Posted by scott-d-o on January 27, 2004, at 15:16:02
In reply to Re: Provigil vs. Ritalin » pbjc, posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 26, 2004, at 23:55:40
> Provigil is (quite literally, in my experience) prescription ecstasy, if taken in higher-than-recommended doses. I currently take 60mg Adderall XR daily, but I don't think I've ever felt as wonderful as I did when I used to take 1,000mg of Provigil each morning. High doses like this can cause hypertension, but if your heart can handle 60-80mg of Ritalin, Provigil will be a cakewalk. There are only two problems: 1) convincing a doctor to prescribe 250% of the maximum recommended FDA dose, and 2) doses that high can cause wicked headaches... that's why I had to stop taking it. Other than that though, I feel that it is a *very* underrated medication if used in adequate doses. And of course there's the benefit of once-daily dosing with 'round-the-clock effect and no resultant insomnia. I'm sure the stuff would be sold on the street in large doses such as this if it weren't for the fact that it's so hideously expensive.... just my two cents.
hah, it's funny your the first person I've ever heard even suggest that modafinil has abuse potential.. I suppose no one else has dared to take doses that high. what does the "high" feel like compared to amphetamines? Seems like it would cause a sh*tload of anxiety, assuming modafinil really does work thru glutamate release and/or noradrenergic means. Hmm.. I wonder if they same "high" could be achieved with adrafinil, it's not as expensive, but liver complications may become an issue.
scott
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