Archive for May, 2009

My experience using Provigil

In my quest for the latest news and views regarding provigil use as a cognitive enhancer I travel along the highways and by-ways of the Internet reading what others have to say about how they use provigil, or one of its many generic variants.
As the article below will pay witness, using modafinil/provigil/modalert can be very [...]

Provigil Dropped as ADHD Medication

The company that makes Provigil, Cephalon Inc., has decided to not market the drug for AD/HD (it was to be marketed under the name Sparlon).
Provigil is authorized by the FDA for daytime sedation related to narcolepsy and to treat sedation from changing shifts at work, and has been found useful in potentiating the effects of [...]

‘Brain Gain’ drugs increasing on college campuses

CLEVELAND — At colleges and universities across Northeast Ohio this is the grind time at the end of the semester. With term papers due and exams coming up back to back-to-back, the pressure is on for every student to perform.
For generations, coffee shops have always been popular. But today thousands of college students have found [...]

Should Creative Workers Use Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs?

If I drink a cup of coffee, I perk up, stay awake a bit longer, and (seemingly) think a bit faster. We call this tradition.
If I take a modafinil (Provigil), I perk up, stay awake longer, and (measurably) think a bit faster. We call this cheating.
That seems to be the implication, at least, of a [...]