Sodium Oxybate
Active Ingredients
- Sodium Oxybate
Manufacturers
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Xyrem.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Sodium Oxybate Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Sodium Oxybate
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Effectiveness Rating: Overall Rating:
Posted By Savannah on March 9, 2016 @ 10:53 pm
“I've been on xyrem since September 2015 and it is currently March 2016. It has changed my life for the better. I've had undiagnosed and subsequently untreated narcolepsy for my whole life and I am so thankful that xyrem works for me. Like everyone says, the taste is awful but it's a small price to pay. I have also experienced a higher sensitivity to salty foods. Use really cold water and brush your teeth directly before you take it. It seems to help. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on August 29, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I was nervous to try the xyrem after reading so many different reviews. It sat in the container and fed ex box for a wk at my house before I tried it. It was so easy to use and it worked wonderful. ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Singer in fdb.rxlist.com on September 21, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“This medicine has changed my life. Although it has taken time to get the balance correct between this and my daytime stimulant meds, I now have a fairly "normal" life. I sleep 5-6 hours and wake ref...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Illogical thinking, Abnormal dreams, Incontinence, Sensation of heaviness, Thinking abnormal, Adverse drug reaction
Posted By mom5xovr in fdb.rxlist.com on September 5, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... stimulants. Even with stimulants I am struggling. Has anyone else experienced incontinence or excessively heavy eyes. What about headaches or difficulty thinking? The problems thinking are both on a...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Disturbance in attention
Posted By ghb in fdb.rxlist.com on August 28, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“makes my brain feel in a fog!!”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By hungryhippo in fdb.rxlist.com on July 17, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy in 2010 and have been taking Xyrem after a short time of trying stimulants, which I hated. I love taking xyrem because I feel refreshed in the morning; I almost always ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Radiculopathy, Hot flush
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 28, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... hallucinations and alot less Cataplexy attacks that make me look stupid during meetings. ;) oh..recently added Gabapentin 300mg to address cervical herniated disc pain and hand and feet radiculop...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By D. Pressed in fdb.rxlist.com on May 12, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“i get three hours of sleep with each dose but the side effects aren't worth i”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Psychotic disorder
Posted By iSleepalot in fdb.rxlist.com on May 7, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... Began xyrem Jan. 2010. Reached full dosage April 2010. Felt great. Slept well. Woke up w/o alarm to take 2nd dose & in the mornings. Shortly after reaching full dosage had psychotic episode & was hosp...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Violet in fdb.rxlist.com on February 20, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“This is a difficult drug in that it can be unpredictable and you have to get up in the middle of the night to take a second dose. when it works it works well, when it doesn't your in for a long night...”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Sodium Oxybate
Sedation
“Side Effects: I did not have any side effects except that if I got less than 4 1/2 hours of sleep after waking to take the second dose - I would stillfeel the effects -- as if drugged a bit.
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Source: Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate)
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Did the author experience sedation while taking xyrem?
What is this?Dizziness
“Side Effects: Some nights I felt significant joint pain, primarily in my elbows and my shoulders. Other nights I suffered night sweats so severe that I would have to change out of my wet pajamas. O...”
Source: Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate)
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Did the author experience dizziness while taking xyrem?
What is this?Arthralgia
“Side Effects: Some nights I felt significant joint pain , primarily in my elbows and my shoulders. Other nights I suffered night sweats so severe that I would have to change out of my wet pajamas. O...”
Source: Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate)
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Did the author experience arthralgia while taking xyrem?
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