Xyrem for Narcolepsy User Reviews (Page 4)

• Ell...
• January 7, 2018

"Diagnosed at 27 and changed my whole life using this drug... never knew what life was."

• Phu...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 5, 2015

"I suffered from narcolepsy due to spending too much time in the REM sleep stage. Xyrem regulates my sleep architecture, and now I no longer suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness."

• Joj...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 13, 2019

"I had a bad reaction to Xyrem. Nausea, panic attacks, delusional thoughts, feeling like a bad hangover every day, depressed. I ended up in the emergency room, and I stopped taking this medication."

• Anonymous
• July 15, 2011

"I have been taking Xyrem for my narcolepsy for 6 months. It is wonderful to feel like a productive, normal person again."

• Sle...
• June 23, 2009

"Xyrem gave me the ability to return to work with the use of stimulants during the day. Stimulants alone did not work."

• Anonymous
• August 31, 2009

"Without Xyrem, I am a complete mess."

• Sou...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 15, 2019

"2 of 7 days in a week, this medicine works for me. Other 5 days, whole day I felt so annoyed and so angry that I cannot explain. 1 dose can sleep 2-3 hours and 2 doses like 1-2 hours."

• mis...
• January 10, 2013

"2.75 g x 2 every night for five years. Deeper sleep with dreaming not infrequent. No side effects whatsoever. I've not gotten used to the salt added during manufacture."

• Eda...
• July 3, 2018

"Xyrem helps me get restorative sleep."

• Cac...
• June 13, 2016

"I think the good of this medicine outweighs the negative."

• Anonymous
• November 13, 2008

"Truly life-changing for those with narcolepsy/cataplexy."

• oka...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 25, 2015

"When taken as prescribed, medication works well for restful sleep."

• Arm...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 18, 2014

"It has helped my sleep immensely. I don't leave home without it ever."

• Anonymous
• February 21, 2011

"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."

• Sle...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 14, 2020

"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

"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!"

• Kra...
• January 11, 2015

"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."

• Sli...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 15, 2018

"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

"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."