Sodium oxybate and Insomnia: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 13, 2012

For Narcolepsy "I have been taking this medication for 2 months, and let me tell you how stupid I am. DO NOT EVER LEAVE YOUR MEDICATION IN THE HEAT OR HUMIDITY. I kept leaving my medication in my car because I didn't want my girlfriend's brother to steal it. When Xyrem is left out in the heat, it becomes less effective. If my narcolepsy is not treated, I become severely bipolar due to the lack of sleep. I almost had to go to the mental hospital before I read a note in my new package proclaiming Xyrem's ineffectiveness due to heat. Lo and behold, I took my new batch of Xyrem last night and felt decent this morning."

• nar...
• August 19, 2014

For Narcolepsy "I'm on 2.5 mg twice a night. It puts me to sleep for two hours, but it's the best two hours of sleep I get. Unfortunately, I don't sleep long while on it, and I am wide awake after four hours for about two hours in the morning."

• All...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 8, 2016

For Narcolepsy "For the last month, I have been sick. Very restless sleep, muscle spasm, vomiting for several hours with movement after meds have worn off. I had to stop using Xyrem this month because the same faulty batch I got in January they shipped me again this month. I tried to call and complain about the side effects. Unfortunately, the SDS Pharmacy isn't offering any solutions to fix or solve the issue that a lot more people are dealing with. So disgusted with this company."

• Kra...
• January 11, 2015

For Narcolepsy "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."