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nuvigil and headache

sleepystar24
sleepystar24
does anyone else who gets or has gotten headaches from taking nuvigil ever have them hit in one spot over and over?
For me it's always on the left starts at the back and shoots forward to my eye and if i put my hand against the back of my head where it hurts you can feel the throbbing.
just wondering if anyone else has delt with something similar.

any comments are more than welcome.


thanks
deleted_user
deleted_user
I tried nuvigil for 3 days. On the first day, it kept me awake but gave me a horrible headache. On the second day, I was a little drowsy but still stayed awake all day, still had a headache, and on the 3rd day got hives. My doc took me off it already, put me on steriods to get rid of the hives, and plans on puttingmy on nuvigils "cousin" provigil. Has anyone been allergic to nuvigil but not provigil?
sleepystar24
sleepystar24
RenateFr,

People react differently to meds. Nuvigil may work great for you. I'm prone to migraines due to a double heart condition. I just recently found out that that might have added to my reaction to the nuvigil.
I now know that when I start getting migraines 9 times out of 10 it's due to my bp spiking out of control.

Just remember like I said before that people react differently to meds, I hope it works great for you!
deleted_user
deleted_user
oh ya!