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I’ve been through the experience of taking modafinil to get myself through 'rough patches', but then accidentally allowing it to become a daily necessity. Never
by zacharyvoase 15y ago
I’ve been through the experience of taking modafinil to get myself through 'rough patches', but then accidentally allowing it to become a daily necessity. Nevertheless, I hesitate to call it an addiction because the moment the pressure went away, the drugs did too.
I analysed the situation and concluded that my increased work capacity (due to modafinil) was the cause of my increased workload; I found myself volunteering for more work and more responsibilities because I knew I could fall back on the drug if it became too much. I wasn't addicted to modafinil—I was addicted to work, and the drug was my enabler.
- desireco42 15y agoI took modafinil for few weeks, I was really sleepy and it was affecting my work at ambitious startup. It helped me go through the period. Also after that, even though I didn't take it any more, effects persisted. I would say it helped me.
- barrkel 15y agoThat's odd. When I've tried modafinil, it marginally increases my productivity primarily through enabling me to be alert for more hours of the day and stay up longer (my thinking isn't any clearer, nor is my focus better), but I have a "hangover" for a couple of days afterwards. On net, modafinil is a productivity loser for me; it is only good for deadlines.
- glidey 15y agoSimilar experience. I've taken adderral not because it helps me focus, but because it takes some of the anxiety away. I suspect things like Xanax or antidepressants (or modafinil) would achieve the same thing. The crux of the problem is the pressure people feel. This stuff isn't magic, there is always a trade off. If you take things like this during certain time periods, you WILL feel the effects in the subsequent days.