Posted by Ritch on January 21, 2003, at 0:16:43
In reply to Provigil (answering Mitch from other thread), posted by Ilene on January 20, 2003, at 17:52:49
> I take the provigil for 2 reasons: to compensate for the dragginess that comes from being depressed, and to help w/ a sleep disorder called "delayed sleep phase syndrome". If I don't work very hard at it I go to sleep later and later and sleep forever. I also use a high-intensity light in the morning and take neurontin and elavil when I go to bed.
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> I take 200 mg. When I took 300 I got jittery. I'm not quite as inert as I used to be, so I suppose it's working. I don't really notice it; I've even taken naps when I haven't felt well.
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> My pdoc gets lots of free samples. You might ask.
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> I had problems w/ wellbutrin at first, but I took XR or SR or whatever they call the extended release form, and that was okay. Then I went back to the regular stuff because it's a bit more of a boost and you can take a slightly higher dose. Counteracted some of the sexual problems of SSRIs.
Thanks for replying. Hmmm. "delayed sleep phase syndrome". Honestly never heard of that one. Neurontin and Elavil? My pdoc has been bugging me about going back on a little Neurontin just for sleep. I've noticed an "advancing" and "retarding" effect with when I feel sleepy at different times of the year (with bipolar disorder-seasonal affective). In the spring when the hypomanias return I start to have this advancing phenomena, when I go into depressive phases in the winter (esp.), I start yawning earlier and earlier and have difficulty staying awake towards a normal bedtime. Well.. going to have to find the means and time to get a real sleep study done...
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