Amphetamine vs Armodafinil for focus
Short answer: For focus, users rate them about the same: 85% report improvement with Amphetamine (428 reports) and 87% with Armodafinil (76 reports).
Amphetamine has 258 meta-analyses and 521 randomized trials on PubMed; Armodafinil has 34 and 44.
Based on 878 reports about Amphetamine and 222 about Armodafinil. Not medical advice.
| Amphetamine Medication | Armodafinil Medication | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 35%helped606 reports · high confidence | 65%helped113 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mixed | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 258 / 521 | 34 / 44 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Focus % reporting improvement | 85% (428) | 87% (76) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 75% (146) | 95% (61) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 48% (132) | 77% (13) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 38% (56) | 50% (12) |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 9% (35) | 20% (5) |
| Common side effects | tolerance, anxiety, insomnia, jitteriness | anxiety, insomnia, jitteriness, headache |
| Typical dose reported | Not listed | Not listed |
Overall, despite a class effect of improving clinical response relative to placebo, there were few differences among the individual ADHD pharmacotherapies, and most studies were at risk of at least one important source of bias. Furthermore, the certainty of the evidence was very low to low for all outcomes, and there was limited reporting of long-term adverse events. As such, the choice between ADHD pharmacotherapies may depend on individual patient considerations, and future studies should assess the long-term effects of individual pharmacotherapies on patient-important outcomes, including qu
PLoS One, 2020 ↗“Unfortunately the only thing that's ever works for me was using adderall. I didn't feel hungry until 3 pm and it was perfect.”
“I experience significantly less anxiety with armodafinil than modafinil, and some others do as well.”
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