Adrafinil is the older drug, which I've tried. Modafinil was not available to me at the time or I would have taken it instead. Modafinil has been available for several years...but certainly not 20.
Modafinil is a newer form of the drug which I am told has even fewer side effects and does not require liver enzyme testing to detect a possibly lethal reaction by about 1% of the population.
I haven't taken Provigil (ie. Modafinil) but have read all the studies based on it and another, older drug Adrafinil. Modafinil is a newer form with less side effects than Adrafinil.
I've personally taken Adrafinil while I was living on an aircraft carrier for three years, where I worked 12-hr shifts (not that I had anywhere to go after work). The effects it had on me are that
1. I woke up, and fell asleep like it was flipping a switch. No effort was needed. No dragging feet in the morning. No in-between period between sleep and wakefulness, or wakefulness to sleep. It was instant.
2. The energy at the moment of wakefulness in the morning was the same as the rest of the day. It was a constant wakefulness--no slowness or lapses were experienced at any time during the day. It is NOT a HIGH or RUSH of any kind whatsoever. Think of yourself during the middle of the day when you are not physically fatigued, have had NO CAFFEINE, and are neither tired nor hyper.
3. The doses were low, but because it effects the brain, it takes time to build up. Don't expect it to work like tylenol, just when you need it. You are either on this stuff or off it. I had some slight nausea as I grew accustomed to the medication, but it got much better after a couple weeks.
4. I also noticed that I was dreaming much more vividly at night. Perhaps it has something to do with the circulation to the brain--I don't know--But the effect was certainly due to the drug, as I have very rarely ever remembered my dreams, and while on the drug I had vivid dreams nearly every night.
That's my input. Remember it is based on the older medication called Adrafinil. The newer Modafinil (Provigil) has much fewer side effects and does not require the liver enzyme tests that Adrafinil did.
I would not recommend this product to anybody that did not have a long-term issue with sleepiness or tiredness. If you are still getting your 8 hrs of sleep each night and then have problems, I would certainly say you should ask your doctor about trying it.
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Adrafinil is the older drug, which I've tried. Modafinil was not available to me at the time or I would have taken it instead. Modafinil has been available for several years...but certainly not 20. Modafinil is a newer form of the drug which I am told has even fewer side effects and does not require liver enzyme testing to detect a possibly lethal reaction by about 1% of the population.
I haven't taken Provigil (ie. Modafinil) but have read all the studies based on it and another, older drug Adrafinil. Modafinil is a newer form with less side effects than Adrafinil. I've personally taken Adrafinil while I was living on an aircraft carrier for three years, where I worked 12-hr shifts (not that I had anywhere to go after work). The effects it had on me are that 1. I woke up, and fell asleep like it was flipping a switch. No effort was needed. No dragging feet in the morning. No in-between period between sleep and wakefulness, or wakefulness to sleep. It was instant. 2. The energy at the moment of wakefulness in the morning was the same as the rest of the day. It was a constant wakefulness--no slowness or lapses were experienced at any time during the day. It is NOT a HIGH or RUSH of any kind whatsoever. Think of yourself during the middle of the day when you are not physically fatigued, have had NO CAFFEINE, and are neither tired nor hyper. 3. The doses were low, but because it effects the brain, it takes time to build up. Don't expect it to work like tylenol, just when you need it. You are either on this stuff or off it. I had some slight nausea as I grew accustomed to the medication, but it got much better after a couple weeks. 4. I also noticed that I was dreaming much more vividly at night. Perhaps it has something to do with the circulation to the brain--I don't know--But the effect was certainly due to the drug, as I have very rarely ever remembered my dreams, and while on the drug I had vivid dreams nearly every night. That's my input. Remember it is based on the older medication called Adrafinil. The newer Modafinil (Provigil) has much fewer side effects and does not require the liver enzyme tests that Adrafinil did. I would not recommend this product to anybody that did not have a long-term issue with sleepiness or tiredness. If you are still getting your 8 hrs of sleep each night and then have problems, I would certainly say you should ask your doctor about trying it.