Posted by michael on June 11, 2000, at 16:33:55
In reply to Re: Adderall/Provigil?, posted by JohnL on June 10, 2000, at 18:05:53
hey JohnL.,
As time goes by, I'd be very interested in any insights you might be able to provide in terms of comparison, similarities, contrasts of the provigill to the adrafinil.
I'm thinking about asking my pdoc for a trial run of provigil - also of ritalin, adderall, dexedrine and desoxyn. The short comparison trial theory you've been championing. We'll see if she buys it...
Regardless, I'd definitely be interested in any of your thoughts on the matter. Good Luck! michael
btw - did the effects of the adrafanil begin to wain, or is the switch more of an insurance play? I apologize if I'm being too nosey. For me, it's definitely not as dramatic an effect as it was the first week - but it is still significantly better with it than w/o it. btw - this is the first stim i've tried - unless you count effedrine...
> I'm on my second day of Provigil instead of its ancestor Adrafinil. So far so good. It's definitely got more pep to it than Adrafinil. For anyone needing energy and/or motivation and/or pep, Provigil certainly can do that. I hope I'm not speaking too soon because I'm only on day 2. But so far I feel lots of energy and motivation with only a mild revved up feeling. Contrary to Ritalin or Adderall which made me very uncomfortably revved up.
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> I think in the future we will see Provigil used more than it is now. It's still fairly new. But I suspect it will end up being used for a wide array of things, including melancholic depression, ADD, and who knows what else.
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> I started with a super low dose just to feel it out. That was 50mg. So far that seems to be just fine. I don't feel any need or desire to go any higher at this time.
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> But one huge drawback...if you don't have insurance, it can be expensive. My copay was $20, as it always is. No big deal. But I looked at the small print to see what the retail price actually is that my insurance company has to pay. Oh my goodness. $367 for 90 pills? Yikes!
> JohnL
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