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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

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Fatigue 29 5
disease-related symptoms 2 0
Other 2 0
General health 1 0
Slow my ALS progress 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

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

Most commonly reported side effects

Jittery feeling
2 40%
Headaches
2 40%
Sleep problems
1 20%
neck stiffness
1 20%
Lack of Focus
1 20%
Anxiety
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  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  

Stop Reasons

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%

See all 10 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
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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 60%
Usually
2 40%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 20%
Somewhat
1 20%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 20%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
2 40%
$25-49
1 20%
< $25
1 20%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.