Posted by JohnL on September 1, 2001, at 16:22:59
In reply to Re: Problems With Adrafinil » JohnL, posted by adamie on September 1, 2001, at 15:06:43
Hi there Adamie,
When your Adrafinil arrives, I would and have approached it this way:With a knife, cut one pill in half. They don't have to be exact. If one half is a little smaller than the other, start with the small half. Take just that one half pill for the first day.
The second day do the other half. Then by day 3 you should be able to tell if you can go higher or not. If you are comfortable doing it, then go up to one whole pill a day. Stay there for about a week.
You can then decide to higher or stay there. For me, at that point, I decided to go higher. I went up to 2 a day, then 3, then 4. But I intuitively could tell those doses were too high for me, so I backed off. I eventually settled at just one pill a day, because that's where it felt the best for me. Of course, I am also taking other meds, so that kind of confuses it a bit.
You might feel some effect during day 1 through day 3. You might not. I did. Keep in mind that Adrafinil's benefits continue to improve over several weeks. Things to look for:
You are taking interest and motivation in something.
You are being more outgoing and more talkative.
You are feeling more creative.
You might feel like your memory is improving.
You notice the depression is fading.You should see at least a hint of these things happening by two weeks. But what dose you take will depend on how comfortable you are with any side effects that might occur. There is a rare chance you might actually feel worse instead of better. That can and does happen with any psychiatric drug. But hopefully this will go well for you.
If you are having bad experiences with Adrafinil during the first week or so, then you might just finish out the supply and see how it goes.
If on the other hand you feel a hint of something good during the first week, make sure to do all you can to convince your buyer that you want and need more for a full trial. If you feel neutral or somewhat better, get some more. If you feel worse, don't get more. A lousy situation would be if you are feeling improved but then your supply runs out. You want to be sure to have more onhand.
Each time I start a new medicine it is kind of like a journey into the unknown. You can read all about it, study it, think about, etc, but you never really know for sure what's going to happen until you actually swallow the pill and begin the journey. Then, let your intuition and your senses guide you. Your body will speak in many different ways to let you know whether it likes your medicine or it doesn't.
Hope this is helpful.
John>
> hi john. my adrafinil will be arriving soon. I was only able to get a 40 pill supply of 300mg. even if say 600mg day would be the effective dose for most people would I be able to see a very noticable positive effect with just 300mg a day? I want to try and be as long on it as possible. with 600mg a day I could only be on it 2 weeks. so I hope 300mg a day for 1 month will be enough for me to see a big effect.
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> Right now I am not taking anything except 5htp 250mg a day. I dunno how the 5-htp is effecting me. would taking adrafinil with 5-htp cause any problems? but my main question is generally, chances are will I be able to see a noticable positive effect with just 300mg not being on any other meds? or should I try 600mg for the 2 weeks instead? if adrafinil has a positive effect my mom will buy more for me. so i'm hoping it will work well. it certainly looks to be a great med.
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