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From Wikileaks: "We know now that as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton dispatched her executive staff in the State Dept. to help conduct research on Provigil, a controlled drug often prescribed for patients suffering from Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Multiple Sclerosis. Provigil is often used to help such patients stay awake and curb extended bouts of sleep. The drug is also used to treat narcolepsy. In a series of emails spanning from August to Oct. 2011, Clinton asks and receives information from her trusted inner circle on the drug Provigil, including the side effects of the pick-me-upper drug favored by long-haul...

When Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, she had her staff conduct research on Provigil, a drug used to treat sleepiness and off-label for Parkinson’s disease, according to a declassified State Department email released by WikiLeaks. The drug — Provigil — is a controlled substance approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of narcolepsy and other conditions that cause daytime sleepiness. It is also used off-label to treat excessive sleepiness in people with Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as other disorders. In an email sent on Oct. 24, 2011, State Department staffer Jake...

Take a moment to watch this report. It is done very well. Lots of her own emails shown and discussed. At the very least it is easy to conclude she has serious problems, her own staff thinks and knows so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8W0AeXkNU0

Andrew started his college graduation day at 6 a.m. with a wakefulness agent called modafinil, sometimes known as Provigil—it was the first time he remembers nootropic brain drugs having such a startling effect. He was juggling family and celebrations along with two ceremonies, engineering in the morning and economics in the afternoon, with a band competition in between, which he won. For 22 waking hours he was happy, alert, firing on all cylinders, oblivious to any fatigue. “At that point, it was like, ‘Holy crap, this stuff can be very powerful,’ ” Andrew told the Observer. Now that he’s a...

Modafinil's effect on the brain suggests it could be addictive for some. A drug used to treat narcolepsy — and often taken to increase alertness and improve cognitive performance — may have the potential to become addictive, a small pilot study has shown. Brain-imaging studies performed on ten men before and after taking the drug, called modafinil (Provigil), showed that it boosts levels of a chemical called dopamine, which influences the brain's reward system1. Drugs of abuse, from tobacco to heroin, also impact dopamine levels, particularly in an area of the brain called the nucleus accumbens. In the new study,...

Experts Note Need for More Studies on ADHD Use in AdultsMost research on safety issues has been conducted in children, they note THURSDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- While experts applauded a federal panel's recommendation Wednesday to avoid the strongest warning for drugs that treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, official remarks made later about the critical need for research into the cardiac effects of these stimulants on adults also struck a chord. "Longitudinal studies so far have shown in adults minimal changes in blood pressure and pulse, but we need longer-term prospective studies to further document the safety and efficacy of...

This pill will make you smarter 14 May 2005 NewScientist.com news service Alison Motluk HAVING problems performing in the sack? Take Viagra. Got the jitters before that important presentation? Try beta blockers. Need to stay awake to finish that assignment? Pop a Provigil pill. For those prepared to pay, the growing list of "lifestyle drugs" is shifting the boundaries of what bodies and minds are capable of. Now a small clinical trial of the class of experimental drugs known as ampakines suggests these brain-boosters are destined to blur that line still further by offering improved memory. The success of the...

Laurie Coots, a marketing executive who flies to meetings in other countries twice a week, spent years trying to conquer sleepless nights and chronic jet lag. But nothing worked, she says, and every day was a struggle to stay awake. "It was debilitating," said Ms. Coots, 46, who is from Los Angeles. "I couldn't give an effective presentation because I was always shaky and nervous from being amped up on caffeine and stimulants." Then she found modafinil, a small white pill that revs up the central nervous system without the jitteriness of caffeine or the addiction and euphoria of amphetamines....

BETHESDA, Md., Sept 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory panel on Thursday recommended approval of Cephalon Inc.'s (CEPH) drug Provigil to combat excessive sleepiness due to shift work or severe snoring that causes individuals to wake frequently. But the Food and Drug Administration advisers split 4-4 on whether Cephalon should be allowed to market Provigil more broadly for excessive sleepiness from other sleep disorders. The FDA usually follows the advice of its advisory panels. Provigil already is approved for treating narcolepsy, a rare condition that causes uncontrollable sleeping during waking hours. Trading in shares of West Chester, Pennsylvania-based Cephalon were...