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Here was my response:

can confirm, been using this for 2 weeks now in work. i find that only 100mg is needed in the morning. it's subtle, but you notice that you get engrossed in a task that would appear mundane and time flies. enjoyable cognitively demanding tasks like my development work becomes an almost perfect 'flow' state for me.

i've also noticed that it has the following effectss:

1) i feel sharper in my memory - i.e. retrieving difficult words/syntax/concepts in conversation / programming
2) i feel i've become more witty(!) this may be associated with better memory retrieval as seen in 1) or may be one-sided BS
3) i am more sociable when the chance arises to chat - even small talk

Now the negs: sex drive can be reduced, it can be difficult to sleep at the usual time, and 'switch off' from work, and it makes me occassionally tearful for no reason (an odd side-effect). It also once (one day on a higher dose) caused me to feel like i could not take a full breath.

>>8107

Thanks for the answer, I had more or less the same effect. I do not know how much of it is placebo effect. By the way, I am already taking about 15 different medications for diabetes, bad hearth, bad thyroid and so on, so my body is like the runoff from a chemical plant. It's impossible to gauge what effect is caused by what.

> it can be difficult to sleep
No such problem.

>It makes me tearful
Nay

>sex drive can be reduced
I have the same sex drive of Grey Worm. Heart problems and Bisoprolol will turn your knob into jelly.

I want to try modafinil - is it against the rules of the board to link to such an 'online pharmacy'?

>>8109

They don't sell anything illegal or controlled, so it's fine.

https://www.unitedpharmacies-uk.md/

Those guys are reliable.

On the subject of modafinil, the only side-effect I noticed that didn't seem to be within normal parameters was metallic smelling piss.

Thinking about purchasing some modafinil again. What's the best way to use moda long term? I do a fair amount of physical training and value my sleep a lot -- I don't want to disrupt my circadian rhythm.

Since we're on the subject of stimulants and focus aids, where do other drugs figure in for you guys? I have considered some form of amphetamines since learning they're used (in some form) to treat ADHD. I've also learned racemic amphetamine sulphate is used by test pilots. Is it true certain amphetamines can be bought legally?

Are any other drugs for focus and productivity available?

(Unrelated, but... Dear modlads: I accidentally opened your super secret menu. I can delete if anything about this post is off.)

>>8120

>Is it true certain amphetamines can be bought legally?

No. All amphetamines and amphetamine analogs are prohibited by the Psychoactive Substances Act.

>>8121

Thanks. I'll strike that off.

I've also considered going back to piracetam and that type of drug, but didn't notice much of a difference on first try a few years ago.

What's their legal status?

>>8122

If you can't get high from it, then you can (almost certainly) legally import it for personal use.

>>8120
>>8121

Doctor Shopping is getting harder and harder. Sometimes your best bet is a day trip to a less privileged EU member state; as long as you have a personal amount on your and you have a valid prescription to go with it then you should be OK.

I've literally been pulled aside for super extra mega checks because one of my pieces of hand luggage tested positive for something or other used in explosives and no one even cared to investigate my clearly labeled transparent "medications" ziplock.

>>8123

It's all miserably subjective; I defy anyone to get high off Pyrazolam but that doesn't make it any more legal under the PSA.

>>8106

I dabbled with modafinil at Uni.

The first time I used it I was able to make a lot of progress on an essay all through the night, and it was one of my highest scoring essays too. Modafinil can give a push to really get into the research, reading and writing needed for academic work.

However, this was not always the case. There were times where I would take modafinil and just get distracted doing other tasks and I'm fairly certain one my worst essay was also written on modafinil too.

SocialialIy I became more irritable on it, with less patience for others. This meant that seminars were no fun at all on it.

It would always destroy my sleeping pattern (even if I only took half a tablet) and my god, walking home from the uni library after been awake all night and 'coming down' off that stuff damn near gave me panic attacks. I could not handle hearing or seeing other people, I was incredibly anxious and scared, and I believe downers were needed to calm me down when I got home (this was when you could still get etizolam legally).

I must have finished what I had by my third year, and then just stuck to red bulls, coffee and ciggies, if I needed stimulation to help me cram. I felt all the better for not taking modafinil and still got pretty similar marks on my essays. There's not many drugs I'd be happy to never do again, but modafinil is one of them.

>>8106
I've used it regularly (and still do semi regularly) as either modafinil or armodafinil. I'm slightly happer with the latter.

For me, it works like a strong coffee that lasts 8-12 hours without any chance of the jitters. It's no wonder drug and it does not make me more "intelligent" or "smarter". What it does do is allow me to concentrate for longer and be less susceptible to distraction with one major caveat: I need to be motivated to work on the right thing in the first place. It's just as good at sustaining a pointless wiki deep dive on Burmese basket weaving as it is to get work done.

I take 100mg Modafinil or 75mg Armodafinil first thing in the morning and had no trouble sleeping using this approach.

The only downside I've noticed is mild bruxism during the day.

>>8106
I suffer from narcolepsy. Modafinil is what the doctors have prescribed to treat it.

I take 300g a day, every day, just to live like a normal human being. A nap doesn't go a miss. Nine hours sleep a night a must, too.

I don't recommend playing with it. It has bad effects on the heart and can lead to depression. If you don't need it, don't use it.

>>8225

Can you elaborate about the bad effects on the heart?