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Comment · Wed, November 27, 2013 · Ceretropic

Modafinil vs Ephedrine & Caffeine

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Dragonsnake422 · 0 points

TL;DR Should I stick with EC stack or try out Modafinil? I suspect I have sleep apnea and I take EC stack regularly to be alert. I sometimes get stim dick from enough dosages so been looking into other nootropics and stims lately.

I've been experimenting with nootropics over the past year and it's been pretty rad. I actually have been using Ephedrine and Caffeine for about 4 years now I learned about it for its weight loss effects but I stayed for the stimulant effects. I recently have been reading up on Modafinil and it looks enticing and part of me would like to try it. I got addicted to EC stack for about a year I used it for way to long. I stopped for a bit and I cycle it now.

I love the euphoric stim effect its amazing. I usually wake up with intense grogginess. I suspect I have sleep apnea I have to go check it out. I'll sleep 8-10 hours and still feel tired. Unless I take an EC stack. I never go past 75mg of Ephedra or 600mg of caffeine. Lately I have been taking a fraction of that dose because I had stim dick and was unable to keep an erection and I wanted my sex life back.

Is Modafinil a better stim? Thanks for reading guys I appreciate your advice.

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Dragonsnake422 · 1 points

yeah I've been taking 12.5 Ephedrine HCL, 100mg caffeine 4g L-arginine, 200-400mg of l-theanine and blue ice vitamin butter with fish oil. I haven't been jittery since the first few week so taking EC stack like 4 years ago haha. But yeah it seems to be helping me with my blood pressure and stim dick.

u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic

Damn, that's a lot of L-arginine! I occasionally add in L-theanine to mix as well. That's usually if I up my caffeine dosage. I have not experienced stim dick at all with it.

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