Armodafinil and Tiredness: What Users Say (Page 2)

• JLH...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 21, 2022

Armodafinil for Shift Work Sleep Disorder "Been taking Adderall to get me through my long days and just did not like the crash and pounding headache to follow. It also seemed no two days were ever the same, one day just lots of energy and no headache the next day just really tired, jittery, and massive headache. My doctor put me on Nuvigil 250 mg, I always start lower than he wants so I started at 150 mg in the morning to ease into it. I planned a couple of low-key days at home to get my body used to it, and my brain could focus on work and not the drug. About the third day, I got off early to stop by Kroger to grab food for dinner that night. Got back to my truck and had to literally sit there for hours, I could not even get the truck into gear. My mind had checked out, I knew what I was doing, but I was not going to do it. The act of driving scared the crap out of me. I called my sister and spoke with her for several hours, drank lots of water, I finally got my courage up to try and make my way back home. I was so jittery, paranoid to the bone."

• Ano...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 5, 2025

Armodafinil for Narcolepsy "I have been taking Nuvigil since being diagnosed with narcolepsy about 8 years ago. I love Nuvigil, I take 200 mg every morning. I do have the shakes a little bit in the morning after taking for a short time, but other than that, I don't have any other side effects. It keeps me awake without feeling like I am racing or that the hair on my neck is standing up. There have been a few times that the pharmacy has been out of the medication during refills, and I have had to wait a couple of days for it to come in. The good thing is you don't have those feelings of withdrawal like you get when they are out of Adderall. You may feel tired, but that is it. It has been a life changer for me."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 18, 2025

For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome "I got prescribed this medication for ADHD and severe fatigue, possibly related to depression and hypersomnia. First of all, it did not help my drowsiness. It made me feel so much more tired and it made me more unfocused. I also started to notice I would have these existential depressive thoughts. I had constant anxiety, couldn’t be present in a conversation, and made anxiety and depression way worse. It also muted out my personality. I did not feel like myself and was having all these scary thoughts. I’m going back to Vyvanse, which was way better for me."

• Ant...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 28, 2019

For ADHD "It didn't do what it was supposed to do. It made me more tired while having MS brain fog."

• DPa...
• April 14, 2013

Armodafinil for Depression "Nuvigil worked the first day and did nothing thereafter. I was using it to alleviate the sleepiness and lethargy from Zoloft."

• Joa...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 2, 2013

Armodafinil for Depression "Nuvigil makes me feel dizzy, tired, and lazy. Nuvigil does dull my appetite to the point of being forgetful, for me, I will go back to Provigil."

• Joa...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 2, 2013

Armodafinil for Depression "Nuvigil makes me feel dizzy, tired, and lazy. Nuvigil does dull my appetite to the point of being forgetful, for me, I will go back to Provigil."

• JMi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 8, 2021

Armodafinil for Narcolepsy "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."

• Man...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 30, 2020

For Narcolepsy "This drug, armodafinil, made me manic, heart racing, and super tired. Had so many emotions. Definitely not the drug for me."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 24, 2021

For Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome "Doesn't work for me, makes me extremely sleepy and tired. Causes headaches."