How to take PROVIGIL
You should take PROVIGIL exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not change your dose of PROVIGIL without talking to your doctor. You can take PROVIGIL with or without food. Do not take more PROVIGIL than prescribed. If you take more than your prescribed dose or overdose, seek emergency treatment by calling 911, your doctor or poison control center right away.
When to take PROVIGIL
Patients with OSA usually take one dose of PROVIGIL every morning.
Patients with SWSD usually take PROVIGIL about 1 hour before their work shift.
Patients with narcolepsy usually take one dose of PROVIGIL every morning.
Do not change the time of day you take PROVIGIL unless you have talked to your doctor. If you take PROVIGIL too close to your bedtime, you may find it harder to go to sleep.
What to avoid while taking PROVIGIL
Do not drive or do other dangerous activities until you know how PROVIGIL affects you and have discussed this with your doctor. People with sleep disorders should always be careful about doing things that could be dangerous. Do not change your daily habits until your doctor tells you it is okay.
Avoid drinking alcohol while taking PROVIGIL.
Taking other medications with PROVIGIL
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. PROVIGIL and many other medicines can interact with each other, sometimes causing side effects. PROVIGIL may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how PROVIGIL works. Especially, tell your doctor if you use a hormonal birth control method. PROVIGIL can affect hormonal birth control methods, including pills, shots, implants, patches, vaginal rings, and hormone-releasing intrauterine devices (IUDs). Women who use hormonal birth control with PROVIGIL may have a higher chance of getting pregnant while taking PROVIGIL, and for one month after stopping PROVIGIL. Talk to your doctor about birth control methods that are right for you while using PROVIGIL.
Keep a list of all the medicines you take. Your doctor or pharmacist will tell you if it is safe to take PROVIGIL and other medicines together. Do not take other medicines with PROVIGIL unless your doctor has told you it is okay.