Originally Posted by
AndrewC
ICan you just take it one day at a time? I thought it was one of those drugs that took a while to take effect.
I fly a LOT and often have a combination of jet lag and sleep deprivation, so Provigil sounds like a good idea.
To get to sleep when my body doesn't want to I rely on OTC doxylamine
succinate (brand name Unisom, but not the melt lets version). I think it's just a max strength antihistamine, but it works for me.
Think of Provigil as super coffee plus in a pill with no caffeine jitters. It wears off after about 6 hours or so.
Nothing wrong with antihistamines to help you sleep either, most folks just find they aren't strong enough for really bad jet lag.