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Modafinil Treatment Report

Brand Names: Provigil

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

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Reasons taken

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

Top 10 (Show all)

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Modafinil.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

  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 15 Number of Patients: 15 35 Number of Patients: 35 3 Number of Patients: 3 18 Number of Patients: 18 2 Number of Patients: 2  

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
1
2
1
10
6
12

Stopped Taking Modafinil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
5
1
3
4
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Modafinil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6 30% Other: 30%
Doctor's advice 5 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Did not seem to work 5 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Expense 4 20% Expense: 20%
Side effects too severe 2 10% Side effects too severe: 10%
Course of treatment ended 1 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Personal research 1 5% Personal research: 5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 23 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 40% 2
Moderate 20% 1
None 20% 1
Can't tell 20% 1

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

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

Top reported side-effects include: Jittery feeling, Dry mouth and dry tongue, Headaches

Summary results are based on 23 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 23)

  • Bryan Scott
    Sex: M
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Moderate
    48 M
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • by Bryan Scott
    Sep 28, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Advice/Tips
getting on the lexapro and giving that about a month was the thing that helped the provigil have a better effectiveness in treating my fatigue and also helping me focus and deals with the depression all at the same time now. lexapro is the 1st anti-depressant that has ever had a good effect on me

  • Pam Willows
    Sex: F
    Depression: 3
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Moderate
    74 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • Pam Willows
  • by Pam Willows
    Feb 28, 2009
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)
Advice/Tips
It is a great drug, has helped my depression. But-----Medco hates me. Fights to not fill RX, I think due to cost to insurance co. My cost is extremely low.

See all evaluation results for Modafinil

Report created on November 08, 2009.