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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NUVIGIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | adult add | No side effects | Off label for adult add. Tried Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin they made me edgy, angry, and I couldn't sleep which added to issues I was having. Armodafinil was a game changer for me, I am focused, and motivated, and no longer have the forgets. It has changed my life for the good. Just wish I'd have been on a lot sooner. | F | 52 | 4 years 200 NG 1X day | 6/2/2022 | 5 | CFC / Lupus | What a difference this has made in just a few days. It feels like a heavy weight of constant fatigue has been lifted. Months upon months of constant fatigue is debilitating and makes you depressed- this has been life changing | F | 55 | 3 days 200 1X day | 4/16/2022 | 5 | Narcolepsy | Excessive talking, weight gain, some insomnia | Finding it was life-changing. I was incapacitated from my insomnia before Nuvigil woke me up. | F | 48 | 3 years 250 mg 1X day | 4/11/2021 | 5 | Extreme daytime fatigue | excessive talking, sweating, racing heart at times | This medication has changed my life. I was not able to stay awake throughout the day without a nap, and when I was awake I was just going through the motions. I've been on this medication over a year where I was first prescribed 150 mg and also 10 mg of Ritalin. I no longer take the Ritalin, and am at 250 mg which works much better for me. This lasts all day long, and gives a feeling of being alert, attentive, and fully present. Whatever is in front of me has my full attention. I have to be more mindful of my priorities on this medication though. It can seem as though time flies by. I have taken vyvanse and adderall in the past and compared to those, this medication does not give me the nasty comedown that I experienced with those, or the side effects of excessive thirst and jittery feeling. It's a more gradual comedown, like you're slowly running out of gas. a more predictable and consistent feeling. It kicks in fully after about 1 hour on an empty stomach and I try to hold off on eating until the 2 hour mark, which is when it's in full effect for me. Then I must eat a little something or I'll become nauseous. I've tried to eat while I take it but notice it takes a lot longer to feel the effects then. I definitely can have trouble falling asleep if I take this too late in the morning, so a consistent routine is a must while using this medication. The withdrawal | F | 23 | 1 years 250mg 1X day | 8/28/2020 | 5 | Sleep apnea/chronic sleepiness | Vivid nightmares/stressful dreams, trouble staying asleep at night. Although staying asleep at night has improved the longer I've been taking it. | Keeps me alert during the day. Keeps me from nodding off. Able to function all day. | M | 43 | 11 days 200MG 1X day | 8/27/2020 | 5 | Anhedonia. Bipolar, sleep apnea | None | Great results. Gives me energy and motivation without daytime. | F | 37 | 1 months 200 mg | 8/18/2019 | 5 | EDS/Narcolepsy | I am a registered nurse and I have narcolepsy. When I started, I knew I would have a day or two of hyper activity and sleeplessness. That is why I started on a Saturday. By Tuesday (day 4) I had a mild sore throat, my jaws were clenched, my neck muscles were very tight and sore, the sides of my tongue hurt, and I had developed an abnormal repetitive movement of my tongue against the roof of my mouth that was uncontrollable and constant. I stopped taking the drug for 3 days and let the symptoms resolve, then started the drug again. After 2-3 days the symptoms would return. By the 3rd week, I decided to cut the tablets in half then in half again and just took a quarter pill. I did this for about 5 days, then increased to a half a pill for 5 days, then up to my full dose. The symptoms did not return, and I have been able to take the full dose for 10 months now. | As I said, I had some odd neurogenic response to the drug that resolved as I let my body develop a tolerance and over come its sensitivity to the drug. I wanted to share my experience because now that I took the time to slowly let my body get used to this drug, I am now able to take it without any problems. But so many people have these side effects and they just declare that they cannot tolerate the drug. But if you slowly introduce your body to these types of medications, you can overcome many of the side effects. Then you can reap the benefits of a great drug that will really help improve the quality of your life. | M | 43 | 10 months 250 1X day | 5/6/2016 | 5 | Hypersomnia | mild headache, sensitivity to caffeine, increased desire to talk, feeling happy, fidgeting, reduced appetite, dry mouth | If I take Nuvigil daily for more than 3-4 days, I have trouble falling asleep. I do get a slight headache after restarting the medication after a break. I recently weaned off caffeine, and I have noticed the medication works even better without caffeine and with fewer negative side effects. I do not have the crash after it wears off. Not only has my appetite decreased, but I crave healthier foods and drink more water. I sometimes forget words. Occasionally I notice a slight twitching. But I'm not sure if these are a side effect or just a coincidence. Nuvigil has changed my life! I am able to spend more time with my family and doing things I enjoy. I no longer struggle to make it through the day and am not exhausted. I am more active, and this makes me a much nicer and healthier person. | F | 41 | 4 years 75mg 2X day | 4/8/2016 | 5 | idiopathic hypersomnia and sleep ap | Some anxiety and tension headaches and rise in blood pressure and some rapid heart beat | Been getting a 3 months supply of this medicine for 9.5 to 10 months now. I tried provigil beginning of last year. I was taking 400mgs but by 1 or 2pm the provigil would stop working and the massive headaches provigil gave me was when i had enough of that med and asked my sleep doctor if i could try nuvigil. Nuvigil worked better and it felt cleaner than provigil except for some minor side effects its been working out great don't feel tired and can get through my day and do my chores and run arans that i have to do. I take 250mgs of nuvigil but sometimes I only take half of my dosage it makes me feel enough energy through out the day. I can't believe I finally found a medication that actually works for me. I also take lorazepam for sleep. I take 1 MG of lorazepam and i fall asleep like a champ after a full day of being up. I would recommend this medication. | M | 25 | 10 months 250 | 2/17/2016 | 5 | Chronic fatigue & shift work disord | Dry mouth, thirsty, occasionally slight headache | When I started taking Nuvigil, I was also taking bupropion xl 300 strictly for fatigue. I started on 75 mg, and felt no effect. I though it wasn't working at all. My Dr. Up the dose to 150 mg and when I took it, I was getting sooooo sleepy, I was dosing off at work, having sleep micro burst while driving and all through the day. So, after a month of this problem, I thought it would get better when I got over this side effect.. It didn't!!! I was going to stop taking it, but decided to try one more thing. Since I was taking bupropion only for fatigue I decided to stop taking it cause that's what the Nuvigil is for. NIGHT AND DAY!!!! OMG!!! I could not believe the difference. I felt amazing after taking the Nuvigil. I was felling tired and sleepy like I alway do, even after taking bupropion. I wasn't dozing off or wanting to nap all the time. I wish I stopped the bupropion sooner. Don't know if it was counter acting the Nuvigil or maybe just too much stimulater together that it was just making me sleepy. I can definitely notice a huge difference now, and can actually live my life and not sleep through it. | F | 41 | 2 months 150 | 2/11/2016 | 5 | MS Fatigue | none | I was diagnosed with MS about 1990. In January 1991, I had a relapse that included mind-numbing, body-stopping fatigue. I In 2010, I was given a month's free prescription of 150 mg Nuvigil. I was prescribed Provigil about 1997, and continued to take it through about 2005, although the effectiveness was negligible. I left my work on disability in 2003 . I was unemployable because of mind fog, inability to concentrate, organize or prioritize my work. Even with Provigil! I would fade, noticeably, between 1 pm & 2 pm. All I could do was go to bed. On Nuvigil, I lost the mind fog, could think, organize & evaluate my daily chores; in short, I felt almost as good as I was before 1991. I had the stamina to exercise 3 times a week, take up my participation in my church & choir, and lost the 50 pounds that I had gained over 10 or 12 years of hellish fatigue. In 2013, my insurance refused to cover Nuvigil any more -- only Provigil. I've been taking it even though it does no good. (just to prove a point and keep the insurance company from profiting by refusing - in spite of repeated appeals - to cover Nuvigil! I know that is spiteful, but I am very angry about anyone second-guessing my neurologist especially when I KNOW how effective it is for me.) I am in Purgatory without Nuvigil, I can't think, be active, be productive, or have anything like a normal life. The situation has put me in therapy for depression and in an effort to treat the depression | F | 70 | 3 years 150 mg 1X day | 1/25/2016 | 5 | Excessive daytime sleepiness | Dry heaving the first 2 hours after talking it... | I enjoy this medication, it helps me get through the day without wanting to go to sleep. I'm not as moody when I'm on it. | F | 31 | 4 years 250 MG | 1/11/2016 | 5 | Narcolepsy | None | F | 62 | 2 years | 3/5/2015 | 5 | Idiopathic Hypersomnia | Headaches I did go through muscle cramps, dizziness and dry mouth for the first week. After that my body got use to the medicine and the side effects went away except for occasional headaches. | This is a life saver for me. After being in 2 wrecks for falling asleep at the wheel, I'm no longer scared to drive for longer than 30 min. 9-10 time I would fall asleep while driving. I am more alert and actually pay attention better. Over all I feel so much better on NuVigil. For those questioning the medicine and have just started taking it, give it a week or two and let it work through your system. All my side effects went away after except for occasional headaches. | F | 19 | 3 months 250MG | 1/14/2015 | 5 | for multiple sclerosis | I take the pill around 7am. It is 200mg but I cut them in half for about 2 weeks to ween to full dose. This is my 3rd day on full dose. It does curb your appetite, and it dose clean your system out so when starting be close to a bathroom. And make sure you drink a lot of water or you will get a bad headache. The plus is it helps weightloss | F | 30 | 4 weeks 200mg | 12/28/2014 | 5 | Idiopathic Hypersomnia | I have a very high heart rate. I think its from the medication. | I started with 175mg and it worked great but the insurance would not insure it. I had to try Adderall, then Provigil, then the generic of Provigil, each time the insurance wouldn't insure it even though they recommended some of them. Finally yesterday they insured it, but by then I had taken so many different medication the 175mg didn't work anymore and they had to up it. I feel like my heart is beating 100 miles an hour and my arms are shaky. But I'm finally able to be alert and enjoy life a little better. Getting up in the morning is still very hard, but once the medication kicks it is great. This medication has changed my life. HOW CAN I MAKE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS UNDERSTAND THAT I'M NOTBEING LAZY?????? | F | 22 | 2 days 250 1X day | 10/18/2014 | 5 | Shift Work Disorder | Can cause Dry Lips , and anxiety | Shit works good My Job schedule is 7pm to 4am and I have to take it 1 hour before work. No problems besides the one I describe but however this drug is not miracle it only allows me to function at times I wouldn't. You do feel the sleep deprivation effects creep slowly so I'll say the medication probably slows down the effects quite a bit but I can see someone like a banker prob taking it more then I do since majority of my work is physical instead of mental. | M | 20 | 3 months 1X day | 9/7/2014 | 5 | Fibromyalgia Fatigue | This medication changed my life! I have been able to get up and actively live my life after 5 years of barely being able to get through a day. The side effects i get from it are a slight panicky feeling when it kicks in, it does go away, and mouth irritation. It is worth the side effects. I can't believe my doctor waited so long to try this medication! | F | 47 | 3 weeks 50 mg | 5/7/2014 | 5 | Lupus fatigue | Therapeutic effect great. I feel like a new person. Actually can get through the day with energy and focus. Side effects : not so great. I take my dose at 9 am by 8 pm and I can set my watch by it. The itching starts and it is significant. A generic Zyrtec usually takes care of this but sometimes I have to take two. Arms and eyelids itch the most but generally its all over. No rash. About mid day I get the heart flutters and a split second of panic but it goes away quickly. It is worth it to me because now I can LIVE and not lay in the bed all the time. Nuvigil is great for me with manageable side effects. Thank you to the nurse who gave me a sample I would have never known about this. Top rheumatologist never recommended it. I don't know why? Sometimes specialist are so protocol driven that I think they forget about innovation and critical thinking. Lupus fatigue can't make it through the day? Hang in there is what you get. My PCP rx for me when I told him how great I felt. Thank you for docs who a willing to listen and try something off label with out fear. If I'm willing the specialist should be too! | F | 50 | 5 weeks 100 mg qd | 4/26/2014 | 5 | Idiopathic Hypersomnia | None now! Mild chest discomfort from slightly higher heart rate the first few days, first day - hand shaking; @250 mg I felt exerted in the afternoon while exercising. | Word of advice: Drinking lots (more than you think) of water will get rid of the headaches. So far, this has been a great boost. The first day I took it in the afternoon when I received a sample. That was a mistake. I didn't sleep a wink until after the next morning and skipped it the next day. The days following, I took 150 mg and have not felt the need to sleep during the day, which has been great. But, it also adds productivity, alertness, and humor to the mix with few side effects. When I take it in the morning, it's fine to sleep at night, at a normal time. When I don't sleep enough the prior night, I can nap from being tired. From what I've seen is that if you're taking this legitimately and for the same thing I take it for (excessive sleepiness) and without other drugs, it will work wonders. But, the depression and other terrible side effects only happen if you add in all the caffeine and other drugs. While I'm using Nuvigil, I am more aware of my chest cavity, almost like my lungs and heart are pushing harder on my rib cage. It's not really a nuisance; just an awareness. It's not palpitations either, whereas I'm not skipping beats. That only lasts for a few days at first. I am very motivated during the day, my speech is more articulate and I find it easier to smile. | M | 37 | 4 months 150 MG 1X day | 12/4/2013 Patient History |
NUVIGIL (ARMODAFINIL): Armodafinil 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. Armodafinil 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 armodafinil 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: 2007-06-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)