New sleep medication belsomra
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
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Summary
Belsomra (suvorexant): 15mg taken every other night, alternated with 100mg trazodone, after finding a full 20mg dose caused more next-day sedation. She had long-term insomnia associated with her ME/CFS before trying it. At the lower every-other-night dose she found it effective for sleep, an improvement after a long struggle with insomnia. She notes nightly use lessened its effectiveness, so continued alternation with trazodone is required to keep it working. This amounts to an ongoing maintenance regimen rather than a one-time fix.
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