What Makes Modafinil Different?
Traditional central nervous stimulants (CNS), used to treat Narcolepsy, Hypersomnia and Catoplexy, have a number of well documented side effects, including cardiovascular problems, sleep interference, psychiatric disturbances and addiction. Modafinil is NOT addictive, as its pharmacological composition is entirely different. Modafinil induces wakefulness, in part, by its interaction with the anterior hypothalamus, which stimulates alpha-1 brain receptors that are responsible for the uptake of nor-adrenaline. Its dopamine-releasing action is mild and dose-dependent, making the likelihood of a euphoric response, dose-escalation or becoming tolerant to the drug, extremely unlikely. What Does Modafinil Treat? Modafinil is being used successfully to treat many neurological aging diseases including Narcolepsy, Alzheimer’s Disease, Depression, Attention-Deficit Disorder, Myotonic Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis-induced fatigue, post-anaesthesia grogginess, cognitive impairment in Schizophrenia,
