I know this is about Modafinil, but since many of you are commenting on Adderall and the various amphetamine salt mixes out there, I wanted to comment:
20mg of instant release Adderall daily (or worse, twice daily) is not a trivial amount to be taking. The long-term effects of the increased heart-rate and sudden spikes you will get from Adderall are not yet well studied or well understood in the medical community.
Stress, arterial stress, vasoconstriction[1], increased heart rate, and high blood pressure are all just a few of the things that happen when you take amphetamine salts. It's not just the jitters.
While these side-effects are okay from time to time, the body is not used to being treated this way on a daily basis, for years and years.
If you are in a place in your life where you don't think you need to be taking it, consider not taking it. Take a break on weekends, or a week at a time.
1: This is part of why many of you get "short" or "agitated" on these drugs... drink more water to at least help.
20mg of instant release Adderall daily (or worse, twice daily) is not a trivial amount to be taking. The long-term effects of the increased heart-rate and sudden spikes you will get from Adderall are not yet well studied or well understood in the medical community.
Stress, arterial stress, vasoconstriction[1], increased heart rate, and high blood pressure are all just a few of the things that happen when you take amphetamine salts. It's not just the jitters.
While these side-effects are okay from time to time, the body is not used to being treated this way on a daily basis, for years and years.
If you are in a place in your life where you don't think you need to be taking it, consider not taking it. Take a break on weekends, or a week at a time.
1: This is part of why many of you get "short" or "agitated" on these drugs... drink more water to at least help.