Mind Games. What a dope students select

Doping is not only for athletes use. For all sorts of tricks, students often resort. A cocktail of energy and of drugs they help themselves to cope with excessive stress.

Games with sleep and Indian Grass

For many students' time - is synonymous with endless lessons, exams, stress and sleepless nights. Delivered in a rigid framework of young people looking for ways to make their lives easier and increase the number of hours in the day. And then all means are good.

The first thing tell students - coffee and loud music.

- The most serious that I heard - a cocktail of cola with soluble coffee, energy, liqueur coffee - said the graduate of the Moscow State University.

However, some use another, very unsecure method - a special mode that allows you to sleep only four hours a day. He came up with more Leonardo da Vinci, and today information about him spread all over the Internet - to help students. The method consists in that small portions to sleep several times a day - for example, every 15 minutes for four hours.

- I have a classmate decided to try this method on themselves - says the student of the HSE. - Nonsense just came out. He cuts off the lectures, and then go to the other extreme - the clock could not sleep at all. Yes, and on the behavior of a lack of sleep (I think it's called "sleep deprivation"), disrupted be healthy: not only did he go angry at everything and everyone, and the study is reflected totally the opposite of the desired way, he was also very careless!

On special regime says another student - of the Russian State University. From his story about the friend who for two months went to bed at nine o'clock and got up at five in the morning, it follows that this method is useless:

- In the end, it just broke. Besides unrealistic he dropped out of life, because at that time, as we are just starting to do their homework and have fun, he had to go to sleep - mode.

Sipping students and infusions of various herbs.

- The most common use Eleutherococcus (phytopreparation tonic effect), he has a quick action and gives few side effects. Less - ginseng, he acts mildly, but if a long drink, has side effects, - says the student of Moscow State University.

Among other popular also uses lemongrass, which increases the body's resistance.

Phenotropil, Meldonium, Methylphenidate and other

About potent drugs found was not easy. For example, many students use Phenotropil, which belongs to the group of neuroprotective drugs and has a stimulating effect. It improves endurance and performance.
- No you do this is not recognized, even though everything is on sale in the public domain and no prescription is not necessary, although the use of drugs - a thing reprehensible, - said one of the students of MGIMO - We have on the course, I saw a couple of freaks under Phenylpiracetam. does not carry in itself is a medicine harm, but guys, I'm talking about, clearly have used more than the advised instructions. Very nervous, excited. I do not know, however, what kind of results they have shown in the exams.

Michael from Bauman sure that there is nothing special about Phenotropil:

- I know that this tool is very popular, my friends it "use" quite stable. I myself have tried a couple of times. Some incredible effect is not noticed, but was still in the saddle - at least pondered normal.

Among the pharmaceutical drugs popular with students enjoying Piracetam - also nootropic drug.

- When something himself medically accepted Meldonium with Nervoheel, it was easier to learn, head worked better. It would be desirable, of course, to repeat the experience, even though I do not think that sit on Nootropil during training - a good idea. About Methylphenidate I had never heard.

Illegal drugs

Methylphenidate is - a drug from a group of psycho stimulants. In Russia, it was removed from circulation. Among the reasons - serious side effects, including death and generation of an addiction.

- We have a date with an older guy there, which is where some of his picks - admitted student MSTU. - Sam, too, uses, apparently. I rarely see him. Studies seem to be quite good. In general, I'm talking about this crap know what it is like to reduce attention to foreign objects, less distracted. Sam I did not try - I think it's very bad.

Two students on the condition of anonymity told that if you learn in high school, then illegal supply chains will be virtually at hand - including fellow students or students of other courses:

- Gathering may be in the smoking room, the dining room, just lectures. "Sellers' immediately see that anyone can be useful for their services. Another thing is whether it is necessary to you personally?

We decided to find out whether methylphenidate gets easily. This substance is contained in "Ritalin".

- Once the drug is banned in Russia, it means "Novartis" it does not produce. The Russian plant pharmaceutical companies working all year, and the drug is not on the shelves of many years.

Unfortunately, not all who wish to obtain additional energy really give a report of his actions, taking medicine containing methylphenidate. According to the doctor, the psychiatrist and the psychiatrist psychostimulant action "Ritalin" is similar to the effect of cocaine:

- There was using first appears activity, concentration, good mood, an opportunity not to sleep, and then - a real addiction, as well as the classic side effects of any narcotic drugs, that is, violation of appetite until anorexia, convulsions, hallucinations, psychosis, severe mental disorders - warns the doctor.

According to the specialist, this drug is banned in Russia for a long time and really is not performed. It delivers custom illegally from other countries where it is available.

Open the eyes

The psychiatrist said, what is fraught with indiscriminate use of these drugs:

- "Ritalin" refers to a group of stimulants, and other mentioned drugs belong to a group cerebroprotectors (this includes nootropics) - they improve the working of the nervous tissue, nourish the brain, improve capillary permeability. If the census Phenotropil (from all nootropics had the highest stimulation level), we get a strong nervous excitement. Overdose of Piracetam has the same effect, although it is weaker, - the expert said.

This overdose (and, accordingly, dose) - the concept of a purely personal: the girl with the weight of 45 kilograms need one dose, but a man weighing 100 kilograms - is quite different. However, some manufacturers instructions and lazy prescribed dose for the same all - for instance, one tablet three times a day. So without medical supervision when taking such drugs can not do.

- In addition, we must not forget that the student's session - the stress itself, with him in the body and so produces a lot of natural stimulant - adrenaline. If you add on top of the tablets, the effect can be even more pronounced - and then increased heart rate and breathing, and high blood pressure, and frequent desires in a toilet, and anxiety, and motor mobility and acceleration up to the runaway thoughts - warns Dr. DOping.

More possible loss of sleep and deceptions of perception of reality, this is very serious.

- And these deceptions of perception of reality should not be confused with hallucinations. The first is associated with the use of some drugs (or with the peculiarities of the current state - enough sleep, overeaten), and the second - is a symptom of the disease process that requires diagnosis. "Ritalin" in addition to the same effects, which I mentioned above, an overdose may even cause seizures, because it stimulates the nervous system directly.