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Anyone know about daridorexant (Quviviq) for insomnia?

Sleep Health | Last Active: Feb 22 8:47pm | Replies (25)
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@lisaschultz327

I have tried just about all the drugs for insomnia. Quviviq is the latest. I do not get any of the nightmares some patients have complained of but after 3 weeks plus of trying it, I know I will not be renewing the Rx. It just doesn’t work for me. I have other drugs that I make cocktails of to try to get to sleep which work for a few hours, then I’m up for several hours and then I take some more of my drug cocktail for a couple more hours of sleep. It seems as if nothing really works for me. I am retired so I am lucky I don’t have to get up to go to work but I dislike spending so much time trying to sleep.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jul 30, 2023

Hello @lisaschultz327, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that none of the drugs or insomnia have been able to provide any relief for your chronic insomnia. I know you are not alone and thought you might find these references helpful.

--- Patients With Treatment-Resistant Insomnia Taking Nightly Prescription Medications for Sleep: A Retrospective Assessment of Diagnostic and Treatment Variables: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2983459/
--- Insomnia treatment: Cognitive behavioral therapy instead of sleeping pills: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/insomnia/in-depth/insomnia-treatment/art-20046677.

I used to snore a lot at night and had many nights that I was restless and did not sleep well. During a meeting with my cardiologist for another condition, he asked me if I snored and when I told him I did, he scheduled me for an overnight sleep study. The result of the sleep study was that I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea and now use a CPAP machine. It did take me about a year of using and getting used to the CPAP before I started seeing the benefit of better sleep but I'm glad the cardiologist asked the question and setup the sleep study.

Have you thought about having a sleep study done to see if that might help with a treatment?

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