Posted by Stan on February 5, 2003, at 4:43:56
In reply to Re: Provigil, posted by not exactly on February 4, 2003, at 21:12:52
> I've tried Provigil. Recently. Liked it a lot. It's not really an AD, and it barely touched the anhedonia thing, but it did help. Boosted mood, gave me motivation, helped me think more clearly. I needed less sleep and found it easier to get going in the morning. The first day I took it, I ended up driving around my neighborhood for hours, discovering streets, buildings, lakes, hills that I never knew existed, and found the whole experience delightful. In the next few weeks, I readily accomplished many tasks that I had been procrastinating.
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> But (you knew there was going to be a "but", didn't you) it didn't last. I developed a tolerance after about a month, and all the benefits slowly faded away. Boosting the dose in an effort to regain the positive effects seemed like a bad idea, so I just gave up on it. I've been slowly tapering off the dosage (for fear of a hypersomnia rebound) and should be down to 0 soon. Maybe it will work again if I wait for my neurochemistry to readjust to its absence. I might just save it for "special occasions".
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> If you were taking it as a narcolepsy cure (its approved use), it might remain effective indefinitely. But as a mood enhancer or AD adjunct, it appears to give only short-term benefits (others have reported similarly rapid poop-out reactions). However, YMMV. Seems worth a try.
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> - Bob
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>hi bob -- why were you reluctant to increase the provigil dosage in an attempt to recapture your initial good fortune with this med? was your daily dose relatively high already, and perhaps you didn't want to push it? also, you mentioned that you'd taken mirapex (with good results) during a clinical trial some years back, but you weren't specific about whether you had revisited it later on in life -- did you try it again, and if so, how did you make out the second time 'round? i'm guessing it pooped out on you since you're apparently not using it now.
thanks for any insights you might have.
Stan
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