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Best drug for a really big test

Just been reading up on Piracetam. It seems its something to take as a 'one-off'? It needs to be taken over a length of time to have noticeable effects? If so, that's not really what I'm after.
 
television82 said:
Just been reading up on Piracetam. It seems its something to take as a 'one-off'? It needs to be taken over a length of time to have noticeable effects? If so, that's not really what I'm after.
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Why do you feel so strongly that you need an external something? Sorry if I sound like a nag ;)
 
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Dexies, failing that low dose amphetamine. I got 27/30 in a sociology exam thanks to a small dose of decent phet in the morning ;)
 
Safrolette said:
Why do you feel so strongly that you need an external something? Sorry if I sound like a nag ;)
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I sat the test last year. And I believe the only reason I failed was that for the last hour or so, I was literally a sitting zombie. My brain was exhausted. I had done all the prep, and was pretty comfortable with what I knew. However by the end of the test I was literally guessing questions that I could have quite easilly answered with a little applied concentration. That's why.

Its not like its something I'm going to need all the time. This is quite a unique exam, and is reknowned to be ridicullously long.
 
television82 said:
Again, that didn't work. Did you read my post?

I would like to find a drug that is going to enhance my ability to concentrate after a prolonged period of extreme concentration and brain-power.
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I did read it but I still feel as though you'll ultimately be doing yourself a disservice if you use amphetamines. The crash from a double expresso is not as bad as amphetamines, even on the low dose you plan on taking.
 
Modafinil is very hit or miss. I have taken it quite a lot and the results are not at all consistent and overall I'd say it doesn't enhance my thinking. I wouldn't rely on it to produce desirable results in a critical situation but it'll keep me awake and with a lot of nervous energy and OCD type behaviour too. Adderal I don't know about, Ritalin does me a lot of good when I'm working but if it's not something you're used to it is just as likely to cause you to malfunction in some way.

A drug you're not completely familiar with is probably not going to make this exam work out any better for you.
 
jancrow said:
Modafinil is very hit or miss. I have taken it quite a lot and the results are not at all consistent and overall I'd say it doesn't enhance my thinking. I wouldn't rely on it to produce desirable results in a critical situation but it'll keep me awake and with a lot of nervous energy and OCD type behaviour too. Adderal I don't know about, Ritalin does me a lot of good when I'm working but if it's not something you're used to it is just as likely to cause you to malfunction in some way.

A drug you're not completely familiar with is probably not going to make this exam work out any better for you.
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Think I'll give Modafinil a few test-runs beforehand and see what happens.
 
television82 said:
Think I'll give Modafinil a few test-runs beforehand and see what happens.
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Good idea. Try it at least once beforehand, to get a feel for exactly how it affects you @ what dosage you're going to need, how long thje effects take to come on, & how long they last for. It might be a good idea to save your dose until the break before the second 3hr stint, otherwise you are likely to need to re-dose otherwise you'll be facing a come down and focus slump...
 
television82 said:
Alex was saying I shouldn't test ha. I was suggesting I take a test-run.

What I mean is, the stimulating effects won't be so much that I become "less clever" so to speak. Ie, mdma has a stimulating effect, but if I was to take that my work would obviously suffer as a consequence. I don't want any 'recreational' or 'euphoric' effects to come into the equation, and thus detrimentally effect my performance.

And to whoever said a good nights sleep and a breakfast would do the trick......it didn't work last year, I was still mentally drained by the 4-hour mark.
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Ahh, I though he said that he would try and get accustomed to it beforehand, but I just checked and he said wouldn't. I think that you should though, but at a lower dose and only try it 1 or 2 times as to avoid tolerance.

For me, the stimulating effects make me have to focus on one thing. As you focus, your brain starts to feel good, so it's like positive reinforcement, which makes you want to continue concentrating on whatever it is that you are doing.
 
What I'm saying about Modafinil is that it does not seem particularly consistent in its effects from day to day, which can vary from feeling fairly awake and with increased alertness to having a headache and feeling like shit and not being able to focus, and that I wouldn't want to gamble an important exam on it. Even when it works it has a long, gradual and unpredictable onset. You really would be better off with caffeine.
 
mydrugbuddy said:
Good idea. Try it at least once beforehand, to get a feel for exactly how it affects you @ what dosage you're going to need, how long thje effects take to come on, & how long they last for. It might be a good idea to save your dose until the break before the second 3hr stint, otherwise you are likely to need to re-dose otherwise you'll be facing a come down and focus slump...
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Modafinil doesn't really work like other stims- it can take several hours to come on and has a half-life of 16 hours or so- there isn't really any crash.

If you do persist with your plan to use Modafinil at least pay full whack for the Provigil branded version as it is more likely to agree with you, and don't take any caffeine at all with it as your mind will become scatty as hell.

Honestly you would be better off spending time revising, sleeping or eating healthily than sourcing Modafinil for this purpose.
 
Vyvanse would be the way to go in my opinion. It lasts an extraordinarily long time- close to 14 hours. If you have not taken amphetamines before I would go with a low dose- 70 mg would probably be too strong.
 
^ Any of the amphetamine ADD/ADHD meds should work just fine for someone with no tolerance. I know that the first time I did adderall it last so long, so even though vyvanase may last longer for people with tolerances from taking it regularly, any of these drugs will last really long for someone without a tolerance to them. It seems that the extended release formula of these drugs is more commonly prescribed now, so I don't think that the OP will have to worry about duration.
 
Wake up early and before anything arm yourself with a full breakfast of bacon, sausages, orange juice, mushrooms, toast, whatever BUT no egg because if anything is going to go wrong it's egg. EGG IS ALWAYS THE CULPRIT.

When it's T-30 until the exam, eat the low dose amphetamine. You should already be naturally be in tip top condition by this point. From 1 hr+ The combined teamwork of amphetamine and breakfast should have you on top of your game.

When it gets to the half hour break, just raid that canteen for all its worth & get hydrated. Bomb the second low dose of amphetamine and you'll be a machine.
 
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Are you allowed to bring a flask of coffee into the exam? Maybe a coffee per hour for the 2nd half will do the trick. Sorry if you said already, but I can't see where you said what the exam was for?
 
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