Posted by jacquie on April 14, 2001, at 21:37:27
In reply to Re: provigil. . . adrafinil? , posted by JohnL on October 18, 2000, at 4:41:33
JohnL
Would you combine Wellbutrin and Adrafinil together
or is that over doing it? I take Wellbutrin. I have
tried adranfinil, but found it effective in the first week,
but then it somehow seemed to fade away. Any thoughts??
jacquie
> Cole,
> Just my experience, but Adrafinil is so much better than Provigil I can't find the words to tell you.
>
> I had the EXACT same response to Provigil as you. Spaced out, easily exhausted, overall yuck. And oh my, what a price tag indeed! And like you, I also had the same reaction to Wellbutrin. So you and I could apparently be on the same page.
>
> I certainly can't predict what the best thing to do is. But I can say, in your shoes, I would for myself order some Adrafinil today, stop Provigil today, start taking Adrafinil in about a week when you get it, and look for a good response from 2 to 4 weeks after that. All I can say is, it isn't anything like Provigil. Just the opposite. And the $25 price tag is nice. It amazes me how something so cheap and so mild can work so good. I don't understand that. Nevertheless, it works great, and that's all I care about. The cheap price is icing on the cake.
>
> Like you, I also take Remeron, though my dose is much lower than yours. So I can verify from months of personal experience that Remeron and Adrafinil do go together rather nicely. This may be especially interesting since you and I seem similar in a lot of ways. If you try Adrafinil, don't expect immediate results. You may not feel anything for a week or two. I doubt seriously you'll feel any of the yuckiness you did with Provigil. And if you're like me, just one tab a day is all it will take for increased energy, motivation, renewed vitality, and improved cognition. It is strange though how these effects come on gradually over several weeks.
>
> Someone mentioned concern over liver enzymes with Adrafinil, in another post. I forgot to address that. Hopefully they'll read this. The liver enzyme situation is rather rare, but occurs primarily at higher doses (3 to 4 tabs a day) for extended periods of time (months or years). Low doses like 1 or 2 tabs a day are not likely to be much of a risk. Regardless, it's always a wise move to have a liver test once or twice a year anyway while taking ANY psychiatric medication, not just Adrafinil. After six months with Adrafinil at one tab per day, my liver test came back looking the same as before I started.
> John
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