Posted by Viridis on July 21, 2003, at 16:04:32
In reply to Can Straterra, Provigil help social anxiety?, posted by utopizen on July 20, 2003, at 23:29:25
I find Strattera very helpful for anxiety and focus (together with Klonopin and a bit of Adderall). For me, it's a very "mellow" drug; not really activating, but it helps me stay on track and calm. The main problems I had were with dosage increases, and this seems to be a common theme here: it can cause nausea, dry mouth and eyes, stiffness, etc. if ramped too fast.
In the month+ that I've been taking it, I've found that each increase caused side effects (pretty minor, mostly mild nausea, which is unusual for me) for a few days to a week, then these disappeared.
I've gone from 25 mg/day to 40, then 50, then 60-65, and may increase that. Some people do seem to react quite negatively though, so I'd try it cautiously -- my pdoc gave me a handful of sample packs of 25 and 40 mg pills, which allowed experimentation with various doses (the reps are really pushing it).
I liked Provigil; again, no anxiety, some increase in motivation and energy, just not enough help with concentration. I'd take it again, and at least one poster here has had good success in mixing it with Strattera. Free samples of this too should be readily available.
Good luck!
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