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Let's make it illegal so narco-terrorists can profit from it.
I'd buy some, but it costs like 3 bucks per pill on the internet.
I've had a lifelong insomnia problem (tried light therapy, hypnosis, medications up the ying-yang to no avail), so this is interesting news. But I'd like to know more. Are there any FReepers who've taken this drug who would care to comment?
Ms. Coots should have dropped the caffeine and stimulants - then she might have been able to sleep! If she'd just let her body alone, she'd sleep when she really needed to.
I'm currently using provigil because I work graveyard and go to school full time.
Provigil doesn't replace sleep, it just delays your need to sleep. What's great about it is you can be up for 24-36 hours straight and still feel like a million bucks. After, 36 hours, at least for me, the effectiveness of the drug decreases rapidly.
What I basically do is get by with 3-4 hours a sleep during the week and sleep like 12-16 hours straight from fri night into sat afternoon. I will then be up maybe another 8 hours and sleep another 12-16 hours again sat. going into sunday.
This drug has other positive effects and no negative effects that I have seen. It seems to work as a anti-depressent, appetite suppressant, and seems to help you concentrate better, even if you are rested up.
The drug costs $4/pill if you get it off the internet or don't have insurance to pay for it. My prescription costs my insurance company $240/month and I pay only $15 co-pay.