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 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
Provigil may aid cocaine addicts
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug – a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics.
Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called Provigil, could help them kick the addiction, and there’s early evidence that it may.
In addition to blunting cocaine’s notorious cravings, Provigil might also counter the damage that cocaine wreaks on users’ brain circuits — damage that, in turn, fuels the cycle of addiction.
Provigil in Cerebral Palsy
In patients treated with Provigil with previous assisted or unassisted ambulation, the majority (73%) showed gait improvements. When compared with the non-Provigil-treated group, only 3 (15%) showed any improvement in ambulation. In the initial Provigil pilot study, the study patients were noted to walk faster with Provigil treatment. The current study supports the idea that by improving tone in cerebral palsy, long-term functional improvements, such as improved gait, can be obtained.