tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post1255354992749962274..comments2024-03-18T21:17:22.903-07:00Comments on Reasonably Well: Provigil Use In Autoimmune DiseaseJulia Oleinikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857783768340014545noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-80214445883176769252016-01-15T08:51:37.467-08:002016-01-15T08:51:37.467-08:00I've been taking 1/4 of a Nuvigil for over a y...I've been taking 1/4 of a Nuvigil for over a year now in addition to Wellbutrin, and its been a real help for the fatigue I feel from PsA. I agree that it doesn't create energy, it wakes up your mind so you can push through, and pushing through creates more energy for next time. My psychiatrist gave it to me, not my rheumatologist. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-78339638000498010872015-07-26T19:00:54.630-07:002015-07-26T19:00:54.630-07:00I find that Nuvigil is much more effective than Pr...I find that Nuvigil is much more effective than Provigil.Sandy @ Safe Use Of Nuvigilhttp://www.buynuvigilsafe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-36332907395096794862011-08-15T21:34:59.717-07:002011-08-15T21:34:59.717-07:00Provigil (or Nuvigil) did help somewhat with my fa...Provigil (or Nuvigil) did help somewhat with my fatigue, but I just replaced it with the generic for Ritalin.<br /><br />I find it works much better for me - much more energy & clearer head. Also, it is MUCH cheaper. Its a Godsend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-45020095117062691522011-07-11T12:43:31.182-07:002011-07-11T12:43:31.182-07:00hey, i just started researching myself about this ...hey, i just started researching myself about this medication. My reumatologist in norway says that there is nothing to do for my fatigue (from artrithis and possibly sjøgrens). And I wont let that be it. Im so tired. I am moving to LA in august, and I really need a good rheumatologist that can help me with this. Maybe you don´t want to say a doctors name here. but I would love to email with you (you who take the nuvigil?) I really would appreciate all the help I could get! Im starting my MA at a school there, but Im so tired. I think this medicine would be so good for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-2034288970925218022011-06-26T12:16:03.444-07:002011-06-26T12:16:03.444-07:00I take Nuvigil, which is the same I think. I was f...I take Nuvigil, which is the same I think. I was first diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome but then my joints started swelling along with the pain, so now it's Psoriatic Arthritis. Anyway, I went on Nuvigil in January and it was a lifesaver! I could function again.I still have to pace myself, but at least I can take care of my kids (2 and 4 yrs). I take it everyday. I didn't have it for 2 days because the pharmacy had to order it and the first day I was in a caffiene fueled fog and the second day I was down. <br /><br />My Rheumy told me something very important about it that I haven't heard elsewhere. It was (under the name Provigil)first used in the Gulf I War on soldiers so they could work 36 hr shifts. They found that it depleted amino acids in the brain which eventually led to a crash. That is why it becomes ineffectual over the long term. He gives me an amino acid supplement called Sentra AM - it's a medical food supplement - to replace the depleted amino acids. Anybody taking it should look into this - ask your doctor. Also, unexpectedly, my joint pain disappeared when I first started taking it back in January. As soon as I stopped because I ran out and have to drive 1hr to Beverly Hills to get it from the Rheumy because pharmacies don't have it, the joint pain immediately returned and got worse each day. When I got back on it dissipated, but, unfortunately, the damage had already been done. My joints, especially in fingers and toes, started swelling then the pain got worse and I got the PA diagnosis a few weeks ago. I wonder if I hadn't been off those amino acids for a week if that would have happened (?). So, try the amino acids - there's no way to replicate the combination in foods either. And, if you find a doctor who prescribes it, some insurance companies (blue cross blue shield for example) only charge whatever your prescription copay is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-51585530281841386842011-04-11T16:37:48.021-07:002011-04-11T16:37:48.021-07:00My rhuemy prescribed this.
Is it odd that I felt t...My rhuemy prescribed this.<br />Is it odd that I felt teary after wards?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-46618943888950420762009-08-05T20:02:23.070-07:002009-08-05T20:02:23.070-07:00I will have to ask my Rheumy if this is something ...I will have to ask my Rheumy if this is something I can try....I need all the extra energy I can get.Denise @ Sunflowers, Chocolate and Little Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699534143217246831noreply@blogger.com