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How long does Provigil keep you awake?

My sleep Doc gave me some 200mg samples of Provigil. I don't usually get really sleepy until early afternoon and I don't want to take it and have it keep me awake at night. I take Lunesta as it is...

ANybody have any ideas? I'm ususally in bed by 10:00PM.

Thanks,

Mary Z.

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Permalink Reply by betty m on January 13, 2011 at 6:30pm

Hi Mary,

My doctor has been wanting me to try provigil for a year but i kept saying no thanks. Finally I agreed last month as he was really trying to help me.

I took one early morning and stayed fully awake for 48 hrs!! could not go to sleep.

Cut it in half a week later and tried again,no sleep that night.

I haven't yet had the courage to try a fourth,though my husband says I should.

Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on January 14, 2011 at 9:25am

Thanks, Betty. That's not the reaction I want! I'll be very careful, perhaps start with half very early one day.

Mary Z.

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Permalink Reply by betty m on January 15, 2011 at 1:57pm

Hi Mary,

I was just thinking that you might want to know this,30 tablets of 200mg provigil cost me $644,99! Can you believe that?
About $21.50 per tablet!

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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on January 15, 2011 at 2:23pm

Good grief, I sure couldn't afford that!

Mary Z.

betty m said:

Hi Mary,

I was just thinking that you might want to know this,30 tablets of 200mg provigil cost me $644,99! Can you believe that?
About $21.50 per tablet!

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on January 16, 2011 at 5:25am

On occasion I have taken Provigil to help me stay awake at night. I had no problems. Many techs use provigil as a way to help them stay awake. I have only known one other person to have the side effects that Bettty has.