Posted by zeugma on August 24, 2004, at 17:41:34
In reply to Re: The *Real* Truth - zeugma too, posted by Philidor on August 24, 2004, at 11:42:14
My plan to address stimulant tolerance is very simple, and grows kind of naturally out of my circumstances. I had a prescription for Provigil and for Ritalin, with instructions to try them both. I tried Provigil first, which was my dr.s preference. It worked, but certain undesirable side effects- insomnia, GI distress- made it difficult to get up to 100 mg/day, let alone the 200 mg/day that is the target dosage. I tried the Ritalin next, in 10 mg LA capsules. That one worked with no s/e, so I stayed with that one for a while. Because I am also taking a TCA, and Ritalin can have cardio- s/e, I haven't wanted to push the dose any higher without consulting my dr. in person, but 10 mg is not enough. So I added 50 mg Provigil and it seems to have an augmentive effect. The two drugs work in different parts of the brain- see http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/93/24/14128 -
so i'm not worried about redundancy, but of course no one has a clear idea of what modafinil does. I'll post later on what effect I think Provigil has on me, but that will be the topic for a separate thread.-z
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