Provigil

Modafanil has been a great drug for me. The trade name is Provigil. Prescription only.

I did a search on this forum and can't find any mentions. I'm surprised because it's fairly popular. Does anyone have experience with it?

It's an energy booster and mind focus drug, which was developed to treat narcolepsy.

It's what they call a "smart pill" or "smart drug".

MM has given me brain fog and lethargy for years now. I've also had depression all my life and in the last year the depression has gotten much worse. And in mid 2017 I developed anxiety for the first time. No anti-depression medication has ever worked for me. And the ones that maybe kinda worked had intolerable side effects.

Provigil is the only anti-Depression / anti-anxiety medication that's ever worked for me. With only minor side effects. It even helps with my dizziness.

There are a few qualifications to the above that need to be made:

1. Tolerance: For me (and for a lot of people on drug forums) it's not an everyday drug. Tolerance seems to build quickly. I "get" to take it every 3rd day only, for it to work. However, some people take it every day. Everyone's different. I've only been using it for about 6 months. I'm going to give everyday use another try, because if somehow it could work every day for me, my life will have changed dramatically for the better. I'm really going to try for every day.

2. Dizziness: I cannot say that it actually lessens dizziness. But because the drug has you focusing on whatever you're doing, you don't think about...or perhaps sense, the dizziness as much. Also, because it helps your mood, you just don't care about the MM unsteadiness as much. It's these two factors that make the dizziness less of a problem, and that's quite something. (For those who have actual vertigo spells, I highly doubt it would help with that).

3. Side effects: There's always been energy pills, uppers, amphetamines, etc. But they all came with bad side effects. Nervousness being the main one. I think this is one reason why Provigil was such a breakthrough. The side effects are minimal. And tend to go away with use. I think it gave me a headache the first time. It WILL mess with your sleep if you don't take it early in the morning. Plus I take Ambien for sleep anyway.

4. Anti Anxiety: It's not an anti-anxiety pill. I guess it works that way for me, just because it gives me energy, and when I have energy and focus I'm not half as depressed or anxious. But if you take too high a dose, you will get anxious or nervous.

If you have fatigue, brain-fog or depression, I suggest you give it a try. It's not a sham pill or hype. This is serious and it does work. It's been confirmed by scientists and serious journals. There's plenty of info around the net on it for you to peruse.

In closing, I love this pill. I just wish it could be an every day pill. If I could take it every day it would change my life almost completely. But I'm thankful for that every 3rd day of goodness it gives me. Often I won't even take it every third day. The more days in between you wait, the better it works when you finally take it.

If you have any questions just ask. I've more to say about it. But I've typed too much already. I know a good website where a guy really delves into his experience with it. But don't feel like finding it now.

From Time Magazine, 2009: 'Smart drugs are used widely off-campus as well: fighter pilots take stimulants to enhance alertness and cognition on critical missions; in the civilian world, executives take beta-blockers to calm nerves, while some time-pressed writers use wakefulness drugs, like modafinil (Provigil), to meet deadlines. It's become commonplace enough that a group of seven leading bioethicists and neuroscientists published an editorial in the science journal Nature last month advocating the use of performance-boosting drugs. "Cognitive enhancement has much to offer individuals and society," the authors wrote, "and a proper societal response will involve making enhancements available while managing their risks."

 

I'd mentioned above I'd link to a blogger's experience with it. Here are two below.

To be clear, Modafinil/Provigil isn't a Meniere's solution. Its relevancy for Meniere's sufferers is for the brain fog, lethargy, and depression many of us struggle with.



My Experiences With Modafinil - SEBASTIAN MARSHALL