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Two Days of Provigil


Posted by susan on April 30, 2000 at 19:16:17:

I started my first day on Provigil 200 mg yesterday and then again today. All I have wanted to do is lay around and sleep. Most of the time I don't actually feel like I am asleep just laying there with my eyes shut until someone or something moves and then I realize that I must have actually went to sleep. Can this be possible. Tomorrow I have to go back to work. How many days does it take before the medicine begins to help me stay awake. I am still taking one dose of dex (5mg) in the morning with the Provigil and another dose of dex (5mg) around noon. I think if I was not taking a least some of the dex I would be out of it completely. Just writing this is difficult as I keep having to start a word all over. My brain does not seem to be working right or at least my fingers don't want to type what my brain is thinking. If it gets any worse tomorrow I have no idea how I am suppose to drive to work and then work. Someone please tell me how long before this new medicine starts to work. I can not just lay around all day and I refuse to let this nasty little disease get the better of me. I can not take a drug holiday as I have to work.

Someone please guide me in the right direction. It it takes much longer to start working then I just as soon go back on the high doses of dex and just be jumpy and nervsous and snappy at everyone. At least then I could just stay locked in my office and away from everyone then they would not be snapped at.

Thanks for listening.

Susan

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