06-03-2005, 10:51 PM
Wow the most linear post ever ;)
Thats not how I would characterize the effects of stimulants.
Those drugs push your brain out side its 'design" parameters and force it to function at an increased state of alertness.(please dont argue the word dsign I dont care if God designed ir or evolution developed it in this case.)
Over time your brain doesnt "figure out how to work better" under their influence. What it actually does is learns to ignore them so it can function closer to it original state. For instance the effect of caffine on a regular user is much weaker than than on someone who hasnt had caffiene in months.
The headaches are because your brain cells have adapted to the caffiene(ie changed so as to diminish its effect) and when you stop taking the caffiene the effects of the compensations are not be balanced by the caffiene.
You essentially had it backwards.
Thats not how I would characterize the effects of stimulants.
Those drugs push your brain out side its 'design" parameters and force it to function at an increased state of alertness.(please dont argue the word dsign I dont care if God designed ir or evolution developed it in this case.)
Over time your brain doesnt "figure out how to work better" under their influence. What it actually does is learns to ignore them so it can function closer to it original state. For instance the effect of caffine on a regular user is much weaker than than on someone who hasnt had caffiene in months.
The headaches are because your brain cells have adapted to the caffiene(ie changed so as to diminish its effect) and when you stop taking the caffiene the effects of the compensations are not be balanced by the caffiene.
You essentially had it backwards.