[fatman]

How do you get that doctor's prescription in the US?

[my_other_acct]

FYI: 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]

Last 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]

It's generic, but it's still expensive. My insurance still required prior auth, but it was doable.

[thelogos]

From 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]

No 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.

[thepatshea]

You need to be diagnosed with narcolepsy or shift-work syndrome to get prescribed modafinil in the US.

[my_other_acct]

You 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.

[oldstrangers]

Some psychs will prescribe it for ADD/ADHD (mine did).