Posted by metric on May 5, 2009, at 13:13:44
In reply to Re: drug for motivation! » metric, posted by jane d on May 4, 2009, at 20:57:06
> > I don't think you'd like Provigil very much -- at least not on its own. If you can get some free samples, try it and see how it feels. But even if you like it, it's way too expensive without insurance. Importing it from overseas is a bad idea because it's a controlled substance in the U.S. (you could go to prison).
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> Since when is it a controlled substance?Its inception (in the United States).
> I do agree it's way too expensive. And I don't think it's a miracle drug. But it certainly wasn't controlled when I took it. In fact I got the impression that perhaps some docs liked prescribing it instead of cheaper, more effective stimulatants just BECAUSE it wasn't controlled.
It's C-IV, which places it in the same federal schedule as the benzodiazepines. The other commonly used stimulants (methylphenidate and amphetamine) are C-II, and the restrictions are much tigher on these drugs. Pemoline (Cylert) is also C-IV but is rarely used anymore because of hepatoxicity (I'm not sure offhand whether it's even still on the market).
See for yourself:
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/alpha/alphabetical.htmThat's essentially an alphabetical listing of the drugs Americans find desirable, along with a ranking system in which individual drugs are rated on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the most and 5 the least sought after, respectively. It's an inverted 5-star system. It reels the mind that not one single "antidepressant" (a category of supposedly mood-elevating chemicals) has managed to secure a place in the top five. Just what are antidepressants supposed to *do*?
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