Has anyone actually tried Fluorenol/Hydrafinil yet? And why is it named Hydrafinil if it is not an afinil? That seems a bit misleading.

Comment · Wed, August 27, 2014 · 5 pts

Hydr (due to the hydroxyl group), afinil (due to the two phenyl groups, like modafinil). It's just a more marketable name than 9-hydroxyfluorine. What is an afinil by your definition?

Comment · Wed, August 27, 2014 · 3 pts

It feels completely different than modafinil. I do not use adrafinil or modafinil anymore, due to the interactions and side effects. I can use fluorenol, though. I like to be able to dose halfway through the day, and kno

Comment · Wed, August 27, 2014 · 1 pts

It means that the substance does not block the re-uptake of dopamine out of the synapse as much. So your extracellular dopamine levels will be lower than with modafinil. That may mean that it does not work as well for pe

Comment · Thu, August 28, 2014 · 2 pts

It's somewhat random at times how things are named. There is no set rule for it. Just look at the recent modafinil analog Modafiendz. Whoever named that thought it would be a good idea to keep the prefix, and add fiendz