provigil addictive?

[Keston]

I'm also an alcoholic and addict and I was given Provigil for cocaine addiction. I still see the same addiction physicatrist I saw at Hazelden .... "The 28 day spa"..... She said that it takes away the disire to do cocaine. It's true... I have over 2 years clean and sober. Im taking 500mg / day.

[Kito]

elsa 2998 wrote:

it is not a feel good med it actually is quite an uneasy feeling especially when first taken

Hi
I am looking to speak to people who have taken/ are taking modafinil for background research for a BBC British documentary. Any conversation would be confidential, but it would be great if you could email me a contact number where and when I could call you.
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Kito

[joy777]

Hi,

I'm not a Provigil user. To my understanding
Provigil is still addictive.

"Modafinil (Provigil), a newer stimulant, isn't as
addictive and doesn't produce the highs and lows
often associated with older stimulants."
~~~According to this particular webpage:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narcolepsy/D...

[Joakim]

Hi,
I am a recovering crystal meth and crack addict. Ive been abusing stimulants for over 20 year. I have tried to quit for the last 10 years with NO success.. I have tried everything I could think about aa, na, ca, multiple rehabs and hospitals...I was considered a totally hopeless case until about a month ago when I was given Provigil by a addiction specialist to see if it would help me cope with my stimulant cravings. The difference I experience from taking Provigil is dramatic. I have had zero cravings for the past month and felt "normal" for the first time in over 20 years... I am taking 200mg in the morning and 200mg at noon. It doesnt make me high. It just magically stops the evil cravings for stimulants. I hope it will continue to work.

[Rochelle]

Does anyone take Provigil for MS? I am so extremely tired all the time and I need to get my work done, which is virtually impossible. I am on the verge of losing my job. I do work at home, so I am fortunate enough to be able to take naps, but I do not want to do that all day long. I drink at least a whole pot of coffee, sometimes two pots, just to keep me going. On the downside, it worsens my Menieres disease, which I also have...ringing in ears, vertigo, hearing loss. Around 8 months ago I underwent open heart surgery because I had a huge hole in my heart, which they found a year ago and also diagnosed me with MS. I should be dead by now! Life expectancy is age 42 years old with the heart defect, and I was exactly 42 when I was rushed to the hospital. My vertigo from MS and Menieres saved my life, but yet here I am stuck with it for the rest of my life! I need energy and I am hoping that my doc will prescribe something to keep me awake. Coffee just makes me irritable and pee a lot. MS causes urinary problems anyways. Grrr..im at my wits end here.

[knoweldgeable]

Yes, LACK OF SLEEP will do that to you.

[miayasha]

beenthere wrote:

I am recovering alcoholic & drug addict for over 12 years and found Provigil was addictive to me. Told by medical doctor since I have sleep apnea that this would help as well as cpap and made a special point of asking if it was addictive due to my background. No was the answer and now find myself year later abusing the medications. Its unfortunate thou because I have always been tired and the two cpap & Provigil are quite effective.

Provigil is & has so far been considered a non-addictive medication, due to lack of withdrawal symptoms in studies & very few reported post clinical study withdrawal cases. However, Provigil effects the brain in much the same way that cocaine does, so if you were previously a cocaine user (or other similar amphetamines) it does in fact carry a risk of abuse/addiction. It is still considered non-addictive - & likewise mainly carries risk of abuse by former addicts - because the 'addiction' to Provigil is (much like seen with Marijuana 'addiction') mental, rather than physical. I don't doubt that you have the urge & feel a need to abuse Provigil & as these developments become more widely known I hope doctors are more inclined to proceed with caution in cases such as yours. I wish you all the best.

[wonderwall]

Keston wrote:

I'm also an alcoholic and addict and I was given Provigil for cocaine addiction. I still see the same addiction physicatrist I saw at Hazelden .... "The 28 day spa"..... She said that it takes away the disire to do cocaine. It's true... I have over 2 years clean and sober. Im taking 500mg / day.

The highest dosage that can legally be prescribed is 400 mg per day. If you are truly taking 500 mg per day I strongly suggest you speak to whoever is willing to break the law & quite possibly lose their license for you. Provigil can have some very serious side effects, which are greatly increased with a higher dosage. During the clinical studies one healthy male volunteer took 600 mg per day for 14 days & his side effects included severe hallucinations, paranoia, as well as high blood pressure - to list only a few. Hence the highest possible legally prescribed dosage being set at 400 mg/day.

[Medilect]

I am on provigil and have an extremly non-addictive personality. This has been established through pain medications, chemotherapy, surgery and an experience with my sister back in the 60's. I felt almost no impact initially but is has started to help and that is important in my case. It may have saved my marriage. A lot of the bastards that used to make me irritable are much better people now.