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Will Taking Modafinil Help Treat Sleep Disorder?

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I have been suffering from sleep disorder since childhood. 4 years back, i was given modafinil and currently prescribed armodafinil.(i have not started taking armod) I had discontinued modafinil after 3 months of use due to severe headache in the evening. Earlier the tendency to sleep was noticed only during the afternoons. now I feel sleepy after having food, and aggravates if the food is sugary or starchy. My locomotor functions are affected and sometimes I am not able to drive or even walk properly, and also bite inside of the cheek or tongue while talking in the evenings i do have sleep in the day. Another symptoms is I get infected easily( mostly Throat (swab shows strept. Coccal infection), especially after any kind of sleep deprivation or moderate exercise, aerobic or anarobic. The infection last for more than 3 weeks.
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
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In my opinion taking modafinil will help in your sleep problems. In addition, having good sleep hygiene ( getting up and sleeping at fixed time, avoiding/ restricting day time sleep, avoiding large amount of fluids/ water in the evening etc) will also help)
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Will Taking Modafinil Help Treat Sleep Disorder?

In my opinion taking modafinil will help in your sleep problems. In addition, having good sleep hygiene ( getting up and sleeping at fixed time, avoiding/ restricting day time sleep, avoiding large amount of fluids/ water in the evening etc) will also help)