Trying to post it here, as a test:
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(Been trying to post this since last night - some kind of website glitch going on. I have taken my first dose of 1/2 pill and I'm ZOOMING. Not sure I like it, but definitely feel like I'm hypercaffeinated or on speed.)
Ever since my Reglan debacle in 2009, I have had annoying attention span/memory issues. I was put on Adderall, a very low dose (5 mg/day, extended release form), but it was a very annoying drug to be on - I could only get it 30 days at a time, and it had to be a PAPER prescription, and my PCP was 25 miles away (you have to know how much I loved her then and miss her now!). So she would write it the way the original shrink did, which was for 3/day, so I only had to order it once every 3 months. But it was a major PITA, especially after a set of scripts she wrote for me and sent by mail disappeared.
So when I moved to AZ, I went to a new PCP to get set up with all the labs and meds I take, and he was NOT comfortable writing the script for a Schedule II controlled substance in an amount 3X what I was actually taking, especially since the feds are clamping down on prescription meds of all sorts, but especially controlled substances. Since I was dealing with high liver enzymes at the same time, we decided I would do a trial of stopping the Adderall altogether - getting rid of anything that might be taxing my liver that wasn't necessary (also cut back on Vits A, D and K). He mentioned switching to a different drug, but I figured it would be good to just not take anything for a while and see if I actually needed it anymore. And give my liver a rest.
Anyway, it's been 9 months, and in the meantime, my liver enzymes went higher - and then just as inexplicably went back to normal last time.
I had my yearly physical yesterday, and I talked to my PCP about the fact that my attention and memory issues were not horrible, but noticeable and very annoying. We talked about trying Provigil (which, somewhat hysterically, he couldn't remember the name of for several seconds), and I agreed.
So - anybody here take this stuff? He gave me 100 mg tabs, not slow release, and said I could try cutting them in half and seeing how it felt, and then play with dosing - if I needed more, take in two divided doses, or all at once in the AM. We could try the extended release later after I figure out how much I need.
Just curious - the drug is claimed to be a "cognitive enhancer" - anyone use it and have an opinion? And it's only Schedule IV (lesser category).
Modafinil is a wakefulness-promoting drug used for treatment of disorders such as narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and excessive daytime sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea.[6] It has also seen widespread off-label use as a purported cognitive enhancer. In English-speaking countries it is sold under the brand names Alertec, Modavigil, and Provigil. In the United States modafinil is classified as a schedule IV controlled substance and restricted in availability and usage, due to concerns about possible addiction potential. In most other countries it is a prescription drug but not otherwise legally restricted.
Modafinil acts as an atypical, selective, and weak dopamine reuptake inhibitor which indirectly activates the release of orexin neuropeptides and histamine from the lateral hypothalamus and tuberomammillary nucleus, respectively, by unknown mechanisms, all of which contribute to heightened arousal.[7][8][9]
OREXIN NEUROPEPTIDES? Maybe an appetite suppressant too?