Hi all, I am new to this group, thought this would be a good topic
for me to jump in on:
I was up to 850 mg. daily of Provigil. Apparently, my all knowing
and BRILLIANT ass of a doctor thought that putting me on enough
stimulants to wake the dead would be a wise idea. Of course, the
severe blackouts that followed from the COMPLETE failure of
provigil/modafinil caused other severe problems, among them: a heart
murmur and ressurgance of asthma problems I hadn't had since I was
16 years old!!!!




--- In Narcolepsy-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Sue" <semh@e...> wrote:
> I agree w/ Bill - I took Provigil about a year or so ago and I
still can't
> get my blood pressure back in a normal range. It mad my shake and
my heart
> felt like it would jump out of my body. I took "Vacations" from
the
> Provigil and that helped but as soon as I went back on it all the
same
> symptoms would come back. Sadly I can't take anything for the N, I
take
> xanax and lunesta at night so I can try to have a better nights
rest. I also
> take Toprol and Hydrea (oral Cancer med) and they make me tired so
I take
> them at night. I would really suggest seeing a cardio Dr. There
are other
> med's out there. Some people can take Provigal with no problems
but I have
> heard of many that can't tolerate it at all.
> Sue :)
>
> 44 - PV 1/1996 - Aspirin, Plavix, colchicine (gout) & phlebs (also
have
> Narcolepsy, Crohns & HBP)
>
> Polycythemia Support
> http://racinnews.com/mpd.htm
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Narcolepsy-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Narcolepsy-Chat@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Professor Web
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:09 AM
> To: Narcolepsy-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Narcolepsy-Chat] Provigil & Heart Murmur
>
>
> HI Cat,
> I hope you are seeing a neurologist. If you are not then you
need to
> go see a heart doctor right away. There is other medicine out
there besides
> provogil. When I took provigil they had to put me on Xynex
because of the
> hallucenations it gave me. I found another doctor who put me on
another
> medicine which dropped 3 other prescriptions to. I would get s
econd
> opinion.
>
> Bill
>
> Catherine Miller <catYahoo@m...> wrote:
> I just saw my sleep doctor again. He has tried to put me on
Provigil
> for my idiopathic hypersomnia.
>
> Last year I tried to take the Provigil and when I took 1 a day
I
> noticed a racing/irregular heartbeat and tightness of my
chest. But
> after a short period of taking it regularlly it didn't work (I
hit a
> point after he increased me to 2 a day where I could take my
second
> one and go take a long nap).
>
> Well after I saw him this time he still wanted me to try to
take the
> Provigil (1/2 pill 2x a day). I took half this morning after I
had
> breakfast and now I can feel my heart (I've discribed it in
the past
> as my heart is racing the Dayton 500... fast in the straight
away and
> slowing in the curves...etc) beating really oddly and I keep
trying
> to take deep breathes but feel like I can't get any oxygen in.
>
> One other thing my sleep doctor noticed yesterday was a heart
murmur.
> Could the provigil be making this worse? I am going to call my
pcp
> today and see what he wants to do now.
>
> Cat
>
>
>
>
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