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I'm not in the nootropics community, but I can say without a doubt that modafinil is performance enhancing and not a placebo. There's also things like amphetami
by moonchrome 4y ago
I'm not in the nootropics community, but I can say without a doubt that modafinil is performance enhancing and not a placebo. There's also things like amphetamine in various forms.
There are definitely performance enhancing drugs out there - effects and side effects might not make them viable/worthwhile for everyone - but saying it's mostly placebo is just plain wrong.
- astrange 4y agoModafinil enhances specific kinds of performance, but not every kind. Taking Adderall for ADHD actually feels like you’re improved - taking modafinil sort of feels like you’re the same but have temporarily infinite “willpower” you can burn to make yourself do stuff. IIRC there’s quite a few mental tasks that are not changed or are slightly regressed on it though.