PROVIGIL Reviews (MODAFINIL)Average Rating: 3.6 (619 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PROVIGIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PROVIGIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Depression | Jittery if I dringk too much coffee, other than that, no side effects | I could not function without this medicine. It has helped my attention issues and depression - when I take this in the morning, I know I am going to have a great day - no fatigue, helps with appetite control and depression. | F | 48 | 3 years 200 1X day | 5/20/2011 | 4 | Shift work,Anxiety, Depression | Slight irritability. Discontinuation brought rebound "narcolepsy". Very tired and fatigued, passed out at Doctors. In Modafinils defence, it may have been anaemia as I suffer that too. | F | 50 | 6 months 200mg 1X day | 4/24/2011 Patient History | 4 | Narcolepsy | Nausea, Anxiety, Loss of Appetite, Insomnia, Vertigo, Shaky Hands, Mood Swings; these are what happen every time i use it. | I have been taking provigil ever since i was 12 and it truly does help with my narcolepsy. Although i cant stand the side effects, it is the only med. i can take that keeps me alert and focused during the day. I could definitely go without the constant feeling of nausea and loss of appetite though. | F | 19 | 7 years 200 MG 1X day | 4/18/2011 | 5 | Depression, Fatigue, ADHD | Elevated Mood, some insomnia. | I just wanted to update this to say that since writing this and try tons of combinations of medications I finally came back to Provigil. I recommend for those women that it works for- get the copper IUD (you can get them even if you haven't had kids, don't let them tell you otherwise) and stick with what works. Very happy I did! | 24 | 3 months 100mg 1X day | 3/20/2011 Patient History | 3 | narcoleptic | bad headaches, changing of character, mood changing quickly, agressions, sadness and depressions | dear narcoleptics, try to live without it! it'll do your body better, although i know it might sometimes be hard | F | 30 | 3 years 100mg 1X day | 3/9/2011 | 4 | ssri apathy | sometimes crash between doses. | M | 54 | 4 years 200mg 2X day | 1/23/2011 | 3 | shift work sleepiness | Rash on upper arms, decreased appetite, headaches | I had taken Provigil daily for a couple months earlier this year without any significant side effects, and was very happy with it. It's effective for me in increasing my alertness and giving me more mental clarity through the day. I believe it also helped me through a difficult grieving process in lifting my mood somewhat. After a break from it for a few months I started on it again a week ago. Two days ago I noticed a light rash on my upper arms, and the skin is lumpy and itchy (it looks like Keratosis Pilaris for those who are experiencing too). I didn't realise it was related to the medication until I remembered that I'd heard someone I know mention that Provigil made his arms itchy. He didn't end up having any problems worse than the rash, even after continuing with the medication but in my own research of this medication and rashes (especially Steven Johnson syndrome) I've concluded it's not worth the risk to keep with it. | M | 26 | 1 weeks 100 3X day | 12/22/2010 | 4 | MS fatigue | A buzz and minor headache in the beginning, but it is gone now. Sometimes there is a little back pain. | I take this in the morning and I am up and about all day and late into the evening. I have become an excellent driver in that I can go for miles and miles, hours and hours when neccessary and I am continually alert without ever feeling drowsy. I was not able to do this before. | F | 36 | 4 months 200 MG 1X day | 12/8/2010 | 5 | Depression | No significant side effects | Provigil has changed my life. After years of depression and lethargy I finally feel "normal". If I stop taking it for a few days I do not experience any ill effects, but I feel better when I take it (200 mg) every morning as soon as I wake up. Even after taking Provigil for 5 years I have not had to increase the dose, either. | F | 45 | 5 years 200 mg 1X day | 12/3/2010 | 3 | Extreme daytime fatigue | If I take it too late in the day, it is a sleep disruptor. | F | 63 | 2 years 100mg 1X day | 11/19/2010 | 3 | Narcolepsie/Depression/ADD | Extream concentration, Implusive, Blury vision, A "Movie" type sensation, ZERO hunger, "zoning" out | Overall pretty satisfied however, and this is a big however lol, my vision blurs pretty bad at times and I get this "movie" sensation, where i feel as if i'm seeing the world through someone elses eyes. This is a real problem. Also as it wears off I zone out really bad, I'll nearly drive off the road if i drive during the wear off time! | M | 16 | 1 years 400mg 2X day | 11/11/2010 | 3 | Idiopathic Hypersomnia | Clenching teeth, muscle tension, dry mouth, dry heaving on occassion, headaches, rash on hands that leads to skin peeling off before new skin is ready, hoarse voice, sore throat, muscle tension in neck restricts blood flow in arteries and makes me dizzy at times, mucous membranes are dry making sex more difficult even with additional lubrication. | Nuvigil has much fewer side effects, unfortunately I moved to the UK and this superior medication is not licensed in the UK or Europe for what seems to be financial motivations. I am forced to take Provigil again. I appreciate being able to function, but it causes a lot of painful side effects. I wish Cephalon (the company who makes Provigil) would apply to have Nuvigil licensed here, so I did not have to deal with the side effects. | F | 29 | 9 years 200mg 2X day | 10/17/2010 | 4 | Progressive MS | Dry mouth, constant pushing against my teeth with my tongue. Other than that, none. | I cannot function without Provigil! I have gone off and on of it since 1999 for various reasons (perhaps drug interactions, etc...) but always end up back on Provigil. Definately worth the little side effects to me. | F | 51 | 11 years 200 mg d 2X day | 10/10/2010 | 5 | dEPRESSION RELATED TIREDNESS | None. | Whee has this stuff been. After a sucide attempt due to deep depression and fatigue, prescribed this drug. I am smiling and feel normal. I have taken "speed" but this is much different, no mania and can sleep. Hope it lasts. I am going to have some fun now! | M | 60 | 2 days 200 1X day | 10/1/2010 | 5 | 27 | 1X day | 9/30/2010 | 5 | MS | Tinnitus and jitters. | I've been taking Provigil for 2 years. It's helped me a lot. I also take Baclofen for tremor but the side-effects add to my MS Fatigue and I have trouble doing anything. I recently upped my dosage from 200 MG to 400 MG per day and I've noticed tinnitus (noticed! It's hard not to notice - but it's worth it.) | M | 46 | 1 months 100 MG 4X day | 9/25/2010 | 4 | Idiopathic Hypersomnia | Appetite suppresant, bowell movement w/in 30 min of taking, Dry mouth | I can't function without taking Provigil. I had to stop taking it when I was pregnant and nursing. During that time, my boss thought I was severely depressed and hated my life. In reality, I was just constantly battling to stay awake. Like someone else said, you feel sedated- fighting your hardest to stay awake. I hate to rely on meds to function in life, but it's not an option. The only problem I'm having now is that the effects aren't as long lasting. My neurologist added Adderall to my daily routine, but I can't tell a difference- besides the loss of appetite (which I like). Provigil used to get me through at least the work day, but now it only lasts a couple of hours before I'm falling asleep at my desk again. Without taking the entire daily dose in the morning, I can't fully wake up, which leaves me struggling by 10am. So I take another one to get through another couple hours, even though it's not prescribed at that dosage. It does have a sudden stopping affect, not a slow come down. I've noticed when I don't take it, I eat everything in site all day long...when I'm not sleeping. Right now I'm praying for a miracle drug, because I don't want to reach the max dose for this and it not work anymore. | F | 32 | 9 years 200 MG 2X day | 9/23/2010 | 3 | narcolepsy | Increase in headaches, tremmors, I have a lot of gastrointestonal issues and other problems so I have no idea if it's related to the med or not, but the headaches and tremmors are deffinately new with the med. | First I have to say I absolutely can't function without the med. To give an example it feels as if I've been sedated and am trying to fight going to sleep. However aside from the side effects of this med, I started out with 200 mg once a day but at around 2 every day I would just crash. I'd go from being ok, to in an instant not able to function. So now I take two a day (dr. ordered). Still I hate how it doesn't just wear off slowly, it, just stops working suddenly. Sometimes it doesn't work at all, but that's just me I guess. So can barely live with it but can't live without it. | F | 36 | 1.5 years 200 2X day | 9/9/2010 | 1 | chronic fatigue | Minor Rash on the forearms, extreme headaches | I took the generic brand Modalert. I found it to be generally ineffective when taken by mouth. Taken in the morning I would develop severe headaches later in the day. Eventually I progressed to snorting 100mg of the drug at night time. Snorting the drug was the only way to experience its effects for me. This improved my problem with fatigue and allowed me to get more done after work, It did not keep me up at night. Until I got a rash on my arm. A common side effect of Modafinil is skin rash, which can lead to Steven Johnsons Syndrome. Your skin starts to peel off until you look like a burn victim. Fortunately this is a rare occurrence, and now that I have gotten my first rash I have decided to stop taking it. I would say that this drug is too dangerous to mess with. Unless you really have narcolepsy like Mr. Bean in the movie Rat Race. If you're just feeling tired, drink coffee instead. It's better to be tired than have your skin melt off your face and go blind. Again, SJS is a rare occurrence, but you have a much better chance of getting it by taking drugs you don't need. | M | 25 | 2 months 100mg 1X day | 9/7/2010 | 4 | daytime sleepiness due to sleep apn | No side effects that I'm aware of. I'm on a lot of other medication. | Even after I started CPAP therapy I was still very tired and difficulty driving to work and staying awake when I got there. Provigil really helped. I'm still tired more than I would like to be but know without Provigil I don't think I could hold down a job. | F | 52 | 3 years 300 mg 1X day | 8/21/2010 |