Reviewer: Nicole, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Nuvigil has been life changing for me. Before taking Nuvigil I would nod off during meetings, while driving, talking, or standing. I was diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia suspicious of narcolepsy. I take 250mg in the morning which usually gets me through the day. I can't believe how much better I feel and I have had 0 side effects. Definate life saver for me!

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Nuvigil has been life changing for me. Before taking Nuvigil I would nod off during meetings, while driving, talking, or standing. I was diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia suspicious of narcolepsy. I take 250mg in the morning which usually gets me through the day. I can't believe how much better I feel and I have had 0 side effects. Definate life saver for me!
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Reviewer: WantLifeBack!, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I was diagnosed with narcolepsy in hs and have been on Cylert and Dexedrine; eventually reached tolerance to Dex so dr put me on Nuvigil 150 MG; didn't help much but give headaches; he re-assessed and put me on Nuvigil 250 MG; still not much better - still have sleepiness, lethargy and low energy. Crashes seem to come by 11 am or so (I take it at 7 am every day). Really disappointed and will ... Show Full Comment

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I was diagnosed with narcolepsy in hs and have been on Cylert and Dexedrine; eventually reached tolerance to Dex so dr put me on Nuvigil 150 MG; didn't help much but give headaches; he re-assessed and put me on Nuvigil 250 MG; still not much better - still have sleepiness, lethargy and low energy. Crashes seem to come by 11 am or so (I take it at 7 am every day). Really disappointed and will have to go back to dr to see what to take now!
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have been taking this medication for my narcolepsy for a few months now. I take the 150 mg tablets once a day. It seems to help for the most part, but I still have occasional episodes of sleepiness. I tried the 250mg tablets for a brief period because my doctor had run out of the 150mg samples. I was told to half the 250mg tablets. This worked for a couple of weeks and then slacked off severely. ... Show Full Comment

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I have been taking this medication for my narcolepsy for a few months now. I take the 150 mg tablets once a day. It seems to help for the most part, but I still have occasional episodes of sleepiness. I tried the 250mg tablets for a brief period because my doctor had run out of the 150mg samples. I was told to half the 250mg tablets. This worked for a couple of weeks and then slacked off severely. I tried taking the whole 250mg tablet for about a week or so and it made me feel terrible and had about the same effect on my narcolepsy. I was finally able to return to my original dosage of the 150mg tablets when my doctor got more samples in and that has seemingly helped out some. Both the Provigil and the Nuvigil are very expensive drugs as I have come to find over the last few years of my treatment and to my knowledge, there is no generic form of either yet. Being narcoleptic is a serious thing obviously, and I want to get the best treatment that I can for my condition.
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Reviewer: susyn, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Life-Changing is the best word I can use for this. I have my life back. I can think during the day again, it no longer feels like my brain is wading through mud, my reaction time is back to normal, I can remmember stuff from 10 years ago, I cannot begin to list the amount of stuff that I can get done in the day while on this that were just overwhelming Thinking about doing before. I was depress ... Show Full Comment

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Life-Changing is the best word I can use for this. I have my life back. I can think during the day again, it no longer feels like my brain is wading through mud, my reaction time is back to normal, I can remmember stuff from 10 years ago, I cannot begin to list the amount of stuff that I can get done in the day while on this that were just overwhelming Thinking about doing before. I was depressed beyond belife, just because I was so very tired all the time. That is gone now, now I wake up with a shred of hope that the day may actually be OK. If you have this problem, I cannot reccomend that you at least give it a go if your doc thinks it may help. The Dry mouth was a little rough, I just suck on sugar free candy a bit. I did get the nausea for a few days and then that went away, never got dizzy but am only taking the 50 mg dose. My main problem is not so much that I have sleep disorder as my hubby does and will wake me up 6-8 times a night, I don't want to sleep in a different bed, and don't want to be tired ALL the time, doc recommended this when I scored off the charts for a sleep test 12/14. I think I would have had the 14 score except I am a caffine junkie to get through the day. Or was, down to the morning joe now and don't feel I need it all throughout the day. Funny little side effect, I am sleeping better, or more correctly, my hubby isn't waking me up as often due to me sleeping more soundly, down to just 4-5 times a night, lol.. LOVE this drug, gave me a whole new lease on life, not even really irritable anymore, just the usual stuff that would tick off anyone. All the best, and good luck on your search for wakefulness.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have Narcolepsy and have had it for 15 years. I was previously on Provigil but my doctor (who also has Narcolepsy) said that Nuvigil worked better and had less side effects...plus it was half the price of Provigil. I have had almost all the side effects, headache, nausea, diarrhea, depression including some of the odder ones sore back and stiff neck. I don't think that Nuvigil works as we ... Show Full Comment

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I have Narcolepsy and have had it for 15 years. I was previously on Provigil but my doctor (who also has Narcolepsy) said that Nuvigil worked better and had less side effects...plus it was half the price of Provigil. I have had almost all the side effects, headache, nausea, diarrhea, depression including some of the odder ones sore back and stiff neck. I don't think that Nuvigil works as well as Provigil did because I don't feel anymore awake than I do without taking it.
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