The Monologues of the Master

A few days ago after some days of heavy caffeine intake (Damn why does the shop next to the school sell half liter bottles of Monster for $2 I am getting a caffeine addiction) I decided it was time for to check out the market for legal stimulants in Australia.

 

During my last time in Australia the Alcoholic Dance Teacher taught me of the glorious supplement 1MR that apparently contained some kind of amphetamine that were not banned by the Australian government. As a training supplement that must have been the worst product of all time since it similar to amphetamine gave a severe crash were you sweated and felt sick for hours when the poison were leaving the body. For a party night however it was really awesome. Sadly it turned out that the good mix of 1MR had been banned by the Australian government so they had replaced it with another mixture that apparently was a lot lamer. Too bad I guess, so I asked the woman in the nutrition shop for the strongest stimulant they had in stock. She gave me a suspicious looking jar, and $80 later I was the owner of a jar containing 60 serves of a concoction under the brand name Shredex.

 

The main ingredient of interest in Shredex is apart from caffeine the substance methyl synephrine. From the name we can assume that this substance is related to the more famous (and banned in Australia?) Ephedrine. From a quick look at Wikipedia I got this verified which also indicated that methyl synephrine was a very distant relative to amphetamine.

 

So what’s my verdict? Well as a training stimulant I reckon Shredex can actually be quite good, it gives some great energy without giving the caffeine overdose sickness or the unnatural amphetamine buzz. For going out purposes I reckon it would probably be pretty useless (Although I am yet to verify that by going out on it) as it gives no euphoria or positive buzz. It can definitely replace energy drinks (and it gives a clearer head than those) but if you are looking for a great rush you’ll be thoroughly disappointed.

 

$80 well spent? Not really but since it easily replaces 60 cans of Red Bull/coffee it’s not a disaster either.

 

//The Master