Follow-Up: my mother is on provigil and says it helps keep her awake. she is on many meds including 80 mg of prozac. my mother still can go days where she can stay in bed sleeping 36 hrs or more then she is wired for about the same. my sister-in-law says this is an amphetamine and she is just doing herself harm. who can help everyone says she needs to detox and her life is a mess is provigil speed ?