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Modafinil Treatment Report

Brand Names: Provigil
Generic Name: Modafinil

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

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons taken

38 patients in the community are taking or have taken Modafinil.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Fatigue 29 76%
disease-related symptoms 2 5%
Other 2 5%
General health 1 2%
Slow my ALS progress 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Modafinil.

  200mg as needed daily 20 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Modafinil or how long patients were taking Modafinil before stopping.

Currently Taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
2
0
10

Stopped Taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
3
2
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Modafinil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 4 40% Side effects too severe: 40%
Did not seem to work 3 30% Did not seem to work: 30%
Other 2 20% Other: 20%
Doctor's advice 1 10% Doctor's advice: 10%
Course of treatment ended 1 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

There is currently no efficacy data for Modafinil.

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 40% 2
Mild 20% 1
None 40% 2

Top reported side-effects include: Jittery feeling, Dry mouth and dry tongue, Headaches

Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 5)

  • dad_of_2
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: severe
    See profile
  • dad_of_2
  • by dad_of_2
    Sep 22, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Fatigue

  • donduck63
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • by donduck63
    Feb 19, 2009
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Fatigue

See all evaluation results for Modafinil

Report created on November 08, 2009.