PROVIGIL Reviews (MODAFINIL)Average Rating: 3.6 (619 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROVIGIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROVIGIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Tired | Terrible blood in urine, stomach pains, arthritis symptoms | Horrible | M | 30 | 1 days 150 | 1/30/2015 | 1 | Extreme fatigue | Rash, all over. Started about an hour after taking. I would rather be tired all the time than deal with this rash. Took a claritin to try and calm it down. Wish I would have read the risks before taking. Never again, no thanks. Looks like I'm going back to coffee and Red Bull. | F | 28 | 1 days 200mg 1X day | 12/24/2014 | 1 | narcolepsy (MS brainstem lesion) | severe lethargy | no positive effect whatsoever | F | 62 | 1 days 100mg 2X day | 9/4/2014 | 1 | ADHD | Bad headaches, jaw clenching, pain in between my shoulders, chest pains, shortness of breath, never slept, could accomplish what I wanted but crashed terribly, but worst I had severe personality changes- wanted to be alone, I didn't want to feel things, did things out of character and ruined relationships with people, got agitated easily, was short, mean and didn't care what I did. Everyone noticed it but me. I felt like time would just pass by, short and long term memory was fading. I just wanted to take this drug to enhance my working ability, would not recommend to anyone the bad outweighs the good here. | M | 24 | 3 months 100mg | 4/27/2014 | 1 | narcolepsy | EXTREME personality changes, Insane mood swings, panic attacks, tightness in chest, unable to sleep at night, severe brain fog, HIGHLY ADDICTIVE! | F | 29 | 4 years 400 mg day | 3/16/2014 | 1 | trying to feel better.( dopamine) | addictive very strong neuropathic pains depression Major withdramal recomended by Doctor= Mission Impossble. | M | 47 | 2 years 2,500 mgs | 10/24/2013 | 1 | Multiple sclerosis | This did absolutely nothing. I took the name brand, not generic. At 100 mg it was ineffective, so I went up to 200 mg. Still nothing. I literally took a nap 2 hours after taking a dose. | F | 36 | 5 days 200 mg | 9/26/2013 | 1 | fatigue for MS | Nausea when it first kicks in, no other effects until it starts to wear off then I felt jittery, shaky, irritable and sweaty | I had to fight so hard to get this prescription after my insurance initially refused to pay for it. Even still my co-pay for a two-week supply was $98 for the generic.I was so disappointed to find that this did absolutely nothing! I literally got no benefits from it whatsoever. I couldn't even tell I was taking anything, except that I was a little nauseous and had heartburn during the first couple hours. It started to wear off about 5 hours after I took it and I was extremely jittery and shaky, felt like I would pass out, started sweating all over and felt really irritable. Maybe it was just because I took the generic, but this drug was absolutely worthless for me. It's definitely not worth about $200 a month even with insurance. | F | 39 | 5 days 100 1X day | 9/7/2013 | 1 | wakefullness effect | dopaminergic ( plearure ) from day one. Tolerance and need to increare dosage. Addictlon. | M | 46 | 2 years 2200 mg | 1/7/2013 | 1 | Sleep Apnea | Worked for first couple of days and then felt extremely tired and nothing worked. All I wanted to do is sleep. Could not function. Tried Nuvigil and the same, so it's caffiene for now. | M | 52 | 20 days 200 1X day | 8/24/2012 | 1 | falling asleep third shift | 109 mg of this stuff and I can't sleep for two days it feels like strong meth | M | 50 | 4 days 100 | 5/6/2012 | 1 | chronic fatigue | Minor Rash on the forearms, extreme headaches | I took the generic brand Modalert. I found it to be generally ineffective when taken by mouth. Taken in the morning I would develop severe headaches later in the day. Eventually I progressed to snorting 100mg of the drug at night time. Snorting the drug was the only way to experience its effects for me. This improved my problem with fatigue and allowed me to get more done after work, It did not keep me up at night. Until I got a rash on my arm. A common side effect of Modafinil is skin rash, which can lead to Steven Johnsons Syndrome. Your skin starts to peel off until you look like a burn victim. Fortunately this is a rare occurrence, and now that I have gotten my first rash I have decided to stop taking it. I would say that this drug is too dangerous to mess with. Unless you really have narcolepsy like Mr. Bean in the movie Rat Race. If you're just feeling tired, drink coffee instead. It's better to be tired than have your skin melt off your face and go blind. Again, SJS is a rare occurrence, but you have a much better chance of getting it by taking drugs you don't need. | M | 25 | 2 months 100mg 1X day | 9/7/2010 | 1 | narcolepsy | Works great - keeps me alert and awake. After 8 months I am trying to get off it. It has changed my personality, destroyed my marriage, changed my relationship with my family. Would I recommend it - ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! | My physician put me on this but did not take into consideration the fact that I had experienced a severe head injury several years before. Talked to another physician said the head injury is an indicator that I should not have been prescribed this meciciation. IT HAS RUINED MY LIFE!!! | F | 29 | 8 months 30 MG 1X day | 8/19/2010 | 1 | To combat constant tiredness | Headache; sleeplessness; anxiety; crying jags and hopelessness. | This was prescribed by my psychiatrist as a supplement to Prozac which I have been taking for many years, but which has started making me very tired recently. I am not narcoleptic, but I was beginning to need a nap every afternoon. However, when taking this drug I immediately (within days) developed episodes of major depression, started crying hysterically, did not want to live, and felt generally hopeless. Prior to this my mood was always stable if not very optimistic. I immediately stopped taking it and will never touch it again; a day later I already am starting to feel much better. | F | 57 | 1 weeks 100 MG 1X day | 2/28/2010 | 1 | sleep apnea/borderline narcolepsy | I had severe headache with full dose, but none when I split dose in half. Built up tolerance & used full dose during last yr on drug. Became super talkative had difficult controlling what I said during first few hours of taking dose & I am a very shy person. Drug did keep me alert during the day, but I did not realize until off the drug what price I paid for that alertness. | This drug is addicting! I feel like a different person. Clear of this drug for about 3 weeks now. I suffered extreme withdrawal (flu like symptoms) when I was unable to take the drug. After the withdrawal, depression I did not know I had lifted, my thinking process became clear and short term memory loss improved. I thought I had ADD and sought psyc help a yr ago. I almost lost my job and missed out on two separate promotions I did not feel qualified for at the time, all because of this drug. I was not consistently using my CPAP machine at night, but now I do and I have not felt the initial tiredness that I felt when I first started this drug. | F | 53 | 6 years 200 mg 1X day | 2/28/2010 | 1 | narcolepsy | change in personality, mood swings, doing things out of character and lying about it | This drug nearly ruined my life! I had and huge change in personality, I would have mood swings. I did things that were out of character for me and then I would lie about it. I was working two jobs and was constantly tired and was diagnosed with narcolepsy because I could not stay awake - well duh! I now take a nap in the afternoon and try to get more sleep at night - I am now off this awful stuff and living a very happy and content life! DON'T GET ON THIS STUFF IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE!!! | M | 26 | 16 months | 1/7/2010 | 1 | chronic fatigue | felt wired and energetic. later fatigued and passed out, hard time breathing. Stopped taking after saw small rash after 3 days. itchy skin, body pains, sore eyes, warm sensations in body, flu-like symptoms, fever, chills | Took 25mg of provigil for 3 days. worked great the first day. 2nd and 3rd day I felt more fatigued and passed out. 3rd day I noticed a tiny harmless rash on my leg. Stopped because I've heard of Steven Johnson syndrome. Then experienced flu like symptoms, fatigue, malaise, itching, dry and sore eyes, body aches, warm sensations in skin, fever and chills. This is still ongoing, though it seems to be improving 8 days after discontinuing the drug. I'm very concerned. I'm not out of the water yet. This could develop into SJS | M | 23 | 3 days | 12/17/2009 | 1 | chronic fatigue and sleep disorders | Extreme tachycardia (over 200 beats per minute, very high heart rate!), chest pain and pressure, jitters, and actually increased sleepiness. | Horrible experience. It was a risk given that I already have mild tachycardia, but it threw my heart rate through the roof. It took a couple hours to get back to normal, but it was a disaster. Surprisingly it even made me feel more tired. | F | 24 | 1 times | 10/12/2009 | 1 | sleep apnea | mood swings, changed personality and way of thinking, made me act inappropriately, RUINED MY LIFE!! | F | 35 | 9 months | 10/11/2009 | 1 | narcolepsy | My thinking was all screwed up - had mood swings - couldn't focus on anything. One minute I would be fine the next I was argumentative. Little things that would have never bothered me before became major issues. It almost destroyed my marriage - | I would act inappropriately and had horrible mood swings. My family could see what it was doing to me and got me off this horrilbe stuff. I would have to say they probably saved my life and my marriage. DO NOT TAKE THIS HORRIBLE STUFF!!! | M | 26 | 10 months | 10/10/2009 |
PROVIGIL (MODAFINIL): Modafinil reduces extreme sleepiness due to narcolepsy and other sleep disorders, such as periods of stopped breathing during sleep (obstructive sleep apnea). It is also used to help you stay awake during work hours if you have a work schedule that keeps you from having a normal sleep routine (shift work sleep disorder). This medication does not cure these sleep disorders and may not get rid of all your sleepiness. Modafinil does not take the place of getting enough sleep. It should not be used to treat tiredness or hold off sleep in people who do not have a sleep disorder. It is not known how modafinil works to keep you awake. It is thought to work by affecting certain substances in the brain that control the sleep/wake cycle. FDA Approval Date: 1998-12-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)