Armodafinil for Shift Work Sleep Disorder User Reviews (Page 2)
Brand names: Nuvigil
Armodafinil has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 35 reviews for the treatment of Shift Work Sleep Disorder. 69% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 14% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Armodafinil
- TBI...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- January 23, 2023
Nuvigil (armodafinil) "Started shift work again after 20 years and was dragging! Doc put me on the armodafinil and it’s been a blessing! I can stay fully awake and engaged and go through my days without a hint of exhaustion! This even helped during a recent opioid withdrawal episode after an accident and cut the sick time down a day or two."
- Kev
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- August 15, 2018
"Brand name Nuvigil works great to keep me awake and alert while working a busy and long night shift in a position (paramedic) where I must be alert . Energy drinks just don’t cut it . I was also switched to generic (Sandoz) and was drowsy throughout the entire nights and with a very distracting headache. I stopped them all and plan to get back on the real stuff if it doesn’t break me. I can still perform as I have for 20 years but it takes a good bit of effort to keep my brain kicking at 3 am... thanks for listening "
- Maver...
- October 4, 2016
"Always a total skeptic about meds but.....OH MY GOD!! First time user of this medication. Took 500mg dose around 6 hours ago. Have been on a 10/10 rush since then. Unbelievable!!! Feeling basically Top Gun alert, at ninja readiness, shaking slightly in anticipation. Very similar experience to having a damn good md-cap....from what I've been told :) . Do very long work shifts 16-17 hours and this seems unbelievable. Too feel this good at the conclusion of such a shift is total madness. I think the potential for abuse of this medication must be astronomical. I note it does apparently have some moderate dopaminergic effects and I can certainly feel this to some extent."
- Nina
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 29, 2016
"started on nuvigil for symptoms of anxiety and excessive daytime sleepiness. Started taking nuvigil in November. My first symptoms was excessive salivation, my stomach would get upset, felt nauseated. I felt like I had a dry lump in my throat continuously. It affected my normal swallowing of saliva but I had no trouble swallowing water or food. Lost 33 lbs in 4-5 months. Then my mouth ,lips and tongue started burning. I stopped taking nuvigil in March. The mouth burning has subsided some.I still feel nauseated at times. Taking tums and omeprazol for my stomach symptoms.Last Dr. Visit my omeprazol was doubled also put on Zantac. Had An EGD. All came out normal. It's been 8 months and my nausea and burning mouth continue."
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- JLH
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 21, 2022
Nuvigil (armodafinil) "Been taking Adderall to get me through my long days and just did not like the crash and pounding headache to follow. It also seemed no 2 days were ever the same, one day just lots of energy and no headache the next day just real tired jittery and massive headache. My Dr put me on Nuvigil 250 MG, I always start lower than he wants so I started at 150mg in the morning to ease into it. I planned a couple low key days at home to get my body used to it and my brian could focus on work and not the drug. About the 3rd day I got off early to stop by Kroger to grab food for dinner that night. Got back to my truck and had to literally sit there for hours, I could not even get the truck into gear. My mind had checked out, I knew what I was doing but I was not going to do them. The act of driving scared the crap out of me. I called my sister and spoke with her for several hours drank lots of water, I finally got my courage up to try and make my way back home. I was so jittery, paranoid to the bone."
- Autumn
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 1, 2019
"I work 8:30pm-6:30am 4 nights a week, with 3 days off. I have a hard time sleeping during the day, which means I have a hard time staying awake when I’m working all night. I started armodafinil 150 mg today before my night shift. I only slept 2-4 hours today, but I feel like I slept 10 hours. I’m wide awake and super productive at work. I usually drink 200-300mg of caffeine at work, but I won’t be drinking any caffeine tonight because I don’t feel like I need it. I recommend drinking lots of water and eating with the pill. My side effects: headache (probably from lack of caffeine), racing heart, nausea, hot (feels like I took a thermogenic). I also don’t like that it can cause birth control to be ineffective, but the benefits outweigh the side effects for me. I would definitely recommend!"
- ptere...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- November 21, 2023
"A life-saving medication, but beware of the plateau effect. As others have mentioned, it nearly cures all of the listed conditions here within about an hour. Excessive sleepiness, depression, ADHD, etc. I technically had shift work disorder when I took this medication, and it allowed me to feel energized and at the top of my game all day. It didn't give me the afternoon/evening crash Adderall does. BUT, beware that months into taking it, you can hit a plateau and start feeling stressed and zombified. Luckily, it's not habit-forming so you can just stop taking it, but nothing will compare to how capable this medication will make you afterwards. The key is using it in moderation and taking tolerance breaks."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 4, 2013
Nuvigil (armodafinil) "No negative effects and noticeable increase in brain function."
- Anonymous
- April 8, 2013
Nuvigil (armodafinil) "Works great, able to stay awake at work and able to sleep during the day."
- Worka...
- December 19, 2016
Nuvigil (armodafinil) "I didn't get the best results from this medication. Does not last long. I have to take 3X recommend does to be productive throughout the day. Not what I expected."
- SLYLT
- November 19, 2015
Nuvigil (armodafinil) "I have Shift Work Disorder and SLE Lupus; this caused a Lupus flare up. "It woke up the monster!" Please have your doctors communicate amongst each other. Nuvigil is a stimulant."
- Anonymous
- January 20, 2011
Nuvigil (armodafinil) "It doesn't seem to last all day."
- davet...
- May 25, 2016
"The only thing that works for my depression. WAY TOO EXPENSIVE, not covered by insurance."
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Nuvigil (armodafinil) "OMG this is a condition that can be medically treated? You got to be kidding me! I have wrestled with this since I was in Grade School. I was called lazy and told I wasn't applYing myself. Even at one of my earliest jobs others laughed at me saying, "I don't nEed a clock to tell me when it is lunch time. I just look or listen for g's workboots, because they don't move or make a sound until noon or lunch time." Hope that makes sense to all. All my days NOW are spent with hours wasted just griping at myself for why I can't get going before noon or 1 pm and why I can hardly sleep before 4 am and all I need is 3 to 4 hours. Day after day I reassert myself to try to get going earlier and go to bed earlier but it is all useless. "