I hadn’t used Modafinil in quite some time; I’d just received an assortment of Eurogics, which I decided to use to offset a night of bad sleep. Which I don’t recommend generally; Nootropics should not be used regularly to cope with insomnia, but I suffer from insomnia infrequently, and Modafinil can really make a big difference when you’re sleep-deprived.
My personal policy on sleep deprivation is that I wake up early, get to work, and do my best to power through the day. I emerged from a light, dissatisfying slumber around 5:30 AM after tossing and turning for hours as thoughts raced through my mind. Modafinil typically takes an hour or sometimes two to kick in for me, so I took a full 200-milligram capsule of MODAWAKE® and tried to go back to sleep. The Modafinil kicked in as expected; it’s a kind of cool sensation to feel the Modafinil begin to take effect as you are halfway between the dream world and waking life. I cuddled with my wife for a bit and got up.
MODAWAKE® had the effect I’ve grown to expect from Modafinil. For me, Modafinil is not a mood enhancer; I don’t feel particularly good or bad on it. I had a very productive day working on a few articles, a book review delving into a very complex and nuanced subject; I recorded three video blogs (which were honestly not great vlogs; Modafinil is not really conducive to my verbal skills); I had a great workout at the gym; and I enjoyed dinner with my wife. Interestingly, I did not get sweaty on MODAWAKE®. In the past, Modafinil has often made me sweat, even when I’m just working on the computer, not doing anything that should make me sweat. This is a good sign!
How to get to sleep on a Modafinil day
No point in taking Smart Drugs if they do THIS to you
As I’ve experienced several times, Modafinil can wreck your sleep, even 10-12 hours after dosing. If you’re going to use it, you need to be very proactive about your sleep hacking and before-bed regimen. Here’s what I did to fall right asleep and enjoy a night of very restorative sleep after having done 200 milligrams of Modafinil that morning...
* Turn off the tech - I shut down my laptop about 2 hours before bed and resisted the urge to use social media on my smartphone.
* Turn off the wifi - An hour before bed, I just switched off the power strip that powers my wifi router. I disconnected or powered off all the little devices that we have with little green LED lights on them.
* Lighting - For about 2 hours before bed, I got away from all harsh lighting. I turned off the lights in our bedroom and used candles; we ate a candlelit dinner. When I brush and floss my teeth at night, I don’t turn on the bathroom light.
* Meditate and read - I did 15 minutes of meditation, just listening to soothing Brain.FM tunes, then I read a book for about 30 minutes. I do use a tablet to do my reading, as reading an old-fashioned book by candlelight strains my eyes, but I use night mode with white text on a black background; I turn the brightness on the tablet all the way down, and the wifi was off.
* Sleep supplements - I did 1000 milligrams of Magnesium L-Threonate, which is a great sleep hack, and my wife lovingly made me a nice Ashwagandha, Honey, and Apple Cider Vinegar tea.
I did an exhaustive hour-long workout in the mid-evening. Ending your Modafinil days with a workout is an especially good idea because Modafinil enables workaholism; on Modafinil, you’ll tend to work late into the evening. If you have a workout scheduled at 7:30 PM, you have a deadline for finishing your working day, which forces you to work a little smarter. On Modafinil, we are in a more stimulated autonomic mode, and our stress hormone levels will be elevated. The end of the workday is a great time to pour all this energy and motivation into a workout.
Another time that I was sleep-deprived, I did 100 milligrams (a half capsule) of MODAFRESH® around 6:30 AM and proceeded to have the kind of day that subtly reminds me why I don’t really like Modafinil...
I was quite alert and focused until the early afternoon. I completed a very intellectually challenging 5000-word book review, but then the sleep deprivation began to creep back up on me. 100 milligrams was enough to keep me productive for about half the day, but I was frazzled for the second half. There’s probably not a big difference between Modawake, Modafresh, and Modalert.In the future, if I do 100-milligram doses, I’m going to reach for a variety of Armodafinil. I’ve become a bit of a Eurogics snob; in the future, I’ll reach for Armodafinil, the upgraded version of Modafinil.
About Modafinil
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