Posted by JohnL on July 15, 2000, at 8:05:21
In reply to Hey, JohnL, posted by JohnB on July 14, 2000, at 5:34:52
> How's the adrafinal holding up? Any augmentors necessary? Also, was it ever cleared up as to whether those eye-drops were acurate predictors of adrafinal success? They seem to put me in a good frame of mind. --JB
John,
I'm doing fine. Not as well as before, yet. You see, me and my stupid ideas...I felt so much improved with Adrafinil, and yet it seems so tame, that I wasn't totally convinced it was the med doing it. I thought maybe it was just a spontaneous remission, or the late spring/early summer bounce. Or something. But certainly not Adrafinil. I mean, I can't feel it. No side effects. Can't be.So I challenged it. I stopped taking it. Three days later I had lost that cherished motivation. All my projects, activities, friends, hobbies seemed totally boring and meaningless. I didn't want to do anything anymore. I kind of dropped out of psychobabble for a while. But I figured it was my imagination. After a week, I was in bad shape. Depression full steam ahead.
So I started up Adrafinil again. It's been a 1 1/2 weeks. I feel about 80% better. If it's anything like the first time around, it'll take 3 or 4 weeks to hit 99%.
Augmentors? One a day of SJW (New Chapter brand 10% hyperforin), and about 5mg Remeron at bedtime.
As for the eye drops, I haven't a clue. Haven't tried that. Since I have responded well to Adrafinil, I might be a good test subject to test those eyedrops. There have been varying opinions on what exactly Adrafinil does. Word of mouth. Friend of friend. Theory. That kind of stuff. But for now I am most comfortable sticking with what the manufacturer has put into print. That is, alpha-1 noradrenergic agonism, and at higher doses release of serotonin and dopamine.
John
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