What To Expect With Nuvigil
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Hello, I am on my second day of nuvigil. I am wondering what I should expect from this med. I have extremely bad day time sleepiness. I recently did a sleep study that showed that I slept for a full 8hrs. I feel as if I never get enough sleep. I could take a 3 hr nap and sleep 10hrs at night if aloud to and still be fatigued the next day. Driving for longer than 30-45min is nearly impossible. I cant stay awake for movies and the list goes on. The sleep doctor I met with wants me to give this a try. I was prescribed 250mg. I was told to only take half at first to be sure it doesn't trigger my migraines (I get them on a reg. basis and don't need extra help getting them). Yesterday was my first day I took half nothing happened. I was just as tired as any other day. Today I took half this morning and nothing I took the second half at lunch time and still nothing. Im still dead tired. I don't know if this med is going to help I was really hoping it would. I have had a slight headache but other than that nothing. If you have any advice or experiences please share. Thank you for reading and sorry if I rambled.

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Just to provide some details...

Nuvigil contains the active ingredient Armodafinil, it is used to treat conditions like Narcolepsy and Shift Work Disorder.

Adderall contains Mixed Amphetamine salts, it is a stimulant used to treat the same types of conditions and ADHD.

The side effects of what you can expect from both are pretty similar and may include: nausea, anorexia, weight loss and insomnia.

Learn more:

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Nuvigil/­

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Adderall/­

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It didn't help me at all it made me feel cloudy. I did end up getting a migrain lastnight (last day I took it) the doc has prescribed adderal and so ill be trying that just waiting to see how much my insurance will or will not pay. Good luck

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I have been on day two with my nuvigil at 150mg. The first day I took it at 11am and I stayed a wake until 4am the next morning. Day two I was extremely tired even after taking it a 8:00am. Today is day three and I feel as if i never even started any medication for my sleep disorder.

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