Posted by theo on June 13, 2004, at 12:01:35
In reply to topomax-hated it!, posted by meds4life on June 13, 2004, at 8:49:31
Provigil is expensive but you can take as needed. Wellbutrin is a daily add on.
I just started Provigil at 50mg this weekend to see how it affects me and I would be comfortable enough to take it tomorrow morning before work, but today (Sunday) I woke up about 10:00am and decided not to take it and it's no big deal. You can take it daily if you want or take it whenever you are tired. I like it.
To get insurance to cover it you have to claim to have sleep disorders like narcolepsy which I didn't want to do so I went out on a limb and bought some full price. Thirty 200mg tablets are $190.00 but the most I'll ever need is 100mg and right now I'm fine with 50mg, so even if I took 50mg daily that's a 90 day supply which is only $63.00 per month which I can justify and they cut in quarters fine.
I did notice on Walgreens website that the leaflet on this med has included new uses, "shift work disorder" and "excessive daytime sleepines", but I still don't think those reasons will fly with the insurance companies.
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