Posted by Ritch on May 13, 2002, at 9:39:16
In reply to Re: provigil -trying it out, posted by Emme on May 13, 2002, at 7:36:02
> Hi Folks,
>
> I tried provigil a while back at 25 and then 50 mg. I felt positively manic several hours aftr taking it, and then profoundly exhausted in the evening from the overstimulation. So I dropped it like a hot potato. I'm having a lot of fatigue lately and have been feeling depressed. My doctor recommended giving it another shot at a smaller dosage. Today I'm trying a "flea size" dose of 12.5, yes 12.5 mg. Or at least that's what I think I ended up with after doing surgery on the table with a pill splitter. We'll see what happens. I've got plenty of klonopin on hand in case it makes me too wired. (I'm also taking Lamictal and neurontin.)
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> Emme
Emme,Interesting that your doctor wants to retry at an even smaller dosage, despite that experience. Let us know the result. I know the stuff is $$$$ as all getout, *so* if I could just take 1/8 of a $3-5 pill every AM I wouldn't mind forking out the cash. But, the main thing I like about it is once/day dosing, and no CII hassles with the pharmacy and my pdoc. It is supposed to be a DA reuptake inhibitor. Also, Zoloft inhibits reuptake of DA a tad (and I responded particularly well to Zoloft-motivationwise), but it just shreds my guts to pieces, so I am wondering if a tiny nugget of Provigil combined with the tiny nugget of Celexa I take (every other day) might work out quite well.
good luck,
Mitch
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