Posted by Racer on December 8, 2005, at 13:14:23
In reply to Provigil to help with apathy and procrastination?, posted by gardenergirl on December 7, 2005, at 14:08:03
Well, you know all the qualifiers, right? About putting things off, and getting past the behavioral elements, and all that? Of course you do, so I'll cut to the chase...
My experience with Provigil was great. It did brighten my mood, augmented my AD, and helped a lot with many of my symptoms. The biggest problem was that it was short acting, and left me kinda crashed mid-day. The fix for that was easy -- front loaded split dosing. I took 100mg at breakfast, then another 50mg around noon. That fixed the worst of the trouble.
I did get the headaches from it, but they weren't painful -- more like the discomfort of wearing a too-tight swim cap, if that makes sense.
The fact that you will know if it will help within a day or two -- first day, it might be nerves that hype you up, or you might just be too tired, etc -- is a real bonus. And even if you do get the headaches, they really and truly do go away. (By the way, now that I think of it, the first day I took it, I did get a really horrendous headache. But only that day, and I was cleaning a noxious mess, so it might have been the cleaner, too.)
As for caffeine, colas do have a fair amount of the stuff. I looked it up once, and I think cola and coffee were closer than I expected. You might be surprised.
As for insurance, who knows where she's getting her information. She may not have looked into it recently, because if it is on your formulary, it should be covered.
Best luck to you, my friend.
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