Use of Modafinil:
Modafinil is used to treat the problem of sleepiness which can happen with diseases like sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or it occurs when you’re doing shift work.
Modafinil can be given to you for many other reasons. If you have any questions regards the medication you can ask your doctor or pharmacist.
What do you need to tell your doctor before you take Modafinil?
- If you have any allergy to modafinil, armodafinil, or any other part of modafinil.
- If you get any allergic to your body by having these types of medication, then any other drugs, foods, or other substances. Then you have to tell your doctor about your allergic problem, what kind of symptoms you having like rashes, hives, itching, shortness of breath, can’t able to breathe properly, you might be getting the swelling on your face, lips, tongue, or throat or any other sings.
- While taking modafinil you getting allergic to you then you have to tell your doctor about this.
- If you have any heart problems, like heart attack anything serious.
You have to tell your doctor or pharmacist about all of the medicational drugs which you have in normal routine, you have to tell your doctor about your health problems. You have to make sure, that taking modafinil is suitable for your health. Without taking the doctor's concern you should not stop or start taking the medication.
What are some things you need to know or do while you take Modafinil?
- You have to tell your doctor about your health condition before taking the medicine. This includes your doctor, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
- You have to avoid driving and doing other tasks or any other actions that call for you to be alert until you see how modafinil affects you. After taking modafinil still, you feel sleepy then you have to talk to your doctor about it.
- Using this medicine may occur a habit. You may feel it you have to take it for long term use.
- You have to avoid drinking alcohol while taking the medication.
How is this medicine (Modafinil) best taken?
- You can take the medication with or without the food.
- If you’re taking the medication with food, then the power of the medication stay longer to work.
- If you’re working in a shift work then you have to take the medication 1 hour before starting the work.
- People who have a problem of narcolepsy and sleep apnea, then you have to take the medication in the morning time.
