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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.

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Reasons Taken

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

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Modafinil.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  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
  18 Number of Patients: 18 6 Number of Patients: 6 71 Number of Patients: 71 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 100 Number of Patients: 100 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 277 Number of Patients: 277 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 77 Number of Patients: 77 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
9
33
49
79
82
157

Stopped taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
17
10
9
18
14
29
Why Patients Stopped Taking Modafinil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 36 36% Did not seem to work: 36%
Side effects too severe 30 30% Side effects too severe: 30%
Expense 24 24% Expense: 24%
Other 19 19% Other: 19%
Doctor's advice 11 11% Doctor's advice: 11%
Personal research 7 7% Personal research: 7%
Course of treatment ended 5 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Not indicated 1 1% Not indicated: 1%

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)

  • cureseeker
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: moderate
  • 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
  • feathers4me
  • by feathers4me
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Fatigue

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