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Jul 25, 2008, 02:22 AM
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Does anybody know of a drug to take to keep someone awake???
I am currently on Celexa and have plateaud.....my dose was just upped and I am currently waiting for it to kick in but in the meantime I sleep excessively and am tired at all times!!! I dont' stop yawning!! Anybody suffer this as well and is their a drug out there that will help alleviate this/ |
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Jul 25, 2008, 09:48 AM
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I take Provigil for hypersomnia. I had to get a sleep study done to prove that I had it, but it was well worth the time! Good luck!
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Jul 25, 2008, 02:44 PM
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I have hypersomnia as part of atypical depression. Provigil has done wonders for me. I also use light therapy from fall to spring.
Good luck. gg
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Jul 25, 2008, 11:49 PM
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Any side effects from these meds...
TJ 
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Jul 26, 2008, 06:00 PM
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I think I had a headache the first few days, but otherwise, none I've noted.
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Jul 27, 2008, 01:43 PM
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rrrritalin 60 mg.
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Jul 27, 2008, 02:01 PM
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Coffee? lol.. that's how I get through it when the side effects are sedating.
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Jul 27, 2008, 03:12 PM
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yep, pinksoil said it, coffee's good too for most people. my mom says it makes her tired tho, weird phenomenon.
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Jul 28, 2008, 12:30 AM
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I take Provigil and Dexedrine for what was diagnosed as Narcolepsy after having a sleep study done. I had two car wrecks in one weeks time and it was determined that I fell asleep both times in the middle of the day so the medicine is helping me but I've also been told I can no longer work in part because of this diagnosis.
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Jul 28, 2008, 12:41 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
mssumom said: I take Provigil and Dexedrine for what was diagnosed as Narcolepsy after having a sleep study done. I had two car wrecks in one weeks time and it was determined that I fell asleep both times in the middle of the day so the medicine is helping me but I've also been told I can no longer work in part because of this diagnosis. </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> My sister can't work either because of the diagnosis......she was fired from her job because of it.... TJ
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Jul 29, 2008, 07:47 PM
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I was some time on Ritalin for hypersomnia. It did wonders for me!
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Jul 30, 2008, 01:49 AM
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Tell your sister I'm sorry, it really sucks. I'm struggliging through the long and mountainous stacks of paperwork to try and get on disability. It wouldn't just be due to the Narcolepsy but also severe depression and PTSD, etc. It is very time consumming and the government takes their time to make thier decisions. I don't know I'm going to do if it is denied. Keep your fingers crossed and I will do the same for your sisiter. Tell her to hang in there
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Aug 12, 2008, 05:51 PM
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hi i have this disorder too, idiopathic hypersomnia disorder
my consultant has prescribed 400mg provogil / modafinil per day 200mg in the morning and 200mg at 1pm so far it has been good although i only take it if i am having a bad day so far i have had no side effects but i do not intend to stay on these as a permanant solution if i drive long distances then yes i have to tak them as i can fall alseep behind the wheel of the car.
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Aug 21, 2008, 07:43 PM
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After her first child my mom went to the doc. and told him she was tired and had to drink coffee to stay awake - the doc asked how much and she said 22 cups a day!!!!!!!!! Many years later she took a small dose of dexedrine to stay awake, but it was a real problem as you know! She was such a grouch in the mornings.
My problem is the opposite sometimes I stay up for 48 and then sleep for 20. what a mess. I am trying to get myself back in order, part of the problem is no job and empty nest. Hope you can find a med. to work on this for you. leslie - random member of psyc central
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