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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 2%
Moderate
25 12%
Mild
50 25%
None
124 61%

Most commonly reported side effects

Jittery feeling
33 41%
dry mouth
32 40%
Sleep problems
22 28%
Rapid heart rate
19 24%
Anxiety
19 24%
Headaches
18 23%
  • 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 45 Number of Patients: 45 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 38 Number of Patients: 38 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 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 223 Number of Patients: 223 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 428 Number of Patients: 428 2 Number of Patients: 2 18 Number of Patients: 18 154 Number of Patients: 154 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
79 36% Did not seem to work: 36%
Expense
57 26% Expense: 26%
Other
51 23% Other: 23%
Side effects too severe
48 22% Side effects too severe: 22%
Doctor's advice
27 12% Doctor's advice: 12%
Personal research
12 6% Personal research: 6%
Course of treatment ended
7 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%
Change in health plan coverage
4 2% Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated
1 0% Not indicated: 0%

See all 216 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

Stopped Taking Modafinil

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
131 64%
Usually
46 23%
Sometimes
23 11%
Never
4 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 4%
Somewhat
19 9%
A little
37 18%
Not at all
140 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
11 5%
$100-199
7 3%
$50-99
36 18%
$25-49
43 21%
< $25
52 25%

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Report created on February 09, 2010.