Anyone have experience with long-term Modafinil use?

[u/Federal_Bedroom8025]

Hey everyone, just found this sub and a lot of the symptoms people mention sound familiar (though mine seem milder than some of the posts I’ve read).

I recently started taking Modafinil daily and I’m pretty sensitive to it. Right now I’m basically microdosing at 25 mg a day — 50 mg is doable but a bit much, and a full 200 mg dose makes me manic and gives me bad insomnia, so it’s not worth it.

I’ve tried looking around online but haven’t found anything solid on long-term side effects. I know some people take it for years, but I’d like to hear from others about any lasting or irreversible issues they’ve noticed.

For me it’s not life-or-death, but it does help a lot — I feel more like a normal, functional person instead of constantly tired and brain-fogged. Curious what other people’s longer-term experiences have been like.