Posted by Rick on June 10, 2000, at 20:41:24
When I first sent in the post below (now in the June 3 archive), I meant to throw out a question: Is there any other reader with Social Phobia who is using the recently-U.S.-approved med Provigil (modafinil) in combo with other meds...or even alone?? (I know I've seen the related adrafinil -- sold only overseas -- mentioned by JohnL and ohers in a very positive light.)
If you are taking Provigil, has it helped, hurt, or had no effect on your Social Phobia? What else are you taking with it? Did anyone with SP suggest Provigil to their doctor but get a negative response? What reason was given? Just curious.
Thanks in advance,
Rick
=====SOCIAL PHOBIA COCKTAIL -- WOW!!!
Posted by Rick on June 8, 2000, at 0:50:53
Hope it's not too good to last:
Klonopin (1 mg morning, .25 mg afternoon)
Serzone (150 mg morning, 150 mg evening)
Provigil (200 mg morning)(Since these meds plus the Prilosec I'm taking are metabolized largely through the same liver enzymes, bioavailability may be increased for some of them...thus keeping my dosage requirements somewhat lower than usual.)
Klonopin's been great all along, but I've been looking for an even higher level of improvement. Everthing else I've tried, either before or since starting Klonopin, has failed to provide enhancement and/or has caused non-abating bothersome side effects.
The Provigil is incredible, at least for me. I was afraid it would cause counter-productive nervousness, especially when I upped the daily dose from 100 mg to the 200 mg generally recommended for the med's official narcolepsy indication. But instead, the Provigil consistently provides a great "non-wired" wakefulness (although with NO problem sleeping when I WANT to); enhances energy, motivation and cognition; and makes me more assertive and a lot more sociable. I just hope what some have said about a tendency for Provigil to poop out doesn't surface for me.
For the record, I've been taking Klonopin about ten months (but less now than previous
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