07-20-2019, 05:07 AM
The other day I received a number of different products in the mail, one of them being a single 30mg Adderall tablet. (more on this vendor in a later review.) This post is not so much a review rather than a comparison between Adderall and common nootropics like Piracetam, Phenylpiracetam, and Modafinil.
I was stoked to try it as it's been a good while since I've taken Adderall. Most of my experience with Adderall was in high school and partially through college. Despite it being a popular drug for "studying" I mostly used it recreationally to stay up all night. Growing older I now like to see payoffs from the compounds I put into my body. If I'm going to take something like Adderall I want to be productive, get work done, and make money.
On this particular day I had a lot of things on my projects list, the perfect day to test the metal. I took the 30mg peach colored tablet around 11am and started feeling the initial effects by 11:30am.
By 12pm my brain was buzzing with that signature rush of Dopamine. I went into the kitchen to make coffee. Conversing with my roommate was much easier, normally I try to limit interactions as much as possible so I can get work done but I sat there and listened to her talk, maybe for an entire half hour. It was easy to just chill and pay attention to what was in front of me.
I sat down at the computer to get some work done and then I had a strange realization. I actually felt sedated. I was perfectly content just sitting in the chair. I pulled up an in depth article on Adderall to study how it worked in the brain. People with ADHD will generally feel much calmer on Adderall while individuals with normal functioning Dopamine systems will feel wired. (oh know, my brain don't work right!!!)
Now this was the interesting part. I sat down to write expecting the ideas to just flow out of my brain but they didn't come. I actually felt slightly dumber. I was just so chill sitting there in the chair but my brain was having a hard time processing complex pieces of information. However, I could take notes, sit in a chair, and listen to someone ramble on for hours without any irritation on my part.
Based on my studies and direct experience with Adderall, I have come to the conclusion that Adderall is effective for mindless tasks like note taking, sitting still, and paying attention. It does not however turn the brain into a supercomputer. In fact, Adderall will dampen overall creativity and limit the flow of complex ideas.
I turned to my stash of Phenylpiracetam and apologized profusely for this shameful infidelity. Here I was thinking Adderall was at the top when it comes to brain performance enhancement but I was totally wrong.
If you need to process complex information and think abstractly, Adderall is the last compound you want to take. It's good for robotic tasks. You know, the stuff that will bore you to tears but even a child could do it type stuff.
You are much better off on a Phenylpiracetam/Modafinil stack, or even a basic Piracetam + Coffee + L-Theanine stack.
Adderall is Euphoric, sure. But so is Phenibut. I would argue Phenibut and Modafinil comes very close to mimicking the effects of Adderall, lasts longer, and is much cheaper. At least with the Phenibut and Modafinil combo you can think outside of the box.
Adderall has its place but I would limit its usage only to times when your projects involve mind numbing, monotonous/repetitive tasks. If your job is mind numbing/repetitive...consider a change in career!
I was stoked to try it as it's been a good while since I've taken Adderall. Most of my experience with Adderall was in high school and partially through college. Despite it being a popular drug for "studying" I mostly used it recreationally to stay up all night. Growing older I now like to see payoffs from the compounds I put into my body. If I'm going to take something like Adderall I want to be productive, get work done, and make money.
On this particular day I had a lot of things on my projects list, the perfect day to test the metal. I took the 30mg peach colored tablet around 11am and started feeling the initial effects by 11:30am.
By 12pm my brain was buzzing with that signature rush of Dopamine. I went into the kitchen to make coffee. Conversing with my roommate was much easier, normally I try to limit interactions as much as possible so I can get work done but I sat there and listened to her talk, maybe for an entire half hour. It was easy to just chill and pay attention to what was in front of me.
I sat down at the computer to get some work done and then I had a strange realization. I actually felt sedated. I was perfectly content just sitting in the chair. I pulled up an in depth article on Adderall to study how it worked in the brain. People with ADHD will generally feel much calmer on Adderall while individuals with normal functioning Dopamine systems will feel wired. (oh know, my brain don't work right!!!)
Now this was the interesting part. I sat down to write expecting the ideas to just flow out of my brain but they didn't come. I actually felt slightly dumber. I was just so chill sitting there in the chair but my brain was having a hard time processing complex pieces of information. However, I could take notes, sit in a chair, and listen to someone ramble on for hours without any irritation on my part.
Based on my studies and direct experience with Adderall, I have come to the conclusion that Adderall is effective for mindless tasks like note taking, sitting still, and paying attention. It does not however turn the brain into a supercomputer. In fact, Adderall will dampen overall creativity and limit the flow of complex ideas.
I turned to my stash of Phenylpiracetam and apologized profusely for this shameful infidelity. Here I was thinking Adderall was at the top when it comes to brain performance enhancement but I was totally wrong.
If you need to process complex information and think abstractly, Adderall is the last compound you want to take. It's good for robotic tasks. You know, the stuff that will bore you to tears but even a child could do it type stuff.
You are much better off on a Phenylpiracetam/Modafinil stack, or even a basic Piracetam + Coffee + L-Theanine stack.
Adderall is Euphoric, sure. But so is Phenibut. I would argue Phenibut and Modafinil comes very close to mimicking the effects of Adderall, lasts longer, and is much cheaper. At least with the Phenibut and Modafinil combo you can think outside of the box.
Adderall has its place but I would limit its usage only to times when your projects involve mind numbing, monotonous/repetitive tasks. If your job is mind numbing/repetitive...consider a change in career!