Modafinil decreases extreme sleepiness due to narcolepsy and other sleep disorders such as difficult/irregular breathing during sleep (e.g., obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome-OSAHS). It is also used to help you stay awake during work hours for people with work schedules that interfere with a normal sleep routine (shift work sleep disorder-SWSD).
It is not known how modafinil works...
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Brand Name: Vyvanse Generic Name: lisdexamfetamine dimesylate Usage: Vyvanse has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat... Read more »
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Generic Name: LISDEXAMFETAMINE - ORALPronounced: (lis-DEX-am-FET-a-meen)Vyvanse Oral Uses Lisdexamfetamine is used to treat attention deficit ... Read more »