Done being tired

[Jesmcd2]

So after reading and writing back to ppl, l to took some advice and called my Dr. I explained to him that l couldn't handle how much I was sleeping and l needed to do something about it. He prescribed me a generic brand of provigal. I really hope this works. Cause l woke up exhausted this morning.

[tmg1984]

What does that do?

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to tmg1984]

It supposed to help with fitigue. I have it alot.

[mpd731]

I hope that it works for you, I have taken it in the past but results were not effective. Good luck.

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to mpd731]

I, hope there is is another alternative for you out there

[erash]

I use Nuvagil. Similar to Provigil. Take half a pill and it gets me thru the day. Physically and cognitively. Using X yrs. problem is if I skip a day I feel its absence and feel super lethargic. Not from the MS but from the lack of nuvagil

[lauranell2u]

It has worked ok for me. It only last about 4 hours so I take 1 in the morning and 1 at lunch. It doesn't make me feel energized but I don't feel like I need to fall asleep. No jittery side effects either

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to lauranell2u]

I like when you said no,jittery part l,,,dont think I would like that part. This is 1st timw,taking,it so will see what happens

[nes78]

i hope it works for you! fatigue is part of the reason i am on ssdi. i was falling asleep standing up - anywhere, everywhere. it's a horrible feeling and the meds did nothing for me. it is such a real and debilitating problem.

[Royjr]

Hello, nice to hear you being proactive with your issue. How's your sleeping? I know people who have sleep apnea and they sleep using a CPAP machine. Before the machine they would wake up in the morning after they thought they had a goodnight sleep, but after getting a Sleep Study they was diagnosed and was told they was waking up often during the night. They now sleep better and wake up well rested and will not sleep without it.

Check out some of the symptoms of having sleep apnea. You'll be surprise. Good luck

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to Royjr]

Hi there, thank you for the advice on the provigal. I had also talked to my support group about it and they said the same thing or Adderall, doc said no to that. Sleeping has never been an issue for me, and the doc doesn't seem to think l have sleep apnea. It's the 3 days a cpl times a month that l have trouble staying awake.

[katepoet]

There are several supplements that can help a lot. For example, l-theanine taken 30 minutes before sleep at night crosses the blood brain barrier and helps your brain make more GABA and melatonin.

L-theanine Bulk Supplements

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[Kj9681]

I hope it works for you...did nada for me however, I know for sure that it works for some. Sending best wishes qd blessings your way.

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador]

Update on the provigal. After taking it for close to 2 wks it seems to be starting to work. Yeah! Have to say though it only lasts for 12 hrs. After that lm exhausted. So far so good tho