Posted by SLS on July 29, 2000, at 13:04:56
In reply to Re: Why Provigil makes a person feel worse, posted by BillP on July 29, 2000, at 12:00:32
Hi Bill.
It did indeed take me nine days to recover from the Provigil-induced worsening of depression and other associated cognitive disturbances. Because I discontinued two drugs on the same day, I did not know for which to attribute the post-discontinuation worsening to. Having been treatment-resistant for so long, I was afraid to leave Provigil without being sure that it was the culprit. After I had begun to feel recovered from my first trial of Provigil nine days after having discontinued it, I decided to restart it to be sure. Although I cringed at the thought of going through that hell again, I cringed more at the thought of passing over a drug that I might respond to. I took one 50mg dose of Provigil last Sunday morning. By Monday morning, I was pretty much screwed up again. On both occasions, the fifth day following discontinuation was the worst.
Thanks for posting your experience. It is somehow reassuring to know that I am not the only one who has reacted this way. I wish you luck on your future treatment trials.
- Scott
> I was interested to read this comment:
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> > Yes. Provigil made me much worse. What's more, I have felt even worse since discontinuing it. I only took it for five days. It left me really screwed-up for over a week.
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> I took Provigil for eight days, and it took me about eight or nine more days after that to fully recover from it. I am so glad to find out that I am not the only one who reacts this way.
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> By the way, what is the URL for Dr. Goldstein's website? I would like to know, too.
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