Introduction to the Adrafinil

What is Adrafinil ?

Adrafinil is currently one of the most potent nootropic substances that is available without a prescription. It has been well researched, and shown to provide a wide array of cognitive enhancing benefits including improving vigilance, memory, focus, and the ability to effectively solve problems. While it has some similar effects to traditional, amphetamine-like stimulants, it has far fewer side effects including not raising heart-rate or blood pressure.

Adrafinil works as a prodrug for Modafinil, meaning that when ingested Adrafinil is metabolized into Modafinil by the liver, which then provides its nootropic benefits. This process takes about 1 hour, so when compared to Modafinil it takes longer to kick in and provides weaker effects when identical doses are consumed. That said, Adrafinil is completely legal in the United States while Modafinil is only available with a prescription.

Benefits of Adrafinil

Research has shown Adrafinil to provide many cognitive enhancing effects, even amongst healthy non-sleep-deprived adults. Because it acts as a mild stimulant, Adrafinil provides many of the same benefits as other stimulants including boosts to focus, vigilance, mental energy, and mood. What makes Adrafinil stand out in this regard is that it provides these benefits without many of the negative side effects caused by more powerful stimulants such as anxiety, jitters, and loss of night-time sleep quality. In addition, Adrafinil does not increase blood pressure or heart rate.

In addition to the effects described above, Adrafinil has also been shown to produce cognitive benefits more commonly categorized as nootropic including increased problem solving abilities, memory and recall, and general cognition.

Adrafinil’s effects are far more potent than those of other non-prescription nootropics, many of which have only been shown to improve cognition in those suffering from conditions causing a cognitive deficit. For this reason, Adrafinil has become popular amongst students as a study-aid and professionals who work overnight shifts or need to remain focused for long periods of time.

Usefull Adrafinil as a Study Aid

These benefits show that not only does Adrafinil use improve the ability to stay focused during long study sessions, but that it also improves the amount of the information that will be retained. These two studies perfectly illustrate what many students already recognized, that Adrafinil is an ideal study aid.

Adrafinil in the Workplace

Many employees at jobs which require consistent productivity day after day have found that cycling Adrafinil allows them to reduce their caffeine tolerance making coffee more effective when it becomes time to cease Adrafinil use. Others continue using coffee daily, but have found Adrafinil to be excellent on an as needed basis, giving them the extra energy necessary to power through the occasional large project.

Using Adrafinil Properly

While the typical recommended dosage ranges from 300 – 600 mg, it is always best to start with a low dose and only increase the dose if necessary.

Adrafinil Safety and Side Effects

When used according to the guidelines stated above, Adrafinil is very safe and well-tolerated.Adrafinil is very non-toxic, even at doses far exceeding what are recommended for nootropic benefits.

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) stated that risk of abuse and dependence should be considered. However, in practice Adrafinil has a very low potential for abuse and addiction.