man I always felt like modafinil was stronger than adderall lol
I take 1 20mg adderall XR with breakfast and I am GOOD TO GO pretty much all day...on workout days I have a little coffee 2 hours before
I took dexedrine (almost the same as adderall) for years off and on. I also took modafinil or adrafinil for years off and on, not at the same time. Quitting modafinil seems an order of magnitude easier than quitting dexedrine. Adderall and dexedrine are also highly abusable by some people. Taking more feels good, so people start craving that feeling. I've known people who use up their whole month's adderall prescription in 3 or 4 days. I haven't heard of anyone abusing modafinil that way. Taking more modafinil just lets you stay up longer. It doesn't get you high.
When I was using stims, I actually preferred adrafinil over modafinil. Adrafinil wears off faster, so it didn't interfere with my sleep as much. I didn't really like armodafinil (Nuvigil), the newer one, since it lasted too long. It made it difficult to get to sleep before midnight even if I took it at 5 am.
haha ya I had a buddy in medical school who was using 150-200mg a day.... hes off it now but damn lol
Ya the addy IR definitely get high if you take too much...I hate that feeling of being so UP... the XR is perfect w/ a steady release of energy/motivation/ability to focus
What side effects did you get?My prescription was for 30 mg/day extended release dexedrine. It was great for focus and concentration as a software engineer when I had to work long hours. Later on I was able to get a similar benefit from 15 mg/day. I got tired of the side effects, though. A lot of things in my life improved after quitting. Just not work productivity.
A buddy of mine has been on adderall for something like 15 years. He's tried to quit dozens of times, but he keeps going back to it. It can be really hard to quit for some people even if they don't abuse it.
What side effects did you get?
They all pretty much subsided for me after 3 months
NH... have you found Lithium to have any odd side effects?