Anybody on Ritalin? Neurofeedback?
Posted: 11 Mar 2006 1:07 am
After reading several news articles about college students taking ritalin to ace tests, it came to mind that there must be some pickers that have tried it.
God knows we've collectively shovelled enough crosstops down over the years... Let alone those old timers and their "Turnarounds" and "Black Beauties"..
In an interesting article Neurofeedback was mentioned as being more effective, but Im not sure if the webpage it came from was some sort of cult...
Seriously now.
I've read studies where some 70 percent of musicians use some kind of mind altering drug to enhance their performance, including but not limited to ALCOHOL, Prozac, Beta blockers, meth, caffeine, pot, etc. The studies I read tonite were done on professional orchestra musicians, and were heavy toward beta blockers, prozac, valium, and ALCOHOL of course...
Being drug tested regulary at work and not drinking for 26 years, I miss smoking a bowl every now and then. Haven't even done that for 15 years..
I never had any luck with crosstops or other stimulants. I just made mistakes faster,(though it made driving 24+hours between county fairs and casinos easier during a couple of my "professional years"...)
I notice when I've had Vicodin for tooth pain and have played, that things flowed easier, and I've noticed that minimal Ibuprofen seems to quicken my reflexes, and at least makes my poor old hands feel much less encumbered.
I know with Iburofen, your hearing is affected, and I notice theat taking more than one small dosage makes my ears ring and of course Oxycontin can by itself cause deafness.
And of course as Dave Grafe pointed out, ALCOHOL immediately nearly paralyzes the tiny muscles that work as attenuators for your eardrums, thereby taking away natural protection from noise damage.
I drink Monster Energy Drinks from time to time, but I know B6 can build up, so I don't overdo..
Actually it's an interesting subject, and I'd like to know more about others' experiences. Especially away from the old traditional Booze, Pot and Crank....
EJL
God knows we've collectively shovelled enough crosstops down over the years... Let alone those old timers and their "Turnarounds" and "Black Beauties"..
In an interesting article Neurofeedback was mentioned as being more effective, but Im not sure if the webpage it came from was some sort of cult...
Seriously now.
I've read studies where some 70 percent of musicians use some kind of mind altering drug to enhance their performance, including but not limited to ALCOHOL, Prozac, Beta blockers, meth, caffeine, pot, etc. The studies I read tonite were done on professional orchestra musicians, and were heavy toward beta blockers, prozac, valium, and ALCOHOL of course...
Being drug tested regulary at work and not drinking for 26 years, I miss smoking a bowl every now and then. Haven't even done that for 15 years..
I never had any luck with crosstops or other stimulants. I just made mistakes faster,(though it made driving 24+hours between county fairs and casinos easier during a couple of my "professional years"...)
I notice when I've had Vicodin for tooth pain and have played, that things flowed easier, and I've noticed that minimal Ibuprofen seems to quicken my reflexes, and at least makes my poor old hands feel much less encumbered.
I know with Iburofen, your hearing is affected, and I notice theat taking more than one small dosage makes my ears ring and of course Oxycontin can by itself cause deafness.
And of course as Dave Grafe pointed out, ALCOHOL immediately nearly paralyzes the tiny muscles that work as attenuators for your eardrums, thereby taking away natural protection from noise damage.
I drink Monster Energy Drinks from time to time, but I know B6 can build up, so I don't overdo..
Actually it's an interesting subject, and I'd like to know more about others' experiences. Especially away from the old traditional Booze, Pot and Crank....
EJL