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Modafinil
- gnovos 16y agoIf you're a fan of that, try adderall...
- throwaway4addy 16y agoDo you have a prescription? Or how do you get it?
- tommyspears 16y agoWhat do these do? You just stay alert and don't feel sleepy for a while? I've read the article but I'd like to hear some personal perspective...
- metamemetics 16y agoAdderall is mix of a couple amphetamines with slightly different half-lifes (so the come-up\crash is smoother). Amphetamine is basically the classic stimulant to which all others are compared. It is extremely common in competitive universities in the U.S. where many students use it to cram\finish papers. If you take it everyday, you will be very motivated and feel great for ~1 month, after which you are back to baseline concentration levels when on it until you take a break for a week. Amphetamine depletes magnesium and increases muscle tension. I personally find it only increases my efficiency on very repetitive tasks such as cleaning or doing laundry and hinders creative work by causing too much hyperfocus. I would not recommend it and think there are much better alternatives but your mileage may vary.
- metamemetics 16y agoPersonal ranking in order of both effectiveness and least physical-harm\withdrawal: 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine > 2-DPMP > Modafinil > Adderall
- oldgregg 16y agoYes, if you are willing to deal with the addiction. I've used modafinil from an indian pharmacy for a couple years now and it works great -- the biggest problem is that I just forget to take it.
- throwaway4addy 16y agoHow do you get Modafinil?
- petercooper 16y agoPresent to your doctor with symptoms associated with narcolepsy or order it online (or, as I saw on one discussion, tell your doctor you want to buy it online anyway and they might prescribe it to you if they're particularly anti online pharmacy). As far as I know, buying it online in the US without a prescription, even if it comes from overseas, is illegal. This is not true everywhere though (the UK, for example.)
- 8plot 16y agoI asked my doctor for a Modafinil prescription. She refused, but gave me a free one-week sample of Nuvigil instead. It was great. I made the sample last for months by taking a half pill only when I felt I needed it.
- matthew-wegner 16y agoPrescription, or order generics from overseas (Google for Modalert, Airsealed is reputable and fast).
- revicon 16y agoLooks like a lot of these get shipped from India. I've heard concerns about the quality of drugs shipped over the internet specifically originating from there. Should I be worried?
- jaxonrice 16y agoseconded for Airsealed. I ordered from them a year ago and the service was great and I could not detect any difference between their generic (Modalert) and Provigil. As others have mentioned your mileage may vary. I used it for about 6 months during crunch development periods or when I felt I needed a bit more focus and it definitely helped me get through those times. I stopped using it because I felt out of touch with my team members when I was on it and I had started to experience a deeply unpleasant metallic taste in my mouth just after taking it.
- tshtf 16y agoYMMV. I was once prescribed Modafinil by a doctor for excessive daytime sleepiness, and it didn't even help much for that... On the other hand I wasn't prescribed the dosages that seem to work so well for the US military.
- bren1000 16y agoActually, I'm looking for a legal and safe drug with the opposite effect: to fall asleep quicker. I waste about an hour every night just waiting, it irritates me that so much time is spent just staring at the ceiling...
- metamemetics 16y agoAny of these should work: -1-2mg of melatonin 5 hours before you go to sleep. -Kava Kava Root. Similar effects to benzos without nearly as impaired concentration. Can chew it, buy or make tea, or buy extract capsules -Chamomile Tea. -Take extra zinc and magnesium at night
- enomar 16y agoMelatonin and dim lights (no laptop, tv or cell phone) for about an hour works for me. Also, try waking up earlier. I used to have your problem, but now I regularly fall asleep in 10-15 minutes after going to bed.
- ebiester 16y agoMore YMMV - It helps with focus, but messes with my empathy.
- mikecane 16y agoHow Many Silicon Valley Startup Executives Are Hopped Up On Provigil? http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/15/how-many-of-our-startup-executives-are-hopped-up-on-provigil/ http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/15/how-many-of-our-startup-exe... EDIT: In fact, that was linked to here way earlier and here's the discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=246464 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=246464
- herrherr 16y agoI would be interested in finding out why you guys actually take this stuff. Do you need it due to medical need or because of something else?