Posted by Rick on April 7, 2003, at 19:36:46
In reply to More good stuff on Adrafinil, posted by jparsell82 on April 7, 2003, at 18:13:42
I have non-depressive social anxiety, and my primary med for this is low-dose Klonopin, which continues to help immensely after nearly four years.
I haven't used adrafinil, but I took modafinil (Provigil, Alertec), its major metabolite, for quite awhile in tandem with the Klonopin. I'm a big fan of it, and may start it up again before long. Much of the blurb about adrafinil proved true about modafinil in my experience, with the major exception being that it *didn't* help cognitive function -- at least not beyond the benefits alertness can bring in that area.
Disappointingly, modafinil certainly didn't help offset my short-term memory problems (which may be Klonopin-related). But again, it was great in so many other ways.
Rick
> Hi, I have Social Anxiety, ADD, and some depression. I also suffer from a very poor memory, concentration, energy, motivation, etc. I just recently ordered some adrafinil for myself. I can't wait til it gets here so I can try it out. Everything about it sounds great. Anyways... here's some tidbits about Adrafinil.
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> "Non-narcoleptic users generally find that adrafinil gives them increased energy and reduces fatigue, while improving cognitive function, mental focus, concentration, and memory. It has been reported that quiet people who take adrafinil become more talkative, reserved people become more open, and passive people become more active."
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> "You will note that adrafinil is the first of, what will almost certainly be, a whole new generation of safe, non-addictive antidepressants. Adrafinil is the founder member of this new generation of drugs, which are known as "eugregorics" (eu=good, gregor=arousal)6.
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> The main properties of a eugregoric substance are:
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> -improved short term memory
> -improved attention and concentration
> -enhanced clarity of thought.
> -normalization of sleep patterns.
> -less mental fatigue.
> -higher quality of self-awareness.
> -raised levels of optimism and enthusiasm for day to day life
> -freedom from depression.
> These benefits are experienced by almost all adult age groups. Adrafinil is the only eugregoric drug that is currently available.
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> Adrafinil allows a restoration of daytime alertness and studies indicate that it helps to prevent brain aging7,8. Adrafinil can be effectively used to correct ALL of the following conditions:
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> -general physical and mental fatigue.
> -loss of initiative.
> -reduction of motor activity.
> -lack of, or decline of interest in social events.
> -a drop in intellectual ability and a lack of new ideas.
> -memory problems and a fall in efficiency, productivity and creativity. "
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