Provigil: The best cognitive enhancement drug for day traders and startup founders
I am seriously considering taking Provigil after reading this article.
I picked up a book about quantum physics and super-string theory I have been meaning to read for ages, for a column I’m thinking of writing. It had been hanging over me, daring me to read it. Five hours later, I realised I had hit the last page. I looked up. It was getting dark outside. I was hungry. I hadn’t noticed anything, except the words I was reading, and they came in cool, clear passages; I didn’t stop or stumble once.
Perplexed, I got up, made a sandwich – and I was overcome with the urge to write an article that had been kicking around my subconscious for months. It rushed out of me in a few hours, and it was better than usual. My mood wasn’t any different; I wasn’t high. My heart wasn’t beating any faster. I was just able to glide into a state of concentration – deep, cool, effortless concentration. It was like I had opened a window in my brain and all the stuffy air had seeped out, to be replaced by a calm breeze.
The age of cosmetic neurology is coming.
From wikipedia, here are the known side-effects:
* Common
o Headache (34% vs 23%)
o Nausea (11% vs 3%)
* Uncommon
o Nervousness (7% vs 3%)
o Insomnia (5% vs 1%)
o Anxiety (5% vs 1%)
o Anorexia (4% vs 1%)
o Dry mouth (4% vs 2%)
* Rare
o Chest pain (3% vs 1%)
o Hypertension (3% vs 1%)
o Tachycardia (2% vs 1%)
o Vasodilation (2% vs 0%)
o Dizziness (5% vs 4%)
o Paresthesia (2% vs 0%)
o Pharyngitis (4% vs 2%)
Even if you don’t use it regularly, it seems like it would be a good idea to have some on hand in case of an emergency.
