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Provigil And Stroke Symptoms

Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Medications

Medications

No medications are specifically approved for the treatment of CFS. However, some may be useful for specific symptoms or in cases where CFS may have a specific cause. Doctors generally use combinations of drugs to accomplish specific goals, such as medication at night to improve sleep and medication in the morning to improve cognition and energy. Treatment is very individualized.

Mild Pain Relievers

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). Patients with CFS may find relief using NS...

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Expert & Community Posts

05/14/07 #6 - Worse and worse headaches, Provigil, sleep issues?

By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...take a low dose of Effexor for anxiety. I also take Provigil daily for Narcolepsy. Can these... Read more »

Taking Provigil for MS-Related Fatigue

By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...of a medication to try. Those samples were for Provigil, a prescription medication used to... Read more »

Secondary Insomnia and the Drugs Used To Treat It

By Michael Rack, MD , Health Expert

...common symptoms of patients with secondary insomnia. Provigil (modafinil) is a wakefulness... Read more »

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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Medications

...increase serotonin levels -- such drugs include nearly every major antidepressant.Modafinil. Modafinil (Provigil) promotes wakefulness and is used to treat patients with narcolepsy. It is being... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes

...associated with sleep apnea may be helpful. The following may be helpful for certain patients:Modafinil (Provigil), which is also used to treat narcolepsy, was approved by the FDA in 2004 as the... Read more »

Narcolepsy: Highlights

...experienced daytime sleepiness, narcolepsy, or insomnia.Drug Treatments for Daytime SleepinessModafinil (Provigil) is the only drug approved to treat the daytime sleepiness associated with... Read more »

Symptoms of Stroke

...migraines or frequent severe headaches to understand how to distinguish between their usual headaches and symptoms of stroke.The American Stroke Association lists the following five warning signs... Read more »

Narcolepsy: Treatment

...drugs specifically for the treatment of narcolepsy. They are now the first-line treatments:Modafinil (Provigil): For excessive daytime sleepinessSodium oxybate (Xyrem): For cataplexyDrug... Read more »

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