Posted by TamaraJ on February 27, 2005, at 17:45:57
In reply to Re: Provigil - Nausea anyone?, posted by awatts on February 27, 2005, at 13:46:21
> > I am about to increase my dose to 100 mg. However, for the past two days, I have been experiencing nausea, particularly within about 1 - 2 hours of taking the Provigil when I have something to eat. And, when I have a cup or two of coffee just after noon, I really feel queasy. Did you experience nausea when you first started Provigil? Does it eventually subside? Does coffee accentuate the effects of the Provigil? I really want to go up to 100 mg because 50 mg seems to help a bit, but I don't want to feel barfy all the time (I have had a hard enough time eating for the past 6 months).
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> > Tamara
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> No nausea here, and no other side effects to report. I've been on 200 mg for several days now. Like you, it seems to help a bit, but I'm not sure it's doing much. Maybe it just doesn't work as monotherapy for depression. I'm going to continue at 200 mg until I run out. I see my pdoc about that time, and we'll have to decide what to do next. He had been talking about Gabitril, but maybe it also only works as augmentation to an AD - not alone.
>-- Thanks for responding. I'm so sorry that you are not having the success you had hoped with the Provigil :-( Maybe augmenting with Lamictal might be effective. It is used as a mood stabilizer, but, apparently, it has some AD effects as well. Another option might be ask your pdoc if you can augment with a low dose of another stimulant. I hope you and your pdoc can find a combination that works and gives you relief. I know how discouraging it can be. I had a number of good days in the past week, and today I am all weepy again. It just doesn't make sense, but I continue to have hope. My thoughts are with you.
Take care,
Tamara
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