Hi! Has anyone tried Provigil? I understand some doctors are prescribing it for ADHD. My son is 9 years old and has a diagnosis of Autism and ADHD. We have tried other meds for ADHD. Adderall seems to work the best but its the "rebound effect" that has been so terrible. This occurs as the med is wearing off. He becomes increasingly irritable, hyper and frustrated.
Elyssa
I've never heard of this so I did some research. This is what I found below:
Provigil is used to treat excessive sleepiness in adults with certain sleep disorders. In addition, it was thought that Provigil might be approved to treat children and teens with ADHD in a new dosage form under the name Attenace or Sparlon.
Unfortunately, in August of 2006, the FDA sent a letter to Cephalon stating that Sparlon was not approvable to treat children with ADHD because of a single case of Stevens Johnson syndrome.
Hope this helps!
With Doc hat on...I would avoid Provigil unless you have no other options...And then I would be very diligent with monitoring my child for possible reactions/side effects.