Boxers fighting on legal medication ?

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  1. SUGAR J

    SUGAR J P4P KING Full Member

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    Might be totally wrong, but both Oliver McCall and Mike Tyson have suffered from depression, did they fight while on antidepressants ? and if so how did antideppressants affect their performances ?
     
  2. busstonedfx

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    it made them suicidal
     
  3. king khan

    king khan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Im sure they legally would be allowed to, but i don't know if you'd want to fight on a barbiturate like xanax, or valium. . .

    A lot of the other antidepressants don't really have a "conscious" effect. . it takes like a week or two for **** like wellbutrin, zoloft, etc. to build up in your system, and it gradually just makes you feel better about yourself. . . it's not a pill where you can just pop a few, and feel something. . .
     
  4. SUGAR J

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    Wouldn't fighters on anti depressants suffer adverse effects though, I'm sure Tyson fought while he was on zoloft.
     
  5. Tyson fought with a broke back, of course he was on drugs while in the ring!!!
     
  6. SUGAR J

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    :huh