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What is Modafinil?

Modafinil is stimulant used to improve wakefulness in patients narcolepsy and shift work sleep disorder; adjunctive therapy for obstructive sleep apnea. Off label it is used for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and to treat fatigue in MS and other disorders. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
8 3%
Moderate
32 14%
Mild
55 24%
None
134 59%

Most commonly reported side effects

Jittery feeling
39 17%
Dry mouth and dry tongue
38 17%
Anxiety
26 11%
Sleep problems
26 11%
Headaches
25 11%
Irritability
19 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Modafinil. See all 40 dosages ►

  0 100mg as needed 0.5 100mg as needed 0.5 200mg as needed 0other as needed 100 mg as needed 100mg as needed 10mg as needed 1mg as needed 200 mg as needed 200mg as needed 2 100mg as needed 2 200mg daily 300mg as needed 400mg as needed 50mg as needed as needed daily mg as needed 1 daily 2 mg daily 5 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 daily 50 mg daily 70 mg daily 100 daily 100 mg daily 100 mg one time 150 mg daily 200 daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 800 tbs. daily 1200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 52 Number of Patients: 52 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 50 Number of Patients: 50 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5 22 Number of Patients: 22 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 269 Number of Patients: 269 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 503 Number of Patients: 503 2 Number of Patients: 2 28 Number of Patients: 28 183 Number of Patients: 183 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Modafinil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
86 34% Did not seem to work: 34%
Side effects too severe
62 24% Side effects too severe: 24%
Expense
61 24% Expense: 24%
Other
60 24% Other: 24%
Doctor's advice
35 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Personal research
12 5% Personal research: 5%
Course of treatment ended
10 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Not indicated
1 0% Not indicated: 0%

See all 252 patients who’ve stopped taking Modafinil

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
23
43
120
149
281

Stopped Taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
44
35
32
48
32
58

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
139 61%
Usually
61 27%
Sometimes
25 11%
Never
4 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
11 5%
Somewhat
24 10%
A little
43 19%
Not at all
151 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
14 6%
$100-199
9 4%
$50-99
38 17%
$25-49
48 21%
< $25
61 27%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.