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Posted by theo on December 22, 2003, at 17:56:09
My doc suggested me trying Provigil instead of Wellbutrin as an augmentor with Paxil. I know nothing about Provigil and am a little nervous. Does anyone have any good or bad info about Provigil?
Posted by Viridis on December 24, 2003, at 2:30:41
In reply to Provigil in place of Wellbutrin? Need input., posted by theo on December 22, 2003, at 17:56:09
I couldn't stand Wellbutrin (caused tremendous anxiety etc.), but Provigil gave a nice lift without causing anxiety. I'd definitely try it -- just start with a small dose to see how you react. The pills are easy to divide; maybe try 25 mg at first to be super-cautious, and move up from there.
I haven't seen many really negative reactions to Provigil here -- my impression is that most users are either neutral or quite positive. I was taking it for ADD and it didn't help enough with concentration (so now I take Adderall) but it did provide energy and some mood improvement without edginess. I took 100 mg a day for a short while, and would use it again.
Posted by Donna Louise on December 25, 2003, at 14:27:06
In reply to Re: Provigil in place of Wellbutrin? Need input. » theo, posted by Viridis on December 24, 2003, at 2:30:41
> I couldn't stand Wellbutrin (caused tremendous anxiety etc.), but Provigil gave a nice lift without causing anxiety. I'd definitely try it -- just start with a small dose to see how you react. The pills are easy to divide; maybe try 25 mg at first to be super-cautious, and move up from there.
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> I haven't seen many really negative reactions to Provigil here -- my impression is that most users are either neutral or quite positive. I was taking it for ADD and it didn't help enough with concentration (so now I take Adderall) but it did provide energy and some mood improvement without edginess. I took 100 mg a day for a short while, and would use it again.
I too hated wellbutrin, it made me very anxious and irritable. I love the provigil. I take 100 mg in the morning and usually take another 100mg mid-afternoon. I had been falling asleep on my feet from the zoloft I was taking at the time. I am on prozac now but I am staying on the provigil because it does cause a lift in mood without side effects for me. But, I tried to just take my buspar and provigil to see if I could get off the SSRI and it didn't work. It won't work for me as a mono-therapy. But I sure love it as part of my regimen.
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