provigil for depression

Is anyone familiar with the drug provigil or monafinil for enery and depression...? It is a drug for narcolepsy....wakes me up but not sure about use during tapering tabs...

The NP wrote me a prescription for Wellbutrin, saying it would help with fatigue. I was already on Lexapro for depression long before I started treatment, and I upped my Lexapro dose at week 2. The Lexapro is working nicely at this point, and I am not depressed. I'm definitely very familiar with lack of energy and fatigue that comes from depression, but has anyone used Wellbutrin as an "energy booster" when they aren't depressed?

For all practical purposes I have been bed ridden for the past 2 months. That is when he suggested Provigil. I have not heard of this on the forum. Anybody know anything as it relates to Hepc tx? Of course I have googled it. He made me another appointment in 4 weeks(a miracle in itself!) to see how it was working and talk more of 24 week treatment.Any comments welcome.

I work for an insurance company and also had trouble getting it approved, largely b/c of how much the med costs the insurance company. Because of the cost, the company has a medical policy for which conditions the med can be approved for based on best practices guidelines set forth by FDA and medical community. Even for those conditions it cannot be first line treatment. In appeal, MD had to outline that other first line meds were tried first without success.

Ask for a prescription for Nuvigil instead. Provigil is more expensive and I actually had more side effects with Provigil. Nuvigil is the 2nd generation of Provigil and the manufacturer has lowered the price to get everyone "switched" before the patent on Provigil expires in 2011. For me, the difference between Nuvigil and Provigil was amazing. Nuvigil gave me back my life. Provigil let me leave the house but I had trouble functioning.

i was told today the VA no longer will Rx provigil for MS fatigue. have to have a sleep disorder and get it from pulmonary now. they will, for MS patient fatigue Rx amantadine. i have battled MS fatigue for years and recently decided to try something for it, so the VA is Rx amantadine vs provigil. anyone on this list try amantadine for MS fatigue? just checking with the experts here (actual suffers). i thought provigil was what i needed.

The patient is taking Lamictal for depression and Provigil for narcolepsy (EDS) diagnosed via MSLT.

I have heard a lot of good things about things about provigil in treating depression if coupled with an antidepressent. Has anyone tried this? I am having a hard time functioning. Any help would be appreciated.

My husband was addicted to prescription Oxy for 5 years and since getting off (3 years ago) has been on several different meds to overcome depression, etc. He has been taking Provigil for 2 years, but recently he runs out of his prescription before the refill date and he stays awake for days on end, between 7-10 days. About 10 days after he refills the prescription he starts sleeping, all day and night, almost constantly, until the refill date and then this pattern starts all over.

a friend had a kidney removed and had some minor trouble with the other also - fatigue was a large complaint - he started provigil and has nothing but praise for it. Few contraindications that I know of ...... some say that druggies that have speed as a DOC should stay away from it. I used it and had no desire to find any real amphetamines.....its more like a couple cups of coffee without the caffeine jitters......... it should be a good thing for her!!

Are there any other meds for fatigue besides provigil? The reason I ask is because for the drug interactions for provigil says don't take if you're on beta blockers or amitriptline (sp). Which of course I'm on both. Thanks for any suggestions in advance. I see my pcp on Wednesday, and I want to be ahead of the game!

Has anyone taken Provigil for the extreme fatigue of fibro? It is not one of the conditions listed for it's use. But if it helps with extreme fatigue in other conditions, why wouldn't it help in fibro. Thinking about asking my PCP about it next time I'm in to see him.

Thank you for your comment. Has provigil been helping you with your depression and for how long? I will certainly tell my psychiatrist about this.

, creativity in medicine which would be one reason (and not a bad one imo) to have prescribed Provigil (developed for narcoleptics) for a try-out. Most antidepressants prescribed these days are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors but there are some atypicals like Wellbutrin that could be appropriate for fatigue. I have experience with both Wellbutrin and Provigil but our neurologies in response to these drugs vary among individual.........

ve had low levels of B, so I take B12 also. For quite a while (much prior to being diagnosed with MS), I have been on Paxil for depression. I have epilepsy and take 2 epi meds that can have a side effect of fatigue. So there is a lot going on that might be contributing to fatigue. I just found this information also: http://www.msfocus.org/article-details.aspx?articleID=48 Thanks for all the help!

hi. i've been on provigil for years w/o problrms. i wish it had more rapid onset, which nuvigil is supposed to have. it's made by same company to continue having the $ advantages of the patent. might not be any better than provigil but won't be worse. take as early as possible - as it has long duration of action. good luck w/ it. what's your dx?

Medicine is what I meant to say! I'm getting used to typing on an iPad...it fills in words that I don't want sometimes...

I don't have MS (so it appears), but I have quite a few similar symptoms, including dizziness and the related brain fog and fatigue. Back in 2000, neuro prescribed Provigil, saying "we used to use Ritalin for this" but that Provigil is now favored because of fewer side effects. Provigil was very helpful for both fatigue and cognition, although I didn't like the late-afternoon "letdown" effect I got with it. It was rather unpleasant.

My psychiatrist had me take Ambien to help me sleep. Then I took Provigil immediately upon waking to help me get started for the day. Provigil is very safe and not likely to be habit forming. It also gives you a slight mood lift. Once I got over the depression and insomnia, my doctor got me off of the Ambien and Provigil.

Hello, I am a 29 yo F who was diagnosed with MS in 1998. I have been doing awesome on provigil for the last 7 years. Now my insurance company will not pay for it, and I surely can't afford $380 per month for this. I have recently run out of the dr's samples and my last prescription. My dr has done everything they can think of to fight this and I have done the same. If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate it. I am just tired all of the time.

kristens lupus doctor prescribed her provigil for the constant fatigue being that it is the most debilitating of all her symtoms minus the depression and anxiety which is becoing controlled with the treatent facility that she is in. i read a lot about it and it said that it was much less likely for it to be addictive. also, it doesnt work from the nervous system so it wont make her really jittery.

That is good to know about the medicines. I need to find something for depression and didn't know this about Wellbutrin. I'm pretty sure this problem started for me, when the MS started. I'm surgically menopausal, but taking hormones. I bet ADD can be caused from many, many things.

So far Provigil has mostly been beneficial for me . . . it usually gives me the energy and focus I need to get some things (but not all) done. But yesterday and today I just can't seem to focus on anything. It is SO frustrating . . . I think I have the energy to do things . . . but I don't know where to start . . . or I begin something only to be sidetracked to another.

Ronnielynn, You still with us? How you feeling? I was on the Rebif, which is an inteferon similiar to what you are starting. Had all the common symptoms they warn of, which include flu-like, feverish, achey, etc. It did not last long for me. After a couple months, I adjusted to the meds like they said I would. I did have the silver dollar size injection site redness too. However, it wasn't so bad as the needle for Rebif is very thin.

I checked with the provigil,my insurance wont cover it and even that they have a generic available for provigil (modafil) the price for the generic without insurance is $167 a month 200mg a day.My hepa said all stimulants have the potential for abuse Didrex is a class III schedule and is less addictive than the addrerall or the ritilan(which he cant write for anyway. Didrex was approved by the FDA in 1960 as a Central Nerve stimulant. The normal dosage is 2-50mg tabs daily and costs $22.

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