/sci/ - Science & Math

>>6887119
Cocaine highs only last for 15 minutes

>>6887121
just bring a couple of refills and take bathroom breaks

>>6887123
And cross your fingers you don't have a great attack or migraine that causes you to have a seizure.

>>6887119
>concentration
briefly.
>overall perfomance
unlikely.
>What pill or remedy can improve test perfomances, in your experience?
taking the bitter pill of Reality and realizing that there are no shortcuts.

>>6887119
Caffeine is the most popular nootropic there is.
There's also adderal, nicotine, amphetamine, and more.

I don't know about coke but meth and amphetamine boosts test performance at least.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nootropic#Drugs

don't try this with any drug you haven't tested before

also, I'd go for amphetamine

Something like adderall would be a much better candidate, but from experience I can't really even recommend that.

If you do take something to stay up late and study, I do recommend also taking it while you do the exam so you're in the same state of mind.

Then again, I'm an anonymous poster on 4chan, so you're taking some chances when you trust something I'm saying.

smoke a blunt before your exam, this method has worked for me the last 3 years

>study high get high scores

A good sexlife makes the mind free and helps to concentrate on other things, which results in better human relationships and therefor higher likability by peers and supervisors, which results in a greater self esteem. The self esteem leads to success.

>>6887147
:^)

>>6887119
I personally recommend alcohol. You'll never take a test sober again after having tried it.

>>6887119
just use nootropics to study for 10 hours a day

>>6887129
10/10

>>6887119
>What pill or remedy can improve test performances, in your experience?
The red pill. Ask >>>/pol/ about it.

>>6887570
epic simply epic

>>6887570
redpill me on nootropics

>>6887570
is that a fedora?

>>6887119

Psilocybin for cool shit like math, physics, and chemistry. Adderall for your pleb-tier memorization sciences.

Do not take coke for tests OP. Please.

You will sit there for no more than 5 minutes before you have to get up and move around. Before you know it you're working out at the gym and cleaning your house after completely forgetting about finishing the test.

Just take Adderall to study, caffeine for the tests, and jack off right before so you feel relaxed but aware.

>>6887755
Wait so adderall simply not help at all with studying math or physics? How much better is Psilocybin compared to Adderall for studying physics and math? Just curious cuz I'm considering going on one of the 2 so as to help my performance in both subjects

>inb4 loser faggot needs pills to succeed

>>6887776
Not him but I am an experienced psylocybin user. It will not generally motivate you to do things you wouldn't want to do sober if it involves work. Studying would sound like a horrible idea to me, but in the company of other people who also like to trip and were in my heavy science classes I could see it going somewhere creatively.

Adderall is an amphetamine very similar to methamphetamine. It will reward you for doing almost anything, including getting a shitton of work done. It's great for studying but personally I don't think it's as good for tests. Stay sober for tests besides caffeine, I don't think it's worth it in case you are not really in a "test-taking" mood right as that day hits.

>>6887776
Psilocybin and adderall are completely different classes of drugs that aren't even remotely comparable.

I do recommend adderall, it's a pretty good stimulant. Just don't get carried away.

Paul Erdos took amphetamine for most of his career. He stopped for a few months to prove to a friend that he could, but said that for the duration of sobriety something to the effect of
>A blank page without amphetamine was just a blank page.

>>6887776

Psilocybin is probably going to let you see in mathematics.

>>6887786
To add, mushrooms generally ruin your motor skills. Driving a car sounds essentially impossible at the peak of a trip. It is good for thinking of a different solutions to a problem though if there is room for that..

>>6887786
>>6887788
>>6887791
Alright thanks guys. I think I'll try to get a scrip for Adderall sometime very soon considering it's almost finals season and quite frankly I'm gonna need it if I want a fucking B in calc

>>6887790
That's pretty interesting. Could you elaborate?

>try to pull an all-nighter for an organic chemistry exam
>realize i'm fucked in advance
>take like 100mg of adderall over the course of about 30-40 hours or so trying to study and cram it all in without practicing many problems
>get to exam the next evening
>18%

Don't fuck up like me. I was seeing stars by the end of the exam. Just prepare in advance, get used to studying in a chill, relaxed, paced manner and don't burn out. The only thing that consistently improves test scores is better studying. And better studying is free and doesn't make you feel like shit later. Do that.

>>6887776
>mfw studying on psilocybin

>>6887791
another experienced mush user here
I have never been able to complete any portion of a calculus/physics assignment while tripping
sure you look at the problem another way but it's more on the order of "what if I just dipped the integral in chocolate and used it as a brown pencil to solve the problem I may get an answer, I'd just have to make sure I square my quantum light rays or the units will be off"
or some shit like that

but that's just me

also,
>lol'ing at somebody taking mushrooms for the first time for the purpose of studying
don't expect to do anything too productive. then anything you get done is a bonus :D

>>6887795
This is good advice, but responsible and aware use of stimulants and psychoactive drugs isn't a bad thing.
Adderall gives me an amazing boost in focus and drive, and I hear mushrooms are pretty good for seeing things in a new light.

>>6887794
in response to: >>6887790

Mostly a joke, but for some people it gets you way more in tune with your surroundings and lets you think in a completely different manner. It's by no means a guarantee you'll become a genius or even improved at math, but with that drug anything's possible.

>>6887812
Mmk thanks anon

>>6887803
That is a pretty good way of putting it. Was thinking the same thing about using them the first time.

>8 hours of constant laughter

Good times. I think I'm overdue for another one by a month or two.

>>6887809
You're right - with responsible use. 100mg in a 48 hour period even is horribly irresponsible.

Amphetamine tolerance builds.

Let me let you in on a little secret. Study drugs don't make you enjoy studying, study drugs make you enjoy being aware. And if you really cannot sit there and bring yourself to do your work without it, you won't be able to do your work after a little while of taking the stuff because of tolerance. Soon, you will soon become distracted more easily and you'll be back to the same problem.

Unfortunately, the reason why people want adderall most of the time is because of errors in executive functioning. This is something you'll be stuck w/ for the rest of your life and it will only get worse as you get older. The only way you can fight it is by getting into habits.

Moreover, stims definitely provoke psychotic elements and modes of thinking. This can lead to abysmal, suicidal crashes of self-loathing and misery as your cracked-out brain peeters back to its usual, shitty self.

tl;dr: adderall is a temporary fix to a PERMANENT problem of work ethic and executive functioning

>>6887800
>mfw i see yfw

I not a smoker but recently I've been chewing nicorette in my exams.
After the initial headspins it helps me calm down and concentrate a lot better than lots of caffeine which just makes me a jittery mess.

If you take too much in one day you sometimes wake up the next day feeling shit which I'm guessing is nicotine withdrawal.

>>6887147
>tfw heard innumerable people do this

I-I might just try it

>>6887119
In my experience, caffiene is the way to go.

Energy drinks like Red Bull are, in my experience, a bad idea. While they will make you think faster, if ANYTHING goes wrong in the test, they'll make you panic, which will fuck up your thought process completely.

Best combo is a solid nights sleep and a strong coffee

>>6888092
I read on wikipedia nicotine is research-confirmed to improve tests performance.

makes sense.

>>6887119

BTW I've seen a documentary where they even add gasoline when they make cocaine. Don't put that stuff in your body.

>>6889182
It's a solvent, not an ingredient.

I know that doesn't make it any safer, but the reason they use it is to just pull a lot of the other shit out of the mix and it drains out with that.

How would a seemingly healthy 26 year old get a legal prescription for amphetamine pills? I took them once and was the most productive I've ever been. I loved it.

>>6889182
>they even add gasoline when they make cocaine
That's called a phase extraction, and the same process is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Gasoline is mostly VOCs and they evaporate off and leave the cocaine behind.

>>6889837

Dude, gasoline is not research grade hexane/diethyl ether/ethanol, etc.

I do shitfucking not put anything into my body that was "isolated" and "purified" by some Mexican middle school drop out in a rusty shed caked with dog shit and cigarette butts in a bad part of San Antonio.

>>6889850
rinse it urself if youre that concerned you fucking nerd

>>6889855
Or do better drugs than fucking coke.

>>6889887
Yeah coke is a surprisingly low-tier drug imo. It's all hype.

>>6889906
It's a status symbol more than anything really.

>>6889949
Of course. It's a rich person's drug.

>>6887841
>Moreover, stims definitely provoke psychotic elements and modes of thinking. This can lead to abysmal, suicidal crashes of self-loathing and misery as your cracked-out brain peeters back to its usual, shitty self.

Holy shit so much this. I've been taking adderall for years now and this is what it's like when I'm not on it most days

>>6887841
>tl;dr: adderall is a temporary fix to a PERMANENT problem of work ethic and executive functioning

This is wise.

>>6889906
>>6889949
>>6889958
Coke is fun as fuck, clearly yall haven't done enough of it.

>>6887119
I take an ECA stack.

200 mg caffeine, 100 mg asprin, and 25 mg of ephedrine HCl (bronkaid or Primatine)

Legal. Effective. Minor side effects. Minimal chance of death.

>>6889850
You're not even mentioning coke is countefeit--they mix white powder with coke. It's some dangerous shit, abeit it does make you feel awesome.

>>6887841
Very insightful, thanks. (OP here) I still believe they are "acceptable" if it's just to take an exam.

>>6887119
A moderate dose of opiates is beautiful. Not too much that you will nod the fuck out but enough to feel significant head change. There are plenty of different opiates there, some more stimulating, some more sleepy, and other grey anti-depressant type.

It takes out anxieties and displeasure of forcing yourself to study with a nice droning euphoria below any activity

>>6890056
Comedown isn't worth it to me. I've yet to find proof that coke isn't even as bad for you as methamphetamine, it may even be worse.

I'd just stick to amphetamines in the meantime, not worth the effort unless I'm not paying.

>>6887119
actually studying for the test.

>>6887841
>>6887841
>underrated post
vyvanse is my stim of choice but there's a lot of truth to this.

And in responce I take stims to study and do H.W. so usually just on weekends rarely during a test.

>>6887841
ayy how do i fix executive functioning errors

>>6890379
I should have clarified - you may not even really have executive functioning errors. But if you DO lack the ability to self-motivate, then you will fall short of accomplishing any of your goals because you're too bound by your environment and thus will settle for less. Always. IF you have the disorder, that is, you will be unable to self-motivate properly. "Inability to truly envision consequences."

Because I know what types of faggots are reading this and what this type of discussion implies:

If you find yourself being unrealistic with your goals, then don't put yourself through something that you'll never truly be able to enjoy. Remember that life is about happiness (mostly bringing it to others) and that the only way you'll be able to achieve happiness is doing what you love, and being socially supported and involved. If you're 'medicating' yourself to become something that you're not, you will become something that you're not but it sure as hell won't be what you intended; it will be what damph intended, which is often schizophrenia, psychotic/anxiety disorders, neuroses, sexual dysfunction, depression, et cetera. Do you want all this with student loans and a shit job? All the while making it worse? Even if you HAVE a job?

Also let me clarify: don't let this make you afraid of taking stims - just let it be a reminder of what taking stims a lot entails. This is methamphetamine without the methyl group (which enables fat solubility) and it's sure as hell crack/speed. Just controlled doses, that's all.

If you get the true, critically autismal satisfaction from doing your /sci/ work while stimmed out then great. But if you don't, you better start reevaluating your life or you'll probably end up in the same general financial neighborhood as your parents. Please find out what you're actually good at.

Pic enormously related, can't exaggerate this enough, listen to the old folks, folks

>>6890739
So if I can get that autismal satisfaction from work without stims, the stims are largely irrelevant and unneeded?

>>6890739
Good points, I would also like to point out a correlation between poor eating/sleeping/lifestyle habits and poor study habits/work ethic.

If you eat right, get proper sleep, wank no more than once a day and generally stay healthy, it will help to no end your concentration and work efficiency.

>>6890766
Honestly, do not discount anaerobic and aerobic exercise

Lifting will help you immensely, even if just for mood improvements and self-confidence

>>6890763
Yes, making dietary changes works. There's a reason you're supposed to eat 3 times a day at regular times. Do you get all of your vitamins? Do you exercise daily?

And I mean.. honestly. Even after hearing all of these things are ways to improve, when you wake up in the morning tomorrow you will be back where you started which is likely nowhere, really, honestly. Trust me, it's unavoidable. Systematize.

See, what's scary is, some people are up and out and happy to be out and alive. There's something wrong with the way you live if you aren't happy to get up and get after it and get busy. But really DO compare yourself to others that are successful - there are common, recurring traits.

Don't let this discourage you - but society will suck you down to your level really fast, and taking drugs won't let you escape it

More takeaways:
-realize "burning daylight" is a real thing (ever get that feeling at 11am like 'wow, i can't believe people could still be asleep now' etc etc)

-remember that shitty feeling you get before going to something as a kid, but enjoying it when you got there? yeah, a shit load of adults never even grow out of that phase of inability to recognize potentially positive experiences. get out there and do stuff, think about all the things you miss every fucking day.

-there was something deep and shadowy as a child that you kind of felt operating through your parents. this is the beast of society, the machine of desires - this is what people are coming to terms with in their early adulthood. it's very real, watching social media as I grew up was like watching a black hole. and it's scary as fuck. there's a quote that better describes this but i can't remember it rn

Some tripfag said it all pretty succinctly above; there are no shortcuts. Feel the desperation coming on until it's so overwhelming that you are on fire. Those feelings often at one point belonged the people that contribute the most.

>>6890766
>>6890768
both on point

>6890792
Are you talking about the jungian shadow?

Also, I took meth for a long time

Drugs will not help you study better, trust. I recovered 100% from drugs, but I am far better at /sci/ since I'm off them

>>6890807
should be at >>6890792

>>6887129

What is ritalin? What is adderall? Erdos would like a word with you anon

People keep talking about amphetamines/adderall/etc, yet last I checked you can't randomly buy it at the local Walgreens. Are ppl just getting it illegally? Is it even that easy?

there might be a reason why Ritalin is breakable and able to ingest in little bit of orange balls
maybe take one pill and throughout take some Ritalin whenever you think you need it during the test

Ritalin once put me to sleep when I took a whole pill

it told me to relax and dream
basically

>>6887170
writing essays mildly drunk is great but I can't imagine writing an actual test on alcohol