Weekend stimulant holidays for improved work performance: who is pro and who is against and why?

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Wait, are you saying the idea is a drug holiday would improve performance when you do take the med? I’ve never heard that. Mostly I’ve heard of holidays due to side effects or feeling meds aren’t needed when not working.

For me I wouldn’t take a holiday, because the effects of the med are global for me. I think more clearly and can organize my life and day. I need that on the weekend as much as I do during the week.

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Good Q. Two reasons: 1) prevent tolerance building 2) I only need it for work, in fact I developed some slightly funny side effects on, more spelling mistakes, less able to think about LT life vision as focused on what’s in front of me, less socially and emotionally conscious and aware.

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Pro holiday

Benefits? And do you ever feel like Monday you’re hyper again but 2-3 days (Tue/Wed) you’re back to normal?

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