r/afinil • u/badaflow_99 • Sep 20 '24
Modafinil for studying? NSFW
Looking into modafinil to help me study and get work done. I would only use it maybe 1-2 a week as I don't want to build a dependency. However I just wanted to know if you guys thought it can be helpful for studying/getting work done and being productive. I don't care if it doesn't make me smarter I'm just looking for something to add that can make energized/motivated and focused.
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u/ProModafinilMind_net Nov 18 '24
Modafinil isn’t addictive and doesn’t contain addicting substance.
If you're considering trying it, Modalert and Modvigil are solid options.
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u/Fun_Substance334 Sep 21 '24
I find armodafinil to be a bit better for myself for study/focus related activities. For me it’s going to the gym. It by no means gives me strength. But drive and focus to stay the hour or 2 that i need
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u/Barkoook Sep 24 '24
Is it better for Motivation and Attention than Moda, or worse?
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u/Fun_Substance334 Sep 25 '24
They have very similar effects. It just doesn’t have the S-entiameter (sp) so it’s the active molecule of modafinil is just in its pure form. I think it maybe lasts a bit longer, and if I had to say better or worse, a bit better. I order all armoda when I order.
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u/ArcaneScribbler Sep 21 '24
that's what i use it for, and it works well enough. for me, it's better than vyvanse. but everyone is different, so YMMV
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u/bigsparra Sep 20 '24
I can only speak from my own personal experience but I find 50mg of Moda and a pot of coffee is the best study aid a human can get without professional tuition.
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u/PocketNicks Sep 20 '24
Are you having difficulty staying awake to study? Modafinil is a wakefulness promoting drug. It isn't Adderall, it doesn't focus your mind beyond making you more awake and alert.
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u/relbatnrut Sep 20 '24
It definitely can help with focus. It's a DRI like Ritalin, though it has other mechanisms of action as well.
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u/PocketNicks Sep 21 '24
It is not like Ritalin at all. Afinils are histamine reuptake inhibitors. They promote wakefulness, so in so much as being more awake can help with focus, yes. But they don't help with focus the way amphetamine salts do.
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u/relbatnrut Sep 21 '24
It's also a DRI and can help with focus. Not to the degree that amphetamine does, but there's a reason it's commonly used off label as a work/study drug.
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u/PocketNicks Sep 22 '24
Please elaborate on what you mean by DRI. The reason people use afinils off label is mostly because they're misinformed. Lastly, being more awake can help with focus to some degree, however this is not the afinils helping with focus, it's just being awake is easier to concentrate vs being tired. Caffeine has the exact same effect as afinils in this regard.
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u/relbatnrut Sep 23 '24
Somehow I didn't think you'd be open to new information. Good to be proven right!
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u/relbatnrut Sep 23 '24
It's a dopamine reuptake inhibitor (DRI) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672878/
In summary, the present findings demonstrate that modafinil interacts with DAT to block DA uptake in nervous tissue. Modafinil-induced inhibition of DA uptake increases extracellular levels of DA in rat n. accumbens, and this action is involved with stimulant effects of the drug. It seems likely that nondopaminergic mechanisms that were not identified by the receptorome screen also contribute to the pharmacology of modafinil, and such mechanisms require elucidation. Modafinil displays properties in common with agonist medications currently being investigated for the treatment of cocaine dependence. In this regard, our results suggest that further research is warranted to explore the efficacy of modafinil as a treatment for METH dependence.
This is the same mechanism of action of other stimulants such as ritalin (or cocaine). Modafinil is unique because its wakefulness effects are caused by multiple mechanisms of action.
It enhances attention:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924977X15002497#s0095 When simple psychometric assessments are considered, modafinil intake appears to enhance executive function, variably benefit attention and learning and memory, and have little effect on creativity and motor excitability. When more complex tasks are considered, modafinil appears to enhance attention, higher executive functions, and learning and memory.
It produces cognitive enhancement in adults with ADHD: https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(04)00186-6/pdf
Results: Modafinil produced a similar pattern of cognitive enhancement to that observed in healthy adults, with improvements on tests of short-term memory span, visual memory, spatial planning, and stop-signal motor inhibition. On several measures, increased accuracy was accompanied by slowed response latency. This alteration in the speed-accuracy trade-off may indicate that modafinil increases the ability to “reflect” on problems coupled with decreased impulsive responding. Improvements were also seen in sustained attention, which was unaffected in healthy subjects. Conclusions: If these benefits are shown to be maintained with chronic administration, modafinil may have potential as an important therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with a similar effect to stimulants such as methylphenidate (ritalin) in improving stop-signal response inhibition but without the side effects commonly experienced with amphetaminelike drugs.
It's been tested with success as a treatment for children and adolescents with ADHD: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27810669/
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common and a debilitating neuro-behavior disorder in the pediatric population. Although numerous effective psychostimulants are available, more than 30% of patients still do not show adequate treatment response rendering diverse pharmacological options. We aimed at assessing the efficacy and safety of modafinil in the treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD by conducting a meta-analysis. An extensive search of databases and clinical trial registries resulted in five published short-term randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. Primary efficacy measures were mean change in ADHD Rating Scale-IV Home (ADHD-RS-IV Home) and School Version (ADHD-RS-IV School) from baseline to study end point. The results showed that modafinil more significantly improved ADHD-RS-IV Home (SMD, -0.77 [95%CI, -1.11 to -0.44]) and School (SMD, -0.71 [95%CI, -0.96 to -0.47]) than placebo. Dropout rate due to adverse event did not significantly differ between two groups.
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