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Re: Provigil d/c » Brody

Posted by Racer on August 31, 2007, at 2:24:33

In reply to Re: Provigil d/c, posted by Brody on August 30, 2007, at 13:34:33

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> Okay, so now my question for you is: How did you know that it was the Provigil that seemed to increase your depression, and not a lessening of the effectivness of your anti-depressant?

That's hard to say. For one thing, it's hard to remember that far back. In terms of how I feel, it's hard for me to remember what anything felt like, ever. Does that make sense? What does it feel like to be depressed? I don't remember, when I'm not depressed. What does it feel like not to be depressed? I can only remember when I'm not depressed. This was also about two years ago, and my memory isn't so great, thanks to some non-psych treatment in that time period.

As far as I can recall, the benefits I'd had from Provigil went away, which is why I associated the increased depression with the Provigil. Also, stopping it eased that increased depression, which was a pretty strong clue to me. Of course, that was only clear after the fact, but then -- Provigil is one of those drugs you can start up again.

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> I am having relatively good success with this combination so far. How could I detect which drug might be the culprit if it were to start pooping out. It seemed pretty clear to you.

Honestly, I think it's mostly instinct and luck. In my case, I'd been taking Provigil for most of the previous two years or so, and was pretty familiar with what effects it produced in me. That did help me figure it out. Also, with the doctor I was seeing at the time, only one drug was changed at a time. (The doctor before that used to switch multiple drugs at once, so it was a lot harder to know what each was doing, or which was the culprit.) That meant that I could "get to know" each drug pretty well.

Hm... I think what I'm trying to say is that you'll likely know which one it is, if any start pooping out on you.

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> Thank you kindly for putting your original post on the board for all to see and learn from!
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> Janet

You're welcome. That's exactly why I prefer to post this sort of thing on the board, rather than via BabbleMails -- this way, it may benefit others, as well as the person who asked the question.

Good luck with it. I really liked that drug, and have considered asking my new pdoc to see if it's working again for me. Concerta is my good and trusted friend -- mostly. But when Provigil was working, it really was the very best of all the stimulants for me. I hope it works as well for you.


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