Posted by Penny on June 28, 2003, at 23:21:06
In reply to Provigil Vets - A Question, posted by PhilipCarey on June 28, 2003, at 7:20:50
Hi! I took Provigil for several months, mostly because I was having major trouble staying awake during the day and while driving :-(
I started at 200 mgs, which worked pretty well - not too stimulating, but enough to keep me awake, but the effect didn't last long, so I went up to 300 and then to 400 (max recommended dose apparently), and with each increase it worked well for a while and then stopped working. Eventually I went off of it b/c it just wasn't working for me.
However, I never had any side effects on it - nothing! And when I quit, I just stopped, didn't have to taper down or anything (did this with my pdoc). He said it was one of the safer 'stimulants', moreso than the ADD drugs. Most recently was on Adderall and it was not good for me at all - actually made me sleepy! So, perhaps I'm just weird (okay, no perhaps about it...).
I certainly think it's worth a shot. Haven't heard too many negatives about Provigil.
Good luck!
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