my son who is 10, was on provigil off label for almost two years. He is ADHD. It worked *pretty* well for those two years but not great. It did have NO side effects that I noticed. A little sleeplessness in the beginning but he out grew this.
After 1.5 years its effectiveness seemed to be gone. WHile he kept his grades up in school, he needed MUCh more redirection and was not *comprehending* alot of his reading work. We changed him to vyvanse this past month and it has worked wonders so far. His teachers are raving about it and how focused he is. Some irritablity in the begining and appetite suppression but that is pretty stable now. So far, we love vyvanse!
I'm so glad that Vyvanse is really working for your son. As an adult with ADHD, I myself did take Vyvanse for a month and what I really liked about it was the fact that it lasted a long time. And I didn't feel like I was on something, like a street drug.
I'm not sure if it is in the stimulant class but it has stimulant properties. It doesn't get you up like high at all. It is an easy energy through the day and did not last the 14 hours it was supposed to. I had to take 2 doses through the day to get through.Provigil works on the brain the same way traditional stim's due, except it doesn't flood you with too much dopamine, which is what causes the high feeling.Yes, it did. Thank you.I was under the impression that it was in the stimulant class...I'll look it up again.I've never tried Vyvanase, but you are defintitely not going to get the same boost off provigil that you get off an amphetamine. It's my understanding that vyvanse is just the d isomer of adderall, basically it's a lot like methamphetamine and doesn't have all the peripheral nervous system effects that adderall does. Plus being a pro drug, you aren't suppossed to be able to abuse it. Provigil is abuse proof,as well. Taking more than recommended would make you feel terrible, I would imagine. Hope that helps.I would think that Provigil works more like Strattera because it's a non-stimulant and Vyvanse is a stimulant. Strattera petered out on my son and the doctor once mentioned Provigil, so I'm going to discuss it with him to see if it's an option. It's off-label.First of all, thank you for responding. And second, would you say that Prov. works kind of like Vyvanse? I tried Vyvanse for a month and it didn't seem to have the boost that Ritalin LA does. I was disappointed for about two days and then I started to feel the Vyvanse about an hour after taking it and then loved it. I did that thirty-day trial offer and then that ran out and I didn't have the ins. to cover it.
I have taken both the brand name Provigil and ordered the generic online. Both times I recieved the generic, mondifinilo in Argentina and modinfinil in India, I had increased nervousness and severe chest tightness that was not related to blood pressure or arrythymia. I think I might be sensitive to chatecholines, however, because I can only taken CNS stimulants for a short while without having a whole host of problems, which is weird, because I used to use cocaine in my early twenties (am now thirty one) and never experienced any difficulties. It's worth noting that I take Provigil 200mg, but not everyday- as mentioned before, too many negative side effects. It does wake you up a bit at first, and probably works the best for two to four hours. If you are expecting an amphetamine like boost, you will be dissapointed. If you have alot of brain fog (I do) it works wonders. I would advise staying away from caffeine untill you know how you are going to react to it. Some people get jittery, like they have had too much coffee.
Anyone out there try these drugs for the purpose of treating ADHD? I'm seriously thinking of doing so.
Also, does anyone get chest pains when taking Ritalin LA?
I have not had chest pains but I have takenn Provigil off label for ADD non Hyperactive. It did wonders to clear my head and get me to accomlpish things I would put off but I had a bad reaction while upping my dose to 250 mg(not high) and my body freaked out and I had a panic attack. This was 1 year after I started the meds. Now I am VERY med sensitive so don't go by my reaction I think it is worth trying.They are the same med, used alot for narcolepsy, a psychostimulant, and mood brightener.