Posted by IsoM on February 19, 2002, at 11:30:19
In reply to Re: Modafinil vs. Adrafinil » Mark H., posted by Rick on February 19, 2002, at 11:07:34
Ahh, yes... individual differences can be amazing! Modafinil doesn't activate one person but does another. Doesn't help memory of one but does of another. Makes one person jittery & wired, another calm & relaxed but still alert.
Mark H's point is exactly why nobody will really know how a certain med will affect them till they give it a "fair trial" period. I have had nothing but very GOOD results from adrafinil (so probably would with modafinil too). It's been a real God-send to me & I am now finishing looking for the perfect med combo to work for me as I've found it at last.
3 Beer Effect mentioned that he found a vast diff between hard stims & soft ones like modafinil/adrafinil. He theroised that anyone who's used the hard stims probably wouldn't get much from the soft ones. I don't doubt that may be true for many (like him) but definitely isn't for me.
The activating effects of adrafinil are honestly as strong for me as Dexedrine but way gentler, always even (no peaks & dips like I got from a dose kicking in then wearing off), but for me, more focused.
It reminds me of someone's description of a person with ADHD - "he leapt on his horse & rode off wildly in all directions". That's me with Dexedrine, that's even me without stims but only in bursts. With adrafinil, I ride off wildly in just one direction. Maybe someone without the hyper part of ADD, lethargic instead, might feel better with hard stims.
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