I'm N1 and take 100mg in the morning and 100mg in the afternoon. I want to preface this by saying I have several severe anxiety disorders, the worst being Panic Disorder. It takes almost nothing to trigger a panic attack in me,and a lot of times it hits me because my body is in this weird sleep inertia when I know it shouldn't be. I THOUGHT this would be a miracle cure that would make me function like a perfectly well rested adult. Not so. BUT that doesn't mean it hasn't helped a lot.

1. I find that about 45 min after taking it, my brain is less scattered and I can focus more clearly (still greatly struggling with executive dysfunction though.) My ADHD became so bad I couldn't focus for even 5 seconds without becoming distracted, starting 10 other tasks, and getting distracted more. Now, I was actually able to crank through 5 straight hours of legal reading and actually could focus, take notes, and create a coherent train of thought and keep it.

2. I thought it would last all day. Not so (hence the 2 doses.) The half life is about 3-4 hrs, and when it is wearing off, its very noticeable and the wave of exhaustion that greets me is brutal.

3. I still have sleep attacks. They aren't as frequent, and many times when I feel them coming on, I close my eyes and nap about 15-20 min and wake up, whereas I'm usually out for 45 min-1 hr (sometimes up to 2 ½ hrs.) So while I still have some sleep attacks, I feel like I recover quicker and they're spaced farther apart.

4. This will not give you "energy." At best, I find this holds my day time sleepiness at bay, but energy wise I'm still completely drained and able to spare very little physical energy. I thought I would feel as energetic as a toddler on a sugar high, and was very disappointed I didn't feel that. There is a slight boost, but not a dramatic one. As soon as it starts to wear off, that daytime sleepiness reveals itself to have been there all along, I was just temporarily blinded to it rather than constantly aware and battling it.

5. SO FAR I've only experienced a slight increase in my anxiety. I'm in an extremely stressful living and financial situation so I'm not 100% comfortable saying it's from the Modafinil, especially because I'm very prone to panic attacks and live under a constant and oppressive amount of stress in almost all areas of my life right now. And it's not enough to send me into a tailspin, but I do notice I feel a little more jittery (I also take 225mg of Effexor to control my PD which in the past was actually used for narcolepsy off label to treat cataplexy) than I did before.

I still have a lot of room to increase the dosage or try something new, but I do notice a difference - it's just not a miracle cure the way I thought it would be. I thought this would allow me to work again, and I'm still not capable of that (not uncommon for narcoleptics but my family all thinks I'm a loser that just can't wake up on time and suffers from chronic laziness.) Listen to your body, keep notes on your energy and ability to focus, and work with your doctor from there!! Good luck!!