Re: I'm new---Provigil

[Guest guest]

Hi Diane,

Welcome to the group! I'm glad you introduced yourself--it's always a

pleasure to meet new members. Thanks for taking the time to read the

materials provided--I'm glad it was helpful.

Were you given the drug for symptoms of narcolepsy, or for other

reasons? Why were you given Lexapro? Was it before or after the

Provigil? What about the sleeping pills? I wouldn't be surprised if

high-dose usage of Provigil caused you to need help sleeping.

I don't really believe in the concept of " psychological addicition " .

There is something in this drug's action that makes you crave more of

it, regardless of the product literature that says it's

non-habit-forming. I've just done a brief google on the subject, and

it looks to me like this drug is potentially very addictive.

This is another of those trendy drugs that gets prescribed for

anything and everything, simply because it makes people feel good.

It's a very scary thing, as the drug does absolutely nothing to heal

any underlying causes of any of the disorders it supposedly treats,

and undoubtedly causes damage. It appears to manipulate some

neurotransmitters in some pretty strange ways.

I will discuss this with , the group owner, early next week

(she's offline right now), as this is her area of expertise. She may

have some suggestions that will help with the cravings.

In the meantime, there are some things you can do. Look at your diet,

and bring it into line with the suggestions in the article " Eating for

Recovery " . This will support your body as you work to get off the

drug. Let us know if you need some help with that.

Also, start getting ahold of the basic supplements. One of the

recommended multivitamins, Carlson's liquid fish oil, and magnesium

are the ones to start with. Some of the craving is caused by

nutritional deficiency, so getting a proper diet and supplementation

will make a difference.

Cutting down slowly will also help. This drug has a short half-life,

so you feel the withdrawal sooner. Try a 5% reduction in dose to

start.

If you really want to get off this drug, you are going to have to deal

with a certain amount of discomfort. Although diet, supplements, and

possibly certain thngs can recommend will help a lot,

nothing will totally eliminate the discomfort of withdrawal. You are

going to have to decide that you are going to tolerate the discomfort

because you want to be OFF the drug more than you want to take it.

Your future health depends on your willingness to take good care of

yourself now!

Keep us posted.

Regards,

Kim

co-moderator

> Thank you for all the information and the warm welcome to the group. I am

> addicted to provigil and I don't know how to psychologically withdraw from

> it. The problem with tapering off is that once I take that first pill, I

> want more. I started out taking 100 mg. per day and now I'm taking 400 mg.

> per day----200 mg. more than my doctor has recommended. Do I need to go

> someplace else to get help dealing with my psychological addiction to this

> drug? Thank you so much. This seems to be such a knowledgable web site.

>

> Diane

>

> I have been taking provigil 8 months. I am also taking 15 mg. of lexapro

> and over the counter sleeping pills to sleep.

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[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Diane, you will be fine here, and Kim

are fantastic.