F.D.A. Approves GHB, a ‘Date Rape’ Drug, for Rare Sleeping Disorder

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/...a-sleep-FDA.html?referringSource=articleShare

For idiopathic hypersomnia. Article mentions fibromyalgia. Not sure why there were 27,000 serious adverse events if there are only 15,000 prescriptions.

 

People can experience more than one thing at a time.

e.g. the same patient could simultaneously experience a severe migraine, kidney failure, a heart attack, and a stroke.

(although whether they would be in any position to also fill out an adverse events form is 'questionable').

 

One of the London universities (can't remember which one) did a study into the use of this drug for ME about 6 years ago I seem to recall. I don't know if the study was completed or what the results were.

 

I got given GHB by the NHS to sedate me for an endoscopy. Obviously the dose given would be much higher in that situation than when dealing with a sleeping issue. But based on my own experience of it I would never want to take it again.

 

My dear friend took Xyrem for ME related insomnia, he did not do well on it. He experienced hallucinations.