[Dazzio]

Hi I’m from Europe, but had seen that there was a new sleep medication in the U.S. called lemborexant? Just wondering if anyone had any experience of it?

[whitelori]

Dazzio – Didn’t know about this! I just asked my doctor about it because I am also curious. I wonder how different it is from any of the other ones available? I think I saw on the effects that there is a dependency factor, but they are all like that I think. I can’t find any reviews I guess because it is so new.

[Dazzio]

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-fda-approves-eisais-dayvigo-lemborexant-for-the-treatment-of-insomnia-in-adult-patients-300978786.html

What sounds really good is the fact that there doesn’t seem to rebound insomnia when you discontinue use

[Martin Reed]

Just a quick note that since medication doesn’t address the perpetuating factors behind insomnia (thoughts and behaviors) they are never a long-term solution for chronic insomnia. I would also encourage anyone interested in that specific medication to read the FDA clinical trial information rather than a press release written by the drug company:

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/drug-trials-snapshot-dayvigo

Digging into the data, it looks as though the drug helped people fall asleep about seven minutes faster than a placebo, and reduced time spent awake by about 15 minutes compared to a placebo (participants taking the drug still averaged around one-and-a-half hours of wakefulness during the night after taking the drug for six months). Sleep efficiency was largely unaffected.

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[whitelori]

My doctor replied that this medication is considered a controlled substance and that I would have to make an appointment, sign a contract, and submit a urine sample in order for it to be prescribed. I never heard of having to do this before. For example, I am prescribed Xanax, but never had to sign a contract or do anything other than pick it up. I was very surprised by this as she said it is in the same class as Ambien and Lunesta.

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