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How do you get that doctor's prescription in the US?
by fatman 13y ago
How do you get that doctor's prescription in the US?
- thepatshea 13y agoYou need to be diagnosed with narcolepsy or shift-work syndrome to get prescribed modafinil in the US.
- oldstrangers 13y agoSome psychs will prescribe it for ADD/ADHD (mine did).
- my_other_acct 13y agoYou don't need to be diagnosed with anything; those are just the approved uses. It can be prescribed off-label for nearly anything your doctor wants. At one point they pitched it to the FDA as a cure for jet lag (which it arguably is) but the FDA didn't buy "jet lag" as a legitimate medical problem.
- my_other_acct 13y agoFYI: I would strongly suggest getting a RX for Modafinil (Provigil) and not Nuvigil (Amodifinil). Nuvigil is very expensive and my insurance company required a whole battery of additional tests before they paid for it. I believe Modafinil is now generic so I imagine they care much less.
- thelogos 13y agoLast time I checked, cephalon had some sort shady deal to keep generic modafinil off the market for a few more years (paying generic manufacturers to not bring it to market). If modafinil goes generic, it will be really good news.
- happycube 13y agoIt's generic, but it's still expensive. My insurance still required prior auth, but it was doable.
- thelogos 13y agoFrom what I've heard before, it was almost impossible for people to get approved by insurance for modafinil, maybe times have changed and I need to pay the doctor a visit in the future. For now though, nicotine hits the spot.
- modthrowawayz 13y agoNo it is still friggin impossible... I have an actual sleep disorder and I am currently going through hell trying to get my insurance to pay for modafinil, and I've been through the whole battery of tests. :( I don't want to be "smarter" I want to be awake. It is generic but still stupid expensive.