Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I've been working with my psychiatrist on the same thing. I take Provigil for Narcolepsy dx in a sleep study, and Ritalin for AADD. If they help with the brain fog and fatigue then I would be really bad off without them. The Provigil does keep me from falling asleep at odd times which is great and I guess since I have Narcolepsy that's as far as it can take me. The Ritalin keeps me from jumping from thing to thing both in my mind and in what I'm doing. It allows me to sit at the computer for an hour and type and read posts instead of jumping up to do something else in the middle of something. I wish they combatted brain fog and fatigue more for me, because that is what I battle so hard against. The fatigue is not being sleepy, it's just exhaustion. I feel like I can't even lift my arms sometimes. Washing my hair is tortuous. Anyway I think one of those might help you if you don't have the other crap I have. It would have a different base point to start at. Marti Jeanne and Dave wrote: My psychiatrist and I have been working towards my having more energy and not being tired. It was working great up until 10 days or so ago. I've been taking Provigil which is prescribed mostly for narcolepsy or shift work disorder, so a lot of insurance companies won't cover the med. An alternative is to try a low dose stimulant, perhaps something for ADD. I've heard it can be a great help with the brain fog. Could really use help with that today. Jeanne in WI >I can't seem to find anything that helps with being so tired all the time. >I'm just waiting til they do find something or some one in the group might >have a suggestion. > I too have had bad reactions to med.'s so I stay with the tried and true. > Little --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 > The Ritalin keeps me from jumping from thing to thing both in my > mind and in what I'm doing. It allows me to sit at the computer > for an hour and type and read posts instead of jumping up to do > something else in the middle of something. It's interesting that you should say this, Marti. I remember from 1965 that this was one of the good effects. I was flunking Plane Geometry, and after I started on Ritalin, I would take the book and a tablet and go to the library every day last period, and work through the book. My Geometry grades went from two semesters of F's to B's for the rest of the year, and I passed the course. When I was in college (I did the Adult Degree Program at Baldwin College between 1984 and 1992), I had a terrible time starting homework. It was like " startup anxiety " . I was on Prozac briefly in 1987. The one thing it did for me was overcame the startup anxiety, apparently for good. When I started Prozac again in the early 2000's, it made an immediate difference in the level of fibromyalgia pain (before diagnosis), but that effect did not last. Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Marti are you ADD too? > > > The Ritalin keeps me from jumping from thing to thing both in my > > mind and in what I'm doing. It allows me to sit at the computer > > for an hour and type and read posts instead of jumping up to do > > something else in the middle of something. > > It's interesting that you should say this, Marti. I remember from > 1965 that this was one of the good effects. I was flunking Plane > Geometry, and after I started on Ritalin, I would take the book and a > tablet and go to the library every day last period, and work through > the book. My Geometry grades went from two semesters of F's to B's > for the rest of the year, and I passed the course. > > When I was in college (I did the Adult Degree Program at Baldwin > College between 1984 and 1992), I had a terrible time starting > homework. It was like " startup anxiety " . I was on Prozac briefly in > 1987. The one thing it did for me was overcame the startup anxiety, > apparently for good. > > When I started Prozac again in the early 2000's, it made an immediate > difference in the level of fibromyalgia pain (before diagnosis), but > that effect did not last. > > Z > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hi , Yes I am ADD. That is what I take the Ritalin for. I should have mentioned that. Marti wrote: Marti are you ADD too? > > > The Ritalin keeps me from jumping from thing to thing both in my > > mind and in what I'm doing. It allows me to sit at the computer > > for an hour and type and read posts instead of jumping up to do > > something else in the middle of something. > > It's interesting that you should say this, Marti. I remember from > 1965 that this was one of the good effects. I was flunking Plane > Geometry, and after I started on Ritalin, I would take the book and a > tablet and go to the library every day last period, and work through > the book. My Geometry grades went from two semesters of F's to B's > for the rest of the year, and I passed the course. > > When I was in college (I did the Adult Degree Program at Baldwin > College between 1984 and 1992), I had a terrible time starting > homework. It was like " startup anxiety " . I was on Prozac briefly in > 1987. The one thing it did for me was overcame the startup anxiety, > apparently for good. > > When I started Prozac again in the early 2000's, it made an immediate > difference in the level of fibromyalgia pain (before diagnosis), but > that effect did not last. > > Z > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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