Posted by Lorraine on March 4, 2002, at 21:16:53
In reply to Re: What's going on with provigil? (nm) » Lorraine, posted by shelliR on March 3, 2002, at 0:15:43
Shelli:
The Provigil is good. I think it is a good drug because a) it increases motivation, b) it keeps me awake and alert without the high stimulation of ritalin and adderal, c) it has an easy on/easy off aspect--I definately hated coming down from adderall or ritalin, d) it is mildly prosexual, e) it is mildly anti-depressant. Bad news is AGGITATION and ANXIETY. But not as bad as the others and not as bad as selegiline or moclobemide. All the things that work for me cause this. Or maybe I just get aggitated easily and have an anxiety disorder (this I definately do). Anyway, between the Klonopin .75 at night and the neurontin, that was under control pretty much, but why not mess with a good thing? So I am trying to go off the Klonopin (I think I have a nose thing with it--right now have a pretty bad case of sinusitus) (plus hair loss?)(and dysorgasmia--slight) and use buspar instead. Will that work? Haven't a clue, but it sure would be elegant if it did.
It's the same old day by day. I was out of town last weekend and have been sick physically and sort of grouchy. I had my naturalpathic doctor test me for a bunch of viruses and come out positive for them (based on growing them in a petri dish PCR)--HHV6, Ebstein Barr, Cytlomega--all variations of herpes I believe. We have all been exposed to these at one point or another, but in my case, they are active viruses. Also, a test of my natural killer cells showed that although I have enough of them they are not functioning properly. Hence? Hence, what. I don't know. Hence, my immune system sucks b/c I have depression or hence my depression looks a lot like chronic fatigue. Either way, they are just symptom clusters, not actual diseases--or you might say they are diseases of unknown etiology. And, better, yet, noone has a clue how to solve the puzzle for either of these things really.
That said, and acknowledging that I am in a really crappy mood (sinusitus and all), the Provigil seems like it might do the thing for me if I can get the dosage and anti-anxiety stuff together. (No reason to think I can't.)
I am so pleased to hear that you are stable and are on the path to finding the right doctor. Good for you. You are one tough cookie in terms of sticking it out through some hard times. I admire you for that.
Lorraine
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