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12/ 8/10 7:38pm
Thank you for your question and welcome to ADHDCentral.com.
I am not a medical professional and would not be able to give you medical advice.
Provigil and Adderall are different medications and have different ingredients. You should not replace one medication with another without speaking with your doctor.
You might want to keep a journal or a log of your symptoms on a daily basis for a couple weeks. This will give you specific information to share with your doctor. Together you will be able to decide whether your current medication is working and whether a change in medication is called for.
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I hope this helps
Eileen
12/ 8/10 7:38pm
Thank you for your question and welcome to ADHDCentral.com.
I am not a medical professional and would not be able to give you medical advice.
Provigil and Adderall are different medications and have different ingredients. You should not replace one medication with another without speaking with your doctor.
You might want to keep a journal or a log of your symptoms on a daily basis for a couple weeks. This will give you specific information to share with your doctor. Together you will be able to decide whether your current medication is working and whether a change in medication is called for.
For more information:
How Do You Know if a Treatment is Working?
I hope this helps
Eileen
12/ 9/10 10:02pm
Hi mama
Is there any particular reason that you are thinking of substituting Adderall for Provigil? As Eileen has mentioned, they are two very different types of medication used for different reasons. This would be a good discussion to have with your doctor.
I am presently taking Provigil because I have Multiple Sclerosis and it helps me with my fatigue. What is the reason for you taking Provigil?
Let us know more and maybe we can give you more information or resources. Thank you for your question.
12/14/10 1:17am
Talk to your doctor. There were studies done using provigil for ADHD children, my son participated in one. There was a case of Steven Johnson Syndrome and the study was stopped.
I will tell you that the provigil worked very well, as well as adderall, for my son. We did suffer from one of the rarer side effects of weight gain. My son gained 30 pounds in 6 months, he needed to gain half of that. He was gaining 5-7 pounds per month.
Your doctor would have to prescribe it off label for you, since it normally prescribed to treat excessive sleepiness caused by sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or shift work sleep disorder. You may have problems with your insurance covering it for ADHD treatment.
Reta
2/17/12 6:27pm
It is theoretically possible, but as far as stimulants go, adderall is ~mighty~ powerful as compared to provigil. There are also more restrictions as far as the prescribing of Adderall is concerned (adderall is a Schedule II controllled substance, which means it can not be refilled & will require a new written Rx every time it is filled.... Provigil can be refilled 5 times in 6 months if your MD wishes to assign that many refills to the Rx.)
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That is really interesting Reta.
I had not heard about this substitution. For me...the Provigil makes me not want to eat. So it just goes to show you that the side effects will be different for everyone. The dosage seems to be very important as to how one feels on it. I tried the Nuvigil at first and it was way too strong and kept me up at night.
Thanks for sharing your experience with your son. I learn something new all the time just from member comments.