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āā Biohacker Review of Adrafinil vs Modafinil
Adrafinil is like Modafinil minus the sweats but really not worth tryingā¦
I tried Adrafinil for the first time yesterday, I did about 300 milligrams first thing in the morning, and found it pretty consistent with my experiences with Modafinil. It put me deep into the focus zone for about 6 hours (a little shorter than Modafinil). For the next 3 consecutive days, I did the same dosage of Adrafinil and I feel Iāve run into its tolerance curve; the afternoon of the 3rd day I actually grew tired after lunch, did a second dosage of about 200 milligrams (eyeballing it). So itās not an everyday smart drugā¦
The nice thing absent was the sweats, Modafinil often makes me sweat while Iām there working on my computer, which I have always found weird.
Iām trying to take all my powdered Nootropics subliminally, to maximize bioavailability. This is rough with Adrafinil, it just tastes like you have a formaldehyde-covered zombie frog (the kind you dissected in science class) writhing under your tongue ā itās pretty bad. I think it is, hands down, the worst tasting smart drug (high praise coming from me!), Iām starting to get a gross taste in my mouth just looking at the packagingā¦
One day I upped my dosage to two little spoonfuls (about 600 milligrams) and even at that dosage, the effect was just not that noticeable. Definitely not like being on two Modafinils! Although, I didnāt have a mid-afternoon tiredness spell.
Itās cheap compared to even the most competitive Modafinil sources; $33 for 10 grams
- At a high daily dosage of 300 milligrams, I have 33 doses here at about 70 cents/dosage.
- Compared that Modafinil tablets that start at a dollar per capsule
- A clear economic decision if you donāt mind the ghastly taste of Adrafinil.
However, Iād be irresponsible here if I failed to mention that long-term Adrafinil use causes liver damage, the primary reason I believe that it never got approved as a pharmaceutical drug and they had to invent Modafinil. With my 90-Day No Boozing habits I think my liver is pretty happy with me and Iām not planning on using Adrafinil long-term.
Update
Iāve had this package of Adrafinil for nearly 2 years and Iāve stopped using it because it just doesnāt have the effect desired consistently (or at all). Itās probably nearing its expiration date so itās about time for it to go into the trash! Never mind Adrafinil just use Modafinil, Rhodiola, or Tyrosine if youāre in need of an effective wakefulness agent.
More about Adrafinil vs Modafinil
Adrafinil is the non-prescription version of Modafinil and a search for it on Pubmed yields +25 results. Adrafinil is technically a prodrug of Modafinil, meaning that it converts or metabolizes into Modafinil in the liver.
The biggest difference between the two is that Adrafinil is, currently, unregulated in the United States. Although Modafinil can be acquired via numerous sources online, varying from shady silk road wannabes to highly credible supplement retailers, thereās still a legality issue for US citizens. For those who wish to stay on the right side of the law without bothering a doctor for a prescription, Adrafinil is the clear choice.
