Posted by Robert35 on April 14, 2008, at 15:52:54
In reply to Re: Provigil Good w/ ADs IMHO, posted by atmlady on April 13, 2008, at 19:51:35
> Hi, Robert - I have to agree with undopa - Provigil has improved my memory, concentration, focus, creativity, alertness, happiness. Now, the first week or so took some getting used to; it is quite powerful. I only take 100mg and have no desire to take more, even though my pdoc says 200mg is the standard dose. So something to think about may be to lower your dose and allow yourself to get used to the drug and find your own best dose.
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> Another thing, I started with the generic provigil ordered through the mail. I now get the brand thanks to my understanding pdoc, and I must say it is MUCH better. Not stronger, but more evenly ... distributed in my system, I guess you could say. The generic, which I take sometimes if I'm slow on refilling the brand name, seems more likely to cause an extreme ramp up, a peak, and a crash. THe brand is not like that in my experience......
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> Good luck!
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> And PS. Some folks on this site complain that provigil stops working after a week or two or three, and they take "breaks" of a few days. I have found this doesn't work for me. Some days I do feel not "AS" fabulous, but I found that stopping the provigil doesn't help, in fact, it made me start crying. So I take it like clockwork and the fabulous feeling comes back, maybe the next day or the next, but at least I'm not on a roller coaster!Thank you, Atmlady for your elaborate and good advice!
I cut back on the dose already (I take 50 mg per day)... though less still anxiety/restlessness remains a problem.
I got a presciption from my paindoc and get the brand Provigil (called Modiodal here).
I want to continue however the next two weeks; like you say the side effects could subside.
Also good to know to take it regularly (@ the same dose at the same time each day).
If things will work out right I will let you know !
Take some good pics between classes I would say.
(Btw did you try running ;-) ?)
Wish you (and undopaminergic of course) well,Robert
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