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I tried to get into nootropics a bit during my university days, but none of the 'true' nootropics seemed to make much difference.
The only time I remember noticing a significant effect was when I took a premade stack product that made me depressed. It probably had too much choline relative to the piracetam in it.
However, I do still regularly use modafinil (I'm actually on it right now). It really can't be taken regularly but if I've had a bad night's sleep and need to be productive at work the next day, it's great. It makes me awake and able to concentrate without the anxiety of a caffeine high.
Although I have noticed a couple of weird side effects. I have to avoid playing video games while on it or I will play for too long, perhaps because it stops me getting bored. Also, it mitigates the drunken feeling from alcohol. This is a problem because it tempts me to drink more in order to get the same buzz as I usually would. Of course, it does nothing to prevent hangovers.
Also in partial response to @andenyalaa mentioning L-theanine- I've not tried any L-theanine supplements, but I've had very good results alternating my coffee with black tea (which has L-theanine) in terms of not getting hit with anxiety/jitters.
Not sure if the benefit was really from just "smoothing the curve" of caffeine intake or from the L-theanine itself, but either way worked in practice. Was definitely not from a reduction in overall caffeine, switch was from two cups of coffee to two cups of coffee with a cup of tea in between.
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