dancesintherain Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 So since my insurance company is being a bitch and denying the prior authorization for Provigil (even though they approved it a little over a year ago)..and given that the Provigil wasn't 100% covering things anyway, I'm now on a run through the stimulants to see whether anything helps with my hypersomnia. Does anyone take Adderall IR (I think...that's the regular version as opposed to extended release, right?) to deal with hypersomnia? Or general lethargy? Have you found it effective? My pdoc said that I can play with the dosage on the regular version and then if we find that it works, possibly switch to the XR version. Also, how long should it take to kick in? Should I feel this right away or does it have a lag time? I just took 10 mg around 4pm, so I'm hoping that I can still sleep fine tonight. That's never been a problem for me...but I had the prescription filled and I wanted to see if it did anything. I can take up to 20 mg twice per day, but my pdoc said to start at the lower dosages and see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 thanks sylvan. I was fully functional until 12:00pm (when an evening event ended and I drove home), which is an improvement from my usual yawning self. Hopefully it'll continue to help. I've had some add-like characteristics, so no complaints if it gets rid of that too. and there's some thought that the hypersomnia might be a low-grade depression. whichever it is, if it helps, i'm game. thumbs up on day one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbukthru Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) I've also taken Adderall and related stimulants for drowsiness and it helped tremendously. As sylvan said, it usually took about 20-30 minutes to kick in. Good luck! P.S., I see you didn't like Lexapro much... When I tried it, it turned me into a zombie (I'd go so far as to call it poison), which is partly why I started needing stimulants to stay awake all day. Edited March 30, 2014 by Timbukthru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 thanks--it seems to be helping quite a bit so far. It's 5pm and I don't feel like I should go to bed, which is how I felt the rest of the week. It doesn't seem to kick in quite as quickly as it does for you guys....maybe an hour/hour and a half? But it definitely seems to be doing something. I figure I'll give it a week or two at this dosage (10 mg twice per day) before increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix_Rising Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I also take adderall to help with the fatigue caused by Zyprexa. I think it also helps keep depression at bay. I take 40 mg at 10 am and 2 pm. I really hope it helps you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 thanks PR :-) It seems to be doing some good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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