Nuvigil for Narcolepsy User Reviews (Page 4)
Nuvigil has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 85 reviews for the treatment of Narcolepsy. 51% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 22% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Nuvigil
- JMiller
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 8, 2021
"Took Nuvigil for possible Narcolepsy and it made the fatigue much worse. Felt like I went from tired to flat exhausted and nearly impossible to focus."
- diris...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 10, 2015
"I love it!! It really helps me stay awake during the day. The only bad this is that my insurance will not approve it so I am unable to get it."
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- Liz-G
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 4, 2016
"I had nausea, trouble concentrating and had chest pains and pressure for 2 weeks after I stopped taking it. I was just as tired taking this medication."
- slcoc...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- January 17, 2015
"This medicine works better than anything else I have taken!!! It is just expensive."
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- Anonymous
- December 22, 2011
"I have a severe case of narcolepsy and Nuvigil honestly did not work at all."
- Anonymous
- November 5, 2009
"I have been taking this medicine for two days....I have had trouble falling asleep at night around 11:00PM each night...I am hoping tonight will be a different senerio."
- bandit
- September 1, 2010
"Did not wake me up. The only effect I noticed was grinding of my teeth."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 6, 2016
"This medicine caused high prolactin"
- Anonymous
- November 3, 2011
"Still taking 2-3 naps during the day on it!"
- Anonymous
- February 11, 2012
"I get headaches from the medicine. It worked good for the first month and now I'm back to having sleep attacks."
- Porthos
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- June 3, 2022
"I feel a little jittery and it bothers my ulcerative colitis. I can deal with the jittery side but I don't want a flare up of my colitis."
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"I too have found that Nuvigil acts like a sleeping pill. I am taking 150 mg every morning. It was prescribed to counteract a side effect from another medication. It has made it worse."