within a couple minutes of taking the pill i felt a little anxious, i admit, mostly from having read the label and all of the side effects to possibly watch out for.
i then ate a huge bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar and raisins, an orange, and a few oreo cookies.
about 30 minutes had went by and i was starting to feel the pill working it's magic.
i went to my room and hopped online for a bit, anticipating the usual come down from (a) being awake for nearly an hour and (b) having ate a decent breakfast that included a decent amount of sugar as well. no sleepiness yet. i had a few sort of forced yawns, but they didn't make me feel tired or anything. i sat there and took turns texting on the phone and playing guitar.
it was now closing in on that magic time frame window of 4 to 5 hours of being awake where i almost ALWAYS have to take a nap at some point or else face the consequences. but still, awake and energetic. i felt like i had drank a couple cups of coffee.
i ended up leaving and heading to a friends house as a stepping stone to meeting up with my drummer who lives about 40 minutes outside of town. upon arriving at my friends house, it had been approximately 4 1/2 hours since i took my pill. at this point, i was REALLY feeling it... in fact, i was REALLY REALLY feeling it. i felt jittery, extremely talkative, kind of like having drank a ton of espresso to the point you have to stop. i was having some anxiety come and go, as well as very slight paranoia/nervousness feeling. these feelings slowly escalated and around hour 5 i decided to have a beer to hopefully curb them and slow things down and mellow me out. i had a beer rather quickly, then started a second one which i sipped on for a good half hour. it seemed to help a little bit, maybe just in the sense it gave me one more thing to focus on. i think if id been at the gym or at work id have been fine. peppy and speed, but fine. otherwise it was a tad uncomfortable. i had felt id calmed down enough shortly before hour 6 and decided to head to my drummer's.
i was on the road maybe 15 minutes before i pulled into a gas station and got a big thing of water and a granola bar, hoping throwing more food and water into my body would help chill things out a bit because they became more intense as i got outside and on the road by myself. talking to people felt strange, kind of how it is when tripping. like a sort of 'do they know..' type paranoia vibe. not a serious and dangerous paranoia, just the weirder subtle kind of inner thought train where you are focused on something else if tha tmakes sense. like a small dose of LSD, if that helps any of you for a description of what i'm trying to relay.
i ended up turning around and taking the longer and less trafficked roads way to my parents instead of heading ot my drummers. it didn't feel right driving. i am sure i couldve done it and been fine, but i didn't want to risk it. i felt speeded out of my mind basically.
other than it seeming like my dose was a wee bit too strong, i didnt experience any other side efffects except a very very mild headache that came and went a handful of times and lasted only a minute or two each time.
i felt my metabolism come to life as well which was awesome. i had forgotten what its like to eat food and have your bodys digestive system actually seem to be awake and doing its job properly.
so that is all. i'm going to call the doctor today to see what he says, if i should stick with it or just try a half of a pill instead.