A few months ago I tried modafinil for the first time. I took (from what I remember) 2 - 3 pills each day for three days in a row, and on the third day and the days following I found some small red, circular spots on my skin, mainly on my neck and chest. They were quite small and unnoticable, and I only found them when I looked in the mirror. They weren't really itchy or anything, but seemed kind of like they could have been bug bites or something. They were not clustered, rather they were small individual circles spread out. I had some slight dryness and redness of skin as well, and my skin seemed very slightly irritable, but I did not get anything major I would call a 'rash'. I also didn't have any flu symptoms or anything like that, at all. Nevertheless, these spots were a big concern to me because of the seriousness of skin conditions around modafinil. Although the symptoms weren't drastic, the crazy possibilities combined I think with the somewhat obsessive state the drug put me in anyway made me become a bit manic thinking about these spots. They slowly went away after discontinuing.
I am basically wondering if anyone else has had these kinds of symptoms, skin irritations or small red spots when taking modafinil. Does this indicate a risk of SJS? Should I definitely rule out trying it again? I would definitely appreciate input on this, since all of the similar threads I have found seem to report different symptoms from mine.
Edited by oivads, 24 October 2016 - 08:19 PM.