Posted by Racer on November 29, 2007, at 1:50:57
In reply to Re: What else with Nardil ? Sugesstions » Nardilstarted2007, posted by tepi on November 28, 2007, at 22:46:59
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> No insurance =( , I bought everything from my job earns . I`ll see how much it cost here
>Here in the States, it's about $6.75 per 100mg pill, $9.10 per 200mg pill. It's very, very expensive. Unless pricing is very different down there, I think I'd advise you not to get your hopes up.
> so you have not stopped taking it since you started this stimulant?
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> have you ever tried to leave it?I took Provigil for a couple of years, and it was good -- although I did have some side effects, most notably a kind of killer headache every afternoon for about the first three months. It was good, though, overall, for most of that time. It helped me sleep -- slept better than ever in my life, before or since.
Stopping it, when it stopped working -- started increasing my depression -- was not a problem. I think I probably didn't sleep as well, but that's too be expected, since it helped so much with sleep.
I found the best option for me was a front-loaded, split dose: 100mg at breakfast, and another 50mg -- cut a tablet in half -- at about noon. There was a bit of a crash when it wore off if I took 100mg at noon, too, which is why I took less.
I do hope you'll consider part of what Bleuberry had to say. If you're taking Nardil, and it's not fixing the problem, it may be because the problem isn't as simple as brain chemistry related to the three neurotransmitters we talk about so much here. (Or it may be that it is one of those three molecules, but you haven't found the right drug for you -- yet. Remember that mileage varies with these medications, which is why drugs with the same basic mechanism of action work differently for each of us.) I know it's harder, but CBT type therapy could be very helpful.
By the way, has your doctor had any suggestions to help with this? Or suggestions on what to add to help with the residual symptoms?
Good luck.
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