Posted by zeugma on November 16, 2006, at 17:44:07
In reply to Provigil dose for ADD?, posted by yesac on November 16, 2006, at 15:04:49
when provigil was being investigated for childhood ADHD (quite a lucrative market), the doses were high, 340-425 mg/day. But children metabolize Provigil much faster than adults- it has roughly a 7-hour half-life in children under 10, as opposed to 15 in adults (and Provigil, in my opinion, is a drug that requires interdose plasma accumulation to have a marked effect, much like the discontinued Cylert). I take 300 mg. I don't think there's any one dose that is advisable in ADHD adults, any more than with Ritalin or Adderall.
Provigil has a strange slowing effect that may be good for those who had hyperactive subtype ADHD as children.
-z
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