Addyi and Dizziness: What Users Say

• Ell...
• April 12, 2020

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION! You’ll read some amazing reviews, but I urge you to read the bad ones as well, because they’re all legitimate. This drug was actually pulled off the market once before. Addyi is so incredibly dangerous. From day one, I felt different. I was drowsy all day for the two months I was on it. On top of that, the dizziness and headaches were nearly unbearable. Driving was terrifying because half the time I couldn’t see very well. But of course, I would do anything for my husband. Finally, I visited my doctor and explained it to her. My RESTING heart rate was at 140 bpm. (I’m 23, weigh 110 lbs, and am very healthy). She was furious and shocked that this Addyi company didn’t have full disclosures of all the side effects. She had to give me an injection to get rid of the headaches. I had to miss 5 days of work before the more serious side effects went away. It took another week for the drowsiness to stop. Save yourself the money and the pain."

• KRB...
• November 3, 2020

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "I experienced a rare and serious side effect of Addyi: severe shortness of breath, dizziness, and racing heart. It started about two weeks after I began taking Addyi, and I didn't make the connection to my new medication. I assumed it was COVID-19, took a week off work, and had two negative COVID tests. Long story short, after another week of struggling to breathe in the mornings that was continuing to get worse, I googled 'Addyi shortness of breath.' I had previously googled 'Addyi side effects,' and shortness of breath wasn't listed. Turns out, it is a side effect. So is a rash, which explains the rash on the back of my hand. Additionally, it can have a drug interaction with two medications I am on: Buspirone and SSRIs, aka the antidepressant class my Lexapro falls under. I should never have been prescribed Addyi, and the telehealth pharmacist I was referred to by the Addyi website should have known that. I told the guy every medication I'm on, including dose and time of day."

• Lin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 19, 2021

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "Well. I only took one pill. I have no idea if it works long term because I literally felt like I was going to die. I got vertigo, started sweating, threw up on myself because I couldn't make it to the bathroom. Laid down and could not move my limbs, I could barely swallow. (I guess my blood pressure went too low?) We were minutes away from going to the hospital, but my husband said I passed out. Maybe 100 mg is too strong? I'm never taking this again."

• Gir...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 13, 2021

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "I really wanted to like this. I took it for 6 weeks, and unfortunately did not see an increase in libido, pleasure, or lubrication. It did help me sleep better some nights, but I had a lot of lightheadedness, fatigue, and dizziness. I would have kept taking it just for better sleep, but that lightheadedness was too much to take. I would feel like I was going to faint all the time. I did not drink alcohol, and I was hydrated, but I still would feel like I was about to pass out. I had no energy to do anything. It was bad. I don't know if others also had heart flutters, but I did. I would feel my heart flutter a lot."

• Na2...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 12, 2023

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "Horrible. I took my first pill last night and almost passed out. I was lightheaded, dizzy, had blurry vision, and was nauseous. What made that really bad is I have a 2-year-old that I could not tend to overnight. Horrible."

• Qta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 25, 2019

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "Took this med, Addyi, for two nights and then woke up sick. It lowered my blood pressure, made me dizzy-headed, and I had to call in to work the 3rd day. I quit taking it."

• Jan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 23, 2020

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "I had a lot of bad side effects from this drug. I took it for two days. I had breathing problems, it made me extremely dizzy, and it gave me panic attacks. I felt really weird."