Hi, I've taken Adderall responsibly (low-dose instant release, once a day, regularly, under GP direction) for about 5 years. I usually don't take it on the weekend. The 5 years before that, I did the same, except with recreational abuse of much higher doses, and lots of late-night binges. (Hey, I had a lot of college/MMORPG playing/hobby game programing to do.)
I have zero withdrawal symptoms when I stop taking it (as I often do when going out of town, going on vacation, long weekend, etc.) and only have a temporarily reduced appetite (i.e. uninterested in lunch). I don't feel that it currently has any negative impact on my life, whatsoever.
The years where I would stay up for 30 hours programming were a lot of fun, and I definitely don't regret them -- but I do feel that they took a bit of a mental and physical toll. Also, in hindsight, it's easy to see that Adderall benders really sap your creativity. It's nothing to rewrite the same code over and over for 30 hours -- if you'd just gotten some sleep like a normal human you would have quintupled your productivity.
I have zero withdrawal symptoms when I stop taking it (as I often do when going out of town, going on vacation, long weekend, etc.) and only have a temporarily reduced appetite (i.e. uninterested in lunch). I don't feel that it currently has any negative impact on my life, whatsoever.
The years where I would stay up for 30 hours programming were a lot of fun, and I definitely don't regret them -- but I do feel that they took a bit of a mental and physical toll. Also, in hindsight, it's easy to see that Adderall benders really sap your creativity. It's nothing to rewrite the same code over and over for 30 hours -- if you'd just gotten some sleep like a normal human you would have quintupled your productivity.