Posted by stann on July 16, 2004, at 13:21:14
In reply to Re: provigil, modafinil, experiences please., posted by Racer on July 15, 2004, at 23:23:46
> I experienced a great deal of the sort of agitation you're describing when I first took Provigil. At the time, I was also taking Prozac, Xanax for sleep, and Strattera; then Zoloft and first desipramine, then Zoloft and Lamictal. (Xanax for sleep the entire time.) The agitation was terrible, and I attributed it to the only "stimulant" medication I was taking. I tried reducing it to 50 mgs, but no better. So, I stopped taking it...
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> [insert theme from "Jaws" here]
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> Within a couple of days, I had crashed. It was terrible. It felt as if every benefit I had been attributing to the other drugs was just gone. Then a bunch of other things happened, and I stopped taking all the drugs entirely.
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> A while later, in desperation, I started just the Provigil again, and miraculously the agitation wasn't there at all. In fact, the general anxiety I get as a side order with depression was reduced a great deal. Since starting the Provigil again, my doctor prescribed Prozac again -- and within the first day the overwhelming agitation was back, full blast.
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> What I guess I'm trying to say is that it may not be the Provigil itself causing this reaction, although it may be. I'd suggest talking to your doctor about it.
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> And other posters here have had good luck with Provigil by cutting the tablets into pieces - up to what was described by one into "slivers" of about 12.5 mgs. So, in the meantime, if you're an experimenter (as I tend to be), go ahead and try it.
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> Best luck to you.I do like to experiment with the meds, but doing this always causes my anxiety to rise.
Stann....
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