[d2kx]

I started taking Modafinil about 4-5 years ago and my only regret is that I didn't start earlier.

I live in Europe so you can forget about amphetamines/adderall basically, only thing you'll get here is Ritalin and even that not as easy as you might think. Modafinil is easy to get on the internet though. If I lived in the US, I would likely be on Adderall I'd guess.

It helped me so much that I wouldn't have completed studies and got my current job if I wasn't on it. I know, because I still remember the struggles I've had before (and over time learned that I am not alone, that many, many people suffer from ADHD-PI or ADHD-like symptoms and all think it's just them...).

Also, fuck everyone trying to tell people that "eat better, sleep more and do sports" will fix ADHD-PI. You should totally do all of these if you aren't already, but it's not fixing shit. Medication works.

[Jhsto]

I feel like comments like yours are one reason doctors don't like prescribing it.

I'm glad you are able to be happy on modafinil, but think about what you just commented: (1) alternatives are hard to get, (2) you have to get your substitution from the Internet without a prescription, (3) once you are on the gear you are able to notice the same deficiency in others, (4) you attribute your success to it and (5) "fuck everyone" trying to speak people into drug-free alternatives.

I haven't been to med school, but I can imagine this being a slide they would put into an example profile to stray people from prescribing Adderall et al.

[Yvain]

The reason doctors don't like prescribing it is because it's not FDA-approved for ADHD. It's not FDA-approved for ADHD because of bureaucratic/economic reasons, AFAIK.

[drngdds]

>"fuck everyone" trying to speak people into drug-free alternatives.

It's actually really annoying being told that you don't need drugs to fix your condition when, based on your own experience, you really do

[adderaldecade]

You need to be careful about movement disorders if you're going hard on the Modafinil.

I often it found it quite stimulating in an amphetamine-like way even though it's a wakefulness agent.