Adrafinil Experience Reports and User Results Log

“About 30 minutes after dosing, I began to feel the onset; I felt maybe a little bit heavier, my eyes were open a little more, I felt as though I was obligated to pay attention to uninteresting things. 90 minutes into the experience, I began feeling what I believe its full effects. I had an increased awareness of what was going on around me, I felt very optimistic about everything, and I had almost God-like powers to think and concentrate.

I felt very much awake. This was a blessing, because I battle with chronic fatigue every day and usually sleep more than 12 hours per day. This effect was nothing like an Amphetamine; I was not anxious, my heartbeat was normal, and my appetite was not disrupted. There was also some euphoria behind it, which leads me to believe that this drug has dopaminergic effects.

It is now six hours after the dose, and I am still feeling the plateau of this drug. Perhaps a slight comedown, but nothing like the 9/11-style crash of Amphetamines.” – Alza 36 [1]

“Adrafinil requires a slightly higher dose than Modafinil, but the effects are essentially the same. The difference is that Adrafinil does not require a prescription in the US as of 2007 and is therefore much easier to obtain. […]

[…] Adrafinil not only acted as a great, long-lasting stimulant, I found it to be a powerful mood elevator as well. My entire outlook on life changed for the better. Adrafinil creates a feeling of energized confidence and awareness with none of the jitters or comedown of other stimulants. […]

After extensive experimentation with dosage, I have settled on taking 300 mg when I wake up and another 300 mg in the early afternoon. There does not seem to be much, if any, habituation or tolerance created by Adrafinil. Higher doses do create a stronger effect, but (IMO) don’t make enough of a difference to be worthwhile — Adrafinil is, unfortunately, fairly expensive (about $1 per tablet) and there is an obvious incentive to stretch out one’s supply. Occasionally I will take doses up to 1200 mg when a high degree of concentration is required. […]

In conclusion, I cannot recommend Adrafinil highly enough. I have experienced no negative side effects or addiction whatsoever from this chemical. I have stopped using it for a week at a time on a couple of occasions as a test, and while I miss it (obviously) I don’t feel any cravings, headaches, or physical symptoms of withdrawal. I do take milk thistle as a precaution against possible liver effects.

From reading other experiences I can tell that Adrafinil is not for everyone, but it has been very helpful to me as a stimulant/antidepressant/cognitive enhancer.” – BodhiSvaha [2]

“As a university student seeking to enhance cognitive function, particularly motivation and mental alertness, I decided to purchase the psychostimulant Adrafinil.

A single 600 mg dose of Adrafinil provided increased drive and a moderate stimulatory effect, qualitatively similar to 200mg of caffeine. The onset of effects, for me, came approximately 30 mins after ingestion and the sense of heightened alertness persisted for several hours afterwards.

In addition to a moderate stimulatory effect, I found adrafinil to increase the capacity of my working-memory. I attribute this to the ability of adrafinil to increase mental speed, thereby permitting faster manipulation and processing of information.

Cognition aside, adrafinil also increased my physical energy. This effect is in accordance with one clinical study in rats, where it was demonstrated adrafinil increased locomotive activity.

At 600mg daily for 30 days, I did not experience any side-effect. In contrast to others who have used adrafinil, my sleep was not interrupted.

I only use adrafinil in the weeks preceeding exams, since clinical studies have not been conducted to investigate the long-term effects of this drug.

Nevertheless, for those wishing to increase alertness and general mental function, I recommend adrafinil as a good alternative to caffeine. ” – Student [3]

“On the internet, I read about an interesting drug called Modafinil. The account I read was quite a good one, and praised the drug. So I searched online and found out about Adrafinil. Due to price and legality, I chose Adrafinil over Modafinil. The only thing I was concerned about was the potential liver damage that Adrafinil may cause (it may change levels of certain enzymes in the liver if used very regularly). As far as I have read, it is no concern if you’re not going to use the drug very often.

The first time I used it was during school. That particular day, I skipped breakfast and took 300mg (one pill) around 8:45. Around 9:00, it hit me: I was more focused in school than I had been in a very long time. The subject matter wasn’t even that interesting, but I had complete focus on the lesson. Once I realized I had this ability to focus, I could focus my complete attention on anything. I could study the clock for 15 minutes straight if I really wanted to. No longer did my eyes dart around the classroom, desperately seeking a focal point. School work became quite easy, and I finished it in record time because I wasn’t distracted at all.

As far as mental stimulation goes, there wasn’t a whole lot. Adrafinil didn’t make me ‘think,’ I felt that I was thinking on my own accord. My thoughts wouldn’t wander nearly as much, and I didn’t find myself thinking about superficial things a whole lot.

Adrafinil differed greatly from most other stimulants. Caffeine always made it impossible for me to sleep. I could take Adrafinil and go to sleep with ease. In fact, it may have made it easier since it prevented my mind from wandering. But sometimes I found myself just not wanting to sleep. I would stay up and read for hours on end. Caffeine also gave me a sort of ‘inner tension,’ while Adrafinil did not.

Later, I started taking adrafinil about three times a week. At one point, I did take a dose of 600mg (two pills), but I found myself getting an acute ‘mental headache,’ the kind you get from staring at a television screen too long. 450mg (one and a half pills), I found out, was the perfect dose for me. Besides for the headaches at higher doses, the only other undesirable effect was the sulfur smell that would plague my urine for almost 48 hours after all effects of the drug had worn off. ” – randyyy [4]

“*I’ve been getting a little stomach irritation, nothing very bad and nothing I would describe as nausea, but I get occasional irritation nonetheless. Usually goes away pretty quickly, so there’s that.

*I get occasional headachy type feelings. Mild like the stomach irritation and will often go away and is easy to ignore if there, but I’d be happier not to get that feeling to begin with.

*Not wanting to sleep. Even though I can and it’s great when I do, I find myself not WANTING to sleep until it’s really late. This has meant staying up late watching TV in the living room and inevitably falling asleep there when the desire takes over.” – TrashPockets [5]