saraba
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I just read an article about this medication. For some people, it's used for narcolepsy. But some doctors are recomending for people who have a hard time staying awake and alert during the day. Some docs have tried it for patients who feel hungover from taking Ambien. Has anyone had any experience with this drug? Sometimes at work and in traffic I feel like I could just nap for hours...
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quincy
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Sarab;
Im not trying to be nosy, but what meds do you take daily? I've been having the same problem, like in traffic I'll start to doze and get dizzy. I take methadone, hydro and valium. I also have fibro which I know causes fatigue, but I have heard of provigil too. My rheum suggested it, but Its like an amphetimine and I don't want to get into those. My problem is nothing a good nap wouldn't cure, but sometimes I worry my meds are to blame. PM me if you like, but I have the same problem.
Sarah A 
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TLT
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My Dr recently swithched me from oral morphine to the duragesic patch. I have been on the patch for 1 week now, the worst side effect was the drowsiness, and fatigue. called my Dr to talk with him about these side effects, and he called me in provigil 200mg 2 x day. I went to pharmacy to pick them up, and my insurance co. needs to have my Dr to call in to get these preapproved? For 60,(200mg) provigil was 364.00 if I payed out of pocket for them.
Anyways went on and had a partial fill of 10, and started taking them today. They have given me so much energy, just by taking 200mg. I was wondering if these are similar to ritalin?
Terri
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"RUDENESS IS THE WEAK MANS IMITATION OF STRENGTH"
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woody
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Geez I just lost my reply to this post and have to do it over.
Provigal is not related to amphetimines. It is not addictive and has very few side effects. One Dr told me it was almost as safe as water. The US military now offers it to pilots flying long missions, in addition to the amphetimines they have been using for decades. Some of the pilots say they prefer Provigal over the amphetimines because Provigal dosen't make them "edgy". I heard that one or more of the European nations' militaries have stockpiled it for use by their troops. It's just short of getting "wonder drug" status from the medical community. Of course, the same thing happend with lithium, valuim, prozac, etc.
It is expensive. 60 200mg would cost me around $400 if I didn't have insurance. I have been using it for about 2 years. I was nodding off at work, at dinner, etc from the effects of daily doses of Oxycontin, Dilaudid and Duragesic.
To me, it is not a mood altering drug in any way. I mostly know that it works, when I don't take it and notice how wiped out I am. I can go to sleep after taking it also, which is another of the top benefits.
I do seem to have more bouts of heartburn when I take it, but I can't say for sure that the Provigal is the cause.
I would recomend anyone to try it to treat problems staying awake during the day. It won't take the place of sleep and hasn't reduced the mental retardation that large dosages of opiates over a long period of time seems to be occuring to me, but it probably will help keep you awake and perhaps a little more alert. Of course not every medication works on everyone the same way, so a trial run with a Dr is the only way to tell if it will work for you. Hope this helped.
Woody
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TLT
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Thanks woody,, On my pt info sheet that came with provigil, it said in big bold letters: "may be habit forming".
My pharmacist said it was only a scheduled lV drug,
This is my second day taking it, So far 200mg. does the trick for the whole day. What a big difference it makes, before I was nodding off at 2:00-3:00 pm everyday, ready to take a nap. Not today, I was so full of energy, it felt so good not to be so lazy feeling all day long.
TLT
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dragonlove
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I just started taking a sample dose. Take 100 mg 3x day. I love it!!!
I don't feel so awfully, miserably tired!
Now, I JUST need my doc to rx it and my insurance to cover it...i might just get it online, or see if I can find it in mexico.
does anyone know any online sources???
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