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Adderall to me is a wonder drug, so I had to stop taking it. It defeats morning drowsiness, lack of motivation, hunger. If the powers that be were smart they’d

Adderall to me is a wonder drug, so I had to stop taking it. It defeats morning drowsiness, lack of motivation, hunger. If the powers that be were smart they’d just government issue the stuff to everyone for the massive productivity boost.

throw__away7391 2y ago
I tried it, I found everything you said true _at the beginning_ but after a few hours as it wore off I paid the price for the initial boost and the net effect was near zero, or possibly even negative. I've also been around a ton of people who are taking it constantly and well...they act weird, a bit more frenzied and not necessarily more productive on deep thinking tasks. Not sure if this was the case for me. It's an enjoyable experience, like a recreational drug. I see why people take it, and further I see why people believe it helps them be more productive, but I am highly skeptical of these claimed benefits.
- a-saleh 2y ago
  Haha, this, but ADHD diagnosis and then my doctor got me Concerta - not as big of a boost, but no longer crashing in the afternoon :)
- not_a_shill 2y ago
  >well...they act weird, a bit more frenzied and not necessarily more productive on deep thinking tasks. This matches up with some research on that exact subject. "Our findings suggest that “smart drugs” increase motivation, but a reduction in quality of effort, crucial to solve complex problems, annuls this effect." https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add4165 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add4165
- throwthrowuknow 2y ago
  Euphoria and crash is a sign of taking too much at once. This is why you’re supposed to titrate up from a dose that seemingly does nothing until you reach a level and number of doses that work best for your needs without impacting your mood or sleep too much. All the time release numbers are bullshit btw, there’s massive variability between people.
gfourfour 2y ago
Adderall is great at making me produce, but horrible at true “focus.” It makes everything other than pure output feel like a waste of time. In the long run, I found this to be a pretty detrimental way to operate. Good for getting something across the finish line but since I’ve stopped taking it I’ve been able to go a lot deeper into stuff and plug away at long term projects rather than just checking off as many “tasks” as possible.
- throwthrowuknow 2y ago
  Complete opposite so ymmv
- datavirtue 2y ago
  The people I have worked with on Adderall were just annoying and fucked shit up constantly. Bonus points working with them after they burn out.
- HDThoreaun 2y ago
  Take smaller doses when you want to to do deep work
  - gfourfour 2y ago
    I switched to concerta and it works much better. Lowering my dose of adderall just made it less effective.
bitlax 2y ago
> Adderall to me is a wonder drug It's just amphetamines, right?

throw__away7391 2y ago

I tried it, I found everything you said true _at the beginning_ but after a few hours as it wore off I paid the price for the initial boost and the net effect was near zero, or possibly even negative. I've also been around a ton of people who are taking it constantly and well...they act weird, a bit more frenzied and not necessarily more productive on deep thinking tasks. Not sure if this was the case for me. It's an enjoyable experience, like a recreational drug. I see why people take it, and further I see why people believe it helps them be more productive, but I am highly skeptical of these claimed benefits.

a-saleh 2y ago
Haha, this, but ADHD diagnosis and then my doctor got me Concerta - not as big of a boost, but no longer crashing in the afternoon :)
not_a_shill 2y ago
>well...they act weird, a bit more frenzied and not necessarily more productive on deep thinking tasks. This matches up with some research on that exact subject. "Our findings suggest that “smart drugs” increase motivation, but a reduction in quality of effort, crucial to solve complex problems, annuls this effect." https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add4165 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add4165
throwthrowuknow 2y ago
Euphoria and crash is a sign of taking too much at once. This is why you’re supposed to titrate up from a dose that seemingly does nothing until you reach a level and number of doses that work best for your needs without impacting your mood or sleep too much. All the time release numbers are bullshit btw, there’s massive variability between people.

gfourfour 2y ago

Adderall is great at making me produce, but horrible at true “focus.” It makes everything other than pure output feel like a waste of time. In the long run, I found this to be a pretty detrimental way to operate. Good for getting something across the finish line but since I’ve stopped taking it I’ve been able to go a lot deeper into stuff and plug away at long term projects rather than just checking off as many “tasks” as possible.

throwthrowuknow 2y ago
Complete opposite so ymmv
datavirtue 2y ago
The people I have worked with on Adderall were just annoying and fucked shit up constantly. Bonus points working with them after they burn out.
HDThoreaun 2y ago
Take smaller doses when you want to to do deep work
- gfourfour 2y ago
  I switched to concerta and it works much better. Lowering my dose of adderall just made it less effective.

bitlax 2y ago

> Adderall to me is a wonder drug It's just amphetamines, right?