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provigil and weight loss


Posted by Ulysses on December 19, 2000 at 21:25:33:

Has anyone else had drastic weight loss or loss of appetite after going on provigil? Before I started taking it, I was around 190 lbs. after 2 weeks i was down to 175, and after another i hit 165. I didnt even realize what was hapenning until my pants stopped fitting.
It was sort of an odd experiance, because I was always eating, and i was slightly overwieght. I never imagined that I could possibly lose that much. I bottomed out at around 155 before I started forcing myself to eat more.
When im on provigil, i have pretty much no appetite. It seems the only way i can tell i need to eat is when I get sharp pains in my stomach from not eating. Ive managed to get up to 165, but i'd like to get back to 170 at least. some nights I'll realize that i havent eaten a single thing all day.
I know this isnt healthy, but its hard to eat when your never hungry. This seems kind of odd to me, as alot of others in the forum have talked about craving carbs (which I did before going on provigil). has anyone had a similar experiance? And is this a noted side effect of provigil? and does anyone know of a way to offset this somehow?
please! I want to enjoy eating again!(hehe and in time for christmas dinner would be nice...)

--Ulysses



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