Drugs and Poker

[mjkidd]

A while back I was taking Zoloft, a common antidepressant. I found that one of the "side effects" of this drug -- at least for me -- is that it made me far less likely to tilt. I played poker in a much more calm, rational manner. I was just curious if anyone else has noted this effect with Zoloft or a similar drug, or, more generally if you've noticed other drugs have had a positive effect on your play.

[TxRedMan]

i take pain medication for a condition i have called acute septic necrosis of the tallus.

hydrocodone makes me more calm and not tilt.

oxycontin makes me a mad [censored] who'll break a house in half.

[r0eKY]

i took a bar last night ( xanax bar) and like above poster said it made me calm and very intentive. I wish i knew where a oversea pharmacy was so i could order some without a persciption??

i always smoke weed when i play, it helps cut down on the bordem

[BBMW]

While I've never tried it, I always wondered if ADD drugs (Ritalin, Adderol) would improve poker play. I hear that college kids are using these as study aids (although they're hammering them - grinding them up to get an immediate hit, not letting them get into the bloodstream as designed).

But these drugs are known to improve concentration. That wouldn't be a bad thing on a table. They're also safe enough that the shrinks hand them out to kids like candy.

[wickedgoodtrader]

There have been recent posts about ADD meds liek adderall and so forth. I have played on it a few times and did win a multi.. made some sick ass plays cuz I had awesome reads because I was so attentive. Id hate to have to get high to play poker.. I find that if you just play attentive .. i mean real attentive while playing sober.. it starts to come naturally and you don't need the drugs to do it.

[sMethod]

IV done every drug under the sun and played poker I do it all the time with weed helps me put in longer sessions because I dont mind just sitting around. Ritalin and aderol also helped quite a bit during the game but I cant sleep that night. Crystal meth is the best I stayed up for 3 days straight playing practually 24 hours a day barely eating playing 7 tables tables of NL 200 and making
15.4 BB/100 over like 36 hours. Coke is probably the best Iv ever played but it lasted for like 15 minutes then I was on a big downer and just played tight.

[chicagoY]

Crystal meth? You have to be kidding me? Man, I hope you're not doing that stuff. That'll age you like war.

[calf]

playing poker on cocaine is not only the best i have ever played but also improved my game so much in one session just because of the level of thought that coke allows one to achieve. and you can alleviate the feeling like [censored] after 15 minutes thing by having enough coke for the whole night and enough weed for the come down. =)

[chicagoY]

No, they don't hand them out like candy. The DEA watches them VERY closely and their scripts are written in triplicate with one always going to the DEA.

[foxw00ds player]

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i took a bar last night ( xanax bar) and like above poster said it made me calm and very intentive. I wish i knew where a oversea pharmacy was so i could order some without a persciption??

i always smoke weed when i play, it helps cut down on the bordem

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I could deff understand the weed as I do not/cannot play without as I probably have a slight case of undiagnosed ADD and without it I will play too many hands out of boredom.
xanax on the other hand is crazy, last time I took a bar at the casino It was 7 years ago it makes me feel like i am totally drunk and in uninhibited state where my actions are not controlled and could lose my whole bankroll. attention poker players DO NOT Take xanax it will [censored] you up