Is there another medical term used for narcolepsy?
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 at
12:41 pm
alice g asked:
I was dx’s with a sleeping disorder about a year ago that has the same symptoms at Narcolepsy but I am sure my Doc didn’t call it Narcolepsy. Is there another medical name for it? I was perscribed Provigil for it.
I was dx’s with a sleeping disorder about a year ago that has the same symptoms at Narcolepsy but I am sure my Doc didn’t call it Narcolepsy. Is there another medical name for it? I was perscribed Provigil for it.
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Provigil is a eugeroic drug generally prescribed to treat narcolepsy, made by the pharmaceutical company Cephalon Inc. It is not a typical stimulant and is often described as a wakefulness promoting agent. The drug is sometimes prescribed off-label for ADD/ADHD. In mass-media advertisements and websites, Cephalon markets the drug for improving alertness and reducing excessive daytime sleepiness.