Posted by JohnL on July 15, 2000, at 9:44:43
In reply to Re: Scott » AndrewB, posted by SLS on July 15, 2000, at 9:00:38
Scott,I think you'll find Adrafinil quite a bit more tame than Provigil was. I wouldn't be too concerned with the liver thing. I would be more concerned with getting well. If the liver issue is troubling, you could always get monthly or quarterly bloodtests to monitor the situation. Maybe save the money you would have spent on more expensive meds to pay for the blood tests. And pick up some Milk Thistle herb. It's a powerful liver protector and rejuvenator.
Maybe I'm too brave for my own good, but I wouldn't be afraid of mixing Adrafinil with anything, including MAOIs. I do not approach anything in too cavalier a fashion. Always very cautious with very low starting doses. And so often I've seen things in the real world turn out to be totally different than what we would expect based on the theory world. We could take all the glutamate theory and alpha-1 theory and stuff and put it on a shelf for the moment. All that really matters is...does the med work for me or not? I don't care if it should or shouldn't work on paper, because the real world isn't likely to turn out the way it appears on paper. It's just my own experience, but everything that should have worked (in theory) didn't. Something that shouldn't have worked (in theory) did.
I'm just trying to relay to you that, in my experience, Adrafinil is the tamest med I've ever taken. You know how long my list of meds is. I know it's like a tug of war trying to decide to take that first dose of any new med, so I'm just trying to reassure you that I think you can be at ease with Adrafinil. I struggled for weeks looking at my Adrafinil, staring at the pill each morning, wondering, should I put it in my mouth? If I do, I'm on my own ya know? Oh man. I had too many doubts and set it down for another day. When I finally did take it, it was like, is this a sugar pill or what? Is that all there is to it? Where are the side effects? Did they rip me off and sell me junk that doesn't do anything? Tame. And as you know, for me, it has been pretty effective. I don't know or care what it does, only that it sure works. And I'll get several blood tests a year and take milk thistle to deal with the things I don't know enough about. Those might turn out to be a waste of money, but I guess it's good insurance. Not just with Adrafinil, but any medication for that matter.
Wishing you a good day.
John
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