Posted by Rick on October 15, 2002, at 19:55:51
In reply to What's Provigil like for off-label use?, posted by utopizen on October 14, 2002, at 19:58:11
> And what's up with people with SP using Provigil on this board? How does this work out for those of you who do this? I've seen it listed as part of a cocktail for some, and am curious.
I may not be adding anything new here if one of the Provigil-containing SP cocktails you already read about was mine, but the skinny is this:
A few years ago an AD was added to my mainstay Klonopin, and I became kinda lethargic and apathetic. My pdoc wanted me to try adding Ritalin, but I fnally convinced him to let me try this new "gentler" psychostimulant I had read about, Provigil. I was surprised to find that it not only handled things nicely in the wakefulness department (without interfering with *desired* sleep), but it also made me feel more enthusiastic and more "forward" with people...more sociable. So while Klonopin handled the basic "people fear", Provigil helped my ingrained introversion and avoidance. It made me more assertive, but without going to extremes or making me feel wired. (I'm talking significant change here, but not a 180 degree flip to extrovert.) So Provigil actually helped *reduce* my anxiety (at least in tandem with Klonopin)...as long as I didn't exceed a 100 mg dose for more than a few days at a time. My pdoc said that based on my experence he's used Provigil to good benefit for anxiety with several other patients.
I'm off it now -- hopefully temporarily -- because drying meds (of which Provigil is one) were doing a number on my throat...creating something akin to chronic sinusitus...feel like I'm choking on phlegm. I'm still doing quite well on Klonopin alone, but hope to add back the Provigil after the mucus invasion subsides (which it's doing). BTW, my pdoc thinks Klonopin should cause more dry mouth than Provigil or Serzone (which works well for me in combo with the other two), but that sure hasn't proven to be true.
Rick
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