As suggested myself and encouraged by the doc, I’ll take a fraction of a normal dose to check it out first. He signed off on any dose that is lower than the one he prescribed (30 mg in the morning), and the capsules are intended for opening and dissolving in liquid.
So, I’m very sensitive. Low dose opioids for a cough give me euphoria, and when I tried Modafinil, 1/4 of a pill (2 pills is normal!) turned out to be just right for me.
On one hand, I could really use the full productivity boost tomorrow, which would mean trying 1/4 of 30 mg, 7.5 mg. On the other hand, safer would be 1/8th again as it was with Modafinil. Then again, 1/4 of the Modafinil dose was “bearable”, it was not intense suffering.
Trying 1/8th in the morning and another 1/8th at noon if the effect is really as low as a cup of coffee could also be an option, with the risk of losing sleep. I tend towards that option.
Some of the worst hours of my life were on the minimum dose Venlafaxine (and many report that), so I’m careful.
What do you think? Doing the super-low 1/10th test at 4 pm would still take away my sleep, right?
4 pm is too late to take and stimulants.
Take a low dose and wait at least 40 minutes for the effects to fully kick in and feel if it’s a good dose for you. Take more if the effects are too weak.
If you redose at noon, you will mostly extend the duration, not increase the effects.