Posted by Peter on August 26, 2003, at 5:41:03
In reply to Re: What drug worked best for your depression/anxiety?, posted by Aadika on December 27, 2002, at 21:01:46
> I've found that relatively high-dose clonazepam (2mg bid, + 1mg hs) in addition to Provigil (200mg qd) and propranolol (10mg bid) has worked wonders for me. (I have avoidant personality disorder [basically severe social phobia] as well as dysthymia) Best of luck to you!
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> ~ Aadika
>>Hi:
You know, I've heard it said a lot that provigil is a really good, smooth-acting stimulant that does a great job at counteracting benzo-induced fatigue. I've been taking klonopin at differing doses for 5 or 6 years now - only in the last few weeks have I gone up as high as 3.5mg daily. My pdoc has me taking adderall to help provide 'pep,' and to help the probable adult ADHD I have. I guess provigil isn't effective for ADHD?
Adhd aside, what do you find effective about provigil in your current combo?
Also, does the provigil raise your resting heartrate? I found that other stims, like adderall or dex, raised my RHR to the point that my pdoc used to add beta-blockers, like propranolol. But I always found that beta-blockers to somehow counteract that energy-providing benefits of the stims - and I didn't like the idea of my heart going thru a kind of 'push-pull' experience - up from the stim, down from the beta-blocker. Why do you take prop. and in what way is it effective in combo w/your other meds?
thanks,
Peter
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