Posted by zeugma on April 23, 2006, at 13:05:43
In reply to Re: Husband Giving Up (cont.) - Provigil w/Effexor, posted by Racer on April 23, 2006, at 10:53:45
Like the other posters, I have observed what seems to be an antidepressant effect from provigil. It is certainly unlike Ritalin in this respect, because Ritalin made me moody and intensified depressive episodes (this may however have been due to the fact that I needed to lower my antidepressant dose when I got severe orthostatic hypotension from Ritalin).
Provigil does have an abuse potential, but long-acting drugs are known to lessen this and Provigil's half-life is at a minimum three times longer than Ritalin's. I have a sleep disorder and in truth Ritalin was much better at keeping me awake. But it actually worked better for the sleep disorder than for ADHD, while Provigil fails to mitigate my sleepiness much of the time but lessens attentional problems when I actually am awake (I have needed to supplement every stimulant I have ever taken with lots of caffeine anyway).
I started at 100 mg but experienced various side effects and stayed at 75-100 mg for a long time. I currently take 200 mg in the morning and 100 mg at noon.
The common element for Ritalin and Provigil is that they both lessen distractibility.
Hope this helps.
-z
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