing games that are super action. I'd rather win less and just play in a game that is just slightly above average action and go to bed at a reasonable time I guess I'm saying that I like poker to be relaxing. I don't care to stay up all night winning double my hourly. Does any of this make sense?
Nothing is better than sleeping. However.... When the drunk on cocaine and tilt billionaire gambles away 20 mill anything that keeps you awake and kinda reasonable is a little bit mandatory.
Adderall is amazing. But it's not good for taking every day. It makes you feel dependent if you do so. However, it is the best when you want to hyper focus on something and you need to stay awake. Not proud to admit it but it was a lifesaver when driving for Uber/Lyft during the night shift. It kept me from dozing off while driving and got me in a good mood. So it was a win win. The only downside was that if you take too much, a big dose, it would be hard to fall asleep. Though your body does get used to it. It still wasnt fun feeling dependent to it.
When they tell you sativa is energetic, that just means in comparison to other weed. That it's less a couch-lock situation than other weed. That doesn't translate to it being an energy-giver.
@@bennylevine387 Sativa vs Indica differences are morphological, each cultivar and even plant varies so much w/ total cannabinoids that the sativa means energy, indica means tired hasn't made any valid sense in years
Adderall is definitely awful for you and I would advise against even trying it. Modafinil would have been your best bet in this case as its non-habit forming and the mechanism of action is different from the other popularly prescribed CNS stimulants (ie its not meth). Absolutely agree to stay away from Adderall/Ritalin etc.
He was on methamphetamine. A much much stronger form of amphetamines. Also Much more addictive It’s basically the same chemical structure as amphetamines but it has one extra ( I believe nitrogen molecule attached , don’t quote me on it though ) but that extra chemical attachment makes it so it goes thru the blood brain barrier pretty much I instantly instead of seeping in like regular amphetamines. That instant breaking of the blood brain barrier leads to all the dopamine being hit at once and much more of it. Which inevitably burns out your receptors and is toxic at high levels.
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I've been prescribed Adderall for about 20 years and I've come to the conclusion that sober is the way to go. I take it maybe once every few months now and when I took it regularly, I needed Xanax to sleep at night. Nick is spot on. The negatives heavily outweigh the positives as Adderall is both bad on your heart and cardiovascular system. Fit and healthy is much better than strung out and weak. Coffee is my go to for energy but even that should be consumed in moderation. Good stuff guys, love the videos!
Adderall users are just addicts.
Adderrall is great in the beginning. Then in it turns you into dust like most drugs.
The problem is when you play without it.
Good for him to warn people about the likely downsides to stimulant use. Adderall is talked about much more casually now that many years have passed where it's well-recognized that pre-law and pre-med students use them to compete for scholarships, internships, and school placements. It's predictable that there would be a lot of temptation for poker grinders to drift into a lifestyle of frequent stimulant use.
Great clip JJ! Took heaps of adderall during law school. Was tough coming off later in life. Also realize it doesn’t matter at all if a doctor gives it to you. Has the same bad effects in your regardless how you get it. Also it does not make you smarter it just makes you feel better about being there. In fact I think it makes you less creative
I’m a poker player with ADHD who is prescribed adderall and I don’t take it on days I’m playing. I have never ever played better taking it, especially at a higher dose than I’m prescribed
Yeah ok 😂
@@Benderthegr865 which part of that statement don’t you believe? If it’s the part about not playing better then you haven’t taken stimulants before
@@jaycap291 Liar you dont want anyone else to have an advantage. why why be so deceptive like you think we don't know you bluffing get real.
@ayo9057 finishing a session at 2 am rn and I feel great, just going off good sleep and Diet Coke, sure adderall could make you stay up all night but you won’t be playing at your best
It’s terrible for your health and intuition, but was great to grind SNGs back in the day
Besides being among the best in poker, Nick is one of the most thoughtful and articulate pros in the game. Thanks for being open with your thoughts and sharing with the rest of us.🙏
ur broke asf glazing youtube comments is crazy i don't get it
I was prescribed Adderall 60mg/day for 15 years. I learned the hard way what "dopamine receptor downregulation" means... 😭
I agree with Nick, there comes a point where you become dependent and it can harm you more in the long run
Good point about the come down. Coffee is my go to ☕
I am prescribed Vyvanse and rarely take it. I especially don't take it if I am going to play poker.
A lot of the older pros used beta blockers, I wonder if thats still a thing. Nicks obv not a doctor but I would be curious about his thoughts on various noots as well. Ill take some ashwaganda or alpha gpc if Im in a really tough game or shot taking.
You can start a discussion about it in our discord if you want
Podcasts going to be on Apple, Spotify?
Only on TH-cam for now
where can I watch the full podcast?
We will release it in the coming week here on TH-cam
Nick says he is against Adderall for everyone and everything, does this mean even for its prescribed use?
I will ask him. My impression is, Nick is talking in the context of PED for poker performance. He doesn’t mean it’s bad when you have ADD or ADHD.
This may sound weird, but I don't enjoy playing games that are super action. I'd rather win less and just play in a game that is just slightly above average action and go to bed at a reasonable time
I guess I'm saying that I like poker to be relaxing. I don't care to stay up all night winning double my hourly. Does any of this make sense?
Took homeboy 2 minutes to ask a 2 second question
LOL, right?
I thought he did well. Provided context as to how the question is relatable to poker through a personal experience.
@@vickyp-xm1zo was long though…
@@vader6203 I watched the vid on 2x speed tbf
Almost like he’s on adoral
Coke > addy. All the greats blew lines.
Nothing is better than sleeping. However.... When the drunk on cocaine and tilt billionaire gambles away 20 mill anything that keeps you awake and kinda reasonable is a little bit mandatory.
Adderall is amazing. But it's not good for taking every day. It makes you feel dependent if you do so.
However, it is the best when you want to hyper focus on something and you need to stay awake.
Not proud to admit it but it was a lifesaver when driving for Uber/Lyft during the night shift. It kept me from dozing off while driving and got me in a good mood. So it was a win win.
The only downside was that if you take too much, a big dose, it would be hard to fall asleep. Though your body does get used to it. It still wasnt fun feeling dependent to it.
Are there any successful players who were dependent, but able to quit without any huge degradation to their game?
The Germans microdose LSD which makes more sense to me.
Shrooms
The question is wether the herbal medicine enhances or not... plenty of poker players consume
Sativa, all natural, keeps you going, no hard crash or recovery
When they tell you sativa is energetic, that just means in comparison to other weed. That it's less a couch-lock situation than other weed. That doesn't translate to it being an energy-giver.
@@bennylevine387 Sativa vs Indica differences are morphological, each cultivar and even plant varies so much w/ total cannabinoids that the sativa means energy, indica means tired hasn't made any valid sense in years
Its great for gym days
Adderall is definitely awful for you and I would advise against even trying it. Modafinil would have been your best bet in this case as its non-habit forming and the mechanism of action is different from the other popularly prescribed CNS stimulants (ie its not meth).
Absolutely agree to stay away from Adderall/Ritalin etc.
Yeah get on that Air Force Pilot drug
Modafinal
I think you don’t need it so it works differently - telling people who need it how terrible it is… dunno
Legal speed huh? Gonna be a no from me. Have fun withdrawing from amphetamine salts.
amphetamine withdrawals arent bad imo. Your mainly tired and hungry almost like your body making up for all the times you stayed up without eating.
Which games you nothing in poker. This entire conversation is ludacris
Nick just doesn't want more competition. /s
Two words Mike Matusow. Turned him into brain dead mush. Sad very sad.
How do you know he took it?
He was on methamphetamine. A much much stronger form of amphetamines. Also Much more addictive It’s basically the same chemical structure as amphetamines but it has one extra ( I believe nitrogen molecule attached , don’t quote me on it though ) but that extra chemical attachment makes it so it goes thru the blood brain barrier pretty much I instantly instead of seeping in like regular amphetamines. That instant breaking of the blood brain barrier leads to all the dopamine being hit at once and much more of it. Which inevitably burns out your receptors and is toxic at high levels.
Horrible stuff.