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Brand Names:
Alertec, Modiodal, Provigil
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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
717 patients in the community are taking or have taken Modafinil.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | 545 | 76% |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 81 | 11% |
| Other | 34 | 4% |
| disease-related symptoms | 8 | 1% |
| Brain fog | 8 | 1% |
| Don't know | 2 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
| Central sleep apnea | 1 | <1% |
| Bladder problems | 1 | <1% |
| Muscle weakness | 1 | <1% |
| General health | 1 | <1% |
| Cognition | 1 | <1% |
| Mobility | 1 | <1% |
| 0 mg day | 0 day | 0 mg none | 0 none | 1 mg day | 1 day | 2 mg day | 10 mg day | 14.286 mg none | 20 mg day | 40 mg day | 50 mg day | 50 day | 100 mg none | 100 mg day | 100 day | 100 mg none | 150 mg day | 200 mg none | 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 | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Modafinil or how long patients were taking Modafinil before stopping.
Currently taking Modafinil
Stopped taking Modafinil
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 64 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 41% | 23 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 41% | 23 |
| Slight | 14% | 8 |
| None | 2% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 2% | 1 |
Fatigue
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 3% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 14% | 9 |
| Mild | 25% | 16 |
| None | 58% | 37 |
Top reported side-effects include: Dry mouth and dry tongue, Jittery feeling, rapid heart rate
Summary results are based on 64 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 64)
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- cureseeker
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: moderate
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by cureseeker
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Fatigue
- See full evaluation
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- feathers4me
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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by feathers4me
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Fatigue
- See full evaluation
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