"I persuaded my doctor—and no, you can't have his number—to prescribe me a week's supply of Provigil, seven 200-milligram pills. "
Don't people normally get in trouble for stuff like this? I seem to remember some football player convincing his doctor to prescribe him controlled substances and then having a huge trial over it...
Don't think I'd want to publicize that fact about myself!
I would, however, like to get a hold of some Mondafinil.
For a better read on the same stuff, check out this old New Yorker article:
http://www.jeromegroopman.com/eyes.html