Posted by florence on September 19, 2007, at 20:16:29
In reply to And I thought Provigil had no abuse potential..., posted by football on April 2, 2007, at 16:22:15
I don't find it "interesting" but pitiful. I read so much on Provigil. Many compared it to caffeine.I am suffering greatly because "non-narcotic" stimulant Provigil sounded safe to use. I don't have narcolepsy. I was rxed it cuz of fatigue.
The patient insert- that drug stores do NOT give you unless you ask for it- states that Proviil is reinforcing in monkeys previously taught to administer themselves cocaine.
It also gives anxiety when it wears off. So, people like me are now in HELL cuz I can't take Provigil without getting anxiety; so then we are rxed Xanax..and in my case, Klonopin on top of that.
So the stuff stops working for fatigue. Now wasted 2 yrs trying to get off benzos.
I never felt a mood lift. And my dr "didnt have a problem" with 600 mgs of Provigil. That crap is over 300.00 for 45 pills. All for nothing.
Guess I should've checked this board more often than the others. Your post helped me. Just sorry I didn't read what unconventional drug users had to say earlier.
> Every comprehensive study that you can find online claims that Provigil has no abuse potential and can not cause euphoria.
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> But my friend, after hearing a rumor that it can, took 1300 MG of it (normal dose is 100 - 200 mg) and had what he described as the "most intense euphoria" he's ever felt and compared it to ecstasy. And the euphoria lasted for 24 hours!
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> I didn't believe him until I did a search here and found that other people have had similar results. And until I tried it myself.
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> Not really a point to this thread, I just find it interesting how poorly these "abuse potential" studies are done.
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