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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 4:58 am
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DrPSB
 
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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.
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