Your family doctor must check your progress at regular appointments to make sure that this drug is help you.
If you think modafinil is not help you after you have taken it for a few weeks, do not increase the dose . Instead, check with your family doctor.
If you are using a drug for birth control, such as birth control pills or implants, it may not work properly while you are taking modafinil and for 1 month after stopping modafinil . Another form of birth control must be using during this time.
Modafinil may cause some people to feel dizzy, to have changes in thinking, to have difficulty controlling movements, or to have blurred vision Make sure you know how you react to this drug before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous .
If you have been taking this drug for a long time or in large doses and you think you may have become mentally or physically dependent on it , check with your family doctor. Some signs of dependence on modafinil are:
If you have been taking this drug in large doses or for a long time, do not stop taking it without first checking with your family doctor . Your family doctor may want you to reduce gradually the amount you are taking before you stop completely.