What is the difference between provigil and nuvigil
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ve been making a switch from Provigil to Nuvigil. I use the Nuvigil more often on work days. It seems to be the longer acting of the two. Since I work afternoon shift, I need to remain awake and alert later, as I drive home at midnight or after.
This isn't the kind of drug that causes my eyes to pop open and sends my energy into overdrive when it starts working. It does it's magic quietly for me even at higher doses.
the problem here ignorant people is that provigil or nuvigil are not stimulants at all, there nootropics that hack the brain in the way it acts and responds from the central nervous system. its called a 'wake medication' if you take it and want to sleep you literally cannot. it ACTS as the word Implies. it is a 'WAKE MEDICATION'!
I have taken both Provigil and Nuvigil. The neuro that treats my sleep apnea prescribed Provigil for me several years ago before I was diagnosed with MS. They are expensive meds but do more than any other drug I take to noticably improve my daily life. I'd give up many other things to continue to afford either one.
Neither drug gets rid of my fatigue or boosts my energy (wish they did). What they do is help to keep me awake and alert during the day.
Hi there, I also can totally relate. My fatigue is really bad during a flare and is usually the first sign. I have fatigue every day but for me it does get better in remission.
It is the main reason I had to give up work. It drives me crazy too DJ.
I some times think the DR doesnt care about stuff like fatigue but really it can be more dissabiling than some other symptoms. It certainly changed my life!! Naps are a big part of my life.
Hope you can get some relief with meds Steph.
Not a huge difference but the difference between being unproductive and productive. When I chatted with the nurse she told me the clinic had many patients on stronger, more addictive meds like Ritalin and Adderall, and that it was just simply a case of to what extent fatigue was impacting their lives. For me, that's the point. Fatigue was interfering with my life in a major way, and when the naps and reducing workload didn't work, I was willing to try amantadine.
I also have severe obstructive sleep apnea, and use a CPAP at night. The provigil does keep me from napping during the day, and I take it when driving longer distances. I would caution you that taking a stimulant does not make up for lost sleep, it may work for a couple of weeks, months or so, but the lack of sleep will come back and manifest itself and make things worse. You should get treatment your sleep apnea.
When it comes to chemical treatment of symptoms I think all we can do is try the available drugs when our body screams that it needs help and see how they work for us. If they don't help or don't seem a good fit there's nothing to say we have to stay with any drug.
And really Steph, if you could power through this with a cup of coffee, a nap or a totally positive attitude alone, you would have already been out of here and on to some fun parts of life.
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