I think smaller doses are prudent for people experimenting with these things. If I were to try armodafinil again, I would have cut the pill in half or even quarters. (I had no real choice in the pill dosage, as I only received a sample.) Though, in retrospect I think avoiding (ar)modafinil all together would be smart because the half-life is way too long.
I’m basically straight-edge, though I’m open minded and willing to try some drugs if I think they might have a positive effect on me. I’ve only tried nootropics, and so far I have not been impressed. Either they do nothing or make me feel really strange. Others’ experiences may vary. There doesn’t seem to be anything here for me. At this point I have no intention of ever trying a drug for non-medical reasons.
What I experienced isn’t exactly clear, but, I didn’t like what I experienced. In fact, it took several weeks for me to fully recover from taking armodafinil. After a few weeks or so I felt mostly normal, and a bit later the tinnitus finally died down. The latter isn’t that unusual for my tinnitus, actually. After exposure to a loud noise I might have louder tinnitus for several weeks. (Not that mine ever is quiet. It doesn’t bother me, but I imagine normal for me would drive most people nuts. It never goes away and probably will only ever get worse, and I accept that.)
Understood. I don’t doubt your self-assessments, just wanted to provide a contrasting perspective. For tinnitus, you might want to try googling “tinnitus replacement therapy” or experimenting with ear/jaw/neck massage; both of these seem to have been helpful for me.
I’ve looked into tinnitus retraining therapy (I think this is what you meant) but decided I’m not bothered enough by my tinnitus to go that route. I’ll keep it in mind if this changes. I have not heard about massage helping tinnitus. I’ll have to give that a shot as I’m sure it would be enjoyable even without tinnitus relief.
Otherwise, I’ve found noise machines to be helpful. Sometimes I also listen to a brown noise mp3 when working and I don’t want to listen to music. I find that this totally masks my tinnitus, masks most ambient noises, and is rather pleasant (it sounds like a waterfall). (I want to note that my brother finds artificial noise to be worse than tinnitus, so your mileage may vary.)
If you use Linux and have the right software installed you can run the following commands to generate a brown noise mp3:
The core idea behind tinnitus retraining therapy is to listen to noise that doesn’t totally mask the tinnitus but is more salient than it. The principle being that it helps you think of your tinnitus as background noise. Seems to work for me.
Appreciate your response and perspective, hg00.
I think smaller doses are prudent for people experimenting with these things. If I were to try armodafinil again, I would have cut the pill in half or even quarters. (I had no real choice in the pill dosage, as I only received a sample.) Though, in retrospect I think avoiding (ar)modafinil all together would be smart because the half-life is way too long.
I’m basically straight-edge, though I’m open minded and willing to try some drugs if I think they might have a positive effect on me. I’ve only tried nootropics, and so far I have not been impressed. Either they do nothing or make me feel really strange. Others’ experiences may vary. There doesn’t seem to be anything here for me. At this point I have no intention of ever trying a drug for non-medical reasons.
What I experienced isn’t exactly clear, but, I didn’t like what I experienced. In fact, it took several weeks for me to fully recover from taking armodafinil. After a few weeks or so I felt mostly normal, and a bit later the tinnitus finally died down. The latter isn’t that unusual for my tinnitus, actually. After exposure to a loud noise I might have louder tinnitus for several weeks. (Not that mine ever is quiet. It doesn’t bother me, but I imagine normal for me would drive most people nuts. It never goes away and probably will only ever get worse, and I accept that.)
Understood. I don’t doubt your self-assessments, just wanted to provide a contrasting perspective. For tinnitus, you might want to try googling “tinnitus replacement therapy” or experimenting with ear/jaw/neck massage; both of these seem to have been helpful for me.
I’ve looked into tinnitus retraining therapy (I think this is what you meant) but decided I’m not bothered enough by my tinnitus to go that route. I’ll keep it in mind if this changes. I have not heard about massage helping tinnitus. I’ll have to give that a shot as I’m sure it would be enjoyable even without tinnitus relief.
Otherwise, I’ve found noise machines to be helpful. Sometimes I also listen to a brown noise mp3 when working and I don’t want to listen to music. I find that this totally masks my tinnitus, masks most ambient noises, and is rather pleasant (it sounds like a waterfall). (I want to note that my brother finds artificial noise to be worse than tinnitus, so your mileage may vary.)
If you use Linux and have the right software installed you can run the following commands to generate a brown noise mp3:
The core idea behind tinnitus retraining therapy is to listen to noise that doesn’t totally mask the tinnitus but is more salient than it. The principle being that it helps you think of your tinnitus as background noise. Seems to work for me.