I was prescribed Provigil to stay awake. It is a drug they give to people with Narcolepsy (neurological condition most characterized by Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS). A narcoleptic will most likely experience disturbed nocturnal sleep, which is often confused with insomnia, and disorder of REM or rapid eye movement sleep. It is one of the dyssomnias. A narcoleptic may also fall asleep at any random time.) so they can stay awake during the day. It works for me as long as I don't take it every day. It causes me to not be able to go to sleep. I take it when I really need to stay awake ie: when we go to the PM doctors or I have my grandkids stay with us a few days or say we go somewhere such as today at my oldest grandson's birthday party. Other than that it doesn't help with any other symptom I have due to RSD in both feet & ankles.

DebbyV