hipmama42
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I am badly wanting to try the Provigil and my doctor agreed that it might be useful for me because my fatigue is chronic and extreme to the point that I am sleeping away every day in bed...no energy and not able to focus or concentrate on anything for very long. As with Craig, my insurance will not pay....and I cannot afford it. So I am starting off with low dose of Ritalin twice a day...it is helping somewhat but I wish I could afford to try the Provigil. My doctor feels that it is not as potentially addictive and has fewer serious side effects when taken as directed by people who truly need it to be able to function effectively and take care of their duties at home or at work. I have read that for people with adult ADD or ADD-like symptoms caused by fibro fog, it doesn't affect us by producing a high or a buzz like it would in a normal brain, just lifts us up halfway back to normal, and we rarely become addicted if we take it as prescribed. I can honestly say that so far the Ritalin makes me more alert and a little more energy, but also produces a little hand tremor which I don't like. ALL medicines have side effects, bottom line, so you have to weigh the benefit of taking them vs. unacceptable side effects. |
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