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Dry/peeling hands from Modafinil, should I stop

modafinil side effects dry skin dry hands peeling hands

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#1 ShaneM123

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Posted 10 February 2015 - 01:26 AM


I was recently diagnosed with ADD and was prescribed Concerta. The effectiveness of the Concerta was phenomenal in the sense that it helped me focus and concentrate for longer periods without being easily distracted. The Concerta started giving me an elevated heart beat (Tachycardia) and so I discontinued use. I ordered Modafinil before taking the Concerta, and it came in about 7-8 days ago.

 

I was cycling it every 2 days, and I realized today that the skin on my hands are peeling. I do not have a rash, nor am I experiencing symptoms of a cold. There is no rash on my body, nor on the hands where the skin is peeling.

 

The severity of the peeling is not bad, so small that I mistook it for something else and washed my hands. The skin only seems to be peeling on my left hand as there doesn't seem to be any signs of peeling on my right. It doesn't look severe, but should I be concerned?

 

 

Would you continue  taking the Modafinil (Modalert) if you were me, or would you discontinue use?

 

As I do not present cold or flu like symptoms I'm not really concerned of it being Steven Johnson Syndrome, unless you suspect this as a possibility.

 

My lips were also dry so I put on some petroleum jelly and they don't seem to be dry anymore.....

 

I'm also moisturizing my hands now with lotion and drinking lots of fluids. 

 

fyi.. I noticed the flakey/peeling skin on my left hand today (2 days after taking it)

 

 

My theory is that because it is a diuretic and has such a strong half-life, that failure to moisturize my skin, and drinking lots of water while on it caused some mild peeling of the skin on my left hand...

 

 

Like I said, or otherwise typed, it doesn't look severe, and I do not have a rash or flu like symptoms, but I am concerned about this...

 

 

Your thoughts?

 

 


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#2 crazepharmacist

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Posted 10 February 2015 - 03:39 AM

Discontinue immediately and see if symptoms improve. Modafinil can cause Stevens-Johnson syndrome which can be lethal. I should mention this is exceedingly rare so it's more than likely from the diuretic effect you mentioned but you can never be too careful. 

 

http://en.wikipedia....ohnson_syndrome

 


Edited by crazepharmacist, 10 February 2015 - 03:42 AM.

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#3 ShaneM123

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Posted 11 February 2015 - 12:17 AM

Discontinue immediately and see if symptoms improve. Modafinil can cause Stevens-Johnson syndrome which can be lethal. I should mention this is exceedingly rare so it's more than likely from the diuretic effect you mentioned but you can never be too careful. 

 

http://en.wikipedia....ohnson_syndrome

 

It has been (3) days and my left hand is no longer dry or flakey...there is no scarring or scabbing on the area where the flakey skin was noticed which demonstrates how mild it was. The area doesn't look like any skin came off, looks completely normal, like nothing happened. There was no flakey skin on my right hand either, and after moisturizing my hand with lotion for a day, there is also no sign of dry skin on my hands, in fact my hands are as sweaty and gross as usual.

 

I think I went a little to0 far as to say it was peeling, it was flakey, not necessarily peeling off as if I were able to pull off layers of skin.... No wound, no scarring or scabbing, my hand looks good now. :)

 

Like I said, seemed like a diuretic effect as my lips got very dry on it too...Next time (probably tomorrow) I'm going to moisturize my hands, use lip balm and drink lots of water...

 

                       

 

               The difference between Modafinil and other stimulants is the long half-life. Whereas most psych stimulants aren't going to cause this effect, the strong half-life of 15 hours is definitely going to cause more issues rather than the (4) hour half-life of something like Concerta or Adderall XR.

 

    SO glad I'm not dying ;)

 

Thanks for the support,

~ Shane


Edited by ShaneM123, 11 February 2015 - 12:19 AM.


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Posted 11 February 2015 - 02:44 AM

Umm. Dont use petroleum jelly around your mouth

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Posted 11 February 2015 - 02:48 AM

Yeah, I read into what it actually does to your lips, hence why I'm going to be using lip balm instead for now on. Whoever invented petroleum jelly should be shot (exaggeration).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Umm. Dont use petroleum jelly around your mouth

 



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#6 Gorthaur

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Posted 11 February 2015 - 02:58 AM

I think it's just a coincidence that you have slightly dry skin on one hand after taking one tablet of modafinil. Dry skin is very common in the winter, especially if you're regularly washing your hands and not using hand lotion. Dry skin is not really a side effect of modafinil, nor is it an indicator of SJS. 


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