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I've been on modafinil for a number of years now (prescribed by a doctor in relation to a real medical condition). It is indeed a very interesting drug. There's
by pw 10y ago
I've been on modafinil for a number of years now (prescribed by a doctor in relation to a real medical condition). It is indeed a very interesting drug. There's a reason it's the brand names are Provigil and Nivigil. "Vigilant" is indeed a very good way to describe how it makes you feel. Like caffeine but cleaner (no jitters, etc.).
The downside is that you build up tolerance pretty quickly and that feeling dissipates. At this point, I really only notice if I don't take it (as you might with your daily cup of coffee). I honestly don't know if I continue to get on-going benefit, but I'm don't have any side effects, it may have some neuroprotective effects and getting off would be hard.
- arcadeparade 10y agoI took Modafinil for a year after reading Gwern, 100mg twice a week on average. It relieves a lot of anxiety for me and also acted as a great appetite suppresant, but I also worry it has caused me some cognitive decline. I feel like a bit of a zombie sometimes, kind of dead emotionally, not talking as much, feeling generally dumber. Can't say for sure as I've had a lot of stress in the last few months too, but people should be very careful with these things.
- chillingeffect 10y agoIn my experiments with noots my technical cognition didn't shoot up like i was hoping.... But my emotional intelligence did. In many cases for me, similar to yours, I realized the smartest thing in many situations for me was simply to keep quiet! It gave me a neutral place where I could validate peoples' emotions or listen without saying dumb things.