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Posted by becksA on November 5, 2004, at 17:25:28
I was told on an earlier post that I might want to try Provigil....I'm recently diagnosed BPII, depressive only...and also take Adderall for ADD. The Adderall seems to help the depression, but there is a time during the day when my morning XR dose is wearing off, but still in my system....until I take my next dose of short acting Adderall. This is about 12(noon) to 3pm.
In other words, adderall boosts my mood in the morning , then those effects wear off around noon, but the other amphetamine-like symptoms stick around, so I wait until 3pm to take my dose of short acting adderall, which seems to kick up my mood again. Anyway, I'm stuck with those 3 hours of gloom...Somebody suggested Provigil.
I went to their site and it seemed to be an "energiser" for lack of a better word...but does it help at all with mood? Is it short acting..or like SSRI's does it take a few weeks or more to get working....what's the story on this one?
Thanks
Posted by jboud24 on November 5, 2004, at 19:12:03
In reply to How does Provigil help depression?, posted by becksA on November 5, 2004, at 17:25:28
I doubt it would help significantly with mood, but it may smooth out the peaks and troughs of the adderall. For that reason, I will be asking about it from my pdoc. If you want something for your mood though, perhaps an anti-depressant would help smoothen out the crash.
Good luck with Provigil though if you chose to go that route, I'd be interested in hearing how it works out for you.
Justin
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