So I've been unable to get out of bed in the mornings (I sleep until around 1pm to 3pm) and I recently lost my job because of it.

My pdoc prescribed Nuvigil--a stimulant--for me to take in the morning and try to break that inertia of staying in bed.

After waiting a month (and getting fired in the interim) the insurance company rejected the prescription.

The pdoc prescribed methylphenidate instead which is Ritalin which is also a stimulant.

I asked him about the difference and he said one works on the brain's serotonin and one works on dopamine. He said the side effects were similar for both.

Any thoughts from anyone taking either or both of these?