If you or your child take Provigil for narcolepsy, what have your results been?
Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at
8:15 pm
Robbie G asked:
My 14 year old was diagnosed with narcolepsy and she was prescribed Provigil which I have severe concerns about in terms of side effects. I want to talk to someone her age who actually takes it to find out what the effects have been.
My 14 year old was diagnosed with narcolepsy and she was prescribed Provigil which I have severe concerns about in terms of side effects. I want to talk to someone her age who actually takes it to find out what the effects have been.
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You should be VERY concerned about this. Also, about the competence of your child’s physician, who obviously is unaware that the FDA voted in 2006 to prohibit the marketing of Provigil(rebranded under the name, ‘Sparlon’, but chemically identical) for children and teens as an ADHD treatment. ADHD and narcolpepsy are obviously different conditions. However, the FDA committee made its decision not because Provigil did not work against ADHD – it did – but because it determined that Provigil was too dangerous for children to take for any purpose.
I am an adult, but a 14 yr old is close enough to a grown person that side effects should not hinder your decision to have your child take a medicine, especially a perscribed one. It would be different if the child was under 10.
Anyway, it works about 75% on me. It will not cure her, but it will darn sure give her a better quality of life. She will no longer be a zombie and will remember things more. She will still get sleepy at times, but way less. That is assuming it works for her.
Also, give it two weeks. It causes headaches in some people at first but it goes away once your body gets used to it. It is worth it in the end to be at least somewhat normal.