Alcohol and Provigil

The makers warn against using alcohol with provigil, and drug-drug interactions are always a concern. There is simply little information, so authorities recommend staying off alcohol when you are on provigil. Alcohol can disrupt sleep patterns, too, so mixing the two together probably wouldn’t be a pleasant effect anyway.

There is some interest in provigil as a therapy for helping people to quit drinking. The federal government’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is sponsoring a study to investigate the viability of using modafinil (the ingredient in Provigil) in combination with naltrexone to treat addiction. Other studies are investigating modafinil for treatment of cocaine addition. Many cocaine users also have alcohol dependencies. Naltrexone is used in treatment of alcoholism. Coincidently, naltrexone is sold under the brand name Vivitrol by Cephalon, the same company that makes Provigil. This study http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/show/NCT00142818 plans to look at the use of both drugs to fight the dual addictions to cocaine and alcohol.

A previous study showed “chronic cocaine users exhibit decreased sleep, impaired vigilance and sleep-dependent procedural learning, and spectral activity suggestive of chronic insomnia.”

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