aTTENTION ALL CHRONIC FATIGUE SUFFERS. I HAVE BOTH FIBRO AND RA. EVEN WHEN I FELT THE RA WAS KINDA UNDER CONTROL THE CHRONIC FATIGUE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO WORK. T6HE BRAIN FOG WAS HORRIBLE AND I TRULY WAS AFRAID I'D BECOME DISABLED. I HAD READ ABOUT A DRUG IN SOME ARTHRITIS MAGAZINES CALLED PROVIGIL. I FOUND A WEBSITE AND READ ALOT ABOUT IT AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH PEOPLE SAYING IT GAVE THEM THEIR LIFE BACK. I ASKED MY RHEUMY ABOUT IT AND SHE JUST LAUGHED OFF AS A STIMULANT. ASKED REGULAR MD AND SAID MANY OF HIS PATIENTS WITH AUTO IMMUNE DISEASE AND CHRONIC FATIGUE AND DEPRESSION HAD BEEN GREATLY HELPED BY THE MED. HE PRESCRIBED THE MED FOR ME, 200 MG TAKEN EVERY A.M. WELL, I'VE BEEN ON IT TWO WEEKS AND IT'S WONDERFUL! NO SIDE EFFECTS; BRAIN FOG GONE, ABLE TO WALK AGAIN, SLEEPING WITHOUT ANY MEDS AT NIGHT AND ABLE TO FUNCTION AT WORK AND HOME AGAIN! DEPRESSION IS ALSO GREATLY REDUCED!! YAHOO! LISTEN TO ME, IF YOU SUFFER FROM CHRONIC FATIGUE LIKE I DID...TRY IT! IT HAS TRULY GIVEN ME A LIFE BACK AGAIN!!
Wow, thanks for the info Karen. I have an appt. with my RD on the 17th of Aug. I will ask her for it. If she "laughs it off", I'll go to my MD. Sounds like something I want to have added to my "cocktail." I'm so happy you're feeling better.
Cris
KarenNTx
I'm new to this forum, and not very good with the computer either. WOW! am I ever glad you shared about the Provigil. Sounds like something I would like to talk about with my RA Dr on next visit.
Hope it keeps working for you....
Diane