Posted by JohnL on April 22, 2000, at 5:07:18
In reply to provigil help again?, posted by elise on April 21, 2000, at 18:28:21
> So I can't take 200 mg. provigil a day. I get too anxious. I didn't take any for 2 days and was falling asleep all day----(along with 30mg. prozac and 300 mg. day neurontin). I took 100 mg. provigil today and felt much better , but still somewhat "wired". Does this go away? Or should I cut back to 75 mg./day or maybe try 50 mg. 2 x a day????? Any thoughts? thanks, elise
Elise,
since all of us have different chemistries, it makes sense to me that different doses for different people will provide different results. Sometimes only a tiny dose is needed to correct the problem. So if you find Modafinil is beneficial at a substandard dose, cool, don't argue with results. As an example, the minimum literature dose of Prozac is 10mg a day. But some people do best at 5mg a day, or 10mg every other day. Someone else might need a dose much higher than the literature maximum. Prozac doses of 100mg to 200mg are not unheard of. Sometimes we have to take what literature says with a grain of salt and simply go with what works for us.It may be that as your chemistry acclimates to a substandard dose of Modafinil, you will later find a higher dose more acceptable. I prefer to simply go with whatever works and let medication reactions--positive or negative--guide me. We have to custom tailor our treatment to fit us as unique individuals with unique chemistries. JohnL
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