Posted by Cindylou on October 15, 2001, at 13:05:09
In reply to PROVIGIL POOP OUT, posted by vicky on October 13, 2001, at 16:39:15
Hi Vicki,
I talked with you on another post -- said I had just started Provigil and it was helping ... BUT ... no longer.I had a terrible CRASH over the weekend. Was severely depressed yesterday. Because I have had similar crashes with Adderall and Ritilin, my pdoc and I agree the problem was caused by Provigil "poop out." I felt great for the first 2 days or so that I took it, but then things went quickly downhill. (i only took it a total of 5 days.)
Today I did not take the Provigil and feel incredibly better.
For me, increasing the dose would just cause a worse crash. With my pdoc's agreement, I discontinued the Provigil, and will probably never try another stimulant since I am so prone to these crashes.
Although, JohnL (Where has he gone?) would highly recommend trying Adrafinil -- that's not supposed to cause the poop-out. It could be worth a try for you.
good luck,
cindy> Started provigil one week ago. very hyper with it at first,
>
> too much energy. (100mg).this side effect wore out
> Now its pooped out and pdoc said take 200mg
> thou still kinda feel more awake then before, I'm still
> kinda tired (like I used to be before the provigil
> History. (taking prozac 40mg,perhphenazine 4mg, buspar 15mg
> twice a day)and now provigil 200mg every morning
> any suggestions, can I go up on my provigil
> has anyone else noticed that provigil seems not to work
> as well the longer you take it?
> vicky
poster:Cindylou
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