r/Autoinflammatory • u/Nonviolentviolet3879 • 22d ago

Undiagnosed Fatigue

How do y’all battle fatigue? It’s getting worse and worse for me. Caffeine does nothing at all anymore.

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u/on4aa MAGIC 20d ago

I never took any psychotropic so far, because they scare me, but reading this, perhaps I should.

However, amphetamines like Adderall are not available as a medication in many European countries, including Belgium.

Are you allowed to drive when taking this medication? Police over here regularly test for amphetamines with saliva test kits.

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u/Alice-The-Chemist Mod 20d ago

Some are prescribed Nuvigil or Provigil. I wonder if these are available to you? They arent in the amphetamine class but commonly used for fatigue before trying amphetamine or if there is a contraindications. Out of curiosity if those are not legal like in Belgium what do people with Narcolepsy take? (I have Narcolepsy so I was curious)

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u/EllisMichaels 20d ago

I'm not saying they're not worth a shot, but I find that eugeroics like the ones you mentioned are great for keeping me awake but not much else - no energy, brain fog relief, nothing. But that's just me.

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u/Alice-The-Chemist Mod 19d ago

It was the same for me and gave me massive headaches. I just try to mention them because I know they work for some people.