Posted by btnd on September 6, 2003, at 23:39:27
In reply to Re: Anyone try Xyrem??, posted by utopizen on September 6, 2003, at 16:21:52
> How'd it effect your sleep,
There is not a single treatment better for sleep than Xyrem, I guarantee you ;) The only drawback is you need to take two doses during the night, but if you'd try it - you'd see that it's not a hassle.
>alertness, productivity, possible mental disorders, etc.?
Well..its hard to say. I'm not so sleepy during the day as I used to (maybe I had symptoms of narcolepsy). As a result, I can say that I'm more productive.
>How long did you sleep? 6 or 8 hours?
>What encouraged your doc to try it, and how long did you notice a benefit (many report a benefit after 8 weeks of nightly use, I noticed it the next day)
I encouraged him ;) just like with almost any medication - I dig the stuff, browse through the studies/abstracts (especially on PubMed) - print them out and show them. And then we decide whether it should be a good treatment.
Actually, I've noticed few benefits of this medicine. First of all it works for insomnia and narcolepsy. But used during the day at a lower dosage it is a great antidepressant and social/general anxiety disorder smasher ;) Unfortunately it has a very short half-life - about 1.5 hours, but Orphan is working on the extended type form. But just like someone pointed out - first of all they should drop the price. It is outrageous.
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