PROVIGIL Reviews (MODAFINIL)Average Rating: 3.6 (619 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROVIGIL with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by length of time drug was taken from shortest to longest duration (reviews with no time reported listed first). Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 |
More on PROVIGIL: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROVIGIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Depression fatigue | Severe stomach pain dry mouth. | Not the wonder drug l thought it might be.maybe if l would taken 100mg instead of 800mg it might have helped.talk about self medicating.l guess my next refill l will take as prescribed | M | 59 | 7 days 600-800 | 5/5/2018 | 1 | Narcolepsy | I"m a nurse and it made me "scatterbrained." Normally i'm an A1 nurse, but when I took provigil (granted I stopped after 1 week and went back to ritalin); I just couldn't stay on task...I almost felt "drunk". Not conducive to my line of work. | toooooooo expensive, it was $200 for a 1 month supply before my health insurance changed and started picking up the cost | F | 43 | 7 days | 8/20/2006 | 1 | ADD, Lupus fatigue | DANGEROUS!!! Temp. dropped to 95.6, then spiked to 103 in course of an hour. 24 hrs. of severe pain, then a week of weakness. | I took Provigil for a week about a year ago, all fine, but I discontinued due to extreme cost. Still had a few samples left. Took three of them at different times and had severe reaction each time. Ended up in hospital once, very low oxygen saturation, dangerous drop in blood pressure. I thought it was flu and didn't connect it with the Provigil til the third time. Skin rash, aches & fatigue for week or more after each episode. I think it induces major lupus flares for me. BE CAREFUL with this drug. | F | 58 | 7 days | 8/31/2008 | 1 | narcolepsy, fatigue | was still sleepy but body wouldn't fall asleep, felt like bugs crawling over my legs, extreme dry mouth, some SOB, at 400mg was tired yet hyper verbal. | Basically did nothing for my sleepiness. | F | 20 | 7 days | 12/1/2008 | 4 | Fatigue from unknown blood problem | I clench my jaw like a madwoman! I've also noticed that I get headaches as well and there's the loss of appetite but that's a good thing since I could stand to lose a few...Problem I'm having now is that I seem to be developing a tolerance to it I'm good for a few hours before I start falling asleep at work. | I love this stuff. I haven't been taking it for very long and I hope they can figure out what is wrong with my blood so I don't have to take it forever but for now it's worked great. I can handle the clenched jaw by keeping my tongue between my teeth and the headaches dim with ibuprofen. I do find that if I drink something with caffeine in it I do tend to get VERY drowsy and lightheaded so I guess it's back to sprite for me | F | 30 | 8 days | 3/10/2006 | 5 | Adult ADD, Chronic fatique | The first couple days (200mg daily) felt great! No naps, concentration extended. After 10 days, back to naps in afternoon (although considerably shorter)and a "foginess" or a "heavy headed" feeling and minor, dull headache. | So far I do feel better than without it. I may try 300mg daily. Anyone know how long (on average) it is supposed to stay in system? Maybe I take it too early, but was afraid to take it later due to fear of imsomnia at night. Will be gald to talk to anyone about this. | F | 36 | 10 days | 1/26/2007 | 5 | Bipolar; Mental Fatigue | Urine smelled funny, some clenching of the jaw, but may be from coffee | Taking 200mg per day. When I take it I can actually go to work at 8am and get something done. When I first took it I was disappointed that it didn't have more of a buzz, but the longer I took it, the more I noticed my energy coming back, and that is buzz enough. | M | 36 | 10 days | 1/30/2007 | 5 | fibromyalgia | slight trembling in fingers, butterflies in stomach | This drug saved my life! Has not only improved "brain fog", but has alleviated my pain, which I've not heard other FM patients describe. I don't take any other meds for my FM, and can feel pain returning if am late with dosage. Take 200mg per day. Feel less pain, less fatigue and the brain fog has lifted! Is like being reunited with my old self! I encourage anyone to ask their Dr. about provigil. Am sure is not right for everyone, but for me, has been the BEST! Do not have insurance, my nice doctor gave me free samples...but will find a way to pay whatever I have to. The benefits are just too great! --- insurance pays for viagra, but not provigil?? We all need to start complaining and get our voices heard! | F | 42 | 10 days | 7/26/2008 | 5 | Depression - with Effexor | Headaches,nausea,motion sickness(sensitivity to motion, I didn't have before)loss of appetite, sadly no weight loss yet ;) | The side effects I experienced were because I had to tinker with how I took the medication in time with my other medications (effexor and suboxone). I was taking all my meds together and it made me VERY sick. Now i wait an hour between each med and it's made a world of difference. Let me be clear: PROVIGIL IS A MIRACLE FOR ME. I feel like a brand new person. I don't feel manic or high, or jittery like a stimulant, just CLEAR, FOCUSED, CALM AND HAPPY. My family notices a difference and I thank God every day that I have doctors who listen to what I need and the research I did on this drug. | F | 36 | 10 days | 4/15/2009 | 4 | CFS | none | You mostly notice the effect of Provigil whenyou don't take it and see the difference. | F | 47 | 10 days | 5/2/2004 | 4 | depression | none | M | 47 | 10 days | 10/5/2004 | 3 | Narcolepsy | The first two days it was wonderful! Then dizzy, cold chillz, real fast heart beat, pain in chest, and loss of all motor skills, | Ima stop taking this stuff today before I get any more depressed! | M | 29 | 10 days | 4/9/2007 | 3 | chronic fatigue/ADHD | Only in the second week. I do not fee hyped/euphoric, but look back at the last week and my productivity at work has increased greatly. On the same token, don't feel energized enough to take my power walk at the end of the day. Not aggitated at all. | F | 45 | 10 days | 10/24/2007 | 2 | Sleep Apnea | I have sleep apnea and I am still trying to get a good setup on my cpap machine so until then I am always tired. When I took the sample pack it was wonderful to finally not have to take a nap at work. I had to fight with my isurance for 6 weeks to get it and I still have to pay $50. Now I am on the 4th day of taking it again and I am a walking zombie and almost more tired then before. | I would love to feel the affects I felt the 1st week, I have not changed any medication and it seems that my apnea is actually getting better (cpap is working a little better than before) | M | 43 | 10 days | 4/7/2009 | 2 | fatigue | First 7 days WONDERFUL!! I was on cloud 9 after years of pain and fatigue, I felt like I was reborn! Then after the 7 days I went downhill ...no effect at all...went from 200mg daily to 250mg,started with head aches back pains,hand and feet pains. I was very disappointed....I thought I had found my wonder drug. Too affraid to go up to 300mg because of the side-effects. | Too expensive....but if it had worked out for me I would have made sure I stayed with it. I'm glad it has helped many though. | F | 52 | 10 days | 11/8/2006 | 1 | Depression, sleepiness | Energy for 2 days, then worse tiredness than ever. | Tried 100-200mg at various morning times. Masked symptoms of other problems and did not solve the sleepiness at all. Caused anxiety and irritability. I had a lot of positive hope for this drug when it was prescribed, but was VERY disappointed in the results. Really would not recommend without close doctor supervision. | F | 48 | 10 days | 11/25/2008 | 1 | adult add | After 10 days of taking this med,I began having severe nausea and sweating. The Dr. told me to stop taking the med for two days. Then call him on the third. This is the eve of the second day and the nausea has subsided and the sweating has stopped. Regardless of what the Dr. says tomorrow, I probably will not continue with Provigil. | My dosage was 400mg the first dose was to be taken upon waking and the second dose was to be taken at noon. | F | 51 | 10 days | 1/20/2005 | 1 | adult add | After 10 days of taking this med,I began having severe nausea and sweating. The Dr. told me to stop taking the med for two days. Then call him on the third. This is the eve of the second day and the nausea has subsided and the sweating has stopped. Regardless of what the Dr. says tomorrow, I probably will not continue with Provigil. | My dosage was 400mg per day. The first 200mg dose was to be taken upon waking and the second 200mg dose was to be taken at noon. | F | 51 | 10 days | 1/20/2005 | 3 | provigil | bad headache for the first 3 days; appetite suppresent; some stomach pain; yawning; irritability; I don't feel my normal "happy" self anymore. :( | The first week was GREAT! I hadn't felt this "normal" for a long time. Week 2: seems to be fading out on me. I'm drinking more and more coffee to try to keep that feeling from week 1. I've napped after work 2 out of 4 days and could probably sleep right now. I don't know what to think... | F | 42 | 11 days 200 MG 2X day | 4/22/2010 | 2 | hypersomnia, EDS | Headache, backache, tight throat, dry eyes and mouth, stuffy nose. | Prescribed 200mgs, two times a day. First two days were great. I felt good for the first time in years. Not hyper, no energy "boost", just awake, alert and able to focus. However, I was so focused in my work that when I was distracted (phone, coworker, etc) that it would take me a few seconds to orientate myself. Somewhat surprised at how tired I looked, when I felt so awake. Noticed some back pain, slight headache and blurred vision, but thought it was due to the hours I spent at my desk working. I wasnt getting up as much as I normally do (moving around to stay awake). Coworkers asked if I was feeling ok as I was not as talkative as I normally am, again I attributed that to how focused I was on working. Didnt sleep well the first two nights (2 - 3 hrs at most) but woke up feeling good. By the afternoon of the third day, the first pill seemed to wear off and the second never kicked in. And it hasnt worked since. Headaches and backaches became worse, vision very blur | F | 51 | 11 days | 12/15/2005 |