Modafinil for Shift Work
A study sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse concluded
that Modafinil can be useful for helping people cope with disruptions caused
by shift work.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16395298
"Modafinil reversed disruptions in cognitive performance and mood
during the night shift. While Modafinil produced few effects on sleep
measures during the night shift, the largest dose produced several sleep
alterations during the day shift. These data demonstrate that abrupt shift
changes produce cognitive performance impairments and mood disruptions
during night shift work. Therapeutic doses of Modafinil attenuated night-shift-associated
disruptions, but the larger dose produced some sleep impairments when
administered during day-shift work."
A Harvard Medical School study
found Provigil resulted in "a small but significant improvement
in performance" when used to cope with shift work.
On the other hard, if large numbers of workerd started taking Modafinil
to perform their jobs better, will others be forced to follow just to
keep up at work? Related: trends
in modafinil use.
