Posted by Racer on August 11, 2004, at 12:30:36
In reply to perversely caught between insomnia and fatigue, posted by zeugma on August 10, 2004, at 22:58:20
I've had a problem similar to what you're describing, and I take Provigil -- and I found a solution that works for me and might be worth a try for you, too.
When I first started Provigil, I went into the Land Of Speediness And Discomfort -- which lasted about a week, maybe less. Sounds as if you have visited, too? And then, at 100mgs each morning, I'd crash about 3:30, 4:00 in the afternoon. (Morning dose between 7 and 8 AM) Going up to 150mg in the morning made me speedy again -- until the afternoon crash came at the same time. Great...
What seems to work pretty dang well, though, is taking the 100mg at breakfast, and 50mg at lunch. The first few days, of course, were {ahem} not so pleasant, but after that it's been quite nice. There's not so much a crash, anymore, as a smooth slide into sleep around 10:30 or 11:00; the speediness eased after a few days; and I'm pretty consistently feeling the benefits all day.
Ironically, on the single, 100mg dose, with the afternoon crash -- I'd have more trouble with insomnia than I do now with the second, smaller dose at noon. (I know, I'm weird in my reaction to this drug. Still, it might be helpful to you, too, so it might be worth a try.) (Oh, yeah, and I do like provigil, so I probably overshare the enthusiasm for it. This is an anecdotal report of something that helped me through something that sounds similar to what you're experiencing. Nothing more.)
Best luck.
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