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Provigil - viagra for the brain?

Friday, May 16th, 2008

I can’t even think of a way to start this post. My brain is fried from a long week at work, and to be honest I’d be more comfortable switching off completely, flicking on the tv and sinking into brain dead bliss.

But what if there was a pill I could take, a kind of viagra for the brain, that would suddenly spring my brain into an academic hard-on? Let me at it I’d say!

Enter, Provigil. This wonder drug has been around since the 70’s, originally developed as an experimental treatment for narcolepsy, but has lately had a surge in popularity among perfectly healthy people needing a brain-boost.

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