ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
With ME/CFS, a two-week Nuvigil trial brought sleepless nights and wired, antsy energy
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2011
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
The person tried Nuvigil for two weeks about a year before the post. During that time they had three nights where they did not sleep at all and felt very awake but uncomfortable and antsy; they did not enjoy it. They described feeling overloaded with energy. They noted the drug was crazy expensive.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Nuvigil · Worse
I tried it for two weeks and in that time I had three nights where I didn't sleep at all
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| about a year ago | Tried Nuvigil for two weeks; had insomnia and uncomfortable wakefulnessI tried it for two weeks and in that time I had three nights where I didn't sleep at allIn context ↗ | Modafinil / armodafinil |
| 2011-12-01 | Reported no improvement from NuvigilI did not enjoy it at all.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Modafinil / armodafinil“I tried it for two weeks and in that time I had three nights where I didn't sleep at all” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- Modafinil / armodafinil“much of the time it was a very uncomfortable kind of awake. I felt very antsy, almost like I was overloaded with energy.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
this has happened before but only about once every two months
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