Modafinil + Ritalin

[RegularNihilist]

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Hi.

I wondered whether any of you have any experience with the combination of Ritalin or extended-release methylphenidate combined with modafinil? The point is to counter sleep-deprivation (=more learning, even after nightly calls) with higher concentration and more accumulation of knowledge.

What about the combination SSRI or SNRI and Ritalin? What would be the adverse effect to be most afraid of?

Have you heard anything about this from colleagues, or read any studies that you could provide a link to?

 

[strangeglove]

Hi.

I wondered whether any of you have any experience with the combination of Ritalin or extended-release methylphenidate combined with modafinil? The point is to counter sleep-deprivation (=more learning, even after nightly calls) with higher concentration and more accumulation of knowledge.

What about the combination SSRI or SNRI and Ritalin? What would be the adverse effect to be most afraid of?

Have you heard anything about this from colleagues, or read any studies that you could provide a link to?

We cannot dispense medical advise on this forum. In general, it's a bad idea to use any medicines for performance enhancement.

 

[RegularNihilist]

It's not medical advise, it is medical discussion. Imagine a professor in internal med saying, "no, I can't tell you whether nsaids for gout is good or not, as I don't give medical advise. It could be that some of you have an aunt or something with gout." Ridiculous. And no, I am not asking for advise, whether I should take it or not. I am asking specifically about side effects.

I've not found any case reports of modafinil + ritalin toxicity in medline, so I figured it might be an area where personal experiences could help me further.

I managed to find some cases of toxicity with ritalin + antidepressants, so I can leave that part out of the question, but the modafinil-ritalin-combo, would interest me.

 

[michaelrack]

I have prescribed Modafinil , 200-400 mg/d, in combination with Ritalin or Adderall, 10-20 mg/d, without significant problems.

 

[RegularNihilist]

Thanks, man 🙂

 

[loveoforganic]

The point is to counter sleep-deprivation (=more learning, even after nightly calls) with higher concentration and more accumulation of knowledge.

Sure sounds like medical advice. The gout analogy is really the same case as the above too, right?