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Posted by Elizabeth14 on October 10, 2000, at 22:10:38
Main Problem: Sleep, weight gain and low energy.
I was on Prozak and Wellbutrin for three years. This past year, my sleep problems have ramped up and so has my weight! I took off the Prozak but just completely about three weeks ago. I also lowered my Wellbutrin by a third. The sleep is much better but not where it should be still. I had terrible insomnia and then couldn't get up in the morning. The weight, could be the long term side effect of Prozak I've heard about. I don't know if Wellbutrin could do that.
My psychiatrist has just prescribed Provigil. I am hopeful. It's fairly new and helps with daytime sleepiness without interfering with your sleep. I will see if it does that for me. Does anyone know anything about this drug personally? I really need something that gives me more energy. I am just too tired by the end of the day to excercise and I'd like to be able to. I never have never been big on excercise because I didn't have extra weight, I loathed the activity and had no enery! But an anti-depressant I took years ago gave me the energy and more - Nortriptyline (Pamelor). It was awesome but it made me gain weight so fast I have permanent stretch marks. I did aerobics 2 or 3 times a week for that whole year which is a miracle for me but not an ounce came off until I quit the med. Then it just fell off!
Any information and advice valued. Thank you so much.
Posted by cole on October 11, 2000, at 0:00:47
In reply to Provigil (Modafinil) - Anyone taking? Need Enery., posted by Elizabeth14 on October 10, 2000, at 22:10:38
i too am interested in this med. i tend to eat more and sleep more when depressed. from what i've read pamelor (your old med)looks like it would work for me, but i would only switch to that med if the weight gain would be less than that of remeron (my current med). i think you will lose the weight on this new med. i've read that it decreased feeding and body weight in rats-- might do the same for humans! would you please post after a week and let me know how the new med is working out, and if it affects your depression at all? thanks, and good luck!
Posted by Terry1 on October 11, 2000, at 20:28:26
In reply to Provigil (Modafinil) - Anyone taking? Need Enery., posted by Elizabeth14 on October 10, 2000, at 22:10:38
> Main Problem: Sleep, weight gain and low energy.
> >
> My psychiatrist has just prescribed Provigil.
> Any information and advice valued. Thank you so much.I have been on Provigil (300mg) for a few months, after using Ritalin (several forms) to combat day-time sleepiness caused by other meds (including lithium and nortriptyline). The Provigil did help, at first, without the rollercoaster effect of ritalin. However I suspect I am becoming tolerant to it, also, and have been tapering off the past week. Sorry to report I found no weigh-loss associated with it's use. I tend to become tolerant to everything, so your experience might be quite different.
Terry
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