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Should i go for it and will my grades improve?

>> No.10439472

Don't use it for study. Use it for assignments.

Pretty sure it's a bit fucky with memory formation but it's great for pulling all nighters to work frenetically on an assignment.

>> No.10439475

>>10439472
We dont have assignments here in my country, we have just mid terms and end of semester exams.

I'm in Italy just for clarification.

>> No.10439483

>>10439471
yes

>> No.10439488

>>10439475
Pasta Pizza :DDDD

>> No.10439553

>>10439488
And mandolino

>> No.10439570

>>10439471
I have used it in the past. It doesn't work with creative thinking but it DOES work with monotonous tasks such as writing a big paper or grinding a lot of stuff. Your fingers will just start typing all on their own.

Start taking meth if you actually want to be a genius with 15 IQ point boost at selective moments. Meth is easy to control if you only take it during tests and never use it for enjoyment.

>> No.10439572

>>10439570
t. junkie.
>>10439471
Get some good sleep, exercise daily, laugh, and eat well. If that doesn't work after a year, nothing will.

>> No.10439575

>>10439570
Would you say Modafinil helps with cramming?

>> No.10439586

did modafinil last year while writing some assignments as well as my thesis preliminary report (a progress report that is half the volume due at the end of first term while the real deal is due second term).

Worked okay for not fucking around after half an hour of work which is my only real problem. Banged out 2000 word reports in a day but they did not write themselves. It definitely helped compensate for procrastinating but the jitters arent really worth it. Basically like a glorified double coffee with extra tics.

If I could pick any nootropic it would be Ritalin by a long shot. Closest thing to NZT i've ever tried. Done concerta and mod and they don't even come close.

t. EE masters student

>> No.10439588

why is /sci/ turning into 420chan all of a sudden?

>> No.10439594

>>10439575
Yes it does. It also helps with things like going through boring reps at the gym or grinding in MMOs. Your brain enters a kind of trance where you don't get bothered by boredom of repeating activities.

>> No.10439596

>>10439588
Stoners are the ultimate pseudointellectuals.
Ever seen A Scanner Darkly?

>> No.10439603

>>10439596
420chan is a drug discussion website
go there and come back. it strongly resembles this thread and the Adderall threads on /sci/

>> No.10439606

>>10439588
I bet there's a huge overlap. You can't be a true academic without using uppers to help you through the grind and downers to relax from the huge stress you experience.

Also I bet /sci/ is in general college aged while the average age on the rest of 4chan is probably a lot lower and thus not concerning themselves with drugs just yet.

>> No.10439611

>>10439606
it's not that stressful anon

>> No.10439617

>>10439611
Then you're either not studying a real thing or literally too smart to be browing /sci/

>> No.10439624

>>10439617
this is a false dichotomy. you know this

>> No.10439690

>>10439471
I’m trying to get prescribed them any idea who to talk to and what to say

>> No.10439702

>>10439690
reported to the DEA

>> No.10439879

>>10439690
reported to ur mum

>> No.10439904

>>10439472
you know of any nootropics that improve memory formation (i.e neural pathway myelination) even if they don't effect productivity/motivation or even make it harder?

>> No.10439905
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10439905

>another nootropic thread

>> No.10439915

>>10439606
>stressed in college
>needs to take uppers just to get through schol
inb4
> b-but muh Erdos!!
he didn't need any drugs whatsoever to get through college. If you can't get through solely on talent and discipline then no amount of drugs will help you.
In the words of the illustrious medfag, "you gotta go natty before you can addy"
>>10439586
have you tried adderall, dextroamphetamine, 2-FMA, or prl-8-53?
>>10439570
have you ever actually even taken meth?

>> No.10439918

>>10439586
are there any drugs that help you study more effectively? (I mean form memories/learn faster rather than work longer)

>> No.10439952

>>10439905
It isn't a nootropic as it's a straight up prescription stimulant

>> No.10439971

>>10439952
the two are not mutually exclusive. see: adderall.

>> No.10439983

>>10439971
adderall is neurotoxic at non-therapeutic doses over a long period of time

>> No.10439985

>>10439475
stay away from bridges

>> No.10440009

>>10439983
> not taking 5-40 mg and properly using it.

>> No.10440018

The company who produces modders (sunpharma) were done for producing counterfeit meds. They lost

>> No.10440020

>>10440009
>thinking taking a bunch of vitamins will fix it

>> No.10440027

>>10440020
>mircodosing adderall is taking vitamins
Sorry if I was unclear, I meant 5-40 mg of adderall.

>> No.10440043

>>10439471
>giving a fuck about grades
kys normie

>> No.10440045

>>10440043
Why are posts like these allowed on /sci/?

>> No.10440046

>>10440027
>thinking 5mg-40mg is a "microdose"
you don't know what microdosing is.

>> No.10440056

>>10440046
you're right, that's not even an order of magnitude smaller than a clinical dose, my bad.

>> No.10440253

I read that Armodafinil is a great alternative and can actually be more useful than moda, anyone have any experiences with it?

>> No.10440266

>>10439918
Not to my knowledge. Ritalin was the cleanest experience although i havent taken any in years so my memory might be wrong. Felt like i was able to think faster and utilize my brain more but that's about it.

>>10439915
haven't tried any of those however is adderall not a different name for ritalin? or at least very similar structure?

>> No.10440311

>>10440253
it's shit. just use modafinil all the other is just shills trying to higher their profit margins.

>> No.10440475

I just purchased it boyos, let's hope it works.

>> No.10440668

>>10440311
But it’s a cheaper drug, have you actually used it?

>> No.10440717

>>10439471
No. It doesn't give any boost, just disrupts your circadian rhythm so you don't tail off in the evening.

Out of all "nootropics" only adderall actually gives a boost.

>> No.10440752

>>10440717
I never understood this post. It does work adderal is not the only psychoactive smart drug.

>> No.10440778

>>10440668
It's easier to produce which is why the price is lower but they make more profit on selling it. Yes I've used it and it is inferior to modafinil.

>> No.10441465

>>10439904
I am blessed with some kind of magical memory which can somehow recall 80-90% of what I need to know without study. Admittedly I am only a tech tradie and not a uni educated boffin.

Point being I haven't experienced academic memory failures so I haven't focused on memory enhancing nootropics. They are out there and used to be brought up during every nootropic thread but in the last few years every nootropic thread on /sci/ has been about addy or modafinil.

Google will help you find what you are asking for.

People tend to focus on substances which make them *feel* more productive. Most nootropics are too subtle for the effect to be felt.

>> No.10441577

>>10440778
Is it inferior just because of the longer half life and overall extended effect?

>> No.10441901

>>10441465
>>10439904

If I was currently studying I would try microdosing LSD or Psilocybin. Mushrooms are pretty easy to grow.

Modafinil wasn't a great study tool for me but it did help me focus on tasks for long periods.

>> No.10442256

>>10441901
At the end of the day focus is the hardest part for the majority of the students, intrinsically most people can grasp a material with enough practice.

>> No.10442334 [DELETED] 

>>10440266
>is adderall not a different name for ritalin? or at least very similar structure?
Amphetamine salts vs. methylphenidate. Neither are much different from methamphetamine - the latter is just much stronger. If you take enough ritalin/adderall you will experience something very similar to a meth high.

>> No.10442339

>>10440266
>is adderall not a different name for ritalin? or at least very similar structure?
Amphetamine salts (adderall) vs. methylphenidate (ritalin). Neither are much different from methamphetamine, really. Meth is just much stronger. If you take enough ritalin/adderall you will experience something very similar to a meth high.

>> No.10442380

>>10439475
Which uni? And which course of study?

>> No.10442405

>>10442380
I will not disclose the UNI but it's in Economics & Finance.

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>>10441901
>Mushrooms are pretty easy to grow.
Or you could just get 4-AcO-DMT.

>> No.10442423
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>>10439471
>>10439586
>>10439904
PRL-8-53 is supposedly a good memory enhancer. Also relevant: https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/03/01/2016-nootropics-survey-results/

>> No.10442426

>>10442405
Why do you need modafinil for a meme major?

>> No.10442514

>>10439475
Just eat a bunch of power up mushrooms and you'll be fine

>> No.10442650

>>10439904
>if they don't effect productivity/motivation or even make it harder?
if that doesn't bother you, then take bacopa for a month. either bacognize or synapsa.

>> No.10443179

>>10442426
Contrary to popular opinion advanced economics can get quite math heavy.

>> No.10443253

>>10439471
I haven't taken modafinil but I have done adrafinil
It hasn't made me smarter but it treats my narcolepsy extremely well

>> No.10443257

>>10439471
focus is genetic, drugs won't do anything

>> No.10443717

>>10443257
Then why does Vyvanse work wonders?

>> No.10444161

>>10439904
Phenylpiracetam

it's the next best thing to PRL-8-53 and significantly cheaper. It has a very short half life (3-5hrs) though and the come down is exhaustion and depression, sometimes for a day or 2 if you exceed 200mg (in my experience)

I use it for a motivation boost and memorizing new things, works well but after it wears off it feels like I've been drained so I use it towards the end of the day.

>> No.10444411

Has anyone done a stack of
Modafinil, Caffeine, Noopept, and L-Theanine

>> No.10444448

>>10443253
Gotta love them orexinergic drugs

>> No.10444708

>>10439904
Chewing nicotine gum helps with the kind of memory where you want to remember something later. Like, "oh shit, I need to pick up some milk while I'm here at the store" type stuff. Can't remember (lol) what that kind of memory is called but I can analogs in certain academic contexts.

>> No.10444720

>>10443179
Is that so?

>> No.10444768

>>10439471
What is that stuff?

>> No.10444928

>>10444720
Absolutely, stochastic processes and Markov Chains are no joke.

>> No.10445528

>>10439471
DMHA is a pretty good stimulant for focus