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Can i take provigil if i have parkinsons ?

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

It depends: Provigil has been used with daytime somnolence(sleepiness) in Parkinson's patients. But if someone has psychosis associated with their Parkinson's then Provigil may be best avoided as it can worsen these features.

Answered 8/14/2014

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