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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
5 3%
Moderate
22 13%
Mild
38 23%
None
103 61%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dry mouth and dry tongue
28 17%
Jittery feeling
27 16%
Sleep problems
21 13%
Anxiety
18 11%
Headaches
15 9%
Irritability
13 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Modafinil. See all 37 dosages ►

  0 100mg as needed 0.5 100mg 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 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 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 43 Number of Patients: 43 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 39 Number of Patients: 39 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5 19 Number of Patients: 19 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 212 Number of Patients: 212 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 425 Number of Patients: 425 2 Number of Patients: 2 20 Number of Patients: 20 148 Number of Patients: 148 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 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
73 38% Did not seem to work: 38%
Expense
53 27% Expense: 27%
Side effects too severe
48 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Other
41 21% Other: 21%
Doctor's advice
23 12% Doctor's advice: 12%
Personal research
11 6% Personal research: 6%
Course of treatment ended
7 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 192 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
2
19
34
95
122
229

Stopped Taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
28
24
27
39
23
48

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
105 63%
Usually
41 24%
Sometimes
18 11%
Never
4 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 5%
Somewhat
15 9%
A little
32 19%
Not at all
113 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
9 5%
$100-199
7 4%
$50-99
28 17%
$25-49
34 20%
< $25
44 26%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.