Posted by Denise528 on June 22, 2002, at 6:47:26
In reply to Re: Adrafinil - IsoM or other users » Denise528, posted by IsoM on June 21, 2002, at 21:29:02
> Oh, yes, I do swear by it. I only wish everyone else got the same benefits as I do on it.
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> It took a full week before I noticed anything - & then it was only that I was less sleepy (the narcolepsy thing). Bit by bit as time went on, I felt better. Two weeks, I was pretty well awake during the day without feeling drowsy any more. Noticed that I was feeling more general well-being. Three weeks, I was feeling a real contentment & like I'd found my brains again. Not nearly as forgetful, easier to keep track of small things that previously felt scrambled, & such.
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> I ran out of adrafinil twice. This last time I started up again, I wondered if the effect had worn off - two weeks & I didn't feel that much better. But I've been taking it for a good two months now & I really feel good. A gentle, all-over contentment & bursts of real joy & enthusiasm as the moment dictates. I feel bright, alert, awake, energetic & still have my normal hyperness of my ADHD but not the frsutrations & addleness of it. It also seems to have an AD effect for me, but that's what I read is normal about adrafinil.
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> Just because you can take lots of caffeine I'm not sure says much. I can take caffeine tablets (when I don't have adrafinil) & sleep on them easily. I can sleep through Dexedrine too, if I want to. I found that initially, two 300 mg tablets daily worked good. But I think some of it was the PEA effect with natural dopamine kicking in. I take three 300 mg tablets daily. Occasionally, I forget the second dose or I'm not home to take it. It doesn't matter if I miss the occasional tablet - no problem.
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> You've got to remember that there's many who insist they've felt differences immediately. I certainly don't want to discount their thoughts - they've obviously felt something - but I'm not sure it's due to the adrafinil in all users. The literature on adrafinil does say it takes a week or more before anything is noticed. Benefits are said to increase for a continuing 2-3 months.
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> I've noticed no untoward side-effects, whatsoever! Zilch - zippo! Which is wonderful - it doesn't even interfere with my sleep. From a previous night when I hadn't enough sleep & a hard day's work, I can take an afternoon nap too, if I so wish. Wonderful stuff for me!
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> Unfortuantely, I know nothing of what it does with the drugs you've mentioned. Why not ask a pharmacist how modafinil would go with them - very similar to its cousin, adrafinil?
Hello,Thanks for that advice, I'm definately not getting any horrible side effects from them so I'll continue to take them and just imagine they are vitamin pills, I have almost a whole pack so I may as well there's nothing to lose. I'll just try not to expect anything and then I won't be disappointed if they don't work. If they do work I'll let you know.
Denise
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