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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:43 pm 
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need some tip's or suggestion's for energy....the mS fatigue has taken over my life and I tried provigil and it made me shake even worse than I do without it....anyone have any advice? Thank's!!!!

FORGOT TO ADD: Had CCSVI procedure 20th of Dec. 2010...relief for the first 3 week's then back to square one...fatigue never went away though...had improvement's with gait, balance, stability, spasticity...but no relief from fatigue...

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How about trying nuvigil? It seems to be a gentler cousin to Provigil, at least in my experience. Or perhaps a half dose of Provigil instead of the full dose?

Otherwise, resting, exercising, eating right, staying cool, getting enough sleep, etc, etc, but I always found that not doing those things could make me worse but doing them never really made me any better.


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many thank's...did not know there was a nuvigil? did the half tab thing with provigil...never worked...thank u for your suggestion's...don't really do anything but pt, doc. appoinment's...yeah that's about it...have minus zero energy!!!!

God Bless you and your's!

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I know I keep going on about blood thinners but they have helped me soo much. (enoxaparin also has anti inflammatory properties) but long term can cause osteoporosis so you have to be careful. I felt "normal" when taking these for 8 months.
Maybe you could try foods that encourage blood flow/thinner blood??

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hey...i am willing to try it...where do i get it?

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lr1234, being that blood thinners helped you so much, did you ever consider hughe's syndrom? a lot of people with it are misdiagnosed as having ms.. getting tested for it here is the challenge. i get the koo koo look when i try. but england is where i believe dr. hughe's was from. maybe you'd have better luck.


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I take provigil for sleepiness, which is really not the same as chronic fatigue.

I feel like crap 99% of the time, but at least I am not as sleepy during the day while on provigil.


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Not giving anyone medical advice, about what to take or not. I take 2 provigil (called alertec here) a day. Sometimes I get to it too late. It does make you sleepless! Not after 5 or so, for me. I want to try going off it, to test my procedure further. I am already off Amantadine, till the next flu season.

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am i the only one that get's super shakey when taking provigil???

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I used to take Alertec (provigil) but only when I had a big activity but the crash after was so bad, even my hair or earings would get on my nerve. I could not stand myself or others... It made me overdo and it took me days to recover after!

It is expensive (for me) and not covered by my insurance, they said it is not appropriated for ms!?!??

Canada medical system = Banana Republica


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:58 pm 
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hey, i must agree with you!!!!

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It's never been tested on MS patients. It might make our neurons work too hard and hasten neuronal death. Seems possible, doesn't it?

If the drug companies test it for MS patients, then they could market it directly.


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Cece wrote:
It's never been tested on MS patients. It might make our neurons work too hard and hasten neuronal death. Seems possible, doesn't it?

If the drug companies test it for MS patients, then they could market it directly.


I take 7 prescription drugs, and none of them are to treat MS specifically. I take 4 of my meds to treat MS symptoms, but not the horrid disease itself.
There is nothing available for SPMS! 8O :evil:


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