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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
1 4%
Moderate
6 26%
Mild
6 26%
None
10 43%

Most commonly reported side effects

Headaches
5 22%
Jittery feeling
4 17%
Dry mouth and dry tongue
3 13%
Irritability
3 13%
Nausea
2 9%
rapid heart rate
2 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Modafinil. See all 14 dosages ►

  0.5 200mg as needed 100 mg as needed 100mg as needed 200 mg as needed 200mg as needed 2 100mg as needed mg as needed 50 mg daily 70 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 35 Number of Patients: 35 3 Number of Patients: 3 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Modafinil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
6 29% Other: 29%
Doctor's advice
5 24% Doctor's advice: 24%
Did not seem to work
5 24% Did not seem to work: 24%
Expense
4 19% Expense: 19%
Side effects too severe
3 14% Side effects too severe: 14%
Course of treatment ended
1 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Personal research
1 5% Personal research: 5%

See all 21 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
1
2
1
8
5
12

Stopped Taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
5
1
3
4
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
12 52%
Usually
8 35%
Sometimes
3 13%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
5 22%
A little
3 13%
Not at all
15 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 4%
$50-99
1 4%
$25-49
6 26%
< $25
8 35%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.