Discuss any questions or concerns you have about medications you are taking or are prescribed with your doctor. III Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas January 2014 Preferred Drug List Specialty drugs Specialty drugs are used in the treatment of medical conditions such as hepatitis, hemophilia, ...
Adderall is a controlled substance because it has a risk of misuse, addiction, and dependence. Only take the amount prescribed to you by your healthcare provider, and check in with them regularly to see if you still need to take the medication. Other side effects people taking Adderall have ...
Chronotherapy:This behavioral treatment consists of gradually shifting the sleep time in accordance with the person's desired schedule. Thus, in DSPS, a progressive delay of 3 hours per day is prescribed, followed by a strict maintenance of a regular bedtime hour once the desired schedule is ach...
A newer drug, Modafinil (Provigil), has also shown enhancement potential. Modafinil is approved for the treatment of fatigue caused by narcolepsy, sleep apnoea and shift-work sleep disorder. It is currently prescribed off label for a wide range of neuropsychiatric and other medical conditions involv...
Such practices are part of a broader trend that has been noted by a range of scholars: Today, in societies of the West, pharmaceuticals are not only being prescribed and consumed to an unprecedented extent as treatments for mental illnesses, disturbances, and disabilities (Abraham 2010 Abraham, ...
Modafinil.I emailed my sleep doctor and he said that one of the newer “smart drugs,”Modafinil(Provigil) will give me better results without the caffeine jitters. Modafinil is often prescribed for people with sleep apnea who are using their CPAP masks faithfully but are still fatigued, and ha...