I'm glad you posted this. I am having the same problem. I take Amantadine 100mg once a day. Sometimes it helps and sometimes it does not. My neuro told me to exercise but I am too tired to.

I do good to be at work, I was going to make myself yesterday but just did not have it within me to do.

I am on the same thing in generic form. I have the SAME problem. It works, but only so much and not all the time. I've tried going up to 20mg XR but that gave me a problem with grinding my teeth and headaches and didn't help very much otherwise. I've tried provigil, nuvigil, amantadine and several others and so far this is the only one that has made ANY impact.

One thing that helps me is to not take it every day. I take it on my bad days, and that seems to allow it to work better on those days. So I plan a few days a week to not take it (like weekends) and then take it on the other days where I really need energy. Taking it every day seems to kill the affect for me.

Another thing is that I have 10 mg NON XR which is the same but in short acting. So if I'm dying out at 5pm and need to get through a few more hours, I split one of those in half and take it and that gives me enough pep to get through 4 hours or so (but be warned, those come with a severe crash at the end that you will NEED to go to bed when it kicks in).

I posted about this on the treatments board. I had read something about ADD meds being useful. My DD is ADD and was going to ask the Neuro on Friday about getting a Concerta script.

It is becoming worse and worse. Prior I thought I was low on iron and would try that, but nothing seemed to work. Now that I know the cause, I just want something to get me through the day.

I can force myself to get things done until about 11:30 and then I am just drained. Being a single mom of an 8 and 6 yr. old does not help.

I go to bed so tired and then am awake after 3 - 4 hours and up agian every hour after that.

Good Luck and I will let everyone know what the doc says on Friday. Just keep pushing and pushing.

If you don't over do, but give exercise a chance it does build up endurance/stamina.

If you go to the MS society's web site, they use to have vcr/dvd's and flyer's with suggestions. There were even chair areobic ones. It's been a few years, but a friend & I borrowed one on water aerobics for MS patients.

If you don't over do, but give exercise a chance it does build up endurance/stamina.

If you go to the MS society's web site, they use to have vcr/dvd's and flyer's with suggestions. There were even chair areobic ones. It's been a few years, but a friend & I borrowed one on water aerobics for MS patients.

If you don't over do, but give exercise a chance it does build up endurance/stamina.

If you go to the MS society's web site, they use to have vcr/dvd's and flyer's with suggestions. There were even chair areobic ones. It's been a few years, but a friend & I borrowed one on water aerobics for MS patients.

Fatigue seems to be the worst MS symptom as it can bring you to a complete stop in life and make your symptons more intense. I take Provigil 200 but all it does is keep me awake and no energy, my PCP said I should try Adderal as it is also a stimulant, but

I've also have read many people say that if they take it on a regular basis you build a tolerence and it don't work without uping the dose so I take the Provigil only as needed.

I exercise and take Nuvigil, but not everyday! I cut a 250 in half also, and only use a full pill if I really need too!
Have you had your blood work checked? Check D3 levels, B12 and iron.

I take 4000 ius of d3, and I give my self a b12 shot 1 a month . I also take iron. If I am too tired for cardio I do floor work. Stretching, weight bearing and pilates when I can!
Make sure you drink a lot of water also, Dehydration cause fatigue!
Hugs, Sandi

Oh please talk to your Dr because their are some good meds for the Fatigue we get.

10 mg huh? Perhaps an increased dosage would help. I am taking 30mg XR and I do not even work. I am retired. Ask your doctor is increasing to the 20mg tablet is possible for you. Alternatively, you could take one 10mg tablet in the morning, and one in the afternoon. Ask your doctor about various scenarios that will get you through the day. Lastly, I discovered that if I became extremely fatigued suddenly in the middle of the day (and I am out somewhere), a double shot of expresso does the trick. Perhaps a bit too much because I was WIRED. And you must be careful mixing stimulants. Good luck,.

The Xr 10 mg is the change the doctor made in November. I started today by taking Vitamin, E, Fish Oil, Biotin,Levoxyl, and XR along with coffee started on my first cup of water. I am going to see if this works out, at this point I am willing to try anything to feel ok to be at work, my goal is to be ok from the time I wake up until I go to bed. :0)

I am th same way very tired all the time .just fell the other night very weak cant lift my left leg walking bad dont go out.i am falling asleep typing this.cant sit up straight falling over or stand up .i will never be the same again.dr. didnt give me anything for fatigue.didnt even know about meds for it.

i am also taking vitamins D-3 AND CALCIUM,AND FISH OIL. i drink 2 mugs of coffe every morning ,i have to still push myself to get things done and your right its getting old.i dont like feeling like this.i dont see this helping me.i have to go for another MRI to see whats goinng on its bad.doctors never said anything to me about meds for fatigue.