Armodafinil - Substance Search

Summary TheDrug.Wiki Erowid TripSit PsychonautWiki

(R)-Modafinil (also known as Armodafinil and by the brand names Nuvigil, Artvigil, and Waklert) is a eugeroic substance of the benzhydryl class. Armodafinil is the enantiopure formulation of modafinil (brand name Provigil). As opposed to the racemic formulation, which contains a 50/50 mix of both the (S) and (R) enantiomers, armodafinil consists of just the (R)-enantiomer of modafinil.

Dose Information TheDrug.Wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

ROA	Light	Common	Strong	Heavy
Oral	40-100mg	100-200mg	200-300mg	300mg+

Light Common Strong Heavy

Onset, Duration & After-effects TheDrug.Wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

ROA	Onset	Comeup	Peak	Offset	After Effects	Total
Oral	20-60 min	1-2.5 hrs	4-7 hrs	2-5 hrs	2-12 hrs	7.3-15.5 hrs

Effect Profile

20 reports

Scores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:

Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
Validated against 20 Erowid trip reports
Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)

Full methodology

Stimulant 7.5

Intense 8/10

Strong stimulation, focus, and anxiety/jitters with mild euphoria

Stimulation / Energy ×3

10

stimulation wakefulness

Euphoria / Mood Lift ×2

5

motivation enhancement

Focus / Productivity ×2

10

focus enhancement memory enhancement motivation enhancement thought acceleration

⚠ Anxiety / Jitters ×1

10

anxiety increased heart rate vasoconstriction sweating

Based on reports from:

Erowid Experience Reports PsychonautWiki Armodafinil The Drug Users Bible Armodafinil

Tolerance

Build-up minimal tolerance development in most users

Reset not well established

Tolerance Decay

Full tolerance 14d Half tolerance 3d Baseline ~7d

Users report some loss of effect with continuous daily use over weeks; spacing doses (e.g., weekends off) may slow tolerance. Empirical, anecdotal data only; no robust human PK/PD tolerance studies specific to armodafinil. Prioritise sleep hygiene to reduce compensatory dose escalation.