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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 1  Narcolepsy Nausea, intestinal upset, headaches, double-vision, red eyes, shooting pains in eyes, mental fog and confusion, lethargy, mild anxiety, fatigue, weight gain, tight chest and constantly holding my breath. After taking Adderalll for almost 18 years, a move necessitated new doctors and their fear of the DEA trumped my continuity of care, so my new PCP refused to write my usual Rx and insisted I see a so-called "sleep specialist" as if I hadn't already been diagnosed and treated for the last 18 years. The sleep specialist also fears the DEA so he insisted I take Nuvigil instead. I've been sick ever since, to the point I can't drive or get chores done, pretty much making me a housebound invalid! I was functioning fine on the Adderall for almost two decades, but now I'm a mess. I hate this medication. I tried The generic version (the name starts with an M) first, and it made me very sick right away. The Nuvigil was smoother and took longer to for all the negative symptoms to kick into gear, but once they did, I've steadily grown worse so I'm as sick on it as I was on the generic version. F 61 3 months
250 mg 1X day
9/13/2017
 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
 3  OSA, daytime fogginess Severe night time leg cramps, both calves and thighs, clenched jaw, dry mouth I take half a 250 mg pill. Taking a whole dose keeps me awake at night. It does help me concentrate at work during the day. I have considered upping the dose to the 250 mg just to see if the "fog" lifts even more, but the severe leg cramps are keeping me from doing this. F 52 14 days
125 mg 1X day
2/9/2017
 4  sleep apnea,weight loss didn't sleep first night taking full pill-took at about 1130 AM, trying half now but want to go back up to full pill and early as possible in AM Seems to be helping me stay awake during day. Don't work during the summer and combining it with better eating habits/dieting and gym workouts. Have chronic pain made worse by inactivity and weight gain and sleep apnea/ pre diabetes because of weight. Never even snored until weight gain. Ruined my joints from exercise addiction in 20's. Have not experienced the side effects others describe and hopefully wont. While it is helping to stay awake, I think my doctor was using it as a psychological placebo to say I would lose weight. Hasn't reduced my hunger. I know I have the willpower to lose the weight, just whether I will be able to mainting eating right/ exercising as a lifestyle with temptations and life getting in the way. Hope this helps someone out there. I have hit rock bottom with the pain, weight, addiction to pain meds(almost off completely now so am trying to figure out what is real and what is withdrawal pain). This med cant be any worse than the f-ed up docs getting me hooked on opioids. Stay strong, believe in yourself, find happiness, and hold on to the ones you love. Peace. M 54 3 days
250mg 1X day
6/6/2016
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 3  Circadian rhythm disorder Headaches, excessive sleepiness, numbness in face and hands, difficulty breathing, nausea, jaw pain, thirsty. First couple days were okay. Despite side effects, could tell the difference in my mind's ability to think more clearly. Did not sleep the first night, have slept well for the rest of the week which was mind blowing to feel what it's like to really SLEEP!! But the pill makes me dizzy and groggy during the day. I've been in bed for days. I thought this was supposed to stimulate to keep me awake? I don't understand. It's been a week, and I think I am going to stop taking it now, and re-evaluate my options, focusing on something to help me get good sleep, and hoping my body will naturally give me the energy I need during the day if I can sleep well? Nuvigil is certainly not giving me energy. I like the effects it had on my mind the first few days, but it was very short lived, and the side effects are getting worse, not better. F 42 7 days
150 mg 1X day
1/16/2016
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 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
 4  Narcolepsy, Excessive daytime sleep Bad headache, severe stomach pain, irritability, thoughts of suicide, anxiety, extreme tiredness when wear off, nausea I used to asleep driving, but still somehow make it home. Also while standing & working, I did things I wasn't aware I was doing(sleep walking). At first half a pill was helping, then as the days go on I became more tolerate, but would still only take other half when I feel it wearing off. I'm very irritable w my spouse, have depression, & for the headaches if I take 1 extra strength excedrin w the nuvigil, it's ok. While at work it i let it all wear off before taking the other half, the sleep walking is 10 times worst than before. My stomach pain is almost unbearable, & hurts to the touch (not sure cause exactly). really helps tho. F 21 4 weeks
250
1/3/2016
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 3  Having trouble staying awake whill I have just started to feel anxiety like something is suppose to happen. Though I Donnt know because I have started another new drug too. In some ways it does help me stay more alert but I still get sleepy when driving. Especially if I eat. F 62 3 weeks
150 mg
1/1/2016
 4  to stay awake whike driving My heart rate gies up and I get dizzy and sometimes confused Nuvigik does keep me awake whike I'm driving now F 43 2 weeks
250ng
12/30/2015
 2  Hypersomnia Dehydration, migraine headaches, foggy brain, irritability, tiredness, twitchy jerky muscles Nuvigil is unpredictable for me. Some days it works ok. Others it's not very good. I don't feel like I sleep very well at night. When it wears off, sooner than they claim, my eyes start to throb and burn with exhaustion. It'll the irritability doesn't wear off though so I'm left feeling tired and irritable and not refreshed when I wake up. M 38 3 months
250
12/3/2015
 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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 3  Excessive daytime sleepiness,ADHD Muscle tension, loss of appetite, hyperfocus, migraines, sleepiness, dullness in personality. When I first started taking Nuvigil 2hrs after daily dose I experience drowsiness and feelings of laziness. Throughout the day I can focus but only if I fight the drowsiness. The headaches usually occurs in the nighttime with fever like symptoms. M 20 2 weeks
150mg
10/22/2015
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 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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 4  idiopathic hypersomnia breathing, increased heart rate, still have some daytime sleepiness I have been diagnosed with Asthma and Idiopathic Hypersomnia right around the same time; the asthma was diagnosed first, but I was also beginning to go through testing to find out why I was falling asleep all the time. Since I've been using Nuvigil I have noticed an increase in energy and wakefulness, still seem to have some trouble driving longer than 20-30mins. But my biggest setback is it seems to be affecting my asthma more than what it says it should be. My doctor says I just need to continue doing breathing treatments and am on 2 different inhalers and a pill for it. I want to keep taking the Nuvigil but not sure how much longer I can handle the asthmatic symptoms. Oh and I took Provigil but it give me horrible headaches and they didn't give me any kind of energy! F 32 10 months
150 1X day
5/28/2015
 3  idiopathic hypersomnia burning eyes, breathing problems, clogged ears, a meshing of mental slowness an clarity, "I don't care" attitude in a time of great stress, muscle tension juxtaposed against heaviness I have a history of depression and anxiety/OCD and haven taken 100 mg of Pristiq for years to combat these conditions. I started out on 150mg of Nuvigil which hardly touched the sleepiness. Since I upped to 200mg, I have changed from a hyper type A to a slacker who wants to watch TV and tune out the major issues in my life. I have increased energy to be indifferent towards everything around me. This is VERY new and counter to my former OCD perfectionist personality. I am not on any anti-anxiety meds, soI am not sure what is going on here. F 51 40 days
200 1X day
5/8/2015
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