User Reviews for Dayvigo oral

I wouldn’t give this drug to my worst enemy. Sleep paralysis with hallucinations, severe nerve pain, what felt like my brain being fried by lightning, even my teeth hurt. I was scared to death and paralyzed at the same time. Terrifying and incredibly painful! This drug should be illegal!!!!! And I’ve tried every possible one for sleep. I’d rather never sleep again than take even one more Dayvigo!

My problem is sleep onset and staying asleep but onset is the first step and Dayvigo DID work for me. I’d just suggest being by a bed within the next 15-20 minutes. But unfortunately I have to stop using it because I experienced cataplexy and it was really freaky. It is a symptom/warning as a possible side effect. My head was in a vigorous nodding head motion that I couldn’t control. There was no pain but my arms were the same. It eventually resolved after about 10 min.. but that’s shady. But again, it did work for me Read More Read Less

Horrible experience 3 /6 times I used it. Sleep paralysis accompanied by hallucinatory nightmares. Foggy headed the next day.

Effective at helping me go to sleep and stay asleep. Does not “knock you out”.

I get tired but it never actually helps me sleep. I just get tired that's it. Two nights in a row I just lay in bed, racing thoughts and wishing I could just sleep. I've tried other medications for insomnia and this is the worst. I've never been so tired in my life. Don't bother with this medication.

I have been taking the Vigo for 7 months now. It took me a month before it started to work. The last 6 months have been good but now it seems the effect is fading on me. I hope I can get it to stabilize

Terrible drug, nightmares whole night, don't recommend

To me it does not help at all. Still sleep only 4 hours each night.

I have struggled with my insomnia since I was 11 and over the years I’ve taken so many different medications to help and as usual over time they all stopped working. Was given Dayvigo to take and within 30-45 minutes of taking it I was hugging sir Johnny and up all night throwing up. High not recommend it. Tried to take a few different times thinking I may have had a bug but it was indeed the medication.

Finally something that works!!! I dont dread night time anymore. I do not experience the heavy side effects of other sedatives like slowness, feeling hungover, brain fog, lack of motivation, loss of interest, etc. Normally I can only sleep in 2-3 hour intervals with racing thoughts or I can still hear everything in my environment because Im in such a light stage of sleep. With Dayvigo, in the first time in years I am sleeping 7.5 hours and waking up feeling rested. I can think clearly upon waking and go on about my day without sluggishness. If you are coming off hypnotics I advise you to **wean off and let them get out of your system first** before passing on Dayvigo. A lot of these 1 star reviews sound like ambien withdrawal, not Dayvigo side effects! Dont forget ambien has a major dependency risk, which is why it stops working for a lot of people no matter the dose. This includes me! I do not experience nightmares or sleep paralysis from Dayvigo. It doesnt make me feel impaired when I take it, nor does it feel like Im being forced against my will to be knocked out. It feels gradual and NATURAL (amazing) that both my mind and body are tired and want to go to bed. I was nervous at first trying a new medication on the market, until I learned Dayvigo is different. Unlike hypnotics that are formulated to knock us out with sleep chemicals, Dayvigo calms down our neurotransmitters that are responsible for alertness and being awake. 8 prescriptions, several years, and a lot of torturous, sleepless nights later - I am practically beside myself something finally works, and without all the side effects. Please try it! Read More Read Less

My Psychiatrist prescribed this medication because nothing else has worked for me (benzos, melatonine, valerian, etc.), but I was very hesitant to try it because of negative reviews that related side effects I have experienced with several sleep/antidepressant medications. I have been suffering for 5 years from a severe treatment resistant depression with PTSD, CPTSD and dysthimia. I have had chronic sleeping problems for several years and no medication has helped aside from Zolpidem 5mg which only helps me falling asleep. My best nights were 2 blocks of more or less 3 hours of bad sleep waking up unrested, sad, depressed and anxious. Out of desperation I decided last night to give Dayvigo 5mg a try and it actually worked. I have had my first 7 hours of sleep in a very long time with only 3 minor/very short awakenings. Fell asleep withing 15 min. after taking the pill, took one Zolpidem 5mg in the middle of the night, fell back to sleep right away and slept another 3 hours. No dreams, no dizziness upon awakening, no side affect. I usually cry when I get out of bed, very anxious, but I only cried once this morning and no anxiety, which is quite exceptional. Will definitely try it again.Read More Read Less

The pill is absorbed very quickly, the average time for effect has been 15-30 minutes. You can resist it like other medications but eventually you will want to let it take you to sleep. No side effects listed other than an excellent sleep; also no brain fog or zone outs throughout the day.

Horrible drug, I have sleep insomnia and was taking zopiclone 7.5 mg, my body got used to it and started to be less effective. My doctor prescribed DayVigo 10 mg to replace it. I tried it one night and it was the worst night I had in my life. I felt totally wrong my heart was racing, all my body sensations were wrong, I felt I was in a terrible nightmare, I rate it 1 because there is no 0 or negative rating. I am writing this review hoping to help others avoid my horrible experience.

Longtime 10+ years) user of Ambien 12.5mg ER. Rheumatologist suggested trying Dayvigo. He gave me a sample package. He suggested 5 mg to start and go to 10 if needed. First night was not good, no help falling asleep or staying asleep. Second night was slightly better at staying asleep (6hours), but did not help getting to sleep.

I've had problems sleeping for years and have tried almost everything OTC. The doctor has prescribed different meds and since this came out it was suggested I try it and see if it would work any better. Dayvigo 5mg once at night. 1st night I take it and it just felt like my brain and body were telling me to go to sleep. It did pretty good at first but during the day I felt kinda depressed but brushed it off and just thought maybe I had to let it work into my system. Sadly after awhile I'm lucky if I get a couple of hours of sleep at night. I was honestly looking forward to not taking anything that made me feel doped up.Read More Read Less

Been having insomnia for about 3 weeks and was prescribed Dayvigo. First night. I fell asleep around 9p and woke up at 11:30p. Helped with getting you to sleep, didn't help keep you asleep. No side effects.

After only 2 nights of trying this medication at the lowest dose I could not tolerate the side effects. It did help me get to sleep however at 4 am both times I awoke in a manic/panic attack. Headache, blurred vision, shaking and unable to calm down. I thought I was losing it. Called the nurse line and was told not to continue with this medication.

I am a long time ( 20+ yrs) insomniac. Having tried every OTC, Medical Device and Rx for my issue, I was anxious to try the new DORA drugs. These drugs ( Belsomra and Dayvigo) work entirely different than the Z drugs and Benzo's. They stop the arousal or wakefullness neurotransmitters that are keeping so many of us awake. These drugs don't put you to sleep they allow you to sleep on your own accord. I had been using Belsomra for 2-3 years with pretty good efficacy. Not like being drugged with a Benzo but enough help to get 7 hours or more or less decent sleep.Belsomra is very $$ and Dayvigo is about 1/3 less $$ so I was anxious to see how it fared against Belsomra. I had been using 30 mg of Belsorma so I tried 10 mg of Dayvigo ( the free coupon is for 10 tablets of 5 mg) and can report it is more effective at keeping me asleep than the Belsomra after 2 nights trial use. It had been my experience, abruptly stopping the hypnotics and trying one of the new DORA drugs will be very frustrating. Your brain is still craving the GABA influence of the Z drugs or Benzo. One must totally eliminate or wash out the effects of these drugs before getting any type of positive results from these new Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonists, in my opinion. Read More Read Less

Iâ??ve taken 10 mg for 11 days and Iâ??m not sleeping any better. I havenâ??t felt any side effects other then maybe a headache but I think that may be unrelated.