Posted by Krazy Kat on April 3, 2002, at 14:41:29
In reply to Re: Provigil: Heart Palpitations, Other Heart Prob, posted by wendy b. on April 3, 2002, at 10:56:54
wendy:
to be honest, my pdoc has been "pushing" provigil for quite awhile. he feels it has a low side effect profile and has seen some good results counteracting sedation from other meds. also, we've found that i am very ad intolerant (i get high, high, high or irritable and mean, mean, mean), so a stimulant seemed like a better alternative.
i have been taking it the last two days at 100 mg w/o smoking and the palpitations seem better. i am not a smoker, i just go through periods where i smoke, frankly i think out of boredom. so i am fortunate that it is not difficult for me to stop.
o.k., i'm not answering your question - i complained of a lack of energy, sleeping at least 10 hours a night and sometimes napping, lack of motivation, and a general malaise. this went away almost completely on a mix of prozac and cytomel, but then i went too high, crashed, and attempted suicide (sort of). so, we know i am capable of more energy, the depakote just knocks it out of me.
my understanding is that provigil is the gentler of the stimulants and i would think your dr. would be open to it. it can also have an ad effect for some.
- kk
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