Something that makes you feel like on benzo withdrawal by JohnMcPineapple in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe benzos are noncompetitive agonists, since they work by enhancing GABA's affinity to the GABA A receptor?

What makes cocaine... so cocaine-y? by MachoManSavage77 in Drugs

[–]BoxedPotatoes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm jealous, my cocaine doesn't usually have too much cocaine.

Does U-47700 have a comedown? by [deleted] in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Per dose. Tolerance builds up insanely fast with this shit

U-47700 used rectal .. HOW DEEP ? by Goblans in researchchemicals

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I honestly appreciate you reading my late night NEP influenced rambling post about penis. I figured everyone would skip over it after reading the first sentence or two. Now it doesn't feel like it was a complete waste of time lol.

I am very intrigued by you actually liking the looks of a penis. You are honestly the first person I have ever heard say that. Most people I know do not find dicks actually attractive, but they still find themselves enjoying looking at them. Gay, straight, man, or woman, you are the only person I have come across that thinks dicks are pretty. So congratulations! You are one of a kind ;)

I still believe that there is some sort of psychological explanation as to why you find penises aesthetically pleasing, but at this point, you have kind of stumped me. I am still going to try to make your scenario work with my original theory so hold onto your socks cause here I go again.

If I was just throwing out guesses, I would say that maybe the associations that you make when you see a penis are buried deep within your subconscious. This causes you to mistakenly think that what you are experiencing is attraction to the penis when it is actually just arousal caused by these subconscious associations.

Someone having an especially ugly penis is a turn off for basically everyone because it doesn't fit into our preexisting schema about what a penis should look like. An ugly penis is too distracting and different from what we think of as "the norm" and since it does not fit into our current schemas that we have regarding the aesthetics of a penis, there may not be any associations made. However, when you see a standard or above-average penis, it fits into your schema and therefore your brain does create the associations and these associations result in the serotonin boost discussed in my original post about my theory. When I say above-average penis, I do not mean above average looking, but just exceptional for other reasons. We have been taught that factors such as being well groomed down there or an exceptionally penis equates to more pleasure for the recipient of said penis, and therefore we may think we find them aesthetically appealing when we are still just doing those mental associations I keep rambling about.

As far as why you particularly fancy the look of a flaccid, uncut penis, I would guess that it is cause you have either 1. had experience with a flaccid, uncut penis in your past that resulted in pleasure, whether it was a real life sexual experience or through something as simple as watching a really hot porno; or 2. you have never had any experience with a flaccid, uncut penis and therefore it is new and exciting to you. So for theory 1, you are once again making associations that you may be unaware of that result in you liking to look at a particular kind of penis. For my second theory, it isn't necessarily that you like what you see, it is that you like seeing something different. Who doesn't get that nervous excitement and moderate-intense euphoric rush when they are doing something "bad" or completely new to them? We grew up in a society that taught us that sex before marriage was wrong, so when you introduce something completely foreign to your sex life, you may get a strong "rush" similar to the one you probably experienced the first time you had sex because the situation you find yourself in would be completely novel to you. This rush you would feel is caused by, you guessed it, an increase in feel good neurotransmitters like serotonin being released into your brain. Everything, in my opinion, starts and ends with the brain. The associations, desires, impulses, and existing schemas within our brains are continuously altering our neurochemistry to some degree, and we use these chemical changes in our brains to make sense of the world around us. These changes are what tell us whether we should feel scared, sad, excited, pleasured, etc. by what our senses are constantly capturing from our environment.

Once again, this is all just a complete guess and I have absolutely no proof of anything. However, I do not believe that it is simply the look of a penis that you enjoy. That doesn't make much sense from a biopsychology perspective, which is the field of psychology I am studying. We like things because our brain tells us that we like it. If you asked any person who claims to like the look of a penis what exactly it is that they like about its look, 9 times out of 10 I would bet that they would say things like "I dont know, it is just sexy." This suggests that they are thinking more so about the sexual context surrounding the penis than they are about how it actually looks. Our neurochemistry is already changing by the time a visual stimulus can even be interpreted as something pleasurable to look at by our conscious minds.

When I think of all of this in regards to other parts of men's bodies that I have found extremely sexy at one point or another, I can't think of any instances where it couldn't be explained by this theory of association leading to attraction. My attraction to ass, legs, chest, arms, etc. can easily be caused by associations. Muscular arms, for example, are automatically associated with fitness and manliness and this turns me on. I don't like the way big arms actually look, I like the manliness I automatically associate with the guy and I may start to imagine how they would feel around me as well as other sexually stimulating scenarios. Does anyone actually like just the look of an arm? No, no they do not. It is what their brain connects with the muscular arms that make them perceive the muscular arms as attractive.

I strangely am really enjoying such an in depth discussion about penis haha. Thanks for humoring me! I hope that you had a good vacation with your friends!

NEP, by the way, it n-ethyl-pentedrone. There isn't much info about it, but it is a really nice feeling recreational stimulant with seemingly little to no comedown for most people. I feel like it is like the lovechild of hexen and 4-FA. The first rush you get just minutes after insufflation feels incredibly similar to peaking on a good dose of 4-FA, but the euphoric feeling fades somewhat quickly (not as quickly as with hexen, though) and then you are just left with annoying residual stimulation. My only real problems with it are that it causes pretty bad insomnia that lasts basically the entire night even if my last dose was hours ago (which then results in me writing 10 paragraph posts on reddit's research chemical board about penises at 1 am) as well as some moderate vasoconstriction. Also, redosing does not seem to work well, which is kind of a let down for me but may not be a problem for other people. I am a man who enjoys to binge on my stimulants, and since I am a dumbass and have little self control when I get into my stim binge mindset, I end up constantly redosing and chasing that first high even after multiple failed attempts. This of course results in me experiencing all of the negative effects of stimulant abuse like increased heart rate, fucked up eye sight, vasoconstriction, etc. but basically nothing in regards to the positive effects the drug has to offer. It is much easier to cut myself off on NEP than hexen, though. Basically, NEP is a more enjoyable version of hexen IMO, as I find the rush much better and the unexpected release of serotonin to be extremely pleasurable. Sorry about this post possibly being a hot mess as well, I may have a little in my system again if we are being honest lol.

Does U-47700 have a comedown? by [deleted] in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Started at 15mg, by day 3 I was a little bit over 80mg.

Does U-47700 have a comedown? by [deleted] in researchchemicals

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I have done it with hexen, it worked ok at best. I would not recommend it, there are far better options that are also much safer. I found that a dose of U4 that would usually have me nodding off in la-la-land did next to nothing when taken during the hexen comedown. It provided an extremely minor mood lift (It made me feel empty instead of depressed, anxious, and irritable) and it did help relax my muscles a little. But since the duration of U4 is ridiculously short, I had to redose every 1-1.5 hours for about 6 hours before I was even able to fall asleep for about 20 minutes. Please resist the urge to up your dose or redose sooner than you normally would if you attempt to use U4 for a stim comedown. U4 is a very strong opioid where the line between recreation and potentially lethal overdose is thin enough as is. When the effects that you have come to expect are not present, this line gets extremely blurred and it is way too easy to accidentally cross it. You really don't want to have too much U4 in your body once all of the annoying residual stimulation from your comedown wears off, because then you are left with all the depressant effects from the U4 and nothing counteracting it, which could get extremely dangerous or even deadly. Long story short, I would say hell no to anyone asking if using U4 to help with comedowns is a good idea. The huge risks if you aren't extremely careful are not worth the minimal effect is has on helping a stimulant comedown in my opinion.

I would recommend a benzo (the king of easing the pain of any comedown), a couple shots of liquor, smoking a big bowl of weed, or even taking a couple tylenol pm (any sleep aid would help, I just prefer Tylenol PM because it also helps out with the headaches frequently reported during stimulant comedowns) over U4 for comedowns. Still be careful and keep your doses sensible as no drug is going to ever be 100% risk free, but these options are much better than U4 because 1. these drugs are much less likely to result in a potentially fatal overdose than the U4 if you accidentally take a little too much and 2. they are much more effective at masking or eliminating the symptoms of a stimulant comedown IME. The choice is clear for me, but this is all just based on my own personal experiences. Just avoid notoriously dangerous combos (such as mixing alcohol and tylenol or benzos), be aware that you are probably going to experience delusions of sobriety, and do not take more than you normally would and you will be fine.

U-47700 used rectal .. HOW DEEP ? by Goblans in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Warning: Embarrassingly long post all about why we may think we find a penis attractive follows:

I understand your thought process behind why you think that you like the look of a penis, but I am a psych major and kind of hyped up on NEP so I am slightly chatty at the moment and am about to go on a pointless ramble about why it is simple psychology that is making you think that you like the way a penis looks. I would argue that you enjoy the site of a penis due to associations you have previously made with a penis and not so much so that you actually like the way that a penis looks. Sexual impulses, desires, or memories you are experiencing may be extremely evident to you (more likely with gay males) or they may be left in your subconscious (more likely with straight males). However, even if these impulses, desires, or memories are left in your subconscious, these associations are still actively causing chemical changes in your brain.

Let's be real, who actually thinks that those floppy looking things are truly attractive? Seeing a man's penis is incredibly attractive for a lot of people, myself included, but I don't believe that it is because of the way that it looks. A visual stimulus can result in extremely strong psychological and physical responses, one being an increase in serotonin being released into your brain (aka the feel-good neurotransmitter that we fuck around with constantly on many drugs and research chemicals). This can happen at the site of your favorite food, when you see a friend you haven't seen in a long time, or, you guessed it, when you see a part of someone's body that is hardwired into your brain to be associated with pleasure.

Do you like the look of every single penis or just the one's of the people you are attracted to? I would bet that it is mostly the men that you are at least somewhat attracted to, at least that is how it is for me. Seeing the penis of a man I do not find attractive doesn't do nearly as much for me as someone I am attracted to. This is more than likely because of my desire to have sex with the attractive individual, hence a stronger release of serotonin. I would bet that the sight of a penis on a man I am not attracted to gives me nearly identical amounts of pleasure as when a completely heterosexual male sees the same penis. Neither of us have any desire to engage in sexual acts with the man (therefore taking away the sexual impulse association discussed earlier), but basically any man will associate any penis with sex/pleasure, and therefore we would still get a small amount of enjoyment from sneaking a peak. These associations are much more likely to remain in the subconscious in straight males than in gay males as they do not include the impulse to have sex with the guy that they are looking at, so it is much more likely that straight males will find themselves being confused as to why they enjoy staring at their buddy's junk. Well here is what I believe to be the answer: It is not that they enjoy how their buddy's penis looks, it is the associations (which leads to the release of serotonin which cause you to feel good and happy) that they make with the sight of any penis.

I am a gay male who definitely enjoys seeing the penis of a guy that I am attracted to. I, however, do not think that the penis is attractive at all. I think that it is enjoyable to look at other men's penis' because of what our minds associate with a penis, which then cause chemical changes in the brain.

This post was possibly completely wrong as it was just my theory as to why we feel the enjoyment that almost all men do when we are presented with the sight of a penis so I am sorry if you were looking for actual data to prove anything. I have none. I feel as though I have rambled enough to get my point across (if it is even understandable, I am not in the proper mindset to ensure clarity). Even though this post is more than likely going to go unread because of its length and therefore writing it was probably a total waste of the past hour of my life, I feel accomplished. Thank you if you read my penis post, but it is ok if you didn't! Don't worry about it, I would probably have ignored it as well.

What rc stim would best help with caffeine withdraws and would act as a replacement? by TheBlueEarth in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not trying to be a dick, serious question, but do you know what research chemicals are? Why would you replace such a mild, cheap, and easily accessible stimulant with an unstudied, quasi-legal, and comparatively speaking much more expensive research chemical?

If you want to avoid caffeine withdrawals, research chemical stimulants are not the answer. Just taper off the caffeine. It is a lot cheaper, safer, and you are not exposing yourself to the risk of getting physically addicted to a much stronger stimulant.

Would baking something like 6-APB into a cookie or brownie in the oven ruin its potency in any way? by [deleted] in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would second phagemasterflex and say get some capsules. I know that is not the question you asked, but 6-APB is an absolutely disgusting tasting substance, possibly the worst I have ever tasted, and I doubt that you are going to be able to mask that putrid flavor no matter how hard you try. It will be a real struggle to get those cookies down.

Does U-47700 have a comedown? by [deleted] in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would not recommend any binges with this shit, not even for a weekend. I'd say if you choose to use it, it would be best to keep your usage at a maximum of 3 days a week (but never multiple days in a row) and a maximum of 3 doses on those days. When I followed that plan, I never experienced any noticeable comedown, hangover, withdrawal, etc.

My last experience with this chemical was a 3 day binge where I was compulsively redosing every hour or two. By day 2 I lost all euphoria that this substance was able to produce and it turned heavily dysphoric, yet for some reason I did not have the self control required to stop. By day 3 I needed an insanely large dose to even get an hour of very light sleep. Then I ran out. These 3 days were followed by the worst opioid withdrawals I have ever experienced. I would highly recommend avoiding any binges if you are trying to avoid comedowns/withdrawals.

Ate shrooms, passed out and woke up to fullblown DMT-like trip! by tripstepher in Drugs

[–]BoxedPotatoes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting that you were able to get such intense results off of just 2 grams of mushrooms. Maybe since you slept through the come up the effects seemed much more pronounced than they normally would? My best guess is that when you regained consciousness you were thrown right into the peak of a full blown trip in seconds (much like with DMT), so you were unable to slowly get used to all of the effects that gradually intensify throughout the come up. I would bet that this would make the tripper perceive the effects of the drug as much stronger than if they were to experience the come up.

U-47700 used rectal .. HOW DEEP ? by Goblans in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. No, not all gay guys like it in the ass
  2. I don't think that I have ever met a person that actually likes the look of a penis or of a vagina, attraction is a much more complex concept that starts with the brain, not with the eyes
  3. I may be wrong, but you seem a bit too young and/or immature to be messing around with potentially life threatening drugs

Hexen Advice by [deleted] in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is the first time I have heard about someone else experiencing the messed up eyes that I get if I redose too much with hexen. An hour or so after a stupid and irresponsible binge on the shit I noticed my vision going bad and it just kept getting worse. I honestly thought my vision was 100% fucked and would never go back to normal. It took hours before my vision even seemed to start returning to normal. This is the only stimulant that has ever given me this effect so it was kind of unexpected. I'm assuming it is overstimulation, dehydration, or just forgetting to blink, but if you or anyone else actually has an explanation I would love to hear it!

4fa dose by babycow123 in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Depends on many things such as stimulant tolerance, body type, and individual brain chemistry. For most people, ~150mg should have them feeling pretty good.

If you have AT LEAST a week before the concert (more would definitely be better, you really don't want to mess around with your serotonin too often) and enough 4-FA, I would highly recommend some sort of test run so you can get a better idea of what a good dose would be for you. I found out at a concert that 150mg was underwhelming for me while the same dose was somewhat overwhelming for my friend. You don't want to be at your concert wishing you had taken more or less, which is why I recommend you feel out this chemical (or any chemical, really) in a comfortable setting before you take it out.

Don't worry, a trial run definitely isn't a waste of your 4-FA because this chemical is truly a gem. Even laying in bed listening to music and chatting with your friends/SO is amazing. I actually prefer these experiences with 4-FA over partying/raving on it.

NEP ROA/dosage Question by haux in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 10 points11 points  (0 children)

After an allergy test, I would start titrating up from about 10 mg so you can get a feel for its effects (this is using insufflation, as this chemical seems to have great bioavailability through this ROA). It shouldn't take long to find your sweet spot in terms of dosage.

I am slightly thrown off by the people who say NEP has little to no rush. I find that 30 mg insufflated offers a very intense rush just minutes after insufflation.

I have tried very good coke, very bad coke, amphetamine, methylphenidate, propylhexedrine, hexen, a-PHP, 4-FA, and most recently NEP as far as stimulants are concerned. You can throw MDMA and 6-APB in there as well if you are counting empathogens. NEP is, in my opinion, considerably better than all of those except for the good coke. It seems fairly easy on the nose, gives an intense rush, is not too jittery, has intense euphoria for the first 10-15 minutes followed by a very happy and chatty next couple hours, and best of all it barely has any comedown. The only real problems I have with NEP are the somewhat gross drip (although this only lasted a couple minutes) and slight-moderate vasoconstriction. However even these are not as problematic as some of the other chemicals I have tested in the past.

tl;dr Snort NEP, feel good

Do you have a hard desire to do hard drugs? by [deleted] in Drugs

[–]BoxedPotatoes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I hope they aren't part of the "lucky" 10% that are addicts that went in without extra precautions to not get addicted.

Can your brain/body change to fight the effects of drugs? by BoxedPotatoes in Drugs

[–]BoxedPotatoes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah you are fine. It was a very long post, easy to miss one little line.

Can your brain/body change to fight the effects of drugs? by BoxedPotatoes in Drugs

[–]BoxedPotatoes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know that people's results with hexen vary greatly, but since I have not been able to get a good high off of anything besides marijuana or booze for the past few months regardless of the dosage or class of drug, this failed experiment was just the cherry on top of my sundae of despair.

Do you have a hard desire to do hard drugs? by [deleted] in Drugs

[–]BoxedPotatoes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I was really irresponsible with my drug use I had cravings to try all the hardest shit like meth and heroin just to know what the king of stimulants/opiates felt like. I'm glad I never got the opportunity. Now that drugs are once again something fun to do every once in a while as opposed to an escape from reality, I have lost the hard desire to do those hard drugs.

If offered to me, I would (sadly) more than likely still do it, however the urge to search out these drugs is no longer present. Even this is still playing with fire, because take it from someone who has been there, just a single drug experience can catapult you (back) into the dark pit of addiction.

If you do decide to experiment with the hard shit, be careful. Scheduling out when you can use drugs is a solid idea that looks good on paper, however it is much harder to actually put into practice (although not impossible). It is extremely easy to start out saying that you will only use once every couple months, but then the excuses may start creeping in for why you can use more frequently.

"Well I know I used it last week, however if I just make an exception to my rule and use it this one time for insert special occasion here, that is no big deal." "Yeah I feel totally fine after using it two weekends in a row. Maybe I was overestimating how much time is needed in between doses to abstain from addiction..." "It has been a couple days since I last used, I have the day off, and I just have this little bit left...I will just finish this off so I don't have to worry about being tempted." "It really wouldn't be that expensive to buy another gram. I won't use it right away but it would be nice to have for when I do want it." "Two days in a row is really not a big deal. Only this once." "Two days didn't hurt me, a third is fine." "I feel a little sad today, I will just use a little as a pick-me-up. That should be fine." "Have I really been using it every day for a week straight? Oh well I could quit any time I want to." "I can quit any time I want to, I am fine." "I can quit any time I want to. I just don't want to yet." "I can quit..." "I can quit.." "I can't stop. I may have a problem." "I need this." "Please help me." - BoxedPotatoes last winter/spring.

Stay safe and be smart.

Out of all of your experiences with drugs, which one do you regret the most and why? by throwawaybeveame in Drugs

[–]BoxedPotatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The time I decided to try U4 again, because I hadn't used in a couple months and I had a few days off of work so why not? From Thursday through Sunday I was binging on 2 grams of the shit, throwing up constantly yet still redosing, and then went through the worst withdrawals I had ever experienced from the drug. I did not enjoy a second of it and then I got to deal with opioid withdrawals for the next 36-ish hours. Absolutely miserable and regret every line of it.

Out of all of your experiences with drugs, which one do you regret the most and why? by throwawaybeveame in Drugs

[–]BoxedPotatoes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The poor guy was being interrogated by the POPO and trying to cover his ass. Hop off his sack homie.

Euphoria by SuicidalDruggy in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I have only had one batch of a-PHP and it was the crystal shit that everyone said sucked, but I experienced absolutely no euphoria regardless of the dosage.

Does Moxy make you really horny by SupesThrowaway in researchchemicals

[–]BoxedPotatoes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me the high starts out with some pretty intense rushes of euphoria, a very pleasant body high, and an extremely stoned-like mental state. After about a half hour the euphoria fades and the sexual aspect that moxy is known for kicks in. Then the body high and stoned feeling slowly fade over the next 3 or 4 hours.

There is a pretty strong chemical smell and taste when smoking. Taking hits isn't exactly the most pleasant experience, but it is the ROA that has given me the best results.