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That's a lot of modafinil. That stuff burns me out after a week of daily use, let alone 9 months. Mixing it with caffeine makes me crazy as well. Be careful wit
by JonnieCache 16y ago
That's a lot of modafinil. That stuff burns me out after a week of daily use, let alone 9 months. Mixing it with caffeine makes me crazy as well. Be careful with your neurons people.
Can I ask what sort of doses you were taking?
- swombat 16y agoAt peak I was taking 1.5 100mg pills a day - one in the morning upon waking up, half after lunch to keep me going till the evening. Plus probably 2-3 (strong) coffees. I would not recommend this to anyone. Since this is over, I've taken Modafinil sporadically (only v. low dose... 1/4 of a 100mg pill), but I found that it doesn't really make that much difference. I feel more productive and focused when I take it, but I don't actually get more done. What works best is a combination of a good night's sleep, a healthy lifestyle including physical activity, and decent discipline (in my case, with the pomodoro method).
- JonnieCache 16y ago50-70mg and no coffee, taken only when needed seems optimal to me. 150mg in a day is definitely too much, unless you're trying to pull some ridiculous 60 hour marathon, which is inadvisable anyway. Too-large doses leave you unable to concentrate on anything for longer than about 10 seconds.
- swombat 16y agoToo-large doses leave you unable to concentrate on anything for longer than about 10 seconds. That's easily balanced out by chronic lack of sleep :-) Even with that dosage, I was still fairly sluggish.