Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition where a patient experiences a stopping of breath during sleeping and starts again. They need a CRAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine as a treatment for the continuity of breath during sleeping.
Work shift sleep disorder (SWSA) is when the patient cannot get enough sleep or experiences inadequacy or disruption in sleep routines because of working a night or rotational shift.
Modafinil 200mg is a treatment for sleep disorders caused by the above conditions.
It is not for a healthy person who does not have any sleep disorder but cannot stay awake because of not getting adequate sleep. Sleep disorders are chronic diseases caused by physical health conditions and not because of lifestyle changes. Modafinil smart drug does not treat or cure sleep disorders.
What is Modafinil 200mg?
Modafinil is a novel wakefulness-promoting agent with neuroprotective effects in the brain. Modafinil is a central nervous system stimulant. The mechanism of action is still unknown and elusive. Modafinil stimulates certain brain chemicals, such as histamine (HA), norepinephrine (NE), serotonin (5-HT), dopamine (DA), and orexin system in the brain.
Modafinil medication increases NE, HA, 5-HT, and DA levels. The neuroprotective property of the drug helps with alertness. Orexin improves the maintenance of vigilance. Modafinil increases extracellular glutamate in the thalamus and hippocampus of the brain.
Modafinil has a potent neuroprotective effect on the sleep-wake system. It shows wake-promoting effects. It helps inhibit the dopamine reuptake by binding to the dopamine reuptake pump, enhancing dopamine concentration, which provides mood change and euphoric, cognitive, and emotional activity. It keeps the individual alert, active, vigilant, and motivated, preventing sleepiness.
What are the Uses and Benefits of Modafinil 200mg?
Modafinil 200mg Uses
The primary use of Modafinil 200mg is to prevent falling asleep during daytime, work hours, or when you do not want to. It helps avoid excessive daytime sleepiness caused by narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSHAS), or shift work sleep disorder (SWSD). It helps sleep disorder patients to stay awake for longer work hours.
Modafinil smart drug helps improve cognitive function and keeps the brain active, motivated, and alert. The off-label treatment helps combat fatigue and extreme tiredness because of certain health conditions. It is undergoing studies and clinical research on its use in stimulant addiction treatment because of its ant-oxidative and neuroprotective properties.
FDA approved the drug in 1998 for narcolepsy treatment. The research and clinical trials are ongoing to see if we can use it for depression, bipolar depression and fatigue, cocaine and nicotine addiction, attention deficit disorder, schizophrenia, and seasonal affective disorder. The drug shows some evidence to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
Modafinil 200mg Benefits
- Keeps the brain active, alert, and motivated
- Promotes wakefulness and prevents excessive daytime sleepiness
- Prevents excessive sleepiness caused by narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, and shift work sleep disorder.
- Enhance mood, emotion, euphoria, attention, alertness
- Positive effects on brain functions, cognitive abilities, learning, short-term memory, and “fluid intelligence.”
- Controls the sleep-wake cycle in the brain
- Helps increase focus, concentration, and perform complex tasks
What are the Safe Dosages of Modafinil 200mg?
The safe dosages are often your doctor’s prerogative. He decides based on your medical history and underlying health conditions. Read the label or leaflet instructions that come with the product. Adhere to the prescription dosage. Taking more of it will trigger the symptoms of overdose), and less than prescribed will not produce the desired result.
If you have missed the dose, take it as soon as you recall. If it is time for the next scheduled dose, skip the missed one. Take it regularly to get the maximum benefit up to the duration mentioned by your doctor.
Your doctor may increase or decrease the dose based on your response to the treatment, but not before four weeks. Avoid driving, riding, and operating machines, as the medication may produce dizziness.
Avoid stopping the doses abruptly as it may cause withdrawal symptoms, including chills, nausea, vomiting, shaking, balance issues, and sweating. Your doctor will gradually lower the dose before stopping it.
How to take Modafinil 200mg?
Modafinil 200mg is an oral medication taken by the mouth. Swallow the tablet with water. Do not split, break, crush, chew, or dissolve it in the mouth.
- Narcolepsy - 150mg to 200mg, once daily in the morning.
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) - Take 150mg to 200mg once a day in the morning.
- For Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD) - 100mg to 150mg, one hour before you start your shift or as prescribed.
You can take Armodafinil 150mg with or without meals. Avoid smoking, alcohol, contraband or illegal drugs or substances, recreational drugs, and pre-existing or OTC medicines. Never take more than one pill a day (24 hours).
When Should I Avoid Modafinil 200mg or use it cautiously?
Talk to the doctor if you are allergic to modafinil, armodafinil, or inactive ingredients.
If you have heart or cardiovascular complications (enlarged heart, mitral valve issues), chest pain, heartbeat or rhythm problems, heart blockage, failure, surgery, heart attack, or stroke, skip the medicine or suggest alternatives.
If you have hypertension (uncontrolled high blood pressure), you must avoid the medication as it may increase your blood pressure after taking it.
If you have kidney, liver, or lung disorders, he might alter the dosage by prescribing a lower dose or stopping it.
If you have a substance addiction, marijuana, cocaine, street drugs, methamphetamine, MDMA, ecstasy, or illegal drugs, or have a history of drug and substance abuse disorder or psychological disorders, including mania, depression, and psychosis, avoid the medication.
If you have problems taking stimulants, such as amphetamines, then avoid Modafinil medication.
Avoid caffeine-containing beverages, such as energy drinks, colas, coffee, tea, and chocolates.
Inform your doctor about the history of prescription, non-prescription, or OTC drugs before taking Modafinil medication.
Avoid vitamins, herbal supplements, products, and mixtures.
It is a short-term treatment for excessive sleepiness. It might be habit-forming if taken for a longer duration and trigger dependency for patients having a history of substance abuse. For them, dependency-triggering risk is higher.
It is not for pregnant and breastfeeding women or who are planning. You must plan pregnancy one month after the last dose of Modafinil 200mg.
Modafinil may make hormonal contraceptives and birth control methods, such as rings, patches, or pills, less effective. Use condoms to avoid pregnancy.
Drug interactions
Avoid sleeping pills, sedatives, and hypertension medications.
Modafinil 200mg may interact with and speed up the excretion of certain medications, making them less effective, such as axitinib, bosutinib, elacestrant, daridorexant, certain hepatic medications, asunaprevir, ritonavir, ombitasvir, paritaprevir, mavacamten, and quizartinib. Certain blood pressure and high heart rate regulating medications may interact with Modafinil 200mg.
What are the Side effects of Modafinil 200mg?
The common side effects of Modafinil Tablets will subside as you get used to the medicines. Seek medical help if you notice the side effects persist or the severe side effects. Your doctor may lower the dose to tackle or mitigate the side effects.
Common Modafinil 200mg Side Effects
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Headache
- Dry mouth
- Indigestion
- Constipation
- Confusion
- Nervousness
- Trouble sleeping
- Skin rashes, itching
- High blood pressure
Severe Modafinil 200mg side effects
- Angina (chest pain)
- Insomnia
- Severe dizziness
- Breathlessness
- Agitation
- Aggression
- Hallucination
- Insomnia
- Irregular heartbeat, pounding, fast heart palpitation
- Depression, anxiety, psychological problems
- Suicidal thoughts (rare)
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Swelling in face, tongue, throat
- Allergic or skin reactions, rashes, blisters, peeling skin