yeah, I'd say xanax isn't a good drug if I want to get work done, unless I have anxiety that is preventing me from doing work, which hasn't really been an issue. The effects that make it difficult to be productive are also fun. The good effects are the same as the bad effects in my opinion. That's one reason xanax is interesting to me. Another reason is that while the comedown is pretty much nonexistent (also in my opinion), withdrawl is severe. I've never actually had Xanax withdrawl as I used to take no more than 1 mg extended release everyday, but I'm pretty sure that its general knowlege that withdrawl from long term use of xanax at large doses is horrible. The only bad effect I had was minor anxiety for one or two days when going from 1 mg to .5 mgs. It would've have probably been worse had I completely stopped. I forgot how long I was on the .5 mgs before taking none.
Sorry if that is too specific, but the last thing I want to do is misinform someone on a drug forum!