NUVIGIL Reviews (ARMODAFINIL)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR NUVIGILCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 4  depression I started out on half a 250 mg Nuvigil once per day for depression and mild anhedonia but it made me feel very disconnected from what was happening around me and I could not sleep. I now split the 250 mg tablet into 62.5 mg quarters and take only one quarter in the a.m. This dose is just right for elevating my mood, keeping me very focused at work, and I sleep normal at night. M 39
250 mg 1X day
2/12/2010
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 4  Narcolepsy Intense muscle pain in my shoulders, back and neck. If I drink alcohol with it I will constantly clench my teeth so hard that my jaw hurts (without realizing it). My face gets red very quickly and easily if I become even a little warm (foundation covers it). I honestly love using Nuvigil. It has done absolute wonders for me. Sometimes I still fall asleep when I take it. However, for the most part I feel like I come out of the fog and process thoughts again. The biggest downside is the muscle pain. Some days it is so bad I tear up a bit, but as long as I have someone to give me a massage I'm fine. F 23
250 1X day
3/27/2014
 3  Mild Narcolepsy;TBI Hypersomnia; MS Increased wakefulness; increased concentration; improvement in cognitive function; improved memory; Severe headaches; anxiety (which can sometimes lead to feelings of parnoia); intermittent tachycardia episodes; tremors; occasional OCD episodes; increase in pain level--and/or reduced effectiveness from narcotic pain meds; increased muscle spasms, nausea My review is identical for Nuvigil and Provigil: The medication is very effective for drowsiness and improved cognitive functioning; standard treatment for narcolepsy. However I am unable to maintain a daily schedule due to side effects: terrible headaches, tremors, negativity, OCD, and anxiety--Sometimes feeling watched or that people are working against me--even when I KNOW this isn't true. The combination makes me very irritable and not very nice to be around With daily use and higher doses I've experienced OCD episodes and panic attacks--probably triggered by physical anxiety, which I've NEVER had before taking these meds. It's terribly disappointing as hypersomia is ruining my life--NO one can get anything done sleeping. Worse, when I take the nuvigil I either have to be selective as to when--so that my pain levels are relatively low--or up my narcotic due to increased pain and spasms. Nuvigil & Provigil do what they are supposed to do, but on balance the side effects are miserable, even after years. With dr's permission I take them PRN--but they aren't as effective; So I live like Rip Van Winkle, or suffer in pain and act like a nut, pushing everyone away. I can't take anything sedating which means going without certain treatments. Driving is out of the question. I'm lucky that the narcotics don't sedate me (when sleeping 36 hrs I'm not taking anything let alone pain meds). Or eat. Or drink..Or let my poor dog out...FYI: Adderall and amphetamine were not helpful F 59
1X day
8/1/2015
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 2  osa, narcolepsy M 53
250mg 1X day
12/12/2010
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Patient History
 5  Never hit REM cycle!! I have not had any adverse side effects on the nuvigil except for fact that I start to lose weight immediately it wipes out my appetite I do make sure to keep hydrated I like it . because other than that my other .alternative is I would be tracking from never hitting that one cycle. I have never experienced adverse side effects from the medication for very safe taking it. With MS, fibromyalgia, and Chronic fatigue syndrome sometimes you don't know what's acting out it's hard to identify however the nuvigil helps , But it does it really really does so that I can be awake and alert taking care my family's ideal seven-year-old daughter. Good luck to anyone out there who is going through what I'm going through wish you the best Gina!!! F 43 1 days
150
11/3/2013
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 3  fibromyalgia narolepsy Jittery dizzyness dry mouth faster heart rate and speech problem i started to studder when i was talking problems with focus F 33 1 days
150 mg
3/22/2013
 3   Very effective in keeping me awake and alert all day. Unfortunatly it also kept me awake most of the night. Experience -first day. M 73 1 days
1X day
6/10/2010
 3   F 50 1 days
4/18/2015
 3  excessive day time sleepiness I have not started taking this medication yet but I have been taking adderall for over a year now and I wanted to offer advice regarding the mouth sores many of you experience. I have also experienced them. When you brush your teeth swish your mouth with peroxide before brushing. They are canker sores that develop from dry mouth in which saliva doesnt balance acidity in the mouth. It works so please try it. F 28 1 days
11/21/2014
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 1  Excessive daytime sleepiness Severe diarrhea, severe gas, loss of appetite, increase desire to smoke tobacco, hyperfocus (severe form of procrastination,) panic attacks, feelings of depersonalization, increases heart rate, mild paranoia F 29 1 days
125 2X day
11/19/2014
 1  Narcolepsy Bad rash, blisters, dry mouth, sores in mouth, swelling in throat, irritability, anger, depression, pain in my feet, stomach issues, I have been taking this drug for four years. It worked great in the first two. I always had dry mouth and darker urine. My doctor never showed concern over this. Over the past two years I've gone through a bunch of puzzling issues only to learn now what was the cause. I could not afford the medicine that last year or so. The result was taking less only when I felt extremely tired. I started getting bad blisters all over and itching.now that I know why, I haven't a clue what to do. I told my doctor and all she wanted was to run more sleep disorder tests. 46 1 days
150mg
11/24/2015
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 1  extreme tiredness related to sleep Heart racing. Nausea. Couldnt quit talking. Exhausted but stayed awake for 27 hours. Felt like buzzing in my brain.....and several more symptoms. My judgement and reasoning were sluggish and impaired. I wondered if I was dying I felt so bad. I wouldn.t recommend this med for anyone...however for anyone who still wants to try it I would suggest starting at a very low dose and gradually titrating up. F 55 1 days
240mg
6/9/2017
 1  Tired Feeling confused, holding breath, burning hot face, sadness, very emotional and crying in car after work(I never do that!) dry mouth, yellow eyes, pulsating headache, palpitations, exhausted but cannot sleep, body aches..,. I will not be taking more! F 44 1 days
150
3/26/2019
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 1  depression/cfs None yet!! Ihope I don't get any. I am a mom of 7 that is depressed andtired all the time.I hope this med works.I need to be able to have the muster to get out of bed.Body hurts allover,sweats,headaches,memory loss.I have ahd every test known to man!Nothing wrong with me.Blood tests,ekgs,ultrasounds,MRI,CAT scan,they can't find anything.I want to feel normal. F 35 1 days
150mg 1X day
6/18/2010
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 1  Hypersomnia nausea, no appetite, headache, jaw clenching, dizziness, jittery, dry mouth, sweating, body aches, insomnia I will preface this by saying that I am very sensitive to drugs and have had very similar side effects from anti depressants. I took 1 pill (150mg). That was yesterday morning. Tonight, I am still suffering the side effects. First of all, I didn't feel any increase in energy. I still felt very tired all day. The first noticeable side effect is no appetite, I mean NONE whatsoever. I literally ate nothing at all yesterday. I tried to eat a salad and couldn't do it. And if it weren't for the other side effects, I'd probably continue taking it for that alone. Next was nausea and dizziness. I am still super nauseous, almost 36 hours later. I was jittery and felt like my nerves were shot. My head was very cloudy. Several hours later the headache kicked in and jaw clenching. By night time, I was having obsessive and paranoid thoughts (minor but annoying). I was sweating. Dry mouth was noticeable but not a big deal, I drank a sweet tea and that was all I consumed the entire day. Basically I feel like I have the flu x 10. I went to bed 11 hours after taking it, feeling very tired. I literally laid in bed ALL NIGHT LONG, from 10pm to 9am. If I slept at all it was only a few short bursts after 6am. It was absolute torture. I was able to eat today but still no energy, very sick feeling, very nauseous, headache, and jaw clenching. Plus added body aches. I still feel like I have the flu and it has been almost 36 hours. F 32 1 days
150 1X day
2/10/2013
 5  Narcolepsy - EDS Headache that goes away with aspirin, increased thirst, increased urination. Also, I'm a smoker, this drug has made me chain smoke, badly. I was recently diagnosed with narcolepsy, so this has been my only treatment. Unfortunately, I can't compare it to other treatments. Miracle drug! I hope I don't develop any reactions to it that'll force me to go off of it. I've spent 1/2 my life (15 years) using all the energy I could muster to stay awake. I didn't remember what it was like to be awake until yesterday and today. The bags underneath my eyes are gone! I stopped slurring my speech! I can speak and not trail off to nowhere. I'm not achy or grumpy! I'm just awake, effortlessly! I'm amazed. A normal sleeper will never be able to fully relate to a narcoleptic; that's fine, this pill lets me relate to a normal sleeper and I'm happy about that. M 30 2 days
8/19/2009
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 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
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 5  Shift Work Sleep Disorder Tension headaches that last for about four or five hours. The trade off for the headaches is so worth it! I have put on so much weight and have felt so useless for years of not having any energy despite how much rest I had. I now am alert, able to stay awake at work, feel rested when I wake up, and have hope for a normal life again. The insurance fought it every step of the way but my doctor and his staff didn't give up on getting it through for me. They are my heroes! F 42 2 days
150 MG 1X day
1/25/2011
 4  Narcelespy just a different feeling of anxiousness and the some tension in my jaw...energy(almost an over drive I was surprised to experience a difference after day one...IS THIS NORMAL? It felt like everything was clearer and brighter in my mind...felt like someone had cleaned all the smudges off my glasses...I had energy all day long and was engaged in conversations and took care of all the tasks of the day...The day actually felt longer and that I had "bonus" hours added to my day...53 and have just been diagnosed with the hassle of Narc...now maybe I can be more productive and not be dragging my ass through life! Thanks for all the R&D that goes into that pricely little pill that that can give you a new lease on life...ain't science great!!! M 53 2 days
150 1X day
7/11/2010
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 4  Depression and hypersomnia 60 2 days
150
11/14/2019
  

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)

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