Has anybody got this on modafinil: feeling awake etc, but when concentrating on smth your mind seems to block out everything else that's going around you, like being a horse with blinders. For some people it might sound great, but I'm a person who has a lot of inner dialogue going on in my head and on modafinil this becomes so intense that I find myself constantly in situations where I haven't noticed at all what has meanwhile happened "outside". Maybe moda isn't for everybody after all... [glasses]
Modafinil and hyperconcentration
#1
Posted 11 October 2006 - 01:03 PM
Has anybody got this on modafinil: feeling awake etc, but when concentrating on smth your mind seems to block out everything else that's going around you, like being a horse with blinders. For some people it might sound great, but I'm a person who has a lot of inner dialogue going on in my head and on modafinil this becomes so intense that I find myself constantly in situations where I haven't noticed at all what has meanwhile happened "outside". Maybe moda isn't for everybody after all... [glasses]
#2
Posted 11 October 2006 - 06:06 PM
Have you consulted with your psychiatrist about your problem? You might want to see one if you haven't already.
#3
Posted 11 October 2006 - 06:54 PM
#4
Posted 11 October 2006 - 07:02 PM
#5 Guest_da_sense_*
Posted 11 October 2006 - 09:28 PM
Has anybody got this on modafinil: feeling awake etc]
That's why many use it for ADD i guess
For me it works oposite, i get all "speedy" and can't focus well on one thing, my mind races from one thought to another. But I've found that 200mg is too much for me, 100mg works good in a way to keep me awake and altert without speedines and anxiety.
#6
Posted 18 October 2006 - 05:06 PM
#7
Posted 21 October 2006 - 09:23 AM
#8
Posted 22 October 2006 - 01:51 AM
#9
Posted 22 October 2006 - 04:13 PM
#10
Posted 22 October 2006 - 05:53 PM
Since my junior, senior years (in high school) and currently as a freshman college student, I increased my capacity to memorize, learn, solve math. problems, etc. dramatically since I study like crazy. But I noticed is that my concentration level increased, and I'm able to stay focus on tests, and writing papers without ever really noticing anything. I sometimes arrive in classrooms where the only information I remember was the face of the professor and the information given. I also experience some inner thoughts sometimes, such as flashbacks, etc. But this is the weird part, since I'm have been increasing my workload in studying (I don't regret it), I'm more efficient at retrieving information severals years ago, some even 10 years old. To summarize what I'm trying to say, it could be the drug that's affecting you, or your improvment in intelligence.
Im confused by your statement ameldedic. Are you saying your concentration and memory load has in increased with modafinil or without?
#11
Posted 22 October 2006 - 06:21 PM
#12
Posted 22 October 2006 - 11:52 PM
#13
Posted 23 October 2006 - 01:26 PM
Also so far I'm still convinced that modafinil raises blood pressure and pulse, but the reason for it seems to be unknown, at least in my case.
#14
Posted 23 October 2006 - 10:38 PM
Anyways as a whole, Modafinil worked pretty amazing for me in the fields of concentration, self-confidence, mood, and IQ!. Im a member of www.mybraintrainer.com and my scores literally jumped 20 or more points for the days i was on it! I was in the "genius" ranking(120-150 was average). It was quite astonishing and admitably QUITE ADDICTING. These results are from a previous drug user have you and may not show the same benefits for healthy individuals. Id be careful with this one you may like it too much...
#15
Posted 24 October 2006 - 02:58 PM
Ive been weighing out the pros and cons of long term use for quite some time now. It makes me completely cool and cognitive while on it, but when i stopped taking it felt like i was coming off of cocaine, so that kind of scared the bajesus out of me.
Rebound cognitive decline / hypersomnolence?
#16
Posted 24 October 2006 - 05:16 PM
There is also one BIG factor i forgot to throw into the mix. I had been taking hydergine on and off before taking modafinil.On day 3 of usage i added a 4.5 mg dose of hydergine and felt particularly good but weird... and this continued into my last day of usage and have a feeling this had alot to do with it. Honestly it sent me into a minor form of psychosis (like the feeling you get when you wake up from a nightmare or powerful dream that meshes with reality but is persistant) that lasted a few days after taking modafinil. Reading deeper, Hydergines only real contridiction is people suffering from chronic or acute psychosis. I didnt have Psychosis before i used hydergine but now looking back i noticed i felt kind of out of reality when i was taking the hydergine. This could be the cause of the comedown and after effects when added with modafinil .*I personally would not mix these compounds
All this being said i plan to trial Modafinil again in a few days.
#17
Posted 24 October 2006 - 06:38 PM
my body becomes acustomed to it, and to give the impression that modafinil is somehow neurotoxic
Well caffeine acts exactly the same, so dependance doesn't instantly mean a bad thing though. I've read that some users on modafinil report a need to increase the dose with prolonged use, so we might be talking about possible mild dependance, but certainly not comparable to some of the hard drugs. Anyway it's difficult to say anything right now about modafinil and long-term use, even the research papers are pretty scarce mentioning what effects might modafinil have in people who take it regularly. My own personal oppinion is still that stimulants don't mean good if they make you do more at the expense of natural necessity for rest which is undeniably a built-in self-defense mechanism of the body to avoid excess stress on the components that make us up, I'm afraid that messing with it might have unexpected consequences. It might be wise to add certain brain protecting supplements to one's diet if taking modafinil (e.g. alpha lipoic acid or vitamin e) just to "make sure" that the increased activity doesn't start to crack any walls up there.
But hey...modafinil is a damn useful drug that medical science can offer us, why not to exploit it (moderately though, says Confucius).
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