Posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 26, 2004, at 23:55:40
In reply to Provigil vs. Ritalin, posted by pbjc on January 25, 2004, at 18:00:27
Provigil is (quite literally, in my experience) prescription ecstasy, if taken in higher-than-recommended doses. I currently take 60mg Adderall XR daily, but I don't think I've ever felt as wonderful as I did when I used to take 1,000mg of Provigil each morning. High doses like this can cause hypertension, but if your heart can handle 60-80mg of Ritalin, Provigil will be a cakewalk. There are only two problems: 1) convincing a doctor to prescribe 250% of the maximum recommended FDA dose, and 2) doses that high can cause wicked headaches... that's why I had to stop taking it. Other than that though, I feel that it is a *very* underrated medication if used in adequate doses. And of course there's the benefit of once-daily dosing with 'round-the-clock effect and no resultant insomnia. I'm sure the stuff would be sold on the street in large doses such as this if it weren't for the fact that it's so hideously expensive.... just my two cents.
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