ProVigil

[eddoc]

Has anyone tried ProVigil? My sleep specialist suggested that I try it for the deep tiredness that I experience, even after getting great help with sleep from my CPAP machine.

By the way, my trip to Seattle went very well. Though it is indeed very hilly, the cooler weather and low humidity made it easier to get around than here is muggy Baltimore. The weather seems to have a huge impact on this disease.

Eddoc

[young at heart]

I HAVE FOUND PROVIGIL VERY EFFECTIVE. IT DEFINATLY HAS DONE WONDERS FOR ME.

I HOPE YOU HAVE GOOD RESULTS FROM IT.

T-LYNN

[Lauri8967]

Just a note about my experience:
Provigil also took hours to kick in for me as well (my doc said it could take several hours), so I used to set my alarm for like 3AM, take the provigil, and by midmorning, it would have started working.  I also worked nights at that time, so I would take another at appx 1PM, which would keep me good until about 11PM.
By then, I was on my way home from work, tired and ready for bed, and not still "awake" from the medicine.  Obviously, this was only my experience, and may not work for others as well.
Lauri

[marknvicf]

Provigil? It would be great if I could be prescribed a sufficient amount! It takes 800mg to have an effect on me that means anything, but the most that can be prescribed is 400mg per day. Essentially that means being awake for 12 working days per month. I don't take it on weekends and just sleep. I read the studies and they went up, safely, to 6000 mg per day. Not sure why they will only allow 2 pills of 200mg each. It could be that my fatigue is so overwhelming (from MS), and as a software engineer my need to be able to concentrate is about nil without this medicine. Also, my body is sooooo tolerant to just about anything except antibiotics! LOL. Even at the dentist I need a ton of Novocaine to be numbed. Any kind of sleeping pills act the same way. I have always been that way even before taking any kind of the prescribed type of pills above. So, my experience may be atypical.
MarcoPolo

[RETIRED53]

I am on the mighty Provigil, 200 mg taken when needed. Sad thing for me is that sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it works, but it takes effect way to late. Hit and miss with me but then who cares, lol... Be well my friend...
Big Lee

[Quixotic1]

Provigil is much safer than amphetamines.  It does not carry the addiction potential.  It actually does make you more wakeful, but it is a stimulant.  My bp goes up slightly and at the higher doses I now feel a little zippy or pressured.

Q

[Lauri8967]

Hi all -
A few years back, when I was under the care of my neuro only, he prescribed me Provigil and it was amazing...For anyone with severe fatigue,  I would suggest you try it.  I never felt that racy feeling either, just more wakeful.

I believe, also, that unlike amphetimines, it does not affect your heart...thought I remember my doc saying that - that it was much safer than amphetimines...

Lauri

[Fluffysmom]

I used to love going to Seattle and climbing up and down all those hills; I once walked from lower Queen Anne to the Woodland Park Zoo, walked around there, and walked all the way back.  Those days are gone, but I would like to try it in a car someday just to measure how far I went (not to mention elevation gain and loss)

I live down in Portland, but I've been to Seattle many times.  I'm glad you got to enjoy it.  

I'm undiagnosed, but have a lot of fatigue, and have been thinking about trying Provigil, too.  I had a friend try it, and it didn't help her much.  I've heard of others that just had their life changed by taking it.  I think I'll check out their website and see if they have any offers for a free week's supply.  I used to see ads for them all the time!

Good luck, I hope it helps you if you decide to try it!

Kathy

[Quixotic1]

Hey!  Welcome back!  I'm Gald you like Seattle.  I am very partial to the Pacific Northwest, but the last three days have been a bit h*llish, days near 100!  We will cool off tomorrow.  Yes, the wether makes a HUGE impact on the disease!

I am on Provigil.  It was the first thing my new neuro offered me when he was first pretty sure I had MS.  I started out on one tablet, 200mg.  That was amazing, but I quickly went up to 300mg.  I needed that for a few months just to get going.  Then I was able to go back to 200mg.  After a few months I felt fine on half a table (100mg).  Without it you might as well reclassify me as a statue.  It also helps stabilize my vertigo.

It raises the blood pressure a little, not usually a problem for me.  Because it has a long half-life you must take it in the morning.  For me it must be taken before 11am or I have Bright Eye all night.

Welcome back!

Quix