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    Condition: Recurring Sleep Episodes During the Day
    3/12/2010 12:08:07 AM

    Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    i have taken nuvigil for a week and i have not felt this good in avery long time. i can finally get up in the morning and not sleep all day. it is great to start to watch a show and actually get to watch it.

    Condition: Recurring Sleep Episodes During the Day
    3/1/2010 7:21:54 PM

    Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 3

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 3

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    I tried nuvigil for a month from 75mg to 225mg. I definately needed to go up to the 250mg for complete wakeful lasting experience.However, my insurance does not cover, but maybe worse were my side effects. The headaches went away after a few days, dry mouth was average, yawning at times I didn't feel tired. But I experienced strong urges to act or speak without thinking, like a compulsion or c ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Recurring Sleep Episodes During the Day
    2/21/2010 8:59:32 PM

    Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    the dry mouth is just awful, tho

    Condition: Recurring Sleep Episodes During the Day
    1/30/2010 7:22:51 PM

    Reviewer: trish, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    I Was falling asleep at work and feeling so bad all i wanted to do is go home and sleep so i had to stay on the go and walking all day to keep from falling asleep till my dr put me on nuvigil 150 it works good but some days i feel like i need to take another one i have been on it for 5 months it works for me

    Condition: Recurring Sleep Episodes During the Day
    1/27/2010 3:45:47 PM

    Reviewer: socialworkerbyprof, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    Being excessively sleepy is new to me, so I discussed it with my dr fairly quickly when I was experiencing not being able to stay awake, low energy and irritability. I was on Provigil, but it left me very tired in the late afternoon. Nuvigil is better, but still sleepy around 4pm.

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