This is Day 2 for me on the modafinil....

All I can say is.....

DAM* It!!!!!:mad: :mad:

It seems to be doing something for my focus, and actually as I think about it, I think it is doing a fair bit for my focus.

But, unfortunately, I'm experiencing extreme weakness in my body. Basically it is hard to lift my arms, and I'm afraid to stand up because it feels as though my legs aren't going to hold me up. It's not so much lethargy as much as just extreme weakness.

On the sheet given to me by my pharmacy, "unusual muscle weakness" is listed as an unlikely side effect, but one that should be reported immediately. So I phoned my pharmacist, and she told me that I should not take anymore of it until I have talked to my doctor. I asked her if it is likely to go away with time, and she said it is unlikely.

Oh, this IS NOT FAIR!!!:mad: :(

I have read of so many success stories with this drug, and I had so much hope in it!! I can't believe this! And all of this on only 50mg of the stupid drug!

I think I'm going to give it one more shot tomorrow, but only take 25mg instead of 50mg. My body annoys me to no end because it is so ridiculously sensitive to these meds. I mean it....my doctor prescribed this because he said it would likely be a good one for me as it tends to be fairly benign and people usually tolerate it well. :eyebrow:

I'm just going to go and cry now.

I'm running out of hope, and it looks as though I will likely lose this year in my Masters program, because I just have not been able to keep up. And on top of it, my boyfriend has started finding this all too stressful, and so he has basically taken off. Man, it's amazing how quickly one's life can fall apart.

Has anyone else had a similar experience with Provigil (modafinil)? Please help me with any suggestions you may have.

Thank you in advance....I apologize for the long post.

I'm sorry about you're reaction to the med and how discouraging that must feel. I hope you'll follow your pharmacist advice until you talk to your doctor -- you don't want some bad side effect making life more difficult. Take care!


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I know how you feel, you had invested tme in taking this drug, it was your hope to finally be a productive member of society and the doctors told you to stop taking it.

It sucks to have to take a step backwards when you feel like you're on a time-limit to find something that works. I had a similiar experience, because I took Adderall XR 25 mg
for about a month and the doctor told me I needed to discontinue use because I began having extremely disruptive depressive spells, so that it wasn't doing me any good. But a few weeks later, here I am, still not on any kind of a medicine, but I have a new looming diagnosis that would explain my reaction to the stimulant, and that needs to be fixed before they can do anything about my ADHD.

and now after a look at my history as a child, and my current 'episodes' of hyperactivity and depression just based on the symptoms I'm displaying and the lack of other conditions (thyroid or diabetes) that explain it, it's a pretty sure shot that I'm bipolar type II rapid-cycling.

It isn't a good idea to go against the doctors wishes, and I know that just saying to have patience will just annoy you (did me too) But there are lots of alternatives out there, and just bcause one doesn't quite do the trick, you can't lose hope.