Comment · Mon, April 5, 2021 · ND Owner
Different batch of adrafinil capsules?
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ilovea1steaksauce · 4 points
So I had been buying ND adrafinil powder until they ran out. So I bought a 30 capsule bottle, and all was well. I then bought another that arrived like a week ago. Well, the powder in the capsules smells completely different this time. It formally (both powder and caps) had a rubbery taste, quite distinctive. This bottle has almost no smell, and I for some reason am getting zero effects from it. Where before 450mg of adrafinil was perfect, ive tried a dose all the way up to 1200mg and still, nothing.. waited 5 days, tried 600mg also, no effects. For context, I would take adrafinil 3 days a week, on an alternating schedule. Any insight as to why this would be? ND depot has always had top notch quality and excellent product. Should I reach out to their customer support? Has anyone had a similar experience with ND adrafinil?
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ilovea1steaksauce · 2 points
Yeah man that would be hella cool. To make sure i understand? You're in reference to the left and right isomers of the chemical? Just really starting to get into pharmacology and pharmacokinetics. It's an area of study, although not professional, interests me very much.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Correct, they are optical isomers. There is R-adrafinil and S-adrafinil. All the adrafinil out there is racemic, or a 50/50 mixture of each isomer. We have been playing around with a synthesis method that uses enantiopure precursors, which leads to all R-adrafinil. That's generally understood to be the stronger of the two isomers.