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Dec 06, 2016 at 07:39 PM
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Anyone take this? I'm starting tomorrow morning because I'm having hypersomnia from all my sedating medications. I'm hoping to get my mornings back, but I'd like to do that without flipping into mania.
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Dec 06, 2016 at 07:48 PM
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What is it? I'm reading your blog by the way. :-)
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Dec 06, 2016 at 07:56 PM
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Dec 06, 2016 at 08:26 PM
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Dec 06, 2016 at 08:37 PM
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Hi Franz, I took Modafinil for 2 weeks, 1 tablet day. Worked really well. No mania and helped me function better. After this I was placed on Ritalin and have again had no problems. But we are all different. Good luck.
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Dec 06, 2016 at 08:52 PM
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Dec 06, 2016 at 11:23 PM
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It worked really well for me back when I was working. EVery so often it would agitate me but I carried some ativan for those times and as long as I took it as soon as I felt agitated it never was a problem. It kept me working for a long time that I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. 6 years? 8? a long time.
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Dec 07, 2016 at 09:18 AM
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Modanifil worked well for me for a long time. It didn't cause mania. It's not considered a stimulant in the traditional sense, and as such I think there's less risk for mania.
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Dec 07, 2016 at 11:59 AM
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Day 1: Took modafinil at 7:45am and continued to sleep until around 9am. Now I'm wide awake and very focused on work. I haven't been able to truly focus on work in... god knows how long. So far so good!!!
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Dec 07, 2016 at 12:04 PM
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I used to set an alarm to take it about 2 hours before I wanted to be awake. Worked really well for me.
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Dec 07, 2016 at 04:55 PM
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I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer but I dislike the modafanil more than all of the stimulants. I don't like stimulants in the first place because it exacerbates my anxiety. However, I have tried several and have never had a worse come down/crash than when I took that. But that's my own experience, like I said stimulants are no bueno for me.
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