Hypersomnia / Excessive Sleepiness Disorder / Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Hyper means “excessive” and somnia refers to “sleep”, so hypersomnia is excessively long or deep sleep despite sleeping for several hours at night.
Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Hypersomnia
Caffeine
Caffeine stimulates the brain; hence it is used as a central nervous stimulant.
Trade Names :
Zimalgin | Tririv - 2 | S Cold | Novacold | Khich -Off Tab | Fevril | Chloranton | Flewtos | Quick | Quact
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Carbamazepine
Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant drug, prescribed for epilepsy and bipolar disorder, as well as trigeminal neuralgia.
Trade Names :
Acetol | Mazetol | Zeptol | Carbdac | Zen | Tegrital | Versitol | Carbatol | Carzep | Carmaz
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Dextroamphetamine
Dextroamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant, prescribed for attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity in children and sleep disorder (narcolepsy).
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Lithium
Lithium is an antimanic agent, prescribed for acute mania and bipolar disorder.
Trade Names :
A-Lith® [Tab] | Alkalith Cr® [Tab] | Carbolith® [Tab] | Elcab® [Tab] | Intalith CR | Lalithium® [Tab] | Benethim (300mg) | Elcab (300mg) | Lithoset (400mg) | Lithoset (300mg)
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Methylphenidate
Methylphenidate is a central nervous system stimulant, prescribed for attention deficit disorder (ADD) and daytime sleep (narcolepsy).
Modafinil
Modafinil is an analeptic drug, prescribed for narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea and shift work disorder.
Trade Names :
Modalert | Modalert (200 mg) | Modapro | Modapro (200 mg) | Modatec | Modatec (200 mg) | Modfil (100 mg) | Modfil (200 mg) | Provake | Provake (200 mg)
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