Nuvigil for Narcolepsy User Reviews (Page 4)

Nuvigil has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 86 reviews for the treatment of Narcolepsy. 51% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 22% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Nuvigil

Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
November 1, 2012

"I too have found that Nuvigil acts like a sleeping pill. I am taking 150 mg every morning. It was prescribed to counteract a side effect from another medication. It has made it worse."

1 / 10

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JMiller
Taken for less than 1 month
March 8, 2021

"Took Nuvigil for possible Narcolepsy and it made the fatigue much worse. Felt like I went from tired to flat exhausted and nearly impossible to focus."

1 / 10

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slcoc...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
January 17, 2015

"This medicine works better than anything else I have taken!!! It is just expensive."

9 / 10

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diris...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 10, 2015

"I love it!! It really helps me stay awake during the day. The only bad this is that my insurance will not approve it so I am unable to get it."

9 / 10

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Liz-G
Taken for less than 1 month
August 4, 2016

"I had nausea, trouble concentrating and had chest pains and pressure for 2 weeks after I stopped taking it. I was just as tired taking this medication."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
December 22, 2011

"I have a severe case of narcolepsy and Nuvigil honestly did not work at all."

2 / 10

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Anonymous
November 5, 2009

"I have been taking this medicine for two days....I have had trouble falling asleep at night around 11:00PM each night...I am hoping tonight will be a different senerio."

8 / 10

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bandit
September 1, 2010

"Did not wake me up. The only effect I noticed was grinding of my teeth."

1 / 10

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jvlea...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
May 4, 2012

"Love it."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
June 6, 2016

"This medicine caused high prolactin"

3 / 10

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Anonymous
November 3, 2011

"Still taking 2-3 naps during the day on it!"

6 / 10

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Anonymous
February 11, 2012

"I get headaches from the medicine. It worked good for the first month and now I'm back to having sleep attacks."

6 / 10

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Porthos
Taken for 1 to 2 years
June 3, 2022

"I feel a little jittery and it bothers my ulcerative colitis. I can deal with the jittery side but I don't want a flare up of my colitis."

6 / 10

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