A Brief Introduction to Modafinil
Modafinil is an oral smart drug and a prescription drug that
helps to reduce excessive daytime sleepiness in people. This drug is mainly
prescribed by doctors to treat sleep disorders like narcolepsy, obstructive
sleep apnea, and shift work sleep disorder. For this very purpose, it received
approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 1998. This
drug is available in various brand versions i.e. Provigil, Modvigil, and
Modalert.
Not only is this drug used for treating excessive sleepiness
but is also used to improve cognition in healthy people. It enhances a person’s
reasoning skills, creativity, focus, and concentration, memory, attention, and
motivation.
Note that this smart drug is known to be the king
of smart pills and it is the world’s first safe smart drug. People
belonging to different professions and age range use this drug. This drug must
not be used, however, without obtaining a prescription from a doctor. Also,
healthy people who do not have any sleep disorders should not use this drug to
delay their bed time.
You can order Modafinil online from online
pharmacies that sell this drug. But, do check that the pharmacy is a registered
one.
Dosage Information of this Smart Drug
Consulting a doctor is a must before using or purchasing
this drug. Always follow your doctor’s instructions while taking this drug. Below
given are some general guidelines to use this smart pill.
• Take this medication
orally either before or after taking your meal. It is available in 200 mg.
• The narcolepsy
and obstructive sleep apnea patients can take this pill once daily in the
morning or in the early afternoon.
• People work in
night shifts or early morning shifts can take it about an hour before prior to
their work shifts. The rotational shift workers should consult a doctor regarding
time of consumption of this drug.
• Also, do not
consume this drug with alcohol or any other such substances. This might result
in some very severe health consequences.
Key Points
• Do not consume
this drug if you are allergic to it or to Armodafinil (Nuvigil) or have any
other kind of allergies.
• Before taking
this smart drug, tell your doctor if you have heart problems, high blood
pressure, seizures (convulsions), liver/kidney diseases, mental or mood
disorders, a family history of alcohol addiction or substance use disorder etc.
• Tell your doctor
all about the drugs that you are taking at present. They may include prescribed
drugs, non-prescribed drugs, recreational drugs, nutritional drugs, illegal
drugs, vitamins, herbal treatments etc. This will ensure safe interactions of
those drugs with Modafinil.
Results of Drug Overdose
Overdosing can be very dangerous to your health. Avoid it at
any cost. As a prescription drug, you must always follow your doctor’s dosing
instructions while using this product. The symptoms of overdose on this smart
drug are fast/irregular/pounding heartbeat, severe restlessness,
hallucinations, dizziness etc. Contact a doctor immediately whenever you
experience any of these symptoms.
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