Sodium oxybate for Narcolepsy User Reviews (Page 5)
Brand names: Xyrem, Lumryz
Reviews for Sodium oxybate
- Sle...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- January 14, 2020
Sodium oxybate "Been on this medication for about a year now. I still have excessive daytime sleepiness, but not as bad. I was hoping it would be better."
- mke...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 4, 2019
Sodium oxybate "First go-around with Xyrem was not good. Second time I played doctor and took Xyrem, the 6 mg total dose. This works for me so far. Works better and fewer side effects. To be continued!"
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- What is the difference between Lumryz vs Xyrem?
- How does Xyrem work for narcolepsy?
- Is Xyrem a controlled substance / narcotic drug of abuse?
- What is Xyrem REMS?
- Kra...
- January 11, 2015
Sodium oxybate "It didn't work for me. It gave me the opposite effect. It would wind me up and left me wide-eyed, alert, and awake. But no other sleeping pills work either. Most wind me up and make me antsy."
- Chr...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 25, 2016
"I'm pleased it has been working. I'm sleeping more soundly and feel much better."
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- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- May 15, 2018
Sodium oxybate "XYREM will ruin your life. I don't care how many people say it has helped them. You cannot maintain taking this drug for your entire life, it is not safe."
- Sle...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- September 19, 2016
Sodium oxybate "More like Xyrem distress! What an awful medicine. It is expensive and it does not work. Don't waste your money. Find something else to help you sleep."
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Sodium oxybate "My 2nd night with Xyrem was last night. I was not expecting an overnight miracle, but I was thinking it would have been different. No side effects. Tired, but hopeful for these next couple of weeks."