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Sodium Oxybate Xyrem

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Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

Hello, I was just trying to find out if Xyrem has been FDA approved for fibromyalgia? Thank you, XXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shruti Rijhwani MD

Hello XXXX, I am looking at trying GHB/Xyrem for sleep. I have CFS/ Fibro, have been using lorazepam and Ambien in small doses. I never get enough sleep and am sleepy on and off during the day, and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shruti Rijhwani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr. Chintan Solanki MD

[He is taking nuvigl?Z250 klonopin .xyrum bfn is that not date rape drug but they say it's for sleep and other sleep drugs I'm very concerned obviously about the interaction] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chintan Solanki ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

I appreciated your thoughtful answer. Another medication, now that I've built such tolerance with several years of xyrem , isn't an option. I'm looking for some kind of info as to why something in my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

... No atrophy , eat but my #1 beast is sleep. Moved up, with sleep docs to Xyrem as a hallucinated and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)

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Dr. Gaurav Patel MD

how safe is taking Xyrem and doing the hcg diet? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gaurav Patel ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Santosh Kumar A MD

i has been using Xyrem for 4 yrs. I was using 4.5 for long time. Now I can not tolerated, makes me feel drowsy, then an one after I take xyrem I woke up. Now im trying 3.0 I wake up 1/12 later, but I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Santosh Kumar A ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chibitam Obia MD

I take xyrem for narcolepsy. I can t seem to sleep more than 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours after each time i take the medication. Do narcolepsy patients ever achieve 2, 4-hr. stretches of sleep? Also, is it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chibitam Obia ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vipul Prajapati MD

i ve had serum creatine since 1990. (also have sleep apnea , restless legs syndrome & delayed sleep phase syndrome); cpap does not help me. ambien, lunesta, xyrem, etc is counterproductive in the long ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vipul Prajapati ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Rahul Kumar MD

meds, xyrem, caused these painful white areas to form under the skin which eventually came ever so ... was only when I stopped taking xyrem, started again, then stopped again that I realized this was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)