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Does 50 mg of modafinil(half of prescribed dose) is effective for drowsiness?.drug tolerance chance?.elimination half life?i will start tomorrow.
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Dose may be low: The dose maybe somewhat low. Comes in 50s, 150s and 250 in the us. The half-life is 12 to 15 hours. I do not generally encounter tolerance developing to this medication. The only exception to that rule might be someone with idiopathic central nervous system hypersomnolence. Best wishes and i hope that this does a good job working on your hypersomnolence. Take care.
Answered 10/2/2013
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