NUVIGIL Reviews (ARMODAFINIL)Average Rating: 3.3 (197 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NUVIGIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NUVIGIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Narcolepsy | migraine (every evening for a few months), weight gain, edema, face rash | the first day i looked up at the sky and followed it to where it meets the lake, i watched the ships go by, i heard birds singing, i noticed everything!! i felt like i had a new lease on life...like i was alive for the first time in years. the only down side was a daily evening headache. that goes away after a few months. it has now been over 1 1/2 years since the first day i took it. i feel horrible. heart palpitations, face rash around my eyes and mouth, tremendous weight gain (60 lbs in 18 months), brain fog on an extreme level, swelling of hands and face upon waking, hair loss (at least i no longer need to shave my legs), and memory loss. there is more but i can't remember now. my blood results showed only low sodium, low potassium, and low BUN. The problem is that its getting worse fast and i can't seem to consume enough sea salt to keep my electrolytes balanced. i decided to stop taking it to see if my symptoms would cease. that day i didn't wake up. my son made me a sandwich for lunch and woke me several times to eat it. the last time he woke me i got irritated and took a bite. he was satisfied and left my room. about 15 minutes later, he woke me again. i remember waking to a mouthful of mush with lettuce hanging out over my lip! at that point i grabbed my bottle, popped a pill, and slept until it kicked in. i still depend on that damned pill to exist. i need to make some decisions soon. quantity or quality? the good news is that it still keeps me awake! | F | 35 | 18 months 250mg 1X day | 12/28/2010 | 3 | MS | trouble sleeping, anxiety, rash, itching | thought this was the wonder drug at 1st. Gave me back my energy with a bit of nervousness and anxiety but dealt with it because I finally got to function in life. Now dealing with horrible, itchy skin rash and cant focus on anything else. So glad to find this site because I never thought it was from nuvigil. "Been trying to figure out what causing the rash for 6 mos now that comes and gos and leaves horrid scaring. | F | 35 | 6 months 50 mg 1X day | 10/15/2012 | 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 | 2 | chronic fatigue w/fibromyalgia | increased fatigue; dozing off at work; severe dry mouth & dry eyes | Nuvigil was prescribed to me because I am on shift work and have a hard time staying awake. I am usually unable to function without taking a nap every day. The first few weeks I took Nuvigil, I didn't notice much of a difference in the way I felt but after taking it for approximately a month, I feel it is making me feel even more tired. I have slept through my alarm clock several times recently; something I have never done before. I do not feel this medication is working for me as intended. | M | 36 | 1 months 150mg 1X day | 5/23/2010 | 2 | fatigue | headaches, nausea, dizziness, rage, and, believe it or not, increased fatigue. Can't stand to take it more than the 5 days I have. | Going back to Provigil for now. | F | 36 | 5 days | 9/20/2009 | 2 | narcolepy | I am lazy,tired,memory loss and anxiety.I take with xyrem at night so I should feel better. | F | 36 | 6 months 250 | 3/26/2012 | 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 | 5 | fibromyalgia | Upset stomach, but I also have ibs | F | 37 | 10 days 150mg | 9/13/2012 | 5 | Fibromyalgia - Extreme Fatigue | Hard to fall asleep at night | Been on Provigil 200mg twice a day for over a year & it helped tremendously for a while, but found it wasn't as effective as it had been. Instead of increasing dose (and because there was a great offer to cover $50 of the co-pay for Nuvigil), I started Nuvigil this week & can say that I haven't felt this productive (work & home) in 2-3 years. Hope I don't get any side-effects, because I'm loving being the person I remember being! | F | 37 | 4 days 150 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 5 | Depression | No side effects | Before taking Nuvigil I would sleep 10-12 hrs. at night plus take a 3 hr nap during the day. Now I sleep 7-9 hrs. at night and only occasionally nap for 1.5 hrs. during the day. | F | 37 | 45 days 125 2X day | 1/13/2011 | 5 | Anhedonia. Bipolar, sleep apnea | None | Great results. Gives me energy and motivation without daytime. | F | 37 | 1 months 200 mg | 8/18/2019 | 3 | ADD | palpitations, holding my breath, anxiety, at times felt like I was lost in thought or would lose train of thought, delayed reaction to job functions, irregular heart beat, insomnia | I started taking this medication because I took myself off my Adderall after 20+ years of use for my ADD. This is the second medication I have been testing to help with my ADD symptoms. I initially was on Provigil which caused intense headaches but Overall helps with my ADD symptoms. However my body became tolerant to it too quickly and it stopped working. My doctor put me on Nuvigil Because the headaches were bothering me and to see if it lasted longer. I’ve been taking it for five days and I think I’d rather have the headaches and stick with Provigil. I can’t completely describe the emotional side effects with this medicine for me. It definitely makes my heart race and feel like it’s skipping a beat. I feel short of breath and almost claustrophobic and away. I am a paramedic and I noticed when I would go on scene and begin my patient assessment, I would lose train of thought, sometimes even space out. Of course I would recognize it was happening and was able to correct myself and continue my job. But it was almost as if this medication made my ADD symptoms worse. Sometimes I felt like I couldn’t even carry a conversation with someone because that I would lose interest in what I was actually talking about or what they were talking about. I found myself worrying about things that I’ve never worried about before and becoming paranoid about stuff that I’ve never been paranoid about before. I found that my heart would start racing very quickly | F | 37 | 5 days 250 mg | 2/23/2020 | 3 | Falling asleep during day (sleep ap | Itching, cant sleep at night | First day was great (started ar 150 dose) then falling asleep during day. Increased to 250, didn't fall asleep during day but very nervous and couldn't sleep at night. Going to breakup dosage to see if that helps | M | 37 | 7 days 250 1X day | 7/7/2010 | 2 | EDS, sleep apnea | Everything was fine for 2 months, then POW! SEVERE: Attention, recall, and short-term memory deficiency, manic and obsessive-compulsive behavior, loss of appetite, dry mouth, crashing around 3:30 PM. | I was also taking Ambien daily. I haven't been able to find anybody else with these symptoms. They started 2 weeks after upping the dose to 250 MG, and again after a break of a few days, when a 150 MG pill was again taken the morning after I took Ambien. I'd have no problem attributing the memory issues to Ambien, but I think that the manic issues are more telling, so I'm going with the Nuvigil on this one. It could be an interaction (I'm also taking antihistamines), but I haven't been able to find anybody else with this combination of side effects. My doc referred me to a psychiatrist for drug management, so I'm back to being sleepy all day until I can have my head shrunk. | M | 38 | 2 months 150 MG 1X day | 7/20/2010 | 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 and ms | Doesn't Work!!! | M | 38 | 2 months 250x d | 8/21/2012 | 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 | 1 | Narcolepsy (mild) | During the first month of taking this medicine, it seemed to be adequate to keep myself from falling asleep while at work. During the 5th week- I had an allergic reaction, causing a rash everywhere. I stopped taking the medicine, which coincidently I had a check-up the next day. A week after stopping this medicine, I was diagnosed with jaundice- it was 6 times the normal level. I had an ultrasound to make sure I didn't have a gall stone or a mass of some kind. The only thing the doctor could find was that my gallstone duct was inflamed. Both my normal doctor and my sleep doctor have concluded that Nuvigil had made my duct inflamed, causing it to make me have jaundice. I understand that everyone is different but I also think that this is something that people need to be aware of, and watch for symptoms like mine and make sure they see a doctor right away. | before I had the allergic reaction followed by the jaundice, the drug worked "okay" not great. I was spacey a lot and I also had the normal headache the first week or so. I was also really thirsty. | F | 39 | 5 weeks 150mg 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 5 | Fatigue from MS | Headache several hours after taking the dose. Better if I take only half a dose. | Best thing in the world! This medication has made me able to work part time again. I wasn't able to work due to the inability to do my ADL's. I have friends again and am enjoying a better quality of life! | F | 40 | 5 months 150mg 1X day | 3/8/2010 | 4 | significant muscle weakness | some nausea | I can really notice a difference before I take it and when it has worn off at night, so it seems to decrease the weakness during the day. Before I take it or at night my muscles feel so weak, it feels like an effort even just to hold a book. | F | 40 | 5 days 150 mg 1X day | 4/8/2010 |