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Article: Treatments for sleepiness vary in cost, side effects.(care and treatment)
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- Clinical Psychiatry News
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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SAN DIEGO -- All three main treatments for problem sleepiness can perk patients up, but they differ in cost and side effects, Dr. Milton Erman said at a psychopharmacology congress sponsored by the Neuroscience Education Institute.
Caffeine is the cheapest, most accessible, and most widely used stimulant. The two other treatment options are prescription medications, which are more expensive: modafinil or CNS stimulants (most commonly amphetamines or methylphenidate).
Caffeine tolerance develops rapidly, however, and there's a moderate risk for dependence. Stopping a daily caffeine habit too quickly can trigger a "caffeine headache." Side effects from ...