Nuvigil Crash
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No withdrawal side effects. If you have been awake and had no sleep for a long time you may feel extremely tired.
The worst effects I had would be severe muscle pain, espesciall in the neck and chest. They were bad enough to make me stop taking it. These were not withdrawal effects but were an adverse reaction to the drug itself. They continue for about a week after the onset of pain and stopping the Nuvigil.

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The reason I feel the reaction was to the drug itself and not withdrawal from it is it would happen every time I would take it, even 1 pill. This should not be enough to cause addiction.
Sorry it took so long to reply but I just haven't checked this post recently.
If you need more info, atleast about my experiences let me know.

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Hey Richard, sorry to hear about the severe muscle pain you experience while taking Nuvigil. Hopefully this can at least help other patients know what to watch out for, or in this case, "feel" for.

Also, thanks for clarifying that what you experienced were not withdrawal effects, but actually side effects... I know you had mentioned that these symptoms lasted for an entire week after stopping the Nuvigil, which would typically be a notorious sign for withdrawals. But I guess my question is, how were you able to distinguish between withdrawals and side effects in a situation like this?

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