Posted by Racer on April 24, 2006, at 9:16:43
In reply to Re: Husband Giving Up (cont.) - Provigil w/Effexor » Racer, posted by flame on April 24, 2006, at 8:11:59
> Racer,
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> Your experience is VERY good news! The fact that provigil actually helped your sleep patterns is possibly GREAT news for my husband! (IF it can help HIM in that area.)
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>If he continues taking Ambien every night -- and I won't offer my opinion of his doctor allowing that -- the Provigil may not be quite as helpful for him in that area. Otherwise, though, one of the great things about Provigil is that it seems to allow people to sleep at night without trouble. For me, I think it helped night time sleep, because it helped me get into a routine of being awake during the day. I took my first dose at breakfast, and noticed somewhere along the line that breakfast was getting to be at about the same time every morning. I think just getting onto a schedule helped me a lot.
The best part, though, is that my lifelong insomnia was mostly GONE while I was on it. I had some trouble with early awakening, but would just gt up and start my day if that happened. ("Early" in this case being in the 5 - 6AM range.) When I got into bed at night, though -- I went to sleep.
You know, talking about this, it's making me miss it. Right now, my pdoc is having me try Dexedrine, which is OK, but I don't have the fabulous sleep I had on Provigil...
Then again, there was a reason to stop Provigil when I did, so I guess I'll continue on the Dexedrine trial...
Good luck.
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