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Anyone know about daridorexant (Quviviq) for insomnia?
I just very recently read about a new insomnia sleep medication by the company Idorsia. It is QUVIVIQ( daridorexant). I asked my PCP about it and he had not heard of it but did find it through his resources. Has anyone had any experience with this new drug? Also wondering, since it is new or relatively new whether most insurances will pay for it.
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It's a game changer!
Give it a month to work.
Give it a month, the hang over goes away and it works better with time.
I tried Quivivic last year, and had mixed results with it. The first night, it gave me the worst nightmare of my life. I woke up from it and for about a solid minute, couldn't determine if it was a dream or reality. I kept trying it, and it got better as I was able to tell myself "it's only a dream" if the dream was a bad one. But it did give me a sort of "out of body" experience too, like I was watching myself trying to sleep. It is expensive, but insurance covered most of it.
Quvivcq works Great for me. My problem is I get up In the middle of the night Several times and I have a hard time falling back asleep. This drug is amazing, I now have no problem falling back asleep when I wake up in the middle of the night. I've had no issues with the drug. And now that I'm getting a good night's sleep every night. I feel my memory and cognitive abilities have increased significantly.. This thing is the Holy Grail Of sleep medication. It's still on patent, so it's expensive if you don't have insurance, but it's well worth it. For me It worked the first night I took it. I guess it just depends on the person. My suggestion is give it a try and stick with it.
If you have insurance but the copay is higher than you want to pay, you may be eligible for copay assistance. This brought my payment through my insurance from $395/month to $25/month. Otherwise, the pharmacy hopefully has discount options available. Check out:
Copay assistance card:
https://www.quviviq.com/savings/
or
https://www.goodrx.com/go/homepage-lander-sem-7
or
https://www.singlecare.com/
or
whatever your pharmacy has to recommend
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