Posted by IsoM on December 12, 2001, at 1:46:05
In reply to Re: Adderall and Ritalin, posted by JohnDoenut on December 11, 2001, at 22:00:18
> Are you taking liver tests if you are on Adrafinal? You should be doing that.
Thanks John, & yes, I'll be taking regular liver tests. I don't ever want to have liver problems - I only have one. I've just starting taking it for one month. There's all sorts of warning signs of liver trouble too which I'm aware of.
************************************************************************What about getting a prescription for Modafinal/Provigil? Its a newer version of Adrafinal without the liver problems from what Ive read here.
Impossible for me to get a prescription for Provigil without waiting a year for the sleep lab appointment at the nearest university & they want you off ALL meds for a few weeks before hand. I don't ever want to go through that hell again. I'd rather be dead.
********************************************************************> Have you looked at http://www.sleepnet.com/ ?
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I've read books on narcolepsy & accessed info from university sites on it. I've already checked out the above site. My old doctor who was making the appointment for the sleep tests believed my symptoms about narcolepsy, but he wasn't allowed to prescribe without all the tests. He ended up moving to a different city where the hospital wwas more understanding.
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> Give these doctors a copy of the book "Driven To Distraction" about adult ADD/ADHD.I've tried the book & articles tactic before but have been told that they're so busy (which is true) that they can't read everuthing their patients bring in. If I'm serious about narcolepsy, they figure I should go the conventional route of sleep labs.
If I stay healthy on it, I figure I know how my body feels better than a doctor does. They can perform tests but they can't tell me my constant sleepiness & all-day on & off yawning is just my imagination. AND I'm a very active person too. I need to be not to fall asleep. Now with adrafinil, I can actually sit & read without dozing off no matter what time of day it is. I can also sit through a movie without having to stop the VCR every 15 minutes & mvoing about to stay awake.
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