Posted by Rick on June 10, 2000, at 3:12:39
In reply to REST OF POST (Re: Celexa, Serzone, Soc Phobia...) , posted by Rick on June 10, 2000, at 2:54:47
(O.K., This is not funny, cyber-gods. Here's more of my continually-aborted post):Now, Provigil is a different story! It actually provides more mental stimulation and wakefulness than the other "activating" meds, but with no increase in anxiety or peripheral shakiness. I feel pleasantly "up" but not wired. Provigil just makes me feel good and MORE socially comfortable. I feel confident, awake and motivated without the counterbalancing nervousness and daily "crashing" that stimulating AD's, and especially stronger stimulants, can cause in someone with an anxiety disorder. Provigil is the first non-amphetemine stimulant introduced in the U.S. in 40 years. It apparently works in a novel, selective way that creates all the desired effects without the secondary effects that are especially troublesome for anxiety sufferers. And you only need to take it once a day, in the morning. I view it as a "friendly" stimulant. The downside, if you don't have the right kind of insurance -- or any at all, is that it is extremely expensive. Also, I know that a small proportion of users have suffered some side effects including increased anxiety -- though this may go away as the body adjusts. Finally, Provigi's only official indication so far is narcolepsy, and there are many psychiatrists (let alone general practitioners) who are reluctant to try it until they have more feedback from peers, articles, etc. My own pdoc had never prescribed it, and I had to cajole him into letting me try it. He wanted to give me Ritalin instead (I do not have ADD). I showed him several articles and posts from the net to help make my case. One was from the respected Medscape site, where an article on psychiatric med dosing expressed surprise that modafinil (Provigil) has been highly under-utilized as an antidote to AD-caused fatigue. Hope this helps.
Rick
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Can you comment on the use of Celexa and Serzone (SSRIs) considering
that you say you are non-depressive? I know that SSRIs are used for So
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