Narcolepsy Medication Armodafinil Is World’s First Safe ‘Smart Drug’
Armodafinil, a medicine that treats sleep disorders like narcolepsy, is use. Armodafinil, also known as “smart drugs”, is increasingly being use by students to increase their ability to concentrate before exams. Is it safe? Does it work? Researchers have recently conclude that Armodafinil is safe and effective for some people.
Researchers found that previous studies that examine Armodafinil’s effectiveness as a cognitive enhancer in healthy subjects had some discrepancies.
What will be the reason for the prescription of Armodafinil?
The main reason for the use of Armodafinil is to treat excessive sleepiness happen due to narcolepsy. This is a condition that causes excessive night-time sleepiness. Armodafinil can also be use in combination with breathing devices and other treatments to prevent excessive sleepiness due to obstructive or hypopnea/sleep syndrome, narcolepsy (OSAHS). This is a type of sleep disorder that causes the patient to stop breathing briefly or have a shallow breathing pattern during sleep. Due to this reason, they did not get the require sleep for their rest. Armodafinil relate medicines like Artvigil belong to that class of medications known as wakefulness promoting agents. It alters the amount of certain natural substances within the brain area that regulates sleep and wakefulness.
Usage of this medication
Armodafinil comes in the form of a tablet that you can swallow. Waklertl should be take only once per day. If you’re using armodafinil to treat narcolepsy, you’ll normally take it first thing in the morning.
Talk to your doctor if you need to change the time that Armodafinil is take. If your work shift doesn’t start at the same hour every day, talk to your doctor. Please read your prescription label and ask your pharmacist for clarifications if you are unsure. Armodafinil should be take exactly as prescribe.
Armodafinil can cause habit formation. You should not take more Armodafinil, increase the frequency of your doses, or use it for a longer time than what was prescribe by your doctor.
Armodafinil can decrease your sleepiness but not cure your sleep disorder. Have a word with your doctor if you are experiencing tiredness even after armodafinil.
Precautions taken while taking Armodafinil
- Tell your pharmacist and doctor if you have an allergy to modafinil (Provigil), armodafinil (Provigil), or any other medication such as Artvigil 150.
- If you have a problem with alcohol, tell your doctor. Tell your doctor if there have been any chest pains, irregular heartbeats, heart attacks, heart disease, depression, psychosis, heart, liver or kidney problems.
- Armodafinil can decrease the effectiveness hormonal contraceptives such as birth control pills, patches and rings, injections, injections, rings, implants, patches, and intrauterine devices. Armodafinil can be use in conjunction with another method of birth control for a month.
- Tell your doctor if, if possible, you plan to get pregnant or breast-feed.
- Armodafinil can affect your judgment, thinking, and movement. It may not completely alleviate your sleepiness. Avoid operating machinery and drive until you are unaware of Armodafinil effects on you. You should not drive or engage in other hazardous activities if you have avoided them because of your sleep disorder.
Additional information about Armodafinil
Your Armodafinil dosage should not be use by anyone else except you without doctor consultation. Armodafinil should not be sold or given away. Refiling of this medication prescription should be done after having a word with the doctor.
You should keep a list of all prescription and over-the-counter medicines that you take, along with many vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements. This list should be kept with you at all time, whether you visit the doctor or are admit to the hospital. This list is important to have in an emergency.
What information should I have about how to store and dispose of this medication?
This medication should be kept in its original container, securely close, out of reach of children. It should be kept at room temperature, away from heat and moisture.
It is critical to dispose of medications in a specific way to protect dogs and children from unwanted drugs. A medicine take-back program is the best way to dispose of your medication.
Keep all medications out of reach of children. Many containers, such as those for weekly pill minders, eye drops, patches, or creams, aren’t child-resistant, so young children can easily open them. Protect young children from poisoning by locking safety caps. Place the medication immediately in a safe place – one that is away and out of reach.