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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by pvarangot on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:44PM (#27910313)
The nootropics community is usually more about substances with reliable effects across the whole spectrum of neural fauna. Modafinil has side effects that are really bad for productivity in a substantial percent of the population, like it doesn't work or it's really bad for some people with GAD or OCD and people prone to addiction or with ASD.

I'm not a proponent of having drugs be "prescription only", people should be allowed to eat what they want if they don't harm anyone else... but I personally put Modafinil under my list of stuff that you probably may need some help with if you want to try it.

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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by netizen-936824 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:25PM (#27910890)
Could you please expand on what you mean by "neural fauna"? I'm not sure I understand what you're referring to.
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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by pvarangot on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:36PM (#27911026)
Everyone's brain is different and substances may don't affect everyone in the same way. Like how some people get addicted to coffee or cigarettes and some don't, some people get the benefits of Modafinil without the side effects and some don't. Cognitive disorders are one way to categorize this but it can be more complex than that. People with OCD or GAD are an extreme example, there's a lot of different personality types and brain structures out there, that's the "neural fauna" I'm talking about.
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