Posted by Brody on September 17, 2007, at 9:37:12
In reply to How to avoid Provigil crash?, posted by Mishal on September 17, 2007, at 2:41:52
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> I take provigil 200mg in the morning.
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> But I almost crash by noon. Crash into moderate depression.
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> Is there a way to avoid this crash? Will dosing it twice daily help? I mean 100mg in the morning and at noon?
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> Don't recommend amphetamine like stimmulants. They are not available here in this part of world.
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Hi Mishal,I started out at 100mg in the morning, and I also had the afternoon "crash", although it just made me very sleepy, I did not get depressed.
Doc changed dose to 100mg morning and 100mg afternoon, and that was too much... I felt overly stimulated.... shaky and nervous.
I now take 50mg morning and 50mg afternoon, and it is working very well for me... steady help with energy and focus. I read here at PB that this med is supposed to work "in the background". I understood that to mean that I should not have that amphetamine like feeling of "raciness".
Maybe you could try splitting up your 200mg into two doses, or it could be that you will need 200mg twice a day. I believe that is well within the dosage guidelines.
I take Provigil as augmentation of EMSAM. Are you on just Provigil?
Best of luck,
Janet
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