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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 44 16
Brain fog 6 0
Fibromyalgia 4 2
fall asleep 3 1
Narcolepsy 3 1
Other 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 6%
Moderate
1 6%
Mild
7 39%
None
9 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Jittery feeling
6 33%
Dry mouth and dry tongue
4 22%
Anxiety
4 22%
Sleep problems
3 17%
rapid heart rate
2 11%
Headaches
2 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  0.5 200mg as needed 100mg as needed 1.5 100mg as needed 200mg as needed 2 100mg as needed 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Modafinil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
5 38% Other: 38%
Did not seem to work
4 31% Did not seem to work: 31%
Expense
2 15% Expense: 15%
Doctor's advice
2 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Side effects too severe
2 15% Side effects too severe: 15%
Change in health plan coverage
1 8% Change in health plan coverage: 8%

See all 12 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
2
4
10
12
13

Stopped Taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
1
1
4
5

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 56%
Usually
6 33%
Sometimes
2 11%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 11%
A little
5 28%
Not at all
11 61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 11%
$100-199
1 6%
$50-99
4 22%
$25-49
4 22%
< $25
4 22%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.