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Modafinil can (sometimes literally) save your life when you're sleep deprived or during a crunch time. Not to be abused, obviously. Everything else just fails i
by neverminder 8y ago
Modafinil can (sometimes literally) save your life when you're sleep deprived or during a crunch time. Not to be abused, obviously. Everything else just fails in at least one of 3 ways: tolerance build up, side effects or just not enough impact.
- trelliscoded 8y agoSomeone was telling me the other day that they're starting to use it as a first line treatment for depression and people have been on it continuously for years. I wonder what it would do to the valley if all the programmers were on it...
- thatcat 8y agoCan confirm, modafinil saved me just this week. It's great as long as you can flex your schedule to catch up on sleep relatively quickly after the crunch. Something I've noticed with it is that I can breath a lot easier when I take it. I have asthma and get seasonal allergies, and it dilates my sinus cavity.
- ParanoidShroom 8y agoI've seen it being abused by people who are creeping into a burnout. Making the burn in deeper. Like any stim, especially in our community, be careful. It sure is fun, but pretty much wasted if doing on a day to day job.
- cultus 8y agoI've never used it, but it does have far, far lower abuse potential than traditional stims such adderall or other amphetamines. I could definitely buy that psychological dependence could occur pretty easily, though.