Posted by Jo Ann on October 19, 2002, at 2:02:17
In reply to Sounds like ADD, posted by paulk on October 15, 2002, at 22:24:31
I take 20 mg of Dex per day, and for the last 3 or 4 weeks, I wake up halfway through the night, then fall back asleep about half an hour before my alarm goes off. This happened about a year ago when I first started the meds. I am going to the doctor on Monday to see what he thinks.
> Klonopin is known to have a serotonergic effect. I don’t know if it ends up pushing down the DA like the SSRI’s do? It might and you may be correcting it with the other meds.
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> Modafinil(Provigil) gave me a really strange experience. I took it in the morning and an hour later I was nodding off and slept for a few hours. Just the opposite of what I expected. Later I learned it should not have an effect for a week or two.
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> I’m taking a low dose of Dex right now (15mg/day), but I’m worried about the roller coaster effects. I feel pretty lousy by about 4PM. I’m wondering if the Modafinil might help with that.
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> My biggest problem when taking the Dex is I fall asleep at night, but then I wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning and can't get back to sleep. Anyone else taking Dex have/had this problem?
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> Did you ever try Dex by itself? Can you compare the difference taking the combo?
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