provigil and generic

I was very surprised and pleased when the new rx arrived in the mail - Provigil has now gone generic, and Modafinil (the generic name) was shipped instead of the name brand. The cost? A total of $20 for a 90 day supply. Maybe now that it is available in generic form all of our insurance companies will be less difficult to work with and get approved. We can only hope........

I am sure my insurance will be all over that generic provigil..they hate covering for it now. But we do need a generic, as long as it works as well. I used to pay half of the cost, $250.00, until my plan changed and now I only pay $80.00. Its their plan but some things don't go their way.

just an update, all excited that provigil was now generic I called my "darling" drug company and was told that generic is $866 a month and my share is 30% or $260...........sigh,, still out of reach for me.............darn and double darn.....

Therefore, when the generic comes out, most people will be on the new, patent-protected version and presumably prefer that Acccording to the article, "Cephalon [the company that make Provigil] acknowledges regularly increasing the price of its drugs, based on where in their lifecycles they are, market forces, its research-and-development costs and other factors.

Hello, my doctor gave me some samples of this, I was looking it up and saw the above post, continued to search and I found where someone on here said that PV's generic is Modafinil and there are other names Alertec and Modalert. I don't know if this will help you but it is worth checking into. My insurance would not pay at first, my doctor had to fill out a form justifying it.

I still feel pressure in my temples and forhead even though I have stopped taking Provigil. Can you have withdraws from Provigil?

I use Adderall for fatigue and it helped me better than provigil did. Better yet it is generic and so my copay is only $10.00. Much better than 25, or 50 that I have to pay for other meds. Maybe switching to a generic will help. Can't hurt to ask. Hope it helps!

But, there is a strong case for you to stay on it, and not try the others. i.e., vulnerability to adverse reactions and what that can do to you and MS in terms of set backs and exacerbations.

I work in a retail pharmacy and am used to seeing the prior authorization responses from insurance companies. I also used to be on Provigil (brand) and now take the generic for it, Modafinil, and my insurance approves it, but I have had a sleep study with a narcolepsy diagnosis and my doctor's office has to get it approved every year for a one year period. It is not easy and the doctor has to be willing to fight to get the approval. The diagnosis does make a difference.

Medicine is what I meant to say! I'm getting used to typing on an iPad...it fills in words that I don't want sometimes...

I don't have MS (so it appears), but I have quite a few similar symptoms, including dizziness and the related brain fog and fatigue. Back in 2000, neuro prescribed Provigil, saying "we used to use Ritalin for this" but that Provigil is now favored because of fewer side effects. Provigil was very helpful for both fatigue and cognition, although I didn't like the late-afternoon "letdown" effect I got with it. It was rather unpleasant.

ve been taking the generic for Celexa and it has helped with keeping a good perspective on everything. Even when things are really bad I seem to keep a reasonable attitude. I haven't heard of anything that helps with the fatigue.

hi Daisy. I take the generic form of Provigil and some days I don't take it and I pay for it later in the day with the tiredness settling in. I know it is not addictive/habit forming, but I hate taking all these pills and that is one I can skip at times. Have you asked your doctor about this? As always, please don't take my comments as medical advice because everyone's situation is different.

I do use OTC sleep aids like you said and i think for now i will continue, i have some ambien, but i will keep it to use when i need it, since i had to beg for it. I dont want to use it all the time anyway. And i use 200 mg of provigil now, and i sometimes i could use a bit more. But i try to stick with 200 mg.

then he would take ambien/lunesta to go to sleep. all of the provigil and ambien/lunesta samples would always be gone from the drug room at the office i worked at and they were not going to the patients...

My neuro has just prescribed Provigil for me. (I emailed him and he answered within 5 minutes! Gotta hand it to him for that.) Anyway, I had previously had Amantadine, which did zilch, even at 200 mg. I am authorized to take 100 mg of Provigil, and can go to 200 if necessary. From what I recall, many of you take half a pill, so I guess that's 50. Have looked up the drug info online and it said side effects include nausea and anxiety, among other things, including a serious rash..

My muscles tremor when over exherted and I need Provigil to get out of the bed and drive and function without fear of falling asleep ...I've been taking provigil with great success however, I am having a hard time with insurance filling it with new Medicare ins. restrictions and pre auth's required etc.

I take Coreg for bp and tachycardia and am also taking Provigil. I get relief from my fatigue on just 100mg a day and have had no problem with the bp. I have noticed some mild tachycardia recently, but I think it may be connected to the recent switch to generic Coreg. I'm curious . . . can tachycardia be caused by MS?

I have heard a lot of good things about things about provigil in treating depression if coupled with an antidepressent. Has anyone tried this? I am having a hard time functioning. Any help would be appreciated.

My insurance initially said 'no' to provigil because I didn't have narcolepsy. So I tried amantadine and I reacted badly to it. Then my neuro appealed and provigil was approved. I don't know what he said in the appeal, but you might mention this to your doctor. Provigil has gone generic recently and got cheaper, so I don't know if it is any easier to get than nuvigil.

Hi All Posted a few days ago maybe a week about fatiuge alot of you advised to go my GP which i will and i have a rheumy and consultant appoinment in august so will bring it up there i have researched what is out there and the most popular seem to be this provigil but it is a has something to do with the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain and i have been on requip and other dopamine meds as my rheumy seems to think these are greast but my body hates them i go mad on them!!

When I told her about my tight hip flexors and pain and possible relation to constipation, she got a gleam in her eye, and said that it could possibly cause some of my bladder issues, too. We discussed PT, depression, meditation, trying to balance exercise with nasty pain, possible support groups (which one do I fit in?), and my appointment with my new rheumatologist next Monday. I took my first generic Ritalin this morning (Methyin, 5mg.), and just now took my second one.

I checked with the provigil,my insurance wont cover it and even that they have a generic available for provigil (modafil) the price for the generic without insurance is $167 a month 200mg a day.My hepa said all stimulants have the potential for abuse Didrex is a class III schedule and is less addictive than the addrerall or the ritilan(which he cant write for anyway. Didrex was approved by the FDA in 1960 as a Central Nerve stimulant. The normal dosage is 2-50mg tabs daily and costs $22.

I have had to get a special authorization to use a brand name drug because of an adverse reaction to the generic form. I was scoffed at by the pharmacist and the insurance company, but my PCP went to bat for me, and it is approved for life. Another time, we thought it would be a good idea to get a higher dose of on of my meds and cut it in half, to save money. I had the same adverse reaction, and went back to the lower dose capsules. Saving a few bucks by being miserable is no bargain!

I've been taking provigil for almost a year and have been quite pleased with its ability to keep me awake; however, for the last few weeks I've been crashing again. I make it until noon and then just suffer through the rest of the day. My thinking has also gotten very "all over the place". I wonder if I'm in a flare. Has anyone else had this happen? Is it likely to resolve?

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