Posted by Sulpicia on May 31, 2001, at 14:03:10
In reply to Provigil to help with Effexor Fatigue - Cam?, posted by AnneL on May 30, 2001, at 22:53:40
> Hi Anne--
sorry you're still not quite yourself yet.
My daughter tried provigil as an add-on to Wellbutrin for
depression: it made her feel horrible [nausea and headache, not
to mention Mom's empty wallet -- very pricey pills] and didn't do
anything for depression or energy. She was up to 400mgs per day.
I know there has been some success with provigil as an AD add-on
but in the study that's ongoing at our hospital the early results have
not been spectacular.As for it's classification as a Schedule IV drug, off hand I *believe* that
sched I is banned stuff, as in no medicinal use [recent supreme court/legislative
idiocy put pot here], sched II is controled substances like opiates and amphetamines
inter alia, sched III is weaker pain meds, and IV is the least restricted -- less/no
problems with dependency etc. Don't quote me here: it's been a long time since I looked
at this.I do recall our pdoc explaining that provigil worked selectively on the part of the brain
responsible for alertness. As for euphoria, certainly not like amphetamines, and more like
caffeine. My daughter did experience jitteriness, when she was awake, which wasn't that
often. This is also the only drug she ever complained about having to take -- and this from
the kid who went into shock from lithium...It's probably not dangerous, at least from the stuff I've read.
Try for samples if you go this route. No sense in paying for it until you figure out if it
works.Be well,
Liz
poster:Sulpicia
thread:64819
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