Well, I am on it right now. Not for the first time.

I’d say ethylphenidate is closer to concentrated speed than coke. That said, it is not quite like base. Take from that what you will about the effects.

A nice upper but must be treated with caution. So...

Tips for ethyl self-admin (derived from personal experience):

• Oral has been underrated. I suggest gel-caps, approx. 50mg±30.
• Oral effects: 15-20 minutes after dosing there is a building rush that lingers for hours and proves highly productive if reading/writing/cleaning/organising systems.
• Insufflation-only: fast-acting stimulation that leads to facial agony, tachycardia, and impeded dose-control. Compulsive overdosing that can last several days is a fate basically assured if 50mg insufflated in <10-15 minutes, in my XP.
• Remind yourself that 25mg is 1/40th of a gram, and unsurprisingly difficult to measure by eye.
• Insufflation, if it will be done, is best started small. 10-20mg small. Stay <30mg.
• If you have to eyeball: halve your line, then halve it again, then space them out over an hour or two - patience won’t ruin it. (cf. Methoxetamine size lines, if you ever ‘roflcoptered’ back in the day.)
• Look at the clock. First, so you can monitor re-dosing (I now keep to ~50mg orally every 90-120 minutes.) Second, because you may enter a state of Csikszentmihalyian ‘flow’ and not notice the hours rushing past since you initially became absorbed in rearranging your folder system.
• Leave a minimum 2 or 3 days between dosing sessions. Case in point: My last attempted EPH session was on Monday after I’d also been on it Friday-Saturday. The frustration, relentless tachycardia and nasal torment even occasioned a ‘never again’ pseudo-resolution. Thankfully, I chose to ignore that today (Friday) and dosed orally with gel-caps and it feels great.
• I’ve not tried ‘bombing’ it in any other form. Rizla’s are probably fine, but empty gelatine capsules (size 0 or 00) are cheap, widely available, and multi-purpose. I imagine any attempt at drinking a solution would be unpalatable to say the least.
• Wait for a significant lull in heart-rate before mixing with other stimulants.
• Stop <7hrs before bed.
• Avoid potential arguments with lovers or volatile friends: empathy and social insight can be temporarily impaired.
• If in doubt, delay your next dose.

All that being said, I am rather fond of the thing now that I've learnt to respect it.