Posted by JohnX2 on November 13, 2001, at 10:02:22
In reply to Re: Provigil or Wellbutrin? » JohnX2, posted by Mitch on November 12, 2001, at 13:15:47
I'm so *u*k*ed up that I tend to not mess with
things that work a this point but rather use
augmentation strategies to deal with side effects.
That way I can always back off the augmentation
strategy quickly without a severe remission which
I would risk by switching meds totally.I did try modafinil (provigil) once. It made me
much less edgy than Adderall for a comparision.
It works fast, so within a week you would know
whether or not to punt it.
Wellbutrin actually reduces my anxiety. The modafinil
had a short lived anti-depressant effect which
petered out after a few hours leaving me with a
too much coffee type tension headache. But this
has been a repeatable pattern for *me*. Your
results may vary.I would look for others on the newsgroup who
have responded similarly to meds that you did
as I am not the typical answer on this question. I will
remark that the provigil had no downside on
the anxiety.I took neurontin too and thought it was a great
med if you didn't have to dose the darn thing
exactly 3 times a day, 8 hrs apart (for me).
I can tolerate 2x a day, but 3x is annoying and
I forget.I'm tempted to try Tenex (guanfacine) which is
supposed to reduce hyperactivity without
much sedation. I have my own
motivation regarding one of my shoot-from-the
hips hypothesis that it would help with my headaches.anyways good luck and let me know how
things go,john
> Hi John,
>
> This is a little off the subject, but I think you might be of some help. I see my pdoc later this week and my seasonal depression is due to start kicking in either next week or the week after (*always* by first week of December). I have tried low-dose Wellbutrin (75-150mg/day) for this in the past adjunctively with Neurontin/low-dose SSRI and it was effective, but I didn't like the edginess (slept OK, no irritability, though!)and I didn't like having to take 3 or 4 broken doses a day (kept crashing). Do you think Provigil would be less jagged than the Wellbutrin and allow me to sleep OK, or do you think it would be better to stick with what worked before (the WB)??
>
> Mitch
>
>
> > I've taken Inderal many times when I had a racing
> > heart (I topped 120!) and it almost always stops it in its track.
> > Tends to flatten out the mood however. I generally
> > check for drug interactions 1st, as this is important.
> > If memory serves me correct, a lot of ADDers take the
> > bp medication tenex with Adderall to help tame any
> > hyperactive side effects.
> >
> > regards,
> > john
> >
> >
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