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Armodafinil

People mainly take Armodafinil for focus, energy, mood. Based on 64 first-hand reports and 34 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #210 of 1,974 overall.

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41
User score
Mostly positive
30% positive9% mixed8% negative53% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 64% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
34
meta-analyses
44
RCTs
260
papers

What Armodafinil does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

Focus83% of 24Energy93% of 14Mood80% of 5
4 more with fewer than 3 reports
Anxiety100% of 2Memory100% of 1Performance100% of 1Libido100% of 1
betterno changeworse

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

J Psychiatr Res · 2015 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Antipsychotic augmentation with modafinil or armodafinil for negative symptoms of schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Conclusion: Ar/mod reduces negative symptoms with a small effect size; the absolute advantage is also small, and the advantage disappears when chronically ill patients or those with high negative symptom burden are treated. Ar/mod does not benefit or worsen other symptom dimensions in schizophrenia.

PubMed 25306261 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

1/2 tabletdaily
50-150 mgas needed
50 mgdaily
150 mgdaily
50 mgsingle dose
150 mgas reported

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

jitteriness ×2anxiety ×2feeling weird ×1decreased appetite ×1sleep delay ×1rash ×1limited side ×1possible dopamine ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“with both compounds I felt "weird"... enough that it motivated me to stop treatment”
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“Did you try Armodofinal or any other brand? I'm wondering if that might make a difference with the anxiety and hostility”
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“ordered some armodafinil months ago and just received some modafinil last week”
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“ordering modafinil (or armodafinil) any time soon”
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“I started noticing I was talking extremely fast around my best friends. I started to realize that if I continued they would think I was on METH”
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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate