Posted by utopizen on December 30, 2005, at 7:00:13
In reply to ADHD: Aricept/Namenda vs. Provigil, posted by mike99 on December 23, 2005, at 20:05:08
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> Can anyone give a subjective comparison of Provigil vs. Aricept or Namenda for inattention in terms of effectiveness and cardiovascular stimulation?
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> Although it is a "non-stimulant", I am hesitant to try Provigil as it works through adrenergic activation and I'm super-sensitive to anything even mildly adrenergic (in terms of peripheral stimulation--even SSRI's).
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>I found Provigil _not_ to give me the jitters. Caffiene, nicotine does (I tried Nicorette once for AD/HD-- terrible terrible idea. All it did was make me feel like I drank 20 cups of coffee!)
It also didn't seem to do anything else.
However, when combined with Straterra, according to my doctor-- who was a pulmonary specialist specializing in ADHD/sleep apnea comorbidity--
he claimed his patients were experiencing wonderful synergy from the combination.
I wouldn't be too frightful of being frightful, however. There's no basis to believe you would respond in such a certsin way to a drug you haven't taken yet.
As for Aricept, I combine it with a lower(ed) dose of Desoxyn. It increases the efficacy of the Desoxyn (as it would increase the efficacy of any amphetamine, I am certain) so I only now take a couple of Desoxyn at most during the day, say, two 5mg doses divided twice daily.
I find it's really helped me become a genius, but, I'm also smart to begin with... so I don't know how much to attribute things to what.
All I can say is, after a couple of months or so, I noticed a dramatic effect on my sleep seeming to have markedly reduced REM, increased efficiency, and I had these coherent, lucid dreams that seemed to all make sense and follow a cohesive tract for awhile.
Also, I began to respond immediately with like no hesitation whenever anyone asked a question I had any shot of answering with this immediate, razor-sharp precision that baffled others (as well as myself).
I remember one time, I awoke from a call during a nap, a kid I recently met who looked at the apt. was on the line, and he said a few sentences, and I immediately responded with a very quick, coherent, cohesive, razor-sharp response that was very graceful, quick, and said it so concisely I was off the phone like 20 seconds later. It even included a salutation imbedded at the end, and I felt like it was so natural I had no deliberation or thought process involved.
Interesting stuff.
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