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Armodafinil
Wakefulness-promoting medication for excessive daytime sleepiness.
Armodafinil is a wakefulness-promoting drug. In healthy people, it increases alertness and reduces fatigue, improves sustained attention and vigilance, offers modest boosts to working memory and focus, and tends to enhance motivation for demanding tasks generally without the jitteriness or crash associated with traditional stimulants. Effects are more pronounced when countering fatigue than when boosting performance in someone who's already well-rested.
How to Take
Take one tablet in the morning or about 1 hour before the start of your work shift. The usual dose is 150-250 mg once daily. Swallow the tablet whole. Avoid taking it late in the day, as it may keep you awake. If you miss a dose, skip it and continue the next day; do not double up.
Warnings
Stop taking it and contact a doctor immediately at the first sign of a rash, blisters or mouth sores. Use with caution if you have heart disease, high blood pressure, or a history of psychiatric illness. May reduce the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives. Not approved for children.