I had a follow-up with my doctor recently, and he asked me how I was doing with my new medicine. Here's what I said:
I feel like Nuvigil doesn't keep me awake or give me more energy. It just makes it possible to fight sleep when I ordinarily would be unable to. Like, if I am driving for 15 minutes, I might feel the same amount of sleepy as I always do, but now I can just decide it is not a good idea to fall asleep while driving, and it happens. Before, I would have to pull out all of the tricks - opening windows, turning up the radio, drinking soda, eating something... It is an extremely subtle difference, so subtle that it is difficult to be certain there is truly a difference at all.
My doctor said this was the most accurate description he had heard of this drug's effect.
It is weird to think that I am taking a medicine with this purpose - to give me the option of whether I fall asleep or not.
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