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Provigil

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Provigil is AWESOME!

I have had extreme fatigue over the past year and finally my doc puts me on the wonder drug..Provigil. I love it.

When they gave it to me, they said.."Oh, you're going to feel like you just drank 2-3 cups of coffee". Well, having never drank a cup of coffee in my entire life, I didn't know what to expect.

The first two days I took it..I was flying. I was shaking and talking a mile a minute. It was scary, but hilarious!

Now, Ive been on it for a month and I don't know how I could get by without it. (I dont shake or have the jitters anymore ) I no longer have the extreme fatigue, and I can focus more and concentrate. I can get through daily life without feeling like crap all of the time.

If anyone is considering it...do it! Its good stuff!
feisty
feisty
I remember your first day on Provigil....you called me flipping out. LOL.

I too, love my Provigil. It has never made me jittery. I can even take a nap if I want to.

I am in love with Provigil. I want to marry Provigil.
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Ditto!
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Another ditto, but I have also recently read research on the Net that taking 1,300 mg of aspirin per day helps with MS fatigue. Has anyone tried this?
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I tried provigil and it did keep me awake but I still felt physically tired all the time. The only thing that help my physical fatigue was to sleep. So I quit the provigil but have thought about trying it again.
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I just started Provigil. Today. Good grief, I couldn't believe the difference in how I felt and was only upset that my doc didn't give it to me sooner! I didn't feel jittery but actually felt, well, like the OLD me.
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Leanna,

I take two aspirin/day. I have no fatigue since I started doing this.
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I love the Provigil too, but it is starting to not get me through the day. Am starting Adderall along with it. We'll see how it goes.
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Thank those scientists for Provigil!! I've been on Provigil for about 5 years and couldn't get up with out it. I start getting grouchy feeling in the afternoon and remember Oh I need to take my Provigil and in a 1/2 hour I am fine - more alert.
However I still get fatiqued and can sleep ........
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I just picked up two weeks worth of samples from my Drs office today. I took one half of a 200mg tablet. I feel almost normal...I hope this keeps up!!! I mahy be able to get through a workday without just crashing..
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I too also take Prvigil and love it! I take one pill aday, the pills are 100MG. I feel that some days that is not strong enough and need more. What do you ALL take??
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nope feisty you can't marry provigil because we are engaged and gonna get married next month...hahaha
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I have been using Provigil for the last year or two. Recently though it is not quite cutting it anymore.
TexasMS
TexasMS
If you want to know how you can live without it, forget to take it one day, you remember quick :) I hope provigil is a female because like Jen, I also want to marry it :)
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Provigil: A true gift from above! No more brain fog. I've been on it longer than most of you, around 10 years. It has given me my life back. Tried other things, always come back to my best friend.
"Better living through chemistry."
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I was only started on it recently, just began my second month. The very first day, I was in love and couldn't believe how much of my life I had lost and was given back to me. By the end of the first month, though, I am right back where I started. Thankfully I have an appt with my NL coming up soon and can address it with her. Maybe I just need an adjustment.
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