Modafinil seems to require a prescription only in theory, not in practice. The overseas mail-order sellers don’t ask, and US pharmacies aren’t price-competitive with the mail-order sellers. Based on this research the risk of skipping the physician consult seems pretty negligible (provided you’re competent enough to check for interactions and monitor side effects yourself). I make sure my medical records reflect the fact that I use it, so that I wouldn’t eg lose access if I were in an ICU for some reason and out of a general policy of treating doctors like ally-consultants who are most useful if they have accurate information. But it would seem pretty wasteful to have an appointment just to generate a modafinil prescription and do nothing else.
I wonder if the same process works for modafinil.
Modafinil seems to require a prescription only in theory, not in practice. The overseas mail-order sellers don’t ask, and US pharmacies aren’t price-competitive with the mail-order sellers. Based on this research the risk of skipping the physician consult seems pretty negligible (provided you’re competent enough to check for interactions and monitor side effects yourself). I make sure my medical records reflect the fact that I use it, so that I wouldn’t eg lose access if I were in an ICU for some reason and out of a general policy of treating doctors like ally-consultants who are most useful if they have accurate information. But it would seem pretty wasteful to have an appointment just to generate a modafinil prescription and do nothing else.
How do you go about deciding which overseas drug mail-order business to trust?
I second this question. Especially in European countries, it is very hard to find a reputable seller. Getting through customs is very hard.
You can buy fladrafinil or flmodafinil without any process (see reddit for reports, seems to work much better than adrafinil)
Alternatively, afaik adrafinil is unscheduled and metabolizes into modafinil.
Might be hard on your liver?
I’m sure you’ve seen it before, but just in case anyone hasn’t: https://www.gwern.net/Modafinil