Posted by pablo1 on January 22, 2005, at 16:51:36
In reply to Re: Adrafinil (Olmifon) and Modafinil (Provigil) » pablo1, posted by jujube on January 22, 2005, at 16:02:16
Sorry I guess 'feel odd' is a bit ambiguous. I could definitely feel something but it didn't feel stimulating like wellbutrin, ritalin, etc nor was it sedating like knonopin, neurontin, etc. But, I could feel it, maybe a little detatched feeling.
My issue is depression with a bit of ADHD & I'm not that depressed, my real problem is computer/internet addiction leaving me totally unmotivated. I didn't get the sense that this stuff was making me want to get up & go at all, but nothing really seems to help with that much.
I did have some good results from amisulpride & ameneptine boosting my sense for pleasure, for instance, I went out & got a guitar & started playing that & enjoying it & listening to music. But those also did kind of get me a bit 'high' & not always thinking real straight. The adanafril doesn't cloud my head like that, just a bit of sensation in my body & the 'taste' of both wellbutrin & neurontin. By taste, I mean literally and also similar feeling. I guess I was feeling a bit of the stimulation like wellbutrin but maybe the sedating effect left it overall neutral.
I only tried for a few days between 150 & 600mg (1/2 to 2 tabs). I guess I've given up because I could feel it was doing something but I didn't particularly like anything about it & couldn't sense any improvement or potential for such. It stays in my system for at least a couple days somewhat.
Other people said it's better combined with other meds & not so special by itself so maybe I'll try it again with something else like amisulpride or ritalin. I didn't have any bad side effects though, just felt sort of uneasy that it was noticeable in my system having some effect. My doc wants me to try Strattera & that has all sorts of common bad side effects so I thought I'd try this first. Both are popular for not having any euphoric 'high' effect but still improving concentration/motivation.
Anyways, maybe that gives you some clue how I felt on adrafinil.
> I have been doing research on Provigil as well as gathering information on people's experiences with the drug as I am hoping to use it to augment the Celexa I am on.
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> If you don't mind, could you please tell me what you mean by "it left me feeling odd"? Also, in the short time you have been on it, have you noticed an effect in terms of motivation and mood brightening? Finally, what dose are you currently using?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> > I just got some a few days ago. It's amazing how similar it is to other meds based on the NT effects. Tastes a lot like the norepenephrine effect of Wellbutrin to me plus the GABA effect of neurontin/phenibut. I am not real excited initially. It's also similar to the effect of stimulants plus benzos which is sort of middle-ground drugged. Supposedly Provigil does not give a 'high' but only promotes wakefullness; adrafinil achieves this through a combo of stimulant/sedative effect. I don't know, it kind of left me feeling odd. I was worried that it would cause insomnia but that wasn't a problem due to the perhaps mildly ghb-like GABA sleepfullness effect.
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