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provigil

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hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone takes provigil or has before. I was just wondering if you had any side effects, and if they decreased or went away after awhile. today i had a mountian dew and i was sitting in class and started to feel really nervous/jittery, shakey, light headed and i couldn't sit still. i'm not sure if it was the meds, mountian dew, or both, but if you have any advice, thatd be great! thanks!
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It helped me a lot for months, then began to lose some (not all) effectiveness. Dont drink the caffiene until you start building up a tolerance to it. The dr added adderall for me, which works better, along with the provigil. Make sure you drink pleny water. How are you now? please update! Girlwithpearl
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I was on this medicine at first and also taking a perscribed diet pill and still sleeping during the day. So sorry, no help from me. Good luck. Concerta and adderall worked better.
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the little paper the pharmacy gave me with the provigil said not to have caffine while on it b/c it makes the side effects of provigil worse.

I can't sleep during the day when i take provigil, no matter how hard i try (i am still very tired/exhausted while taking it, but not really sleepy) tryiing to go to sleep usually gives me a headache. i'm really sensitive to this so i only take 50 mg in the morning. but i have been taking it for a week or so and i'm starting to get used to it and not having the side effects of it as badly (increased blood pressure and shakiness and stuff.)
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Hi I am on provigil. 400mgs a day. had to start off on 100mgs and build up. yeahm got a bit 'spaced out' the first few weeks, but now all normal, still sleep alot, but after a nap i feel more refreshed than i used to, that is really all it does for me. I had extreme dry mouth, 'speeded'a bit and smoked alot at the beginning! good luck, hope you feel better on it . x
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