Posted by gardenergirl on January 3, 2013, at 14:49:26
In reply to Re: Anyone who has taken Nardil + Provigil(modafinil)?, posted by Diego11 on January 3, 2013, at 14:01:58
> Did you also experience that the effects from modafinil last for only a couple of hours (that it has too short time of duration) ?
Not really. I have to say, I was seldom consciously aware of Provigil's effect on me, so I don't recall ever noting that it had "worn off".
> As for me, I can get maximum of its effects in the course of first 2-3 hours then the effects gradually go away, and they are often followed by a tiredness and drowsiness (something in a way like comedown, as I then feeling even more exhausted).
I never really experienced that, except for a normal tiredness at bedtime. In thinking back to when I took it, I should revise what I said about taking it for Nardil-related fatigue. That was part of it, but the greatest benefit I had from Provigil was regulating my sleep/wake cycle. I tend to have hypersomnia, easily sleeping for 10-12 hours once I could get to sleep. Getting to sleep has always been a problem, and getting up in the a.m. is a challenge, as well. The more off-kilter my sleep/wake cycle gets, the more it gets skewed to be up at night and asleep at daytime, which makes work a challenge. What Provigil was great at for me was allowing me to get to get up each morning and subsequently, helping me get to sleep at night due to natural drowsiness, if that makes sense.
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> I wonder, When did you take your dose or what did your daily routine look like ?I would take it first thing in the a.m., along with other morning meds. Like you, I split my Nardil dose to a.m. and p.m. Most of the time I was on these meds, I was working full time at an internship, with fairly regular hours.
> also, Did you ever experience better effect ( or even longer period of time ) when you splitted your dosage ? or Did you was able to benefit from as low dose as 50mg of modafinil ?I never split my dose and never took anything lower than 100 mg. I'm fairly certain I only took 200 mg, actually.
> In your opinion, Do you think that if I spread out 100mg throughout the day, it will help me to stay awake all the day? According to my case, Should I take 100 or maybe 200mg in the AM rather than 100mg in the PM ?
It's hard to say. I had best luck taking it all as one dose in the a.m., and this usually kept me from needing an afternoon nap.
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> I read somewhere that Modafinil can make people alot more outgoing, social, and also it helps with mood. Is this really possible ? Did you experience this effect ?I don't know if I would go that far, but I do think that it did help my depression, so it could be true. I don't know if it helped me by getting my sleep schedule in line with the rest of the world or if I was jut overall better rested by regular habits. It definitely lifts that morning fog which can keep me mired in a lack of motivation. I do at times think I might like to take it again for depression, since I'm not currently on any anti-depressants except a low dose of trazodone for sleep.
Hope this helps some.
gg
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