So I spoke with the nurse in my neuro's office. She said the side effects I was feeling while I was taking Amandatine were way wrong. She was surprised I reacted that way to the med and said it was a mild pill. Now I am so glad I stopped taking it last Friday. She spoke with my neuro who suggested I try Provigil so she called in the rx. Now I am off to read Dejibo's thread to see what everyone had to say about Provigil. I'm just leary to try anything again.

I absolutely Loved Amantadine. I have never felt so much energy and so much happiness as on Amantadine. Nothing bothered me at all. (Is this what cocaine feels like?? Or a Manic episode??). But, it made me clench my jaw so I stopped it.

I hope that provigil works for you. It made me feel terrible. Maybe since you and I had polar opposite reactions to amantadine, Provigil will make you feel great!

BBS - I hope your right! It's too bad you clenched your jaw and stopped a med that was helpful to you.

I tried Amantadine and it didn't help me at all. Provigil works wonders for me but I just take 1/2 of a tablet. A whole one will keep me up at night. It also takes away my appetite (double bonus!).

Don't tease Kitty - takes away your appetite. If only...

Amantadine did not do a thing for my fatigue. I only took it for a few days, but I remember I felt really sick, had a headache. Had to stop.

The doc encouraged me to try it when my insurance balked at the cost of provigil - after they'd paid for it for like a year.



I had to go through hoops to get them to pay again. I'd had good results with it for some time, then it just stopped helping. I keep thinking of trying it again someday to see if it helps after taking a break.

I did have some headaches for the first week or two with provigil, but not too bad. And I'm so prone to h/a it was not a real issue - air gives me h/a, lol.

That was the only side effect, if it even was one, that I had. Good luck with it.