provigil vs amantadine

However, someone here pointed out that Nuvigil might just be a way the makers of Provigil have to keep Provigil users paying for Trade name drug a little longer (since Provigil will be going generic soon). However, you might consider just having your doctor order a few pills of Nuvigil to see if it could help you. Also, regarding the Provigil: Make sure its expiration date is a long time off. I have found that can make a difference - that it gets weaker with time.

This is my first day on Provigil, taking 200 mg this morning. This is an attempt to replace Adderall 15 to 30 mg per day. Provigil walloped my blood pressure. It dropped by 10 points when I check 12 hours after taking the first dose. I've been lethargic most of today. I finally took an Adderall so I could function.

My insurance initially said 'no' to provigil because I didn't have narcolepsy. So I tried amantadine and I reacted badly to it. Then my neuro appealed and provigil was approved. I don't know what he said in the appeal, but you might mention this to your doctor. Provigil has gone generic recently and got cheaper, so I don't know if it is any easier to get than nuvigil.

I am from over at the limbo-land forum but have posted here occasionally. Anyhoo, I saw my MS specialist for the first time today and left there with a script for amantadine (sp?). Thoughts? Anyone else take it, does it help, what do you take it for? He told me he was prescribing it for fatigue, which was never even discussed (which makes think either a. I look like complete s*%$, or b. it's also for fatigue of my muscles, which he could see during his exam).

My neuro prescribed Amantadine for me because my insurance won't pay for Provigil unless you've tried it first. I've been really happy with it. He prescribed the liquid so I could figure out what dosage worked best for me. It tastes icky, but if I take a divided dose in the morning and afternoon it totally helps me get through the day.

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...

Narcolepsy is considered to be a distinct medical condition. It is possible to have both, but I don't think that's what your discussing. Most medications for ADD or ADHD are stimulants of one sort or another, and prescriptions for stimulants are often used to combat MS-related fatigue. I believe several of our community members use Provigil in this capacity. I don't have fatigue to that extent, so coffee usually does the trick. Hopefully folks with personal experience will chime in.

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. And since Provigil is "going away" it is tough to even get samples.

I am on day 3 of Provigil and am having a very hard time of it. My ever-present hand tremors have gotten much much worse, to the point where it's hard to eat with forks and spoons and I keep spilling food. I'm also feeling wired, as in way too much caffeine, which I generally avoid because of how it makes me feel. My provigil dose is 100 mg in the morning, though I'm allowed up to 200. Yikes, 200 might be unbearable.

My pharmacist expressed his concern about Amantidine when he asked me how the approval process was going for the Provigil, which is not good, and I told him that I had asked Kay about it. He frowned, and told me that in his experience, most people that he filled it for had more drowsiness than relief from fatigue. He was concerned that it might add to my problems. He did say that he had filled it mostly for people that had it prescribed for tremors.

Took my first doses of amantadine. And yes, I seem to have more energy. Not sure if it is due to the amantadine or the psychology of taking something to restore my energy. Actually getting more work done and concerning myself with the details. Hopefully, it will last through the day.

I was prescribed Amantadine (200mg) once a day. Don't know that I really felt much but then again perhaps I needed to take it longer as I only took it for a few days. Neuro has now prescibed me Methyline (because insurance is no longer paying for provigil anymore as they are fazzing (sp) it out and replacing it w/ Nuvigil and they feel like they don't have enough research on it to want to pay for it any longer....dumb right?) Anyhow...back to my story.

Amantadine is a good alternative. So is Ritalin. Provigil is, too, though like wildcat said, insurance may balk. If you can get your doc to write "for shiftwork" on the prescription, insurance is more likely to pay for it, as that's an accepted use. Mayo did a study a few years ago putting Amantadine up against Acetyl L-Carnitine, and the Acetyl L-Carnitine compared favorably.

Well, I have taking amantadine for two weeks now. When I first started taking the drug I think I was going through a flair up and was extremely tired all the time. Immedialtly up taking amantadine I started having enegy to work and was able to concentrate again. Ove the past two weeks this has continued and I am getting close to being up to date at work. I am making fewer mistakes, though my typing is still problematic.

yes, ess, that's the one I meant, its a cog fog spelling day for me! am about ready to try anything, I can't spend all day every day on the couch plus sleep too! I've tried Amantadine with no success. Provigil worked but $$$ just was horrible on my SS budget!

anything else i can take for my fatigue other than provigil? it gave me migraines! HELP ME!!!!!!!!!I'm tired of Being tired! And sick of being Sick!!!!

I've been on Amantadine for about 3 weeks. I think it is helping with the fatigue generally, but I am typing this at 3:40 AM, after an hour of reading. I have read that I should probably take the second dose earlier in the day, so maybe that will help. Keeping me awake in the daytime is good, but I really would like to be asleep at this hour. I have a couple of questions. First, who else has tried this drug, and what was your experience?

This is my fifth day on Amantadine. It's the day after my Avonex injection; last week I spent the day lazing around, reading, sleeping, eating what was easiest to prepare, aching badly. Today, I'm on my third load of laundry, I loaded 4 cds into my i-tunes library, called and registered for a Living Well with MS: Your quality of life counts seminar, actually cut up a kiwi and some pineapple to go with lunch :o) , and the day is only half done.

I even feel the effects of the Provigil the next day (though not nearly as strong). Actually the Provigil fades out about 8 hours after I take it, but I sure do sleep well that night! The next day, I have slightly more energy than usual. I love Provigil, but, due to the chest fullness, can't use it very often so that is why I was considering Adderall (I'm also ADD). In your opinion, how did the Adderall compare to the Provigil in terms of fatigue reduction?

After all this time, three years at least, my insurance company is no longer approving me for Provigil. This drug is the one thing that I've taken that has made a huge impact on the quality of my life. Without it, I'm unable to think clearly and I'm too fatigued to get up out of bed or off the couch. I may have to retire on disability because there's no way I will be able to teach. The drug also helps with the ADD (diagnosed after the MS as an adult, LOL).

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.

Yes , I use Amantadine twice a day . My neuro prescribed it to me because of my fatigue . I take 100 mg in the morning and 100 mg at night . It is my second month since I started and so far so good , no side effects . I see the difference in my energy . I can do more during the day , but at night I hit my bed like a tone of bricks . I cannot tell you if I am Dx , since I don't know . I have been Dx , than the Dx was taken out .

I have debilitating fatigue due to MS and have tried everything - Provigil, Amantadine, Adderall, Ritalin - the works. While Provigil helped for some time while I was still working, that was many years ago and its effectiveness eventually petered out. At the time, I was taking a very large dose in accordance to doctor's orders, and my side effects (heart palpitations, increased rate of speech, crashing, etc.) were quite bothersome.

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