Modalert
Modalert is a prescription central nervous system stimulant that helpspeople stay awake, enhance concentration, and combat fatigue.
It is commonly used to treat narcolepsy andshift work sleep disorder but doctors may also prescribe it off-label for manyreasons, such as to treat ADHD, for airline pilots, or to treat excessivefatigue associated with medical conditions like cancer or multiple sclerosis(MS).
Researchers aren’t exactly sure how Modalertworks, but they believe it stimulates the production of monoamines (a class ofneurotransmitters), which includes dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin.Although Modalert 200 is a highly effective prescription medication, it has thesame effect on dopamine centers of the brain as cocaine, methamphetamine, andamphetamines do.1 Like other stimulants, it also causes psychoactive andeuphoric effects, which influence a person’s moods, thoughts, emotions, andperceptions.
Not surprisingly, due to its ability tostimulate the brain, enhance focus and concentration, reduce appetite, andgreatly reduce the need for sleep, Modalert is commonly abused non-medicallywithout a prescription.
In the United States, Modalert is sold underthe brand name Provigil. The medication is produced in tablet form (100mg or200 mg tablets) and is intended to be taken once daily. Generally, it iswell-tolerated by most people and clinical evidence shows Provigil may causemild withdrawal symptoms in some patients, although physical dependence fromModalert use or abuse is very rare.
Although other similar stimulants likeAdderall are regarded as being significantly more dangerous when it comes totheir potential for abuse, Modalert (Provigil) is a Schedule IV drug in theUnited States, which means it does have the potential to be abused and it maycause physical or psychological dependence in some individuals.
Modalert 200 is commonly abused as a study drug bystudents, professionals, and others who are looking to fight fatigue and stayawake longer as well as enhance their focus and concentration. AlthoughProvigil is a milder prescription stimulant than Adderall or others, it maystill have the potential to cause psychological dependence if it’s abused.
