Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Carl; I thought I responded to you. Anyway my neurologist prescribed Provigil (Modafinil) for my fatigue. It has helped considerably. I haven't had to take a nap since starting it 4 weeks ago. No side effects that I can tell. Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Provigil is a great drug, but is very expensive -- $7-$0 per 200 mg pill. Cephalon, the only marketer, has given $130+ millions to the generic drug makers not to make a generic version. If your health plan covers the drug, you are lucky. Mine won't because it is off label for CMT. I am taking Ritalin now, which has all the bad side effects of any amphetamine. Now I understand why kids in my classroom hated the drun and wouldn't take it. I also understand why it would help with true ADD children. I am taking a sleep test at the end of the month and plan to bribe the technician to find obstructive sleep apnea, one of the holy trinity that includes narcolepsy and shift-sleep disorder as on label reasons to take Provigil. Interesting that Ritalin is off label for fatigue but the bean counters at Anthem BC/BS decided that off label at $.35/pill is OK, but off label at $8.00 isn't. AAAARRRGGGGHHHH! --Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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