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Sodium oxybate is used to reduce the number of cataplexy (weak or paralyzed muscles) attacks in people with narcolepsy. This medicine is available only with your healthcare professional's prescription, and you can only get it from one central pharmacy. Before you use sodium oxybate your healthcare professional shoul... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Narcolepsy | 57 |
79% |
| Fibromyalgia | 6 |
100% |
| Insomnia | 6 |
100% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 83% (70
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Xyrem Reviews
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it really knocked me out. had respirtory effects and ended up in the hospital 3 times and stopped breathing once so they took me off of it
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Positives: 1)Knocked me out at night when ususally I would be awake. 2)Cataplexy slowed. 3)Kept me awake during the day w/o other drugs.
Negatives: 1)KNOCKED ME OUT!, 2) Way too much salt, which effected my muscles during the night. I would wake up screaming some nights because of the pain. 3) My heart rate was up for the first few hours of the day.I was always anxious. 4) It changed me, I wasn't myself.
Negatives: 1)KNOCKED ME OUT!, 2) Way too much salt, which effected my muscles during the night. I would wake up screaming some nights because of the pain. 3) My heart rate was up for the first few hours of the day.I was always anxious. 4) It changed me, I wasn't myself.
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I have been taking this for 2 weeks now and have the best sleep of my life. the doc keeps increasing the dose because I have a high tolerance to meds and they just quit working.
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Worked but was too expensive!
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This was a miracle drug for me. It is working but I have to pay for it up front and then get reimbursed 80% and that it expensive.
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Some nights it works and some nights it doesnt but i would rather it be sometimes than never because it is VERY helpful!
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Oh my gosh! So this is what it is like to be asleep!
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For my cataplexy... puts me into deep sleep and gives me extra energy after I first wake up. I rarely feel weak from cataplexy anymore.
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Works extremely well, when I am able to take the second dosage. It's hard to wake up, and negatively affects the lives of my loved ones.
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this seems to be the answer to my EDS. Somedays I have times of tiredness but it goes away. This is the best I have felt in a long, long time. I still don't feel like I am there yet, but am doing much better.
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Has made a HUGE difference in the quality of my sleephave had the most improvement from this than anything. Im not aware of any side effectsit just helps me sleep.
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This is working somewhat. I have been on it 2 weeks and my dose has to be adjusted. No side effects.
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I don't have as many naps!
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horrible stuff did nothing for me but make me feel worse tried it for about 6 months
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is anyone taking this medication? i just started it last night (friday) and it was a horrible night. It tasted terrible, i mean like drinking pure sal... [More] -
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Has anyone taken xyrem? I have narcolepsy and have read that xyrem helps get you into deep sleep stages that are missed with narcolepsy. I also have ... [More]
