Narcolepsy Medication
FDA issues warning for Provigil
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Living With Narcolepsy
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...be partially controlled by lifestyle changes and drug therapy. Lifestyle changes include keeping... Read more »
Stimulant Medication Abuse
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...other substances such as alcohol or other illegal drugs. In this case, treatment needs to... Read more »
Understanding Hallucinations
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...hallucinations suggest the presence of the sleep disorder narcolepsy. Hallucinations are... Read more »
What Are the Causes of Hallucinations?
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...taking medication to control my hallucinations and the drugs are making me tired. Is there... Read more »
Secondary Insomnia and the Drugs Used To Treat It
By Michael Rack, MD , Health Expert...Ritalin and other stimulants. Provigil has Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indications for... Read more »
Health Guide
Narcolepsy: Highlights
...ask patients with headaches whether they have experienced daytime sleepiness, narcolepsy, or insomnia.Drug Treatments for Daytime SleepinessModafinil (Provigil) is the only drug approved to treat... Read more »Sleep disorders
...wakefulness Too much light Too much noise Too much caffeine or other stimulants Sleeping drugs should be used only when prescribed by a health care provider. HYPERSOMNIA ... Read more »Narcolepsy: Diagnosis
...consciousness). This would help avoid inaccurate diagnoses such as epilepsy or psychosis, which require potent drugs that have significant side effects and are not helpful for patients with... Read more »Narcolepsy: Treatment
...the naps.Medications for narcolepsy target the major symptoms of sleepiness and cataplexy. Stimulant drugs are used to manage excessive daytime sleepiness while antidepressants and other compounds... Read more »Narcolepsy: Causes
...narcolepsy. In addition to new diagnostic tests, this research may pave the way for immunomodulatory drugs that could prevent hypocretin depletion. However, other research has yet to conclusively... Read more »Images
Medications
...to get the most benefit from it. Rarely, abnormal drug-seeking behavior (addiction) is possible... Read more »
...tablets; doing so can destroy the long action of the drug and may increase side effects. ... Read more »
...substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. This drug may also be used to treat certain... Read more »
...two weeks to notice an improvement while on this drug. Use this medication exactly as... Read more »
...two weeks to notice an improvement while on this drug. Use this medication exactly as... Read more »
Related News
Study: 1 in 5 have used prescription drugs for "boost"
October 16, 2008According to a recent survey, one in five people have used prescription medications to increase their brain power or concentration. The BBC News... Read summary »
FDA gives tentative approval for Modafinil
October 03, 2008Caraco Pharmaceuticals has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Modafinil tablets. Modafinil is the generic... Read summary »
Provigil may be addictive: study
March 18, 2009The drug Provigil (modafinil) which is used to treat narcolepsy, and off-label to give a brain-boost to patients with ADHD and schizophrenia, may be... Read summary »
Study: Modafinil safely treats excessive sleepiness
October 03, 2008The sleep medication modafinil helped patients with excessive sleepiness without cardiovascular side effects, according to new research. In a study... Read summary »
Study links narcolepsy and white blood cells
October 03, 2008In a small study, researchers have found that white blood cells of narcoleptics often have a different genetic structure than white blood cells in... Read summary »
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