Comment · Wed, April 3, 2013 · Ceretropic
Modafinil Posts
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MisterYouAreSoDumb · 239 points
Lately this subreddit has been turning into "Modafinil and Me." This is a place to advance our knowledge of all nootropics, not simply beat the latest popular one to death. I understand that many of you have questions about modafinil. However, I assure you that they have all been answered before. The search function works well, please use it before asking basic questions that we have all seen 100 times. I do not want to discourage discussions. However, we should limit those discussions to trying to expand information, not regurgitate what we already know.
* Modafinil is a wakefulness promoting agent.
* Modafinil will not replace dopaminiergic stimulants for ADHD.
* Modafinil will not work for everyone.
* Both enantiomers in racemic modafinil are active.
* R-modafinil is 3 times more active.
* Generics seem to be hit or miss. Some think they are the exact same, other don't...
* Your order will take a while to get here. Don't ask us if this is a normal thing.
* Modafinil increases hypothalamic histamine. This can lead to flush-like symptoms.
* There is a 99.999999% chance that you do not have Steven Johnson's Syndrome. If you did, Reddit is not the place to figure that out.…
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gum11 · 3 points
also be aware that modafinil does have side effects
I took wakalert 200mg (generic modafinil) for about a week and noticied cramping in my right thigh and i became avoidant of my collegeus at work to the point where people were asking me if im ok. I did get a lot of paperwork done during the week though but nothing out of the ordinary.
I wouldn't take modafinil unless i was flying a plane or driving for 20h.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Yeah, 200mg is too high a dose for me. Especially if you were to take it every day. It's not really a nootropic due to it's side effect and tolerance profile.