From what my sleep doctor told me Nuvigil is hit or miss for most people. He seemed to think a bit better about the Nuvigil over the provigil. I really cant say much more since I was only able to take a single dose of Nuvigil. I can't tolerate stiimulants at all so it was a complete shot in the dark for me. (heart condt.)

Wish the best for you though!

its like progvigil without the risk of forgetting your second dosage. im having insurance complciations with it tho

I tried Nuvigil for a month. At first, it definitely helped me feel more alert, especially in the dreaded AM hours which are actually the worst for me. Although I felt mentally alert, I was still physically tired and truthfully as a whole, I felt like a zombie However, I stuck with it until one day it just randomly stopped working (this was 150mg). I went up to 250mg only to find I was shaking, having heart palpitations, and was spotting for 5+ days.

I've heard its very hit or miss too. Hang in there! I hope it works out for you.

I have been taking 250 mg nuvigil in the morning first thing for several months now. I am glad to have seen this post. I was having so many problems recently I started keeping a sort of time journal during the day of what i was doing and what i felt like. Something has been causing one of my eyes to really bug me most days, maybe it is the nuvigil.

I've had pretty good luck with provigil for years, i might just switch back to that. Sometimes the provigil seems to strong, but nuvigil always seems like it's not doing anything....

I get the mentally more alert but just as tired thing. So my brain makes me drag my body around more-and I have to force myself to eat and drink. I sure don't feel any better-but get more stuff done. So far I am underwhelmed.

I have been on 250mg nuvigil for about a year and a half and before that took 200 mg provigil for about 3 years. Nuvigil lasts so much longer. I have zero side effects. Nuvigil should have no cardiac (heart) side effects. When I originally started pro it took my body weeks to get used to it which is common with any new drug. Everyone symptoms are different so treatments will always be different. Provigil caused such an afternoon crash for me and nuvigil keeps me going. I hope u can find a med that works well for you and can give you some kind of sanity. I always tell people that finding out I had narcolepsy was the best/worst thing that happened to me. I couldn't imagine my life without the meds.

I have been on Nuvigil for about 3 months now. At first it worked all day. Now, it last about 3 or 4 hours. When it is effective I feel awesome! But before and after, I am very sleepy. If I could find a drug that made me feel like I do for the 4 hours the Nuvigil works, that would be great!! I don't have any side effects from it except a dry mouth and no appetite (which I don't mind at all). So, I guess I will see if my Dr. wants to try something else along with it or something different completely. I dont' know if I can take it twice a day or not. Another thing to talk to the doc about. My insurance does pay for it and also I printed a coupon from the makers of Nuvigil where they will help with the cost of the drug for a year. I don't remember the website, I just googled it and it was like the first website I came to.

I'll share my Nuvigil experience:)

As of now, I wake myself up at 4ish am. Take the Nuvigil. Fall back asleep. Then wake up with my alarm at 5:20. Do 30 minutes of Bluelight Therapy (while still in bed), and then finally make it off the bed right before 6, and I feel awake. Getting out and off the bed has recently become a really big problem. I used to be able to roll out of it, half asleep. But recently, I feel like dead weight and can't.

As far as the effects- I do feel awake. My eyes are open and not droopy, there is less yawning involved, and I don't feel like I'm going to just pass out... until mid afternoon. I start crashing really hard at about 2pm. I literally feel hopeless at that time. I feel SO EXHAUSTED. I've never felt exhausted before! Just sleepy. But now, I am so exhausted that even walking is a chore. I had to ask a relative to fill my car with gas because I just couldn't. And it was the sleepiness. It was just the exhaustion.

The way I describe Nuvigil is 'fake awake'. Yes, it keeps my eyes open during work- which I really really really needed, but I still feel tired. I don't feel like I 'have my life back' or anything like that. But I'm sure everyone is happier not hearing me say how sleepy I am...

And, I don't think it works well under pressure. The days that I really need to be awake, it seems to poop out/ not work at all. But it's better than nothing...

I should also point out that I don't have narcolepsy. I'm just extremely sleepy all the time regardless of how many hours I sleep.

Tried Nuvigil for 6 weeks and had terrible headaches everyday; however, was awake. I also couldn't sleep at night.

Tried Porvogil for a few weeks and found I had an allergice reaction when combined with Metformin. I could take either alone fine... but if I took both in the same day I had a reaction.

Tried Ritilian for under a week and had awful headaches.

I've been taking Adderall since the middle of November and it's been much better. I get alittle sleepy in the early evening which I don't mind as it forces me to go to bed. I'm not up and awake all night either. I try to only take it once a day in the am. If I have a lot to do, I do take it twice a day as prescribed. I'm psyched I can get through a day and still mindful that I have to take it easy and rest.