Starting a modafinil (provigil) trial today
I'm new to the whole biohacking world, but I've spent some time reading up on nootropics. i was inspired by that movie limitless (of course) after doing alot of research i came across provigil and i decided that im going to delve into the world of brain enhancement i might as well start now.
A little about myself: I'm in my last semester of respiratory therapy school, i have about five weeks left then I start a gauntlet of tests i need to begin actually working so i can starting making more then a few dollars above minimum wage, I have 2 exit exams i need to pass just to graduate, followed by national board exams.
I also suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and while i was using exercise and taking multivitamins ( mens once a day, vitamin D, and super B complex) to help manage it, it came back full force over the last few weeks after i got over a bad bought of bronchitis (which I most likely caught from a patient i was taking care of).
I was lucky in that my family doctor who I've been going to for years was interested in the effects of this drug as well and was more then happy to write me a perscription for a three month supply.
today is Day 1 of my "trial"
I'm taking 200mg daily, i took my first pill at 0700 right after i crawled out of bed. after taking a quick shower i began to feel more alert and awake, and this was before i had had my morning coffee, and after a night of poor sleep. so it was a pleasant surprise.
now my high hope for taking this drug was to be able to sit down start working right away with out feeling tired or having my mind wander off and get distracted by my facebook or my instagram account (I'm a millenial and we can't resist these temptations). so far i think its been working ok, not great. i am feeling alert and I'm not fatigued.
It's been about five hours since ive taken it and started writing this post, I'll be back tomorrow or later on this evening to keep it updated on how long it'll last.
I also know that with most drugs that affect the brain, time is key, as some may take a few days or weeks for the whole effect to kick in, im not sure of this is the case with modafinil, but I'll see.
if you have questions I'll try to answer as best as I can, also if you have any advice for me let me know!
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Is there any difference between the prescribed vs non?
How can one get ahold of this?
Also, I've been taking 200mg pills. Today the first pill lasted approximately six hours a
Which is sooner then I was hoping.... So finger's crossed I'll get home early.
But my doctor knows I have CFS, and knows I don't want to to take ritalin. So I told him I want pro vigil and he didn't mind. Also he knows I have two jobs and am in school full time so he said I probably have shift work disorder even though I don't have night shift
I read that the difference between them is possible liver damage and a delayed time for when it enters the system. I might say something along the lines of i am going to use Adrafinil but am wary of the side effects and work like the modify ill which doesn't have possible liver issues.
Also, it could be from sleeping on my back wrong, I don't have a bed so much as I have a gigantic pile of fluffy blankets and pillows that I just sort of jump into at the end of the day lol
Also, why 400mg? I mean, I've tried it before too but from what I understand anything more than 200mg provides no additional benefit. Am I off here? When you have a chance to roll back up to the lab (I'm assuming after finals) I'd like to dose you with Adrafinil to see how you think it compares. I like Adrafinil a lot. I used to like it better but I played around with Modafinil again earlier this year and now I'm convinced it is superior. Perhaps it's a dosage or purity issue though.
That said, I do recall thinking "oh shit" when I took modafinil. It's significantly more effective. I've raised the amount of adrafinil I use recently though and I think it's on par. Of course.. I'll have to do another comparison.