Anyone have any experience with nootropics? Any recommendations good or bad? Ive read a good amount on the topic but would love to hear some personal experiences.
I've taken both modafinil and armodafinil. First starting Modafinil was great. Kept me awake during the day and alert, but not like caffeine or other stims. After few months I noticed myself adapting to Mod, took a break, and would start up again thinking it would help with the diminished effects; it didn't help much. I then switched over to armodafinil since I've read it's stronger and better. Again, few months into 100mg/day it stopped working. I upped the dose to 150mg...then 200mg (split 100mg/AM and 100mg/afternoon), hoping it'd be like it was, but it wasn't. If felt like the meds would keep me awake during lecture, but that's it, not alert like it was when I first started everything. I honestly can't tell the difference between days I miss taking it in the morning and the days I do. If I take it or not, I still need coffee and rockstars to push me through the day. I now take adderall when I need to stay awake and study for boards or whatever. I also take a adrenal fatigue supplement that I believe is helping me stay sensitive to stims.