Posted by wendy b. on April 4, 2002, at 23:17:05
In reply to Info Presented To Doctor » wendy b., posted by IsoM on April 3, 2002, at 12:27:59
Hi IsoM,
If you would, and can spare the time (I promise to keep it short & sweet), can you e-mail me at <kolepp@ivillage.com> ?
I have some questions that might better be asked off-line... KK, do you want to be cc'd?
Thank you for writing to me with all this info, very helpful...
yours,
Wendy> Sorry Wendy, but I haven't talked to my doctor yet. This is one of the rare times that I'm planning to be manipulative (which I can be SO good at all). I'll explain.
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> My doctor is a family physician & while very good, doesn't have the understanding of psychotropic meds that a psychiatrist would. But the few psychiatrists in my area are old-style (& in my opinion & others I've talked to & trust), crazier than most of their patients. The wait to see psychiatrists from further out is too long & I have no idea whether I'd get a good one or not & have to go through the whole thing again, hence...
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> I order Olmifon (adrafinil) from overseas. Adrafinil's main metabolite is modafinil which is what Provigil is. I'm going to make an appointment later with my family physician & explain that I've been taking adrafinil & the benefits I feel. I'm also going to print out clinical info on Provigil (not just the medication's profile but research done with it) & present it to him.
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> I will then ask if he's willing to prescribe Provigil for me, telling him if he doesn't wish to, I'll continue using the adrafinil from overseas. I won't put too much pressure on him but will give him the choice, letting him know that Provigil's supposedly easier on the liver than adrafinil.
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> Either way, I'll have what I need. Maybe KK or others may be able to tell you more.
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> I do believe in the future, we'll find more & more doctors willing to prescribe Provigil for their patients who would benefit from it. In France (the country where adrafinil is made), adrafinil is used for early onset Alzheimer's, for mood brightning, as an AD, a memory aid, & in narcolepsy. It's not even considered a prescription drug there but can be bought OTC.
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