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Modafinil

Modafinil

Also known as Provigil · Alertec · Modavigil · Vilafinil

Acute: Lower riskDependency: Lower risk

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Quick reference

Routes
Oral
Form
Pill

Duration

Onset
40 Minutes
Total duration
12 Hours

Experience

Primary effects

  • Promotes wakefulness and mild stimulation, counteracting fatigue and increasing productivity.
  • Enhances motivation, focus, and the ability to concentrate on tasks of interest.
  • Exhibits appetite suppression as aサイド effect.

Peak character

  • Induces a minor head buzz and a reasonably positive mood, without a strong recreational edge.
  • Fosters sustained focus and effortless typing, suggesting improved cognitive function.

Negatives / side effects

  • Can cause a flushed face, cold hands and fingers, and a chilly sensation.
  • May lead to a minor background lethargy and a somewhat hazy phase during the comedown.

Aftereffects / comedown

  • Residual effects can linger into the evening, maintaining a 'heady background presence'.
  • May require assistance (e.g., etizolam) to achieve normal sleep if taken too late.

Reference dosage

Reference ranges from third-party harm-reduction databases. Individual response varies enormously — start lower than you think.

Any route
light50mg+
common100mg+
strong200mg+
heavy300mg+

Reagent testing

Recommended reagents
Expected reactions
MarquisNo reaction / faint
MandelinNo reaction / faint yellow

Adulterant detection: Wakefulness agent — poor colorimetric reactivity. The main substitution risk is adrafinil or armodafinil, which reagents cannot distinguish.

No reliable colorimetric test. Pharmaceutical-grade or COA-verified sourcing recommended.

Source

Reference fields and narrative for Modafinil extracted from The Drug Users Bible by Dominic Milton Trott (MxZero Publishing, 2022).

drugusersbible.com

Harm reduction notice

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