Provigil and narcolepsy treatment
Provigil is a very well-known medicine, which has been approved by the FDA and widely used for the treatment of all sorts of sleep disorders. There are a few sleep disorders for which Provigil has been specifically recommended:
- narcolepsy
- sleep apnea
- shift work sleep disorder
The company’s name, producing Provigil, is Cephalon. The active ingredient on Provigil is Modafinil.
Make sure that you take Provigil as prescribed by the medical professional. Provigil has only been approved for adults, 16 y.o. and older.
It’s also gaining popularity as a lifestyle medicine, taken by those who need to stay awake for extended periods of time. It works like other stimulants, helping people stay alerted and brighten the mood.
In about 5% Provigil may cause side effects. For the full list of side effects please see your health care professional.
Apathy treatment
Apathy is one of the few symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, which affect about 70% pf patients during all stages of the disease.
It also can happen in patients with dementia. Depression is very often mistaken for apathy.
One of the medicines which is prescribed to these patients is Provigil. One of the reasons for that is that Provigil is very well tolerated when is taken with other medicines. This is a very important thing for aged patients, as they usually take lots of medications.
Potentially it can also be used to treat people who did not respond well to the treatment by antidepressants.
Provigil Dosage
A few studies have been performed to check which way of taking Provigil is efficient – take it once a day, 1 tablet in a morning or in the beginning of each shift, or take it during the day in small portions? The studies performed were random, blind studies with a control placebo group.
The main reason to perform that study was a fact that Provigil usually works best in the first two hours of taking it, but the sleepiness effect of narcolepsy lasts a day.
The study had shown, that taking small portions of Provigil is more efficient than taking 1 portion a day, because it also helps people to stay awake during evening time.
You need to chose with your doctor which regime is better for you, as both of them are quite well tolerated.
Provigil in Sustaining Wakefulness
In a condition called narcolepsy excessive sleepiness is a main symptom, which lasts the whole day. There has been two studies done comparing what is more effecient – to take Provigil once a day or to take small split doses a number of times a day.
It has been proven, that split doses were much more effecient than once a day dose ( 200 mg of Provigil), and it was better performing in sustaining wakefulness in the evening.
Both these regimes are very well tolerated. Therefore please consult your doctor to decide which regime is better and more suitable for your needs