I remember taking Adderall, it made me feel like I could do anything. However, when I went back and looked at the work product, it was like work done by a crazy person. I went through bad withdrawal, thinking I could not do my work or anything, unless I took Adderall. Then suddenly I took Adderall and I was smart again. A terrible false prophet.
I certainly believe that's your experience, but it's not a universal one. I take Adderall for ADHD and I don't really notice any difference at all in how I feel. The main difference is that when there's something I should do, I just do it rather than procrastinating and dreading it. It's not some stimulant fueled mania or anything, more like "oh, there's some trash on the table. Oh, the trash can is full, I'll remove the bag and take it to the bin. Now I'll continue on with my day" instead of "oh, there's some trash there. Better spend the next 12 hours doing anything else while feeling guilty and ruminating on the fact that I'm a failure of a human because I can't even do something as simple as throw some trash away, before promptly forgetting that the trash exists and ignoring it for the next 2 weeks"
