Modafinil: The King of Smart Pills
As competition is rising at its full force, our concern for
health is unfortunately decreasing. We are more concerned about how to get the
work done. Here, we are underestimating the fact that our mental health is equally
important along with our progress. Moreover, sleep disorders are a major
side-effect of our modern lifestyle, don’t you think? In spite of maybe hours
and hours of sleep, we still look tired and restless the next day. We cannot
concentrate on our work because we are not getting enough quality sleep. The
reason? Sleep disorders!
Smart drugs are prescribed thankfully for such purpose. Modafinil is one of such a smart
drug prescribed to treat the sleep disorders in people. Do not take this drug
to be a cure for your sleep disorder. No, it is not. It just helps to improve
the condition of people suffering from sleep disorders.
The sleep disorders for which this smart drug is approved as
a treatment by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are:
- Narcolepsy
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Shift work sleep disorder
The FDA gave approval in the month of December 1998 and,
ever since, this drug is one of the most popular smart drug of all time.
This smart drug is known popularly as the king of smart
pills. In fact, it has been declared as the world’s first safe smart drug. It
is so popular among the university students that it is also called as the
student drug.
Modafinil has an elimination half-life of about 12 hours
approximately. So, you should use the pill during the early hours of the day.
Taking it during night time or in the evening may cause insomnia. However,
shift workers can take the pill an hour before their shifts (night shifts or
evening shifts).
This smart drug is also commonly used by healthy people for
cognitive enhancement. It helps to improve their reasoning skills,
concentration, attention, focus, creativity, memory, and mood of the people. It
improves the overall productivity of a person.
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