Quote from: sweetbro on September 09, 2012, 10:45 amthe day i wrote the last post i ended up having 3 pills (600mg) around 11am and was awake till 8am at which time i had a 2mg xanax to sleep. that whole day i felt pretty depressed and agitated and that was the day after LSDI'm not surprised, you're taking 6x times more than what is recommended for most people! Not that you can OD on moda, but you should dial it back to 100mg in future.In my experience, very small amounts of modafinil have an effect, but doubling up or increasing the dosage beyond what is necessarily for you can result in the symptoms you describe.My hypothesis is that modafinil actually works by lowering your level of impulsiveness, hence its reputation as a productivity drug. You are less distracted from what needs doing, that's why it's a nootropic, it improves performance. Less lolcats on the internet for you.However, this is not always a good idea. If you are a writer for example, and your requirement is to be creative, you shouldn't really take moda. You'll produce work, but it won't be quite as good as if you did it without it, some ideas won't occur to you. However it'll probably also take longer to write it, so that's the trade off.This explanation for modafinil also hints at why you may have experienced low mood. It is because less impulsive people tend to be more dour, less spontaneous aka boring, less risk taking.Contrawise, people who are overworked or stressed may experience an elevation in mood when using modafinil because less impulsiveness is exactly what they needed to complete their task.I would take moda to be productive, but the racetams to be creative depending on the circumstances. I also strongly recommend a short period of exercise after you take modafinil e.g. burn a few hundred calories off somehow. I believe this in combination with modafinil has a powerful synergistic effect, resulting in ten fold level of productivity in comparison to normal.If however your need is to be creative, you need to do the opposite, by meditating and taking racetams. Take a dose of piracetam, then listen to a hypnosis CD/mp3 while resting in a comfortable position. Relax, chill for 30 mins - hour, and then get to work. I think you'll be surprised at the effects!For Science!