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Brand Names: Alertec, Modiodal, Provigil
Generic Name: Modafinil

What is Modafinil? Modafinil is an anti-narcoleptic medication used to treat excessive sleepiness caused by sleep disorders such as narcolepsy or sleep apnea. It is sometimes used off-label to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); and treatment of fatigue in MS and other disorders. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Fatigue 467 79%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 74 12%
Other 30 5%
disease-related symptoms 8 1%
Brain fog 6 1%
Don't know 2 <1%
Muscle weakness 1 <1%
Bladder problems 1 <1%
Central sleep apnea 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Modafinil.

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  0 mg day 0 day 0 mg none 0 none 1 day 2 mg day 10 mg day 0 mg none 20 mg day 40 mg day 50 mg day 50 day 0 mg none 100 mg day 100 day 150 mg day 200 mg day 200 day 250 mg day 300 mg day 400 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day 800 mg day 800 tbs. day
  18 Number of Patients: 18 6 Number of Patients: 6 59 Number of Patients: 59 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 72 Number of Patients: 72 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 234 Number of Patients: 234 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 72 Number of Patients: 72 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

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
12
26
47
73
87
179

Stopped taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
13
10
6
10
9
22
Why Patients Stopped Taking Modafinil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 24 34% Side effects too severe: 34%
Did not seem to work 22 31% Did not seem to work: 31%
Other 13 19% Other: 19%
Expense 12 17% Expense: 17%
Doctor's advice 9 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Personal research 6 9% Personal research: 9%
Course of treatment ended 3 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Not indicated 1 1% Not indicated: 1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 23 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 37% 7
Moderate 53% 10
Slight 11% 2

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 13% 3
None 87% 20

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

Summary results are based on 23 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 23)

  • cureseeker
    Sensation: moderate
    Overall: mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • by cureseeker
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Fatigue

  • feathers4me
    Sensation: severe
    Overall: moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
    See profile
  • feathers4me
  • by feathers4me
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Fatigue

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