Posted by Mishal on November 7, 2007, at 4:52:20
In reply to Provigil dependence? - Feel need 2x 200mg a day, posted by Fivefires on November 6, 2007, at 16:29:09
> Feels like can't get out of bed in morn' w/o one. Then it works for about 6hrs max. Don't like feeling this dependence -or- shall I say the addic---- word?
Hi Fivefires,
Definitely it is not dependence. Your original symptoms are back. Provigil never causes dependence like SSRIS, Benzos etc.
> Tried cold turkey a few days as don't like the feeling of needing extra per day.
Why? needing an extra per day is not a felony. I spread my doses all along the day. 100mg in the morning, same dose right after three or four hours. Another 100mg at noon and if needed, I never hesitate to take 100mg evening or even at night. I still sleep well.
> Anyone else ever needed more than one 200mg tab Provigil per day?Many. I am one among them. Some days, I am going little upper as 500 or 600. Contrary to the drug literature which states 400mg as the maximum dose and doses beyond that don't seem to have any added benefit, I still get benefits if I go higher than 400mg.
And one thing all users should keep in mind is: Provigil is a unique med with some added benefits other than treating narcolepsy. It took more than a month for me to adjust to this drug. And during this period, I was really struggling with high and low caused by this stuff. I used to have a remarkable stimmulating effect right after dosing followed by huge crash when the drug wears off. This was on the first few weeks. But I was reluctant to give up and endured. Now my patience has been rewarded, and I feel like I am on the best ever medication I had in 20 plus years. No ups and lows now. Only an elevated mood with a magnificent calmness.
Please don't write off this wonderful stuff just because you had a horrible crash while you were on this drug. Crashes will happen, but upon repeated administration, they will without any doubt cease. If you wait with patience, you will never regret it.
And one last note: What many here describe as a tolerance is not the real tolerance. Provigil retains its efficacy all the time, but it is the initial euphoria that cease to exist upon repeated administration. NOT THE ALERTING, MOOD ELEVATING, CALMING, RELAXING EFFECT. It will always be there, but the problem is since you become used to the state of well being, you fail to notice it and complain of tolerance. That's all.
"Even orgasm, if it lasts for more time, one will become used to it and feel like not having any such thing at all"
With best wishes
Mishal
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