Modafinil?

[MommyofNatTyZach]

Has anyone ever tried Modafinil for fatigue? Results?

[Deb61]

I've taken it for years--since 2008 and it works wonders for me.  I think better and don't have that icky beyond explanation fatigue.  

The only problem is that it's been horribly difficult for me to get approved.  The sleep doctor just called and told me that the insurance company denied it after sending the prior authorization forms.  

I told my neurologist, and she told me that she'd give it a try.  I just got a call from Express Scripts and they said that they received the necessary paperwork for a drug prescribed me and it was approved.  I'm looking daily to see what was approved, but can't find it on their web page.  This leaves me confused and sitting on pins and needles.  

I will have to retire if I'm not taking this medication!
Deb

[Corriel]

Hi! I have tried it a few days but opted to wait for really bad days to take it for now.

My energy levels are better while it is cooler out so I will ikely be taking a lot of it starting in May.

I guess I still have a lot of learning to do with meds. The first day I took it I was so excited and felt good so I totally overdid it and paid for it even while taking it for another couple of days.

I guess it really isn't meant for you to do more while taking it, but doing better with the "normal" stuff and get through the day better.

Lesson learned and I am grateful for any relief it can give on the days that I need it.

Corrie

[Guitar_grrrl]

I take 100 mg in the morning.  Some days it works like a charm, other days it doesn't do squat!  I could up the dose to 200/day, like these days when I'm due for my Tysabri....  we'll see if it works.

[MommyofNatTyZach]

How's it working for you? Still is doing good for me. If I take half  of the two hundred I am tired half way through the day, but when I take the two hundred I am able to get through the day.

My insurance had to have prior auth first too! They then approved it. It was either approve it or not being able to make it through the day. I can tell a difference when I do not take it!

Lulu so far so good!!! I am so thankful. I still get tired, but not nearly as bad. Before I was in tears! My daughter has bball a couple times a wk and I just stay after school and work, sometimes I would lay in the floor I was so tired!

Thanks everyone for the advice and encouragement!

[SarahL2491]

I tried it but it didn't work for me.

[Ojibajo]

I take it. It's definitely not a miracle pill by any means, Like I was hoping for, but it made it possible for me to get through the work day. I still suffer from fatigue but I can at least make it through the work day. I am however usually ready for a nap when I get home from work though. I take 200mg twice daily.