(1st time with modafinil; expert friend of Mary Jane)
Not too many reports on this stuff here on BL; I figured I'd chime in with an interesting experience.
My roommate N. and I planned to attend a rave. Neither of us wanted to take MDMA, but still felt that some sort of stimulant was in order to stay energetic through the several hour event.
At about 8:15 pm, I took 100 mg of Modafinil (one half of one pill), while N. took a whole 200 mg pill. I felt its effects in about a half hour. Good stimulant feel, about on par with having just downed a double espresso shot. I played guitar for a while; my coordination with my fingers was excellent -- better than usual.
After this, (perhaps 45 minutes later) I began to feel slightly jittery. I also noted that my jaw was clenching a bit. (I don't weigh much; only ~140 lbs. Glad I only took half the pill!) Not as bad as MDMA, but still noticible. I made a mental note to pay attention to this and avoid grinding throughout the night. Sitting at my computer briefly, I felt a mild illusion that I was sinking into my chair a bit, or that the room was slightly off-balance somehow. Not alarming, but interesting.
Around 10pm, I drove us to the venue, and we smoked a bowl of cannabis outside. N. also drank some beer; he insisted that alcohol and modafinil have a good synergistic effect. (I declined the alcohol; I find that when taken with marijuana, I wind up pinned down to the couch. Fun, but too sedenary for tonight's plans.)
I was certainly feeling "in my zone" after this. The jitteriness had subsided. Danced happily for a couple hours. Music was interesting, upbeat, and energetic. Good crowd, too.
At midnight, I took another 100 mg, while N. took another 200 mg pill. We went outside to smoke some more pot. Marijuana combines interestingly with modafinil. The stimulant nature of modafinil keeps you awake and alert, so the physical lethargy I often associate with weed was totally absent; the effects were purely mental. I also felt that they were more psychedelic in nature. I was able to appreciate geometric arrangements of objects more than usual; buildings and trees seemed to "pop out" in a too-3d manner, similar to when on mushrooms, but not as pronounced. Just subtly there, making ordinary things look more interesting.
We went back inside to dance some more. Modafinil on its own may not provide euphoria, but it certainly makes it easier to appreciate the euphoria of marijuana and the music set/setting. N. had continued drinking some more beer; he was having a blast. Several people around us were rolling or tripping and having fun. The psychedelic mindset was somewhat infectious. When we left, N. reported that when he closed his eyes while dancing, it felt almost like a religious sort of event -- something psychedelics tend to provide, but that would not be ordinarily ascribed to what we were taking.
One negative point was soon after redosing at midnight, I absentmindedly drank a caffinated iced tea drink to quench my thirst. (I was prior advised to avoid caffeine while on Modafinil.) The caffeine + modafinil combo was too strong for a little bit; my heart started pounding somewhat uncomfortably. This phase passed in about fifteen minutes, after I sat down and rested / drank some water for a while.
We stayed til around 3:00 AM, at which point the mental alertness was still there, but legs were beginning to protest all the constant activity. Back at home, we smoked more pot to calm down, ate some food and chatted. Even though it was 3:30 AM, we were both feeling fine. By 5 AM, it occurred to me that I was alert enough to just keep staying awake and doing things, but that it would probably be better to get some sleep. Laid down in bed and fell asleep with some minor difficulty (maybe took 30-40 minutes). Woke up at 1:00 pm with no hangover or other negative effects.
N. believes in hindsight that 400 mg was too much for one evening; he had a much worse time of grinding his teeth than I did, and said he felt too jittery.
A few other people on this board seem to have reported modafinil uninteresting; perhaps something useful for long shifts of work, but not recreational. I think that given the right setting, especially if combined with MJ, it's a very worthwhile pill. Provides energy for raving/dancing/etc, but without the MDMA crash the next day. Granted, it's not nearly as psychedelic, either, but there's still "something" there.
Not too many reports on this stuff here on BL; I figured I'd chime in with an interesting experience.
My roommate N. and I planned to attend a rave. Neither of us wanted to take MDMA, but still felt that some sort of stimulant was in order to stay energetic through the several hour event.
At about 8:15 pm, I took 100 mg of Modafinil (one half of one pill), while N. took a whole 200 mg pill. I felt its effects in about a half hour. Good stimulant feel, about on par with having just downed a double espresso shot. I played guitar for a while; my coordination with my fingers was excellent -- better than usual.
After this, (perhaps 45 minutes later) I began to feel slightly jittery. I also noted that my jaw was clenching a bit. (I don't weigh much; only ~140 lbs. Glad I only took half the pill!) Not as bad as MDMA, but still noticible. I made a mental note to pay attention to this and avoid grinding throughout the night. Sitting at my computer briefly, I felt a mild illusion that I was sinking into my chair a bit, or that the room was slightly off-balance somehow. Not alarming, but interesting.
Around 10pm, I drove us to the venue, and we smoked a bowl of cannabis outside. N. also drank some beer; he insisted that alcohol and modafinil have a good synergistic effect. (I declined the alcohol; I find that when taken with marijuana, I wind up pinned down to the couch. Fun, but too sedenary for tonight's plans.)
I was certainly feeling "in my zone" after this. The jitteriness had subsided. Danced happily for a couple hours. Music was interesting, upbeat, and energetic. Good crowd, too.
At midnight, I took another 100 mg, while N. took another 200 mg pill. We went outside to smoke some more pot. Marijuana combines interestingly with modafinil. The stimulant nature of modafinil keeps you awake and alert, so the physical lethargy I often associate with weed was totally absent; the effects were purely mental. I also felt that they were more psychedelic in nature. I was able to appreciate geometric arrangements of objects more than usual; buildings and trees seemed to "pop out" in a too-3d manner, similar to when on mushrooms, but not as pronounced. Just subtly there, making ordinary things look more interesting.
We went back inside to dance some more. Modafinil on its own may not provide euphoria, but it certainly makes it easier to appreciate the euphoria of marijuana and the music set/setting. N. had continued drinking some more beer; he was having a blast. Several people around us were rolling or tripping and having fun. The psychedelic mindset was somewhat infectious. When we left, N. reported that when he closed his eyes while dancing, it felt almost like a religious sort of event -- something psychedelics tend to provide, but that would not be ordinarily ascribed to what we were taking.
One negative point was soon after redosing at midnight, I absentmindedly drank a caffinated iced tea drink to quench my thirst. (I was prior advised to avoid caffeine while on Modafinil.) The caffeine + modafinil combo was too strong for a little bit; my heart started pounding somewhat uncomfortably. This phase passed in about fifteen minutes, after I sat down and rested / drank some water for a while.
We stayed til around 3:00 AM, at which point the mental alertness was still there, but legs were beginning to protest all the constant activity. Back at home, we smoked more pot to calm down, ate some food and chatted. Even though it was 3:30 AM, we were both feeling fine. By 5 AM, it occurred to me that I was alert enough to just keep staying awake and doing things, but that it would probably be better to get some sleep. Laid down in bed and fell asleep with some minor difficulty (maybe took 30-40 minutes). Woke up at 1:00 pm with no hangover or other negative effects.
N. believes in hindsight that 400 mg was too much for one evening; he had a much worse time of grinding his teeth than I did, and said he felt too jittery.
A few other people on this board seem to have reported modafinil uninteresting; perhaps something useful for long shifts of work, but not recreational. I think that given the right setting, especially if combined with MJ, it's a very worthwhile pill. Provides energy for raving/dancing/etc, but without the MDMA crash the next day. Granted, it's not nearly as psychedelic, either, but there's still "something" there.
