Nuvigil Side Effects (Page 3)
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I'm having severe side effects from nuvigil. Muscle and joint pain with numbness and tingling down my arms.

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I was taking Provigil off and on since early 2011. The Provigil was fine. I took about 300 mg. No problems. I had insurance and could afford it.
Then, I couldn't afford it by mid to late 2013. The company (Cephalon through Teva) no longer gave Provigil to those who have limited incomes or no income (I had to leave a job and then had no insurance or income).
Instead, the company pushed Nuvigil because Provigil went of patent, and now the company wants everyone to pay for nuvigil. By the way, generic Provigil costs just as much as brand Provigil. Go figure!.
At first, I didn't even feel anything, as far as wakefulness from it. It was like taking an M&M. I did have bad heartburn and a headache. I figured I'd give it a chance. Then, it did start to work for me. Over the past couple of weeks, I have developed a swollen tongue with cankers sores and my tongue is so large, I keep biting it when I speak.
I don't know why this is happening now. But, a friend said had tried 1 Nuvigil once and he said he nhad sores in his mouth from it. So, I assume it is the culprit. Just weird why it is suddenly happening, now.

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Did you stop or did your body get used to it? About 10 minutes after I take it, my neck and back start killing me! I'm afraid to keep taking it, but I was hoping it will go away!

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From earlier post... By the way, I was diagnosed possibly with shift work sleep disorder, and and the while nuvigil has taken the edge off of my sleep attacks, I am still tired but I atleast do not crash, I just don't understand why my legs kept giving out me, please, has anyone has had similar symptoms,

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I started taking nuvigil 150mg, on the fifth day I began to tingle in my left hand, it began to spread from top of my skull to tip of my toes, every time I tried to walk, my legs gave out, I thought maybe it was just weird, so I took it the next day to see if I had the same reaction and sure enough around hour three after taking it, the tingling started again and my legs became jello. My arms were fairly limp and my jaw just would work as I tried talking, my associates said I talked like a drunk, slow and slurred. I cut the pill in half hoping it would go away, but my legs still feel stupid, especially down the whole backside. Does anyone else have anything similar?

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Do talk to your doctor. You might want to refer your doctor to this web site. Joint and muscle pain appears to be a common post FDA approval adverse effects. Once Nuvigil or Provigil is stopped it will get better. It may take several months to notice the improvement.

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Ive been taking a 250mg Nuvigil tab half in the a.m and the other half before noon for over a year and a half. Now I'm experiencing numbness in my hands when I lay down and joint paint in my shoulders, knees and major pains in the back of my head on one side from time to time. Im going to see my Doctor Fri...10-14-13

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I thought Nuvigil was doing ok and attributed recent urinary symptoms and new onset htn to just getting old - UNTIL I did some research. It might be worthwhile discontinuing and reevaluating in 3 months?!?

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I'm a 55 year old male that was prescribed NuVigil (250 mg) for ADD several months ago. I stopped taking it because of the side effects. While it gave me increased energy and allowed me to focus better, these benefits went away after a month. Like another poster noted, it can produce a tendency to only want to satisfy themself. NuVigil did not help with "normal" intimate relations with my female partner, it made them worse.

The other problem was severe joint pain and numbness, mostly confined to my left wrist and elbow. (I masturbate with my right hand BTW). After I stopped taking NuVigil, all of the pain and numbness went away but it took several weeks for it to go away completely. I don't want to look at porn sites anymore and normal relations have returned.

One thing I have noticed from the comments here is that people overwhelmingly report pain and numbness on the LEFT side of their body. This is probably significant somehow.

I suppose NuVigil is a blessing to many people but I think it is dangerous and should be looked at again by the FDA. There's obviously a scam going on with the pricing also. Cephalon has been pushing this stuff heavily and running radio ads for it on financial talk shows in our area. They're trying to attract the stock brokers and hedge fund managers judging by the way the ads are designed. They are among the few that can afford this stuff if their insurance won't pay for it.

Let's face it - NuVigil is popular because it gives you a speedy feeling legally. You can get to sleep at night if the pain in your limbs permits and you aren't masturbating yourself to death. I have determined it ain't worth it!

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I'm 32 just got diagnosed with narcolepsy and like you no medical history but narcolepsy. The nuvigil has been working great the 3 weeks I've been on it & now all of a sudden I have severe neck & back pain & burning sensation in my spine. Ive never been on any Prescription meds. Did you ever find out why you had the pains?

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I tried it for my m.s. fatigue also but the side effects were not worth it. The headaches were awful, I was so nauseated it was hard to eat. By day three, I was vomiting, the good part about that was it helped a little with the nausea. I was so exhausted on the drug, that I was napping two or three hours at a time. The weird thing is I felt a little more clear headed, but I was exhausted by the insomnia it caused. I know that doesn't make much sense, it made none to me, but that was how it worked on me. I was also very nervous while on this medication. Next up is Adderall, I'm hoping that works better for me.

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I took it for just 1 month and started the jerking of limbs. I haven't taken it since and I still have jerking limbs but not as bad or often as 2 or 3 months ago. I am afraid that this is somehting that I will alway have so beware.

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I've been taking provigil for 8 yrs and worked well for me.
my started a new job with the same company, just a different hospital and the insurance will not pay for the script. they made me take a sleep study which said i have mild apnea. Know the want me to go to a Pulmonologist
to be fitted for a mask, that i can not wear because i can not sleep on my back. meanwhile while i am waiting for this to go through the motions i tried nuvigil
because i was able to get it at a discount and pay for it.
The 1st day i took it i felt great and thought it was going to be even better than the provigil. the second day i took it my chest felt tight and had some palpitations,cotton mouth, and my sinuses were filled with this heavy white mucus. i stopped taking it for a couple days and talked t the nurse that said try taking half of it, but the same thing happened. I stopped it again a couple days ago.
I woke up this morning and my right hand is extremely weak and is twitching, I'm really nervous because i never had any kind of feeling like this before, Has anyone heard of such a symptom ?

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Stop taking the Nuvigil, all reviews have been negative. I experienced the same symptoms you described. I now take Aderrall and I have no side effects, with the exception of eyes being a little dry at times. I just use natural tear eye drops.. Much better than headaches and joint pain.

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I have severe sleep apnea. I did well with Provigil. Did experience muscle tension around my neck but it was tolerable. On switching to Nuvigil the pain became intense and traveled down my arm. Associated with numbness. Off these medications for 2 years now and I am finally feeling better. If you have these symptoms stop the medications before the symptoms become permanent.

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I'm taking it now for ms been 7 days but have joint pain and its getting worse I might stop taking it

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20 female, college student. diagnosed 6months ago w/narcolepsy, no cataplexy (so far). only symptom i notice is EDS, but it was affecting my life to the point where i did overnight sleep study & mslt. Have had eds & difficulty staying awake for at LEAST 2 years. just started nuvigil 150 in the am. today is 2nd day on it. yesterday (1st day on nuvigil) AWFUL headache, nausea that resulted in dry heaving, and was very emotional crying until the early am. today (2nd day) woke up with horrible dry mouth which has lasted all day. woke up w/headache as well. called nurse who said to try taking tylenol. reduced headache severity. not sure if i should continue... did anyone with dry mouth have that side effect improve over time? headaches improve?

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My pulmonary dr put me on Nuvagil 250mg last Friday. I am disoriented and anxious. I have sores all over my mouth going down my throat now, my tongue is swollen and gums are bleeding. Horrible headache. Chest pains, Heart racing and blood pressure high. Had a very bad nosebleed. I live an hour from my dr. I called. My doc is out of town, and the dr on call said stop taking the med (duh) take Benadryl for the mouth, which he doesn't think is related. How long will it take this to wear off?

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31 female, taking Nuvigil for about 5 months now @ 250mg one morning dose. prescribed for fm fatigue. at first headache was only side effect that was bothersome. then severe episodes of numbness and tingling of the right arm and severe right side back pain, didnt consider it related to the nuvigil. now i have severe chest pains worsing with any movement and a constant diastolic bp over 100 and pulse rate just under the diastolic number even at rest! starting to worry about heart attack and stroke.

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been taking nuvigiul for 2 years , it was great but now i am very nauseated, i take 450mg.

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I have been on Nuvigil for 3 YEARS. I take it for excessive daytime sleepiness. I take a 150mg and 250mg tablet both in the morning and afternoon. I started at a much lower dose but eventually had to settle on this dose as it stopped working. I am a gastric bypass patient and my absorption of medications is different from those who have not had the surgery. I often have to take much more medication in order to get the same result.

When I first started taking it, I developed a blistering skin rash on my hands (which also spread to my feet). I went to the hospital but there was no known cause of the rash. The doctors did not put the use of the medication together with the rash. The rash went away in about a month and that was all.

Now, about three weeks ago, I developed another blistering skin rash on my hands. I have had additional symptoms, I am incredibly dizzy (I feel like my head is floating), I have had a sore throat and fever off and on and I just started getting shooting electric jolts down my left arm, and very intense muscle weakness. I feel like I have no energy and am unable to do the smallest tasks.

My doctor thought I had contracted shingles, but the lab tests came back negative. And so, being very perplexed I started doing some research.

I am concerned that I may be having an allergic reaction to the medication. I have been on it for so long I am afraid to stop taking it especially because of the sleepiness. I am dependent on the medication in order to function daily.

The doctors literally know nothing about the medication and its uses and effects. I have to manage my own healthcare and figure out what is the issue like I'm Sherlock Holmes. However I am reluctant to just stop the medication without the surety that this is the problem.

Someone please help. I don't know where to turn. I don't know who to go to. I don't know who to ask for the answer. The doctors, the hospital, every medical professional I have sought advice from is incapable of helping me to determine my health diagnosis.

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