Provigil (modafinil) is a medication that promotes wakefulness. It is thought to work by altering the natural chemicals (neurotransmitters) in the brain.
Provigil is used to treat excessive sleepiness caused by sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or shift work sleep disorder.
Provigil (modafinil) is also used for treating depression. Provigil (modafinil) is different from the common anti depressants that are available in the market. Anti depressants are very famous and many doctors prescribe these anti depressants to their patients and even the patients also got used to using these anti depressants. People are not aware of the side effects caused due to the long term use of these anti depressant medicines.
Generic Provigil is an alternate medicine