Comment · Thu, July 31, 2014 · Ceretropic
Ritalin vs Modafinal for fatigue
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IrishWilly · 1 points
I've been unable to feel rested for quite some time and am always tired, went to a neuro the other day and mentioned I occasionally take modafinal to work. He gave me a list of tests I need to have done but in the meantime prescribed me Ritalin (well.. mexican generic version) which surprised me since everything I've read, Modafinal which I already have seems to be the better choice.
Has anyone had experience with both Ritalin and Modafinal for 'fatigue' (always tired/sleepy)? I can concentrate fine when I'm not too sleepy so I don't really care about the ADHD uses for Ritalin. I'm starting on the Ritalin tomorrow so I can post my own results as well if anyone is interested.
update: I tried Ritalin for one day and it was total crap. My head felt kinda like buzzing and my stomache felt upset. I got much less done than when I'm just tired. Modafinal so far is the only thing that actually helps.
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shrillthrill · 3 points
L-threonate with the ritalin if I decide to use it, otherwise citrate. Trying something else at the moment though for stimulation/wakefulness (non-nootropic as a disclaimer), eschewing everything except taurine, magnesium citrate, green/black tea, rosemary extract, fish oil to use bitter orange (solaray 525mg) with some grapefruit (and zest) for hesperidin. Avoiding any potential MAOIs (coffee, yerba, rhodiola, etc, etc).
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
I still need to pick up some citrate. L-threonate is just too expensive to justify, unless I am using it sporadically with real stimulants.
So you are just relying on green/black tea for the stimulation now?