Posted by JohnL on August 7, 2000, at 3:59:26
In reply to Adrafinil, anyone experience this?, posted by AndrewB on August 5, 2000, at 10:24:56
Andrew,
Sorry about the rough start. 600mg might be too much, not just now, but in the longrun. I say that because I've been taking Adrafinil for a while now and am doing fine at just 300mg. I've tried higher doses, but 300mg is just right. I've come to believe more is not always better with any drug, that often times more can actually be as bad as not enough. With me anyway.At 600mg I get a low-level headache similar to Provigil, except Provigil was a seriously heavy-duty headache.
My results are not comparable to yours though, I don't think, because I am taking a cocktail. I take 300mg Adrafinil at breakfast, one tab of St Johnswort (New Chapter 10%hyperforin brand) at breakfast, one tab of SAMe mid-morning, and 7.5mg Remeron in early evening. Four ingredients, but all at very low doses, producing better results than any higher dose of a singular ingredient. SAMe and SJW both provide a lot more health side benefits too, besides being useful for depression.
I have to admit though, the best ever was 300mg Adrafinil + 50mg Amisulpride. What an awesome combo. It took a while, but I finally narrowed my impotence side effect down to Amisulpride. That's too bad, because Amisulpride was great combined with Adrafinil. I almost felt too good, because I was so motivated and interested in hobbies and activities that I really slacked off at work. With my current cocktail I'm still motivated and interested, though not to an extreme, and have found a good middle ground where I can still enjoy both work and fun, and not be so engrossed in just fun. I'm doing much better in the workplace and still having fun at home.
Anyway, just wanted to say 300mg could be all you need. I've been on and off Adrafinil twice. The first time it took about a week to kick in. The second time it took longer, almost 3 weeks. But once it kicked in, a dose increase was not needed, and actually made things a little worse, not better. So if at all possible, try to stick it out for a few weeks before making any other decisions. And once you are adjusted to it, Amisulpride could be a nice compliment to it. Or, as in my case, low dose SJW and low dose SAMe. Those took about 2 weeks each to kick in. When I added Amisulpride, that also took about 2 weeks.
John
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