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Old Sep 08, 2018, 01:21 PM
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I tried half a pill of Modafinil yesterday with no effect.

So I got up this morning and took a full one. Still no effect after two hours, so I took another half. I'm still not sure whether there's any effect at all.

The literature around says the starting dose is 200mg for various disorders (shift work, narcolepsy, etc), but nothing is said about depression. My pdoc says I can take up to 200mg, so I'm going to try that tomorrow.

I'm still feeling low and withdrawn.

My pharmacist says it can take 2-4 weeks before I might see any effect with regards to depression, but I'm hopeful in the short term at least that Modafinil will help me stick with a task even if I'm not motivated. Lack of motivation has been the biggest problem besides the depression.

I'm headed to Niagara Falls tomorrow for a day trip with my wife, mother-in-law, and relative who is in a wheelchair (she's been in a wheelchair for 2 months now so is still new to it).
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