Posted by zeugma on September 29, 2005, at 16:58:00
In reply to Re: Coffee, posted by Glydin on September 29, 2005, at 9:28:30
I take 200 mg caffeine (Vivarin tablet) immediately after waking. I am always severely groggy on waking and even two hours does not represent enough time to get showered, dressed, etc., in the morning if I don't get a fast-acting stimulant in my system. When I was taking Ritalin I didn't need the caffeine so badly immediately after waking- but it still was a good idea. I have an apartment littered with alarm clocks, and unless I get out of bed immediately after waking and take a Vivarin or other fast-acting stimulant, I am in trouble.
I drink caffeinated coffee all day long. I suffer from narcolepsy, in addition to ADHD, and I have not been able to find a drug that I can tolerate at sufficient dosages to keep me functional through the evening. I begin to break down, energy wise, about 4 pm; I can easily go to sleep at 6 pm. 60 mg Ritalin keeps me up until a normal sleep time without caffeine after 3 pm, but the anorexia is not acceptable. 200 mg Provigil on its own does not keep me up past 6 pm, and the side effects at this dose come very close to being unacceptable (extreme dry mouth), and when I was taking an antifungal that inhibits 3A4 (enzyme partially responsible for metabolizing Provigil, thus causing an increase in Provigil plasma concentration) I became severely anxious. So caffeine is the default stimulant I use to keep me awake in the evening, if desired.
On its own, without prescription stimulant, it is useless.
-z
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