Mood elevation with Provigil
In a number of studies that have been performed on healthy volunteers just to develop a better understanding about the ways Provigil works and effects a healthy person that doesn’t have a sleep disorder.
These tests have proven that people between 20 and 45 years old all had a very good improvement when this medicine was taken.
These studies are now used for the treatment of depression, in cases where antidepressants have failed to cure the depression symptoms.
The side effects of Provigil medicine
Provigil medicine like almost any other medicines can be a cause of a few side effects, but these side effect are rare and they only happen in less than 5%.
These side effects are the most common ones, however this isn’t a complete list of those, please see a doctor for a full list of possible side effects:
- nausea
- anxiety
- diarrhoea
- insomnia
- headache
- constipation
How to minimize the SWSD symptoms?
These are a few basic advises about minimizing the shift work sleep disorder effects.
- Avoid alcohol and caffeine
- Try to safe some of the time you spend on traveling
- If possible, try to reduce the number of night shifts
- Always make sure that you get a good sleep each time you finish your shift
- Avoid doing long hours and overtimes, also try to avoid extended shifts
The best thing you can do us to get a good sleep when possible.
Provigil alertness level
Provigil medication is known for its effect to promote wakefulness in even entirely healthy people, but the main use of provigil is for the excessive daytime sleepiness treatment that can be caused by several sleep disorders such as sleep apnea or narcolepsy.
It is still not 100% understood how Provigil works, however in a number of studies done on rats that were given this medicine in different dosages it’s been confirmed that Provigil increases the active neurons number. It has also established that Provigil affects areas in the brain that are responsible for wakefulness and alertness level.