Posted by bimini on August 16, 2005, at 10:41:03
In reply to Re: Sustained benefits from stimulants » bimini, posted by stan on August 16, 2005, at 0:13:08
> just curious.....what's the rationale behind combining those two stimulants? do you have any trouble falling asleep? what does the provigil add that concerta alone won't accomplish?
> stanStan, I'm all green behind my ears when it comes to meds, I don't know what the rationale of my docs are, seems all like guesswork to me!
The Concerta provides ability to sustain focus, for ~ 2 hours, I need to be mindful to shift attention or functioning shuts down rather quickly, I get lost and confused. If I don't take a break my brain just turns off, kind of like a standby mode.
The Provigil provides alertnes in a different way, processes like visual decoding appear to me most noticable, like it speeds up processing of input. I have visual problems understanding objects, particular with motion involved. Movement doesn't make sense and messes with my equilibrium.I have no trouble falling asleep, I have trouble staying awake. I fall asleep whithin minutes, occasionally I wake up feeling electric charges and see blobs of lights or sparks, but fall asleep again right away. My sleep of an average of 14-16 hours is now reduced to 9-10 hours, but I don't fully feel awake and time has a strange elastic attribute.
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