Comment · Fri, September 20, 2013 · Ceretropic
Modafinil Dosing
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random949494 · 13 points
I started on Modafinil on Wed for chronic fatigue / lack of motivation / general sleepiness due to an unknown cause. My doctor didn't know the medication really at all so prescribed 200mg daily. The pharmacist didn't seem to know much about it either. I have taken it for three days and while I am more awake the effects have been very subtle. Certainly no waves of energy, focus or productivity. I noticed on here that some people take 50 mg or 100 mg. I am planning to experiment with dosages a bit but I am interested if any information related to dosages. Is it possible it would be just as effective or more effective at a lower dose? Does that fact I have had minimal response likely mean that is all I will get regardless of dose?
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Brukhar1 · 3 points
It's only approved in the USA for narcolepsy and (sometimes) sleep apnea. Narcolepsy is pretty rare so it's not surprising most pharmacists don't know much about it. I remember reading about Cephalon representatives got punished because they were gloating about how Provigil is super successful because 99% of prescriptions are for off-label use.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Yeah, but I hold pharmacists to a higher standard. Their whole job is to have at least a basic understanding of all the drugs they provide. When I can go in there and teach the pharmacist about many of the substances, that's not very comforting.